Hello. I have important questions but please let me explain the situtation:

My boyfriend and I recently got engaged. We are both catholic and have all necessary documents to get married in the church. Here's the problem. We think it would be great to get married at a state theatre downtown. I'm familiar with canon law so I know it is almost impossible for that to happen. Needless to say I have not been able to find a priest to help me out.

I explained this to my friend and she said she knows a priest who could help me out. I found this hard to believe so I looked in to it. It turns out the priest she told me about was at a nearby parish a couple years ago. He was sent somewhere else and one day he came back to visit and parish memebers told him he was accused of embezzlement. So the priest went to court and a jury found him not gulity. Meanwhile he started his own congragation. He wrote several times to diocese looking for reconciliation. Finally he received a letter saying reconciliation is out of the question and please do not practice his profession (for lack of a better term).

So I would like to know if this priest does our wedding is it valid? Is it valid but illicit? Is the marriage valid per the vatican? If we get married this way is it legit or not? Will we be living in sin? Please help.