my fiancee already passed her K1 interview and has the K1 visa in HAND. We would just be having a wedding banquent/ceremony (no documents signed). The laws of her country, China, state that to be considered married, a couple must actually be issued a marriage certificate.
"Article 8 Both the man and the woman desiring to contract a marriage shall register in person with the marriage registration office. If the proposed marriage is found to conform with the provisions of this Law, the couple shall be allowed to register and issued marriage certificates. The husband and wife relationship shall be established as soon as they acquire the marriage certificates. In the absence of the marriage registration, the man and the woman shall go through the procedures subsequently. "
Also the "ceremony/banquet" would not be administered by a priest or any other form of religious clergy but just by an hired MC from the wedding company that I would pay to plan the party. We would also not have any photos placed online and will not be taking any photos with us on the plane. I know everyone thinks it is better just to wait, but her family refuses to let her come without having the ceremony there for "face". Any thoughts under this circumstance?