Getting Married, then wedding the next day?

It's not crazy but your actual wedding is the day you get married.

The day you get married is the day of your wedding?. If you want to get married by the JOP then have a party the next day that's considered a marriage celebration.

My friends did that, they got fully dressed up got married did photos then had a reception the next day. you could just go to city hall get legally married and have a ceremony and reception the next day....no one will know the difference, no is going to watch you sign the marriage license. It has to be right for you guys

I don't think it's crazy at all! You can just have a notary sign your marriage certificate and make it official on the date you want and then go on with the ceremony as planned. I actually considered doing the same thing but FH was not having it lol.

Do you just want to sign your marriage license on Thursday? Talk to your officiant. A lot of times, the license is signed at the rehearsal the day before so that it doesn't get forgotten on the day of the wedding.

Having an intimate ceremony one day and a celebration of marriage/reception the next day is okay, as long as you are upfront about it to your guests and don't try to hide it or lie to them about it.

We're having a DW, so we'll be married by a judge in the US prior to the celebration we're having with our friends and family in Mexico. It actually reduces a lot of my stress about the ceremony. If anything goes wrong in Mexico, I'll be able to keep calm knowing we're already married, and that's the important part.

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@Sarah wow, I had no idea. I'm in SC and we do it all the time here. Thanks for the heads up.

OP sorry about that!

I don't see an issue with it just make sure it is known by the guests. I love the idea of anniversaries being on the same day.

Why not just have a Thursday wedding? You might have a few more that respond no, but you'll likely find much more affordable pricing!

@Patricia is right-the Thursday JOP wedding would be your "actual" wedding. But, you could have a celebration the next day! Like @Grace said, just make sure you are honest and upfront with all of your guests.

@OKMarie-there are some places that signing the certificate is part of the ceremony, so that doesn't always work.

My hubby and I got married a year ago, only my mom and my sisters knows since they were there. We made our pastor do it for us during our 6 year anniversary. We are doing our (second) wedding this July for our family and friends... Our choice our decisions...I say no its not stupid at all..

UO here-- First, your wedding day is the day you get married. Maybe you can get married on the Thursday and then have a reception that weekend, but to have a fake wedding ceremony on the day of the reception is tacky and attention-seeking, in my opinion. Second, why do you care so much about your "dating anniversary"? Your wedding date will become your new anniversary (and the one you celebrate). In the days before social media, no one even knew or cared about a couple's "dating anniversary". You celebrate your wedding anniversary, and many couples celebrate on the weekend anyway, not on the actual date.

@HisQueen good luck when your guests find out they are attending a fake wedding and spent money for your a shower and bachelorette party for a woman who is neither a bride nor a bachelorette. How entitled and rude to your guests.

OP there's no problem with that! As other pps have said, just be candid with your guests about it.

I, along with you and @snowqueen love the idea of being married on your anniversary, we are doing the same.

The day of our wedding will be our 7 year anniversary !!

I'm just going to be blunt here. I think getting married on a specific day because it's your anniversary or some other special date is one of the dumbest ideas I've ever heard. The wedding anniversary will be an important and special date on its own...because it's the anniversary of the day you got married.

I really don't understand why people obsess over the anniversary of when they began dating or the date they got engaged. Who cares?

The only anniversary celebrated going forward is the marriage. I really don't get it.

@mrsg and La Grosera said it best. Follow their advice OP.

If you want a private ceremony, then just do that and have your reception either later or the next day. A good friend did that--intimate ceremony with immediate family and BP and then a reception the next day with all their guests.

I'm also a notary in MA and we can't perform weddings either.

@HisQueen-You can't have a "second wedding!" What do you even mean? Since you only got married a year ago, it wouldn't even qualify as a vow renewal. And with all due respect, it's not your choice. You stole that choice from your guests when you decided to lie to them. Are you seriously going to re-enact fake vows in front of people? As in, I Now pronounce you man and wife?" You've been man and woman for a year! Have a celebration party!!!