Plot twists

We've been checking out our options and mulling over what to do for our ceremony, now that the facts and figures have been trickling in. The more we have investigated booking a place and dealing with the details that come with that kind of a choice, the more impersonal and out of our control the ceremony has become. It's just uncomfortable putting yourself into so many other hands when you are trying to keep it as much about a personal celebration as possible. So, we are heading in a new direction, folks! Here's the broad outline:

First, we want to get our real estate situation settled. That means each of us selling our abodes and buying a house together.
Once we have that done, we will start planning the wedding ceremony in earnest.
Next, we have decided that we will have the ceremony at home, in our newly settled digs. This will be a more intimate affair than originally planned, with just close family and a few friends. Afterwards, we'll open up the place and have a party/reception for everyone we aren't able to fit into the house for the wedding itself.
Doing this way just feels right. Now, of course the downside is that setting a wedding date is in the hands of other forces for the time being. We are still hopeful to do this before summer is out next year. We are optimists at heart, eh?

We would love to hear from anybody what their thoughts on this arrangement are. So, cmon and drop your comments here!