Jomack ~ Thanks for taking the time to respond in detail. Sounds like your experience was awesome and pretty stress free. I'm glad you brought up the hurried feeling, and I'm definitely gonna take that into account and make sure we have several days after the wedding to play and unwind.

Question: Would it save some headaches if we went ahead with the official legal stuff here in the states (Courthouse) and just did a symbolic ceremony in JA?

I think the biggest decision at this point is whether to stay in a hotel that offers wedding package or stay somewhere more private and try and pull it all together myself. Currently my dream is to get married at Llantrissant (if I can make it fit the budget). If we go that route, we will likely need to source the flowers/tables/chairs ourselves....

Good news, it looks like we will be able to make a trip before the wedding! So at least we can get some of the details sorted out ahead of time.

Thanks again for sharing ya'lls experiences.