Has anyone gotten married at the courthouse, then had a ceremony later??

I’m sorry to hear that you and your fiancé are going through this .but very happy to know that you guys both are OK and alive thank God for all of that .I honestly believe that life is so short and you guys just had a tremendous experience of a very dangerous accident and I would definitely get married if that’s what my heart is telling me there’s Nothing wrong with having your reception on another time what matters is that you and your fiancé are in love and you want to join each other’s lives together. Best wishes to you and your fiancé

I almost died at the hospital for internal issues and felt the same way. But even with insurance I still had bills and am glad we waited to have our wedding when I'm healthy and can afford it.
If you both want to get married now then do it. But if you have plans it might be easier to stick to them. I think you should wait to get discharged to see how you feel.

Wow thankfully you are both ok and the stone can be replaced. Stay positive and focus on healing. If you are ready to get married go so it then have a wedding when you’re ready.

Lots of people elope then have a vow renewal or just a reception later, so I think that's fine. You could also just plan a more casual wedding in a shorter time frame!

I’m sorry to hear about your accident. What a scary situation to be in. There’s nothing wrong with getting married and having a more formal vow renewal later, as long as you’re open and honest with your guests about it.

What a horrible experience, but I hope that is the worst you will face together. There is absolutely nothing wrong with getting legally married and celebrating with friends and family later. We are doing the same. It was important to us to be legally married on 10/10 but did not want to wait another year for our date to be on a Saturday. We are grabbing our sons/best men and going to our favorite local town for a quick ceremony. Our celebration will be that Saturday with friends and family. We will have a handfasting ceremony so guests feel a part of our moment. The rest is party time. My sister did something similar by getting married in Jamaica and coming home to have a short ceremony followed by a reception with friends and family. The most important parts of a wedding are the two people promising their lives to one another and the officiant to make it legal. The rest is what we choose to decorate the celebration with. I wish you a very speedy recovery and all the best in your union.

Very sorry to hear about your unfortunate accident. That really can be a scary moment. As far as getting married now and ceremony later? You do what is right for you, after all it really is about you. Sometimes things in life just don't go the way we want them to. If you feel you can't wait, but still want the ceremony then by all means do it. Life is short enough as it is. Live each day like it might be your last because today isn't over yet and tomorrow isn't promised. It will take away some of the pressure that comes about with planning a wedding. Right now it sounds like you could use some pressure releif. If it works out better you can call it a bow renewal instead of a wedding. The most important thing is that the two of you are happy. Everyone else will just have to deal with it because it is all about the two of you.

I'm so sorry you had to go through that! So happy you're both doing better.

There's nothing wrong with having a vow renewal later! It doesn't make anything feel less special

There’s nothing wrong with hosting the ceremony at a later date considering what you went through but be sure to focus on your health! Your body might not be up for it.

I’m speaking from relative experience. FH and I were in an accident years ago, our car got sandwiched and we were hurt pretty badly. I still wanted to do things but it took months to recover. I couldn’t even handle a sitting down date, my body just wanted rest. My heart and my physical health were NOT connected.

I would see how you feel going to a movie theater or dinner first, you don’t want to be in pain(and look in pain) on such a happy day for the two of you.

I’m sorry this happened to you both, I wish you luck!

I’m sorry to hear about your awful accident, and glad you’re both going to be ok!
Just to offer a different perspective, it is often said that it’s probably best to hold off on making major decisions following a big tragedy. Although it’s understandable that this kind of a life- threatening event sure makes you think....about lots of things....I would recommend catching your breath for a bit and focus on your physical healing. Then, when you’ve really processed through everything, you can be confident that whatever decision you DO make is based also on logic and not just pure emotion. Good luck to you, and get well soon!

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I agree with this. You just went through a VERY traumatic experience!! Your courthouse wedding will be your real wedding (and there is NOTHING wrong with that) and your Celebration of Vows will be that. I worry that it may feel less special as you will be married for about a year and a half by then.

I think you need to do what works for you. But I also think that your fear that a courthouse wedding will take away from your ceremony in a few months is justified. People make it a priority to go to a wedding, because it is really exciting--the first day of your marriage. While a celebration of vows a few months later may still be a celebration of your love, so is an anniversary party--and people give much lower priorities to anniversary parties than to weddings.

Lots of people marry before their big wedding day. If your fiancé is in agreement, why don’t you get married October of this year on your wedding date? It would really be up to you if you want to tell anyone, if you’re worried about being judged. But things like this really do make us evaluate what’s important in life, so you really shouldn’t be ashamed to want to make the commitment to the man you love. I’m glad you both are on the mend, and wish you luck.