Hello,
My husband and I had our civil ceremony in mid-March. We would like to have an actual church wedding to bless our marriage and a reception in mid-March next year (preferably on the same day as our civil ceremony) for a number of reasons. Before you go ahead and say that's greedy, please understand our situation : After dating for two and a half years, we got engaged and decided to have a civil ceremony with my only my immediate family and a few friends present. He's from China, so being legally married allowed him to apply for permanent residency so we could be together with minimal threat of his deportation. We would like to provide ample time for his parents to get the documentation they need to travel here (which can be a potentially difficult and time-consuming process). We would also like to get the full experience the planning a nice wedding and reception and be able to have more of (primarily my) family and our friends attend and celebrate our marriage. Is that wrong?
