BrianK

Oh I'm just looking and the "exceptional circumstance" thing is new. Thanks for the heads up, I guess they can't do DCF after all.

congrats, that was quick. 

I have my interview on the 14th as well. excited and nervous. I dont know the answer to the question about cellphone, but i am planning on not taking it inside. 
 
Good luck with your interview. 

You got married . Does not matter how. Show some pics and your other bonafide what you plan to do after is of no concern to them.
We had courthouse reigistry wedding. We ha plan to do the Nigerian traitional and formal white wedding once I come back for wedding. Bottom line is we were married and had the certificate to prove it.

+1 comment above. The instructions for DCF in London are extremely prescriptive. Just follow them to the letter.
At the interview you can chat about your upcoming "proper" wedding, but I'd leave out the "getting engaged" part. It does sound confusing! Not that I'm saying it's weird- plenty of people wait until they have more funds to buy rings and weddings.
Frankly, more people *should* wait until they can afford it. The number of people I've known laying down far more money than they have all for the sake of the traditional wedding!

For all the legal purpose you got married in June 2012, don’t mention anything about getting engaged after marriage or about rings – this would just lead to confusion.
Follow the DCF process and you should be good to go.

Oh, on the topic of affidavit of supports. As you're both in the UK at the moment, you may need to find a joint sponsor. The reason is the financial sponsor needs to be able to show US domicile as well as earning the required amounts. http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3183.html

Nah. DCF in London is super simple. For the petition part, London just wants the cold hard facts - forms and certificates.
We got married 4 days before filing our I-130 and we were just approved. Our "wedding" was us and 2 witnesses, didn't even have family. We did throw a party that night for our friends though and I did wear a nice dress (and he a nice suit). There's no regulation that says you need to have a big traditional wedding in order to have a happy, bonafide marriage.
Although, in our case, as we were only married a couple of days before, I do intend to take some "evidence" with me to the interview - wedding and holiday photos, joint leases and bills - that sort of thing. Generally, the London embassy tends not to be dreadfully interested in evidence unless you have some significant red flag - mostly the interview is a look at the affidavit of support, forms and certificates and a little chat. Check out the reviews from the London embassy if it helps ease your mind: http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/index.php?cnty=United%20Kingdom
One I read of on here recently that the couple ended up in additional processing for was they had only met once in Europe, married, one of them returned to the USA and they never went to visit one another (and they didn't think to take evidence with them on the day of their genuine relationship). The embassy STILL gave them the opportunity to come back with evidence later, though, so it's pretty hard to fail if you really do have a genuine relationship.
The fact that you live together and have been married for some time suggests you'll be A-OK.
Good luck on your petition and on your upcoming second wedding. Personally, organising an extremely tiny one was just about enough for me.

Seem bonafide, have co-mingling of finances proofs,
lease, bills , vacations and photos and insurance is
good...good luck