Ceremony Planning

I assume your guests will know your actual wedding "ceremony" will be this August at the courthouse. Over a year post wedding I think it might be more accurate to call it an anniversary party rather than a wedding reception. Otherwise, music, dancing, food, drink, speeches etc. can all be as simple or formal as you'd prefer or fits your budget. I'd start with finding a suitable venue and go from there. Good luck with the planning.

The courthouse ceremony is your real ceremony and guests will be aware of that unless you keep that information from them. Starting your marriage with a lie is not a good look. The other ceremony is a renewal of vows. Contrary to popular belief, these were not common pre-Covid and even post-Covid not all social circles agree with the concept of a second ceremony following a legal elopement. Also be aware that any officiant you meet must be made aware that you are already legally married because you risk them losing their license to perform weddings permanently on the basis of fraud when they attempt to file the marriage certificate.

Around 60 guests sounds great! Enough people there to feel the love, but still a manageable number where you’ll hopefully be able to spend time with each of them. As others have said, just don’t call it a “wedding” since you will already be married and your officiant will have to revise the vows to reflect that. But you can have a vow renewal or celebration of love and still have the other features of a wedding.