I live and work in Windsor, Canada, just over the border from Detroit. My fiancee lives in Michigan. We have friends on both sides of the border, but of course can only get legally married in Canada.
We are planning to have the ceremony in Canada, with an informal (cake and punch) reception in WIndsor, then a larger reception (blessing of the marriage and dinner) in Ann Arbor. It's about 45 minutes-hour between the two, plus of course the international border/customs.
Does that sound like too much to ask of our guests? We want to be able to celebrate on both sides of the border, with people who couldn't travel (for whatever reason--health, no passport, don't like the hassle, etc.) to the other country, and on the same day. Our thought is that people will choose the reception that they are closest to geographically, or which is m ost important to them (i.e., ceremony vs only reception). A few will be at both--family, mostly.
Is that too involved and complicated? Would you go to both or how would you choose which to attend?