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2 Weddings 1 wk apart

JesKipJesKip
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We are getting married in a private ceremony in the Bahamas. At the reception when we get home, we want to do our unity ceremony with our 3 year old and our preacher will be there to do a blessing. Any ideas on what else we could do, or how I could pull this off for 150 guests, so that it doesn't seem weird? Has anyone else had 2 ceremonies?
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Re: 2 Weddings 1 wk apart

  • Marrin713Marrin713 member
    1000 Comments Third Anniversary 5 Love Its Combo Breaker
    edited December 2011
    We had our civil ceremony on a Friday and had the celebration (H didn't like calling it a "reception") on the following Sunday.  It just worked that way because our county only does the ceremonies on Friday mornings.  We also had several out of towners who came in for a long weekend so it worked out really well.  But we didn't have a second ceremony.  I would think that your family and friends would like to see the blessing.
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  • handfast4mehandfast4me member
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    edited December 2011
    We had two ceremonies.  The first was a traditional, full on Pagan Handfasting.  That's the original wedding ceremony of pre-Christian times, where we get the term "tie the knot."   Because I live in the frickin' bible belt, this couldn't be our legal ceremony.  So, in the tradition of a handfasting of "a year and one day" about a year later we had a legal ceremony in Key West. 

    Both of our ceremonies were private, with no guests, and no attendants.  First, because our High Priesttess and Priest are in the "broom closet" due to his work, we didn't invite anyone, and no pictures were taken.  Second, my DH is an extreme introvert and we wanted our ceremonies to be very private and romantic--so we were able to say things to one another that we never would have said had there been an audience.  Everyone who cares for us understood, and went with our plans.  We planned on having a big ole party/celebration, but just never got around to it. 

    My daughter did something similar, they had been planning on getting married in the fall, but in July, she discovered she was pregnant, and so to make sure she had insurance, they ran down to city hall.  We had a small at home reception for them about a month later--no ceremony at that, however.  
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  • shytownkellyshytownkelly
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    We are getting married in June.  We will go to city hall to do the legal stuff, then we head to Mexico where we will do a symbolic ceremony where we will say our vows and promises.

    The city hall part will just be us.  Mexico is going to be about 20 friends and family. 

    Then in early July we are having a party in Wisconsin to celebrate with all that are not able to come to Mexico.  We aren't treating it like a "reception" though - no first dance, no cake cutting etc - and therefore no candles or anything Ceremony-esque.

    BUT - I think if you indicate in your invitations to the party that at X time will be the blessing - folks will recognize that they should be there by that time.  Then just treat the rest of the event as a party - food and drink, music, mingling and dancing...  I don't think you need more for the folks than that.
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  • AbbeyS2011AbbeyS2011 member
    1000 Comments
    edited December 2011
    I agree with PPs - have a unity blessing and leave it at that, then have your party/reception afterwards with your guests.  No need to "re-create" your wedding. 

    I had a cousin that did that once - it was really nice, but a reception would have been fine in my book too. 
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