So, my fiances grandfather is a member of the clergy in our church and its very important for us that he gets to marry us. Well, he unfortunately just got a cancer diagnosis. Our wedding isn't until September and it's hard to say yet if he will make it that far. Because of that, we're thinking about doing a small church ceremony early and then do the reception later.
Another thing that was important to my fiance was the first time he sees me to be down the aisle. If we need to have the ceremony within the next 6 months, I won't have my dress. So my question for anyone who did a separated ceremony and reception in the church is, when it was time for the reception did you do any type of church ceremony or mass? Or is it strictly reception only on that day?
For the record, I believe he's talking to the church soon to let them know his diagnosis, and I plan to follow up with them a few days later to discuss options. Just trying to get a feel for what's possible.
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