Okay, this is a two-parter.
FI and I found a venue we (especially I) LOVE! The only thing is it is about 2 hours away from where we, and most of our guests live. It is also several (like 5) hours away from the closest major airport, so any guests flying in (about 10 possible) would have either have to fly into the major airport and drive down, or fly into my hometown, stay with my parents (or a hotel) and get a ride. We're planning on waiting till Summer 2014, and I've got a ton of family that can help with rides down to the site, and doing everything to make this inconvenience easier to deal with. The thing is, since it is far away from people's homes, and the wedding site is also on a campsite, we were thinking of offering to pay for campsites for whoever wants to camp down there after the wedding, then hosting a big brunch the next morning.
The site has a cabin, and I figured my parents (the only ones in our extended family who HATE camping) and anyone else that doesn't want to camp can stay there. There's also a city about 20 minutes away that has hotels. I think out of my 16 Aunts and Uncles, 12 have RVs. And the site is cheap enough that getting it, all the campsites, and renting/borrowing camp equipment for people that need it all fits into our venue budget.
Is this horribly inconvenient?
And the second part, what do you guys think of July 4th weddings? It's my favorite holiday, and when FI and I first met. I love the idea of it, but I'm not sure if it is appropriate or just weird.
My FI ends up getting excited about whatever I get excited about, which is wonderful most of the time, but not when we should also be thinking about what other people might want. My dad likes the idea of doing something different, and LOVES the idea of having fireworks at my wedding, and my mom is unsure about the whole thing. When I talk to her she uses lots of words like "different" and "unique" and "not what I imagined for you" but she is supportive in a general way.
I need honest opinions of whether this will be awesome, or awful.
Thank you!