Ceremony Now , Reception Later

I agree with PPs who've said its done but usually only in extenuating circumstances. I had a friend do it because her husband needed surgery and they needed to be married for him to get on the insurance that would cover it. They didn't tell anyone, and had a small courthouse wedding with their immediate families. However, they then had a full wedding - ceremony and reception- when they'd planned the original wedding. Everyone got to see a ceremony (even though they'd already had one).

@Michelle, i have friends who did this because she got pregnant during their engagement and they wanted to all have the same last name. so they eloped during the pregnancy and had a celebration about a year later. the invitation read "celebration of marriage". they did have a short "ceremony" (no officiant, their Man of Honor and Best Man wrote them letters and they read a little something to each other. their baby joined them at the front), but they did not have any of the typical wedding traditions like special dances, a cake, tosses, etc. it was just a short (5 mins) ceremony then dinner and dancing

We kinda had a "ceremony now, reception later" situation. It wasn't quite that hugs of a gap, though! We got married on a Wednesday, and had our reception that Saturday! Just please make sure that if you do this, that your guests are one hundred percent informed that they are being invited to your wedding reception, and not your wedding. You could always word or something like

Jane and John Doe, along with their parents, request the honor of your presence at their wedding reception, to celebrate their marriage, or something like that. They just need to know that's what they're being invited to. As long as you're honest, it should be fine, but if I were you...and this is just my honest opinion, I would t want to be rushed. You've spent all this time planning and waiting for your special day! What's a few more months?! But, it's all about what makes you happy, so if that's your desire, then go for it!

I think you should hold out the 3 months. You are so close, and you probably already have so much planning done.