NathanStephanieJ

Thank you. So we can do an engagement party with no dress and no wedding like features, just at his parent’s place, and it won’t break the rules? we have more lead way with the American one as it will be at family property and nothing has to be firm dates until we know. We can move that date easily within reason. I don’t want his side missing out so we talked about how we could live stream it to them when the actual wedding happens

Could we have an engagement party in France and just do a formal wedding in the US? He has grandparents that might not make the trip, so I would like for them to see the dress in some way, even if it means ruining the surprise for Nathan. His family is very dear to me and I know his grandmothers would appreciate that opportunity.

We picked the K1 so we could enjoy our engagement period and have some ability to do normal couple things. We would like to celebrate this milestone with our families and didn’t want to be away from each other for almost 2 years as newly weds with the CR 1 visa. I speak for both of us when I say we don’t wanna risk the process but we can’t figure out how to do a wedding with those we love and stay within the realms of the visa. I appreciate the guidance y'all are giving, sadly this seems harder than I thought.

Hi everyone!! I am from Texas, and my fiancé is from France. We are looking to do the K1 VISA and are starting the paperwork for it. We have some questions about the process as we are looking to set up weddings for both our countries. The current plan is for us to have a ceremony in France in September 2026 and then the American one in October 2026. We are not looking to sign paperwork at those events, just have a party with family and friends. Once the K1 is approved, which hopefully will be around that time, the goal is to have Nathan come over and we get married at the courthouse in that 90-day time frame. Our understanding is that he cannot leave the US once we get formally married and submit that paperwork. What my question is, are there any possible issues with us having these scheduled ceremonies in our countries if we are NOT signing marriage certificates at that time. Unless the K1 VISA is approved, he would maintain his job and have a return flight back to France during any American vacations. Thank you for any advice you can give us as this is new territory for us both.