Was your marriage in a Church or the Justice of the Peace?

in a church. we aren't very religious but to me the whole ceremony is for the family. we knew we loved each other and wanted to marry and be together forever. the ceremony's purpose is to stand up in front of family and friends and show them. i wanted to do it in a way that is accepted by my religious family. or really whats the point.

Marriage #1 in a Church. #2 by a Justice of the Peace. Once you're married, you can't tell the difference.

We're doing an outdoor/garden wedding with only family and a handful of close friends in attendance. We're most likely going with a Justice of the Peace because we're not religious and I'd feel hypocritical having a religious ceremony.

My wedding was done by a Justice of the Peace in the ceremony room of the place that my reception was held.

Justice of the Peace but we had a reception later

Justice of Peace. Then we had a nice little reception but it was under 3k. It saved me from sooooooooo much stress to do it that way.

Neither really - both were presided over by ministers though

1st - a garden setting in an old Hacienda in California

2nd - A hotel chapel & banquet to follow in Vegas

We were married in our church because it was important to both of us. The night before, when I was going crazy with last minute details, I thought, "Why didn't we just elope to Vegas?!", but I would not go back and change that day now. It was beautiful and well worth everything!

We had it both ways. We got married outside under a gazeebo with my wife's pastor doing the cerimonies. I didn't like the aesthtics (sorry) of her church and we decided to have the best of both worlds. Lots of pastors/leaders/etc will do the ceremony outside their church (ahem, a donation is needed too) you just need to ask!

JP at a courthouse.

Save yourself some money and horror stories of "traditional" church weddings.