Which did you book first: your ceremony or reception venue?

Reception space first, but that was mainly because my priest said that he would reserve the whole month we wanted to get married for us, and he wont book non-members until 6 months out because members get first chance at weddings there (they really dont like doing them for nonmembers to begin with, you need a connection to the church somehow to get in for a wedding - they dont want the church to be just a pretty backdrop). The reception venue is very popular and I was worried it would book up so I grabbed it first then just told Ftr when and he finalized us on the church calendar for that day

Hi Peggy! Smart thinking and you make a great point here!

Hi MelisM! Makes perfect sense

That's great, Alicia! Is your ceremony and reception in the same location or different?

That's awesome! I bet a huge weight off your shoulders and off of your wedding planning to-do list, too!