Hello all-
I am from the US and currently living in Germany with my FI...we plan to get married in late summer next year, 2012. We want to have our wedding in the US with family and friends from both Countries. However, my current Visa status will end in mid January...so were planning on having the civil ceremony here in Germany this December followed by our Wedding next year. I have read many post on here about having two weddings and how your already married, you cant do it twice....with that said, I am calling all International brides to please respond as our situations are diffrent.
Here in Germany, you always have a civil ceremony first followed by a spiritual ceremony if you choose, so having a wedding later is common here and will not seem odd.
I am looking for other brides who have experienced this. Also, I have read that it is best to do the legal ceremony here and then register it with the US (bc US has tons more paperwork for international marriages)....but reently I came across some post about people getting legaly married in the US first. Lookng for anyone that has went through this process to give some advice please?
Thanks!