After reading multiple posts today, a word of advice

[KittyPollitt 284]

Don't put deposits down on weddings. Don't book airfare. Don't pay for anything that is non refundable. Just DON'T, until there is a visa in hand. People get denied, paperwork takes a long time or gets lost. Save some stress.

That is all.

Edited March 29, 2011 by squeaky580

[Afrikan Queen 11]

Don't put deposits down on weddings. Don't book airfare. Don't pay for anything that is non refundable. Just DON'T, until there is a visa in hand. People get denied, paperwork takes a long time or gets lost. Save some stress.

That is all.

[florinaRO 5]

Thank you but ... too late ! We already canceled one wedding. Is really hard ... who wants to get married with no huge arrangements? The problem is is impossible to setup everything in 90 days so we will do civil ceremony fast and a real big wedding later on .

[KittyPollitt 284]

A marriage can happen in a courthouse at anytime. Weddings can happen later. It sucks but its better than losing thousands of dollars.

[Tim/Mav 305]

Don't put deposits down on weddings. Don't book airfare. Don't pay for anything that is non refundable. Just DON'T, until there is a visa in hand. People get denied, paperwork takes a long time or gets lost. Save some stress.

That is all.

I AGREE. Don't jump up and down when your NOA2 is Approved and make Expensive Plans just yet. The NOA2 means you qualify for a Interview. Thats where a decision is made. It's OK to plan. Plan on getting past the Interview FIRST. As the above says: VISA IN HAND.... Then go from there. There is no Rush after that really.

[Sergi9 110]

Thank you but ... too late ! We already canceled one wedding. Is really hard ... who wants to get married with no huge arrangements? The problem is is impossible to setup everything in 90 days so we will do civil ceremony fast and a real big wedding later on .

People who want to have a nice down payment on thier first house instead of shoot money down a rat hole for a one day party.

[Blob18 111]

People who want to have a nice down payment on thier first house instead of shoot money down a rat hole for a one day party.

Dunno where YOU plan on getting married, but the place I do sure ain't a rat hole (sarcasm or not) and it sure as hell isn't expensive.

[Tim/Mav 305]

Does a Krispie Kreme Dounut with a Candle on it Count as a Wedding Cake? USCIS and Attourneys have SUCKED ME Dry...

[* Kristin * 49]

We took our chances with everything - planned to file well in advance, etc. - and did - and I am happy that we did.

We're having a lovely wedding this August, which we're grealty looking forward to.

Planning it together has helped keep us busy and our mind off the wait.. wouldn't have done it any other way.

Don't put deposits down on weddings. Don't book airfare. Don't pay for anything that is non refundable. Just DON'T, until there is a visa in hand. People get denied, paperwork takes a long time or gets lost. Save some stress.

That is all.

[gretchen_darren 67]

Not planning anything big or anything fancy. Taking college courses while waiting, do work, talking daily. and finding out what it takes for a catholic wedding. I hear getting married in a catholic church is like pushing water uphill... it is not easy. The hardest part is the wait. the hard part in talking is making no plans subject to those which can be changed. But have an idea of the plan itself.

Having a nice wedding is hard. But these are things to look at when bringing a finace from another country. No matter how hard you try not to plan or get your opes up for a certain day. You know you will anyway.

[Tim/Mav 305]

We took our chances with everything - planned to file well in advance, etc. - and did - and I am happy that we did.

We're having a lovely wedding this August, which we're grealty looking forward to.

Planning it together has helped keep us busy and our mind off the wait.. wouldn't have done it any other way.

Thats Confusing to me. It's March, almost April. If you K-1 you have 90 days. August is 4 Months from now. ? That would mean: Out of Status unless I read this wrong. I don't know.

[iampatricias 17]

Thats Confusing to me. It's March, almost April. If you K-1 you have 90 days. August is 4 Months from now. ? That would mean: Out of Status unless I read this wrong. I don't know.

Unless she's holding off on coming over - the K1 is valid for 6 months and she didn't say she'd used it yet.

[lovelyjoy 13]

Tim/Mav -> She's probably not coming to the US until they're near their wedding day or at least within the 90 days period. Just a guess.

[Aztec&Taino 144]

Don't put deposits down on weddings. Don't book airfare. Don't pay for anything that is non refundable. Just DON'T, until there is a visa in hand. People get denied, paperwork takes a long time or gets lost. Save some stress.

That is all.

I agree, totally. I did not buy his flight until we had his passport with visa in hand and I had checked, double checked, and triple checked that everything was spelled correctly!

It has been said SO many times to not make any wedding plans that is hard to believe that some people would still go ahead with their deposits and bookings... This process is extremely uncertain, why the additional stress?!

[KittyPollitt 284]

Not planning anything big or anything fancy. Taking college courses while waiting, do work, talking daily. and finding out what it takes for a catholic wedding. I hear getting married in a catholic church is like pushing water uphill... it is not easy. The hardest part is the wait. the hard part in talking is making no plans subject to those which can be changed. But have an idea of the plan itself.

Having a nice wedding is hard. But these are things to look at when bringing a finace from another country. No matter how hard you try not to plan or get your opes up for a certain day. You know you will anyway.

If you're not Catholic and want to marry in a Catholic church, it can be tough if the church is "old school". My mother had to take catechism classes for months before they'd let her marry my father there, and more when I was to be confirmed. I've heard things have changed a lot though, so maybe you should call around at the more modern parishes in your area. It might not be as tough as you think.