Hello!
I could use some advice and opinions from my fellow Knotties:
We are just starting to plan our wedding. My fiance is from Mexico and I am from the United States; we are currently living in Mexico. We have decided that we would like to have a church ceremony with a reception following in Mexico and then have a reception in the States (where we would show a video of the wedding). We don't want to go into debt to get married, so we are trying to do a "budget" (but classy
) wedding.
We want to celebrate in both countries because there are people who are very important to us that can't travel to the other country. In Mexico many people have offered to be "padrinos y madrinas" so we won't be spending a ton of money here. In the States we are going to be making our own food and decorations. The important thing for us is to celebrate and have a good time with people who are important to us; it's not so important to us to have a super fancy party.
So what would you guys recommend for the reception in the States? Would you do another "first dance," have a cake, etc.? I ask this question because my fiance mentioned that he didn't think it was necessary to have a cake in the States (since we will have already had one in Mexico), but I want one so that way my family can try tres leches (and I love cake!).
I'm anxious to hear your thoughts!