So here's the deal: I've been engaged for a year and we are finally getting serious about wedding planning because we're looking at summer 2013 for the date. Recently my brother-in-law got a job in Germany (taking my sister and matron of honor with him). We're all really proud of him and are excited to go visit them next summer (summer 2013...). So now we need to find a venue and set a date so we can plan the family "reunion".
Enter problem: My fiance and I like the vintagey rusticy laid-back wedding feeling. I've always had my heart set on an outdoor wedding and my fiance wants the reception to be indoors (he's in food science and doesn't like the idea of possible bugs in food...). We're both from tiny towns with nothing but churchs for weddings (neither of us are religous and don't want to get married in a church) and the outdoor places are sad looking public parks with not indoor reception places. There are two places we both love that are about an hour, hour and half away in Columbus, OH. My mom LOATHES Columbus because of the crowds and traffic and she's making our cake. But my fiance's family will be flying into Port Columbus so it'd be easy for them to go from the airport, to a hotel, to the wedding. But my mom is worried about delivering the cake in Columbus traffic which makes sense. But do I give up the venue of my dreams (its not crazy expensive which is woo-hoo moment) because of the distance or fight for it?
*Note: his mom wants to pay for the whole wedding, my parents say their not comfortable with it but have yet to offer anything and my mom said that they can't afford a wedding and visiting my sister*