Oh woe are we!
Because of various weird events, I had the idea of having a very small, intimate wedding and a reception later on down the road.
How much time can lapse between the wedding and reception and still be considered acceptable? I'm not talking about 30-45 minutes. I'm talking months. My parents eloped and had a reception a month later and it was considered fine at the time. If we got married in November and had the reception in March, would that be too great a time lapse?
The in-depth look at the issues: I have four sisters (two step, one half, one full blooded) and the only one who is full-blooded is in Afghanistan until December. We're trying to avoid having a winter wedding since both my hubby-to-be and I love Spring so much, and decided to have our whole hooplah in March so my sister could be a part of it. But we want to be married already! My sister told me she would be deeply hurt if we didn't wait for her to be a part of everything (this is a girl who generally cares less about family functions and has never shown any interest in weddings before). My fiance and I will possibly be moving next year (I'm waiting on grad school acceptance letters) and we are worried what that can do to such a young marraige. His family and he do not believe in sex or even living together before marraige, so we cannot live together in the meantime to build that foundation in the home. It has come down to pleasing people, which I hate, but I also truly want my sister to be able to be a part of things. By having seperate events, my sister can be a part of it still. Advice?
