I found the church I love, and the reception venue I love, and they are an hour away from each other.
How awful would it be to ask people to drive an hour to the reception? I am thinking it is pretty awful and terrible and no one would agree to it. I am pretty sure the church's tiny parking lot would not allow for people to leave their cars there so I could rent a bus (or 2) to transport everyone to the reception site and back (which I thought might be a more gracious way of handling the situation, rather than asking guests to drive so far in their own cars).
So, please tell me I am insane for even thinking that would be ok, or normal for wanting to be married at an amazing church AND received at an amazing castle.
For the record, here are the two sites:
1) Church -
http://www.chisagolakelutheranchurch.org/ - this is the church from Grumpy Old Men (and FI's mother is buried on the cemetary hill behind the church so this is a special place)
2) Reception -
http://www.americanswedishinst.org/ASI/Home.html - an actual castle which is beautiful inside and out
Thanks ladies!