The Big Wedding -what to call it?

Celebration of marriage
Honestly, wedding or marriage blessing would confuse me

Call it a vow renewal. You wouldn't have another wedding without a divorce following the original legal ceremony.

You already had the minimony, now it's time for the macromony! You could also call it a (belated) wedding reception, wedding celebration, celebration of love and commitment, etc.
I would literally put on the invitation/insert/website something like: we had the opportunity to get married in 2020 despite the chaos of an international pandemic, but unfortunately we couldn't have you there. Now that things are safer, we want to invite ALL of our family and friends to celebrate this amazing milestone with us as we embark on our journey as newlyweds!"

Honestly I called ours a wedding cause that is what it is. Even though we also go married last year due to covid. We did everything else this year. All our friends and family were not confused one bit as they knew we were already married. Since you looking for a formal name call it what you want either wedding or vow renewal.

View Quoted Comment Thank you. I shouldn’t make this more confusing than it is....

I’m in the same boat as you (minimony last year, “big wedding” this year). And I think we are going to call it a wedding. It’s a unique and frustrating situation we were all in and I feel like a part of the wedding experience got taken away from a lot of us. I know some people get upset over calling it a wedding when you are already married, but it’s really just a name and should be called whatever you want it to be.

View Quoted Comment Really appreciate your input Michelle. Thanks.

View Quoted Comment Angela! Well said!

View Quoted Comment I like this!♥️

I'm calling ours a wedding. We had a minimony, but not a full wedding when we got married last year. All of my friends who were Covid brides are calling theirs a wedding as well, and no one has batted an eyelash at it.

(I've found the people who get all upset about the "etiquette" are the ones who got married before the pandemic and never had the experience of postponing their wedding once/multiple times.)

There's no etiquette last year/this year. This is unlike anything others have had to deal with. I'm going to call it my wedding and not even think about it lol. I wouldn't worry about people being confused. No one has questioned us. They know Covid happened and we couldn't have a big wedding. And they still want to come celebrate with us. The fact that we signed the paper in a small ceremony last year doesn't change the fact that we want to host the celebration this year (and a vow renewal or whatever we decide to do instead of a ceremony).

Thanks so much. Appreciate your honest and reassuring words. Best to you and your fiancé/husband.💕

Well I’ve decided! We are calling the ‘Big Wedding’ a celebration of marriage!!! Done!

View Quoted Comment Thanks so much for weighing in. Hope you and your husband have a beautiful celebration!💕

We’re calling ours the “Big wedding” celebration. Our first smaller/covid wedding was in the church and for immediate family only. So now the bigger wedding is where we can party and celebrate with our extended family and friends

How did everyone organize the flow of events for the reception/"Big wedding"?

My husband and I got married in 2020 and are finally doing our big reception this August. Not sure what to do though. We usually have cocktail hour and a receiving line for people to offer their congratulations but not sure if that really works since people missed out on the church part. Thoughts?