I don't know what to do at this point because I am afraid to offend the guest or my future in laws. We have a cousin that we plan to invite who has special needs. Basically, she has severe social issues and brings along a pet wherever she goes in order to help calm herself down. She will probably want to bring this pet to our wedding and I know that the chapel people may not mind since it's a nondenominational place that is really an alter with a bunch of pews and that's it.
But the venue may not let her in if she has an animal with her, because it's not a dog or anything. She has a certificate of authenticity or whatever you call it to say that her pet is her helper in panic situations but no one in the family believes her. Me, I like animals so it's nice to see her hanging out with her pet friend all the time. So I asked the reception place if they can make an exception but because iguanas aren't part of the norm they said they have to get back to me on if they will allow it. I want to know if I should change my reception place or just figure out a way to tell his cousin she can't bring the helper pet to our party??