Pre Wedding Celebration

So we got married on March 22nd because our dw wedding had to be cancelled/ postponed till whenever. It was a very small ceremony with my father as the officiant and my mother as our witness. No big wedding dress (wore my backupl, no photographer, no musician and no crazy dinner. Because of the virus, we had my mom snap a few pics, ordered a nice cake, carryout dinner, and flowers before everything shut down. The day before! Whew! Anyway, we kept that ceremony super basic. That way our "dream" day can still be filled with emotion and beauty. I am not sure if your wedding will be affected by the virus but I would keep the at home ceremony simple. The Dw's ceremony should still be able to hold some value. In fact, We plan on saying our original wedding vows set forth by the officiant at our DW location. Many people choose to have this as a vow renewal but it doesn't have to be. It really is up to you!

Hi Julia!

So would the plan be to have two celebrations, or three? You'll first get legally married in your hometown, then have a symbolic destination celebration in DR, are you also considering a separate celebration in your hometown or would you be inviting guests to your legal marriage?

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So it would be two. We are planning on having our backyard celebration the day that we go to sign our marriage license. Then we are planning on having our symbolic ceremony in DR. So after reading over comments and advice I think I am just going to have a back yard reception at my house so that loved ones who can’t make it to the DR wedding get to celebrate with us. We are building our house as we speak so we were planning for it to be a house warming/celebration that we are getting married. But then I’m on the fence if I should just do it after the wedding in DR. Idk it’s all so confusing. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

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I think having your home celebration before the wedding in DR is absolutely fine. I actually have a friend planning to get married abroad in September, and before he goes he'll have a celebration/house warming party locally. You are def not alone!