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Teresa,
It sounds like you want a Catholic priest to act as a Justice of the Peace without any religious significance.
You don't want a Catholic wedding. You aren't looking for the sacrament of Marriage but only a civil wedding so the presence of a Catholic priest is irrelevant. A priest is not supposed to officiate at this because it is not his ministry's purpose however that doesn't mean some rogue priest wouldn't do it.
Be honest with your family and do your own thing. If you want to sincerely pursue the Catholic faith, then do that, but don't feign a religious marriage when that is not what it is. You wouldn't want religious people to act hypocritically so extend the same respect.
Peace,
Bob Kirby
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