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Just Said Yes March 2023

Reception, but no ceremony timeline.

Rhenelyn, on September 9, 2021 at 2:37 AM Posted in Planning 0 4

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Thinking of eloping considering all that’s going on and having our big reception with all of our extended family and friends in March 2023. Would we still be able to work in things like my dad walking me down the “aisle” or do we just walk in as husband and wife already? Considering that’s normally done during the ceremony, I wouldn’t even know how to work that in.. There are some things that I want to keep traditional, but I know they wouldn’t happen without having a ceremony. Do we still do a “first dance” if we’ve already been married for a year or so? Any thoughts or ideas? Maybe we should still do our ceremony and reception on the same date and forget eloping? Should we just be patient? If anyone is willing to share their timeline with or without a ceremony, please do! Any input would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

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Hannah · on September 9, 2021 at 7:34 AM
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You can do a vow renewal at that time to still get all the ceremony stuff in. It would be a little awkward probably to do a walk down the aisle at the reception, but if you can make it work, do it! Plenty of people have had small microweddings or elopements due to the pandemic and then had/are planning to have the whole big shebang complete with ceremony after the fact.
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Yasmine · on September 9, 2021 at 9:13 AM
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You can do whatever you would like! My husband and I were married in a minimony last year and our big reception is this October. We originally were going to re-do the ceremony but decided to do a reception only. We will still include the first dance, father/daughter dance, bouquet toss, cake cutting, speeches/toasts etc. at this reception.
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Cece · on September 9, 2021 at 10:42 AM
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You say there are things that you want to keep traditional, and won’t be able to do so unless you wait to have your ceremony. If those things are important to you, and you feel that you will look back with regret if you do not wait, then there is nothing wrong with postponing until you can have your wedding exactly the way you dreamed of it. Is there a reason you are needing to get married ASAP (a baby on the way, insurance purposes, a dying relative, etc.)? If not, why not wait to have your dream wedding??
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geronimo! · on September 10, 2021 at 4:48 PM
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I would just do a regular reception. Have guests settle in, DJ announces bridesmaids and groomsmen, then announces husband and wife, do your dance. Eat, toasts, cut the cake, parent-daughter/son dance, dancing for guests begins. I believe my cousin's reception party will be the same, she also got married during peak covid time and is having her reception on her 1yr anniversary this november. (no one is going to care if your "first dance" isn't your first dance, or that uve been married for a couple of months. They are there to have fun, enjoy your matrimony and give you their bessings)
Instead of eloping, you can have an intimate ceremony with just parents, 2-3 friends, sisters/brother, bride, and groom, and officiant. This way your dad can walk you down the aisle.
Or, if there's no rush, go big and do a traditional wedding in march.
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