Ready for the Weather?

Like many people, I wanted to have an outdoor wedding, so I booked a venue in my hometown that allowed for an outdoor ceremony and an indoor reception.

I think this was really good planning on my part because in the event of bad weather (the day before the wedding was cold and windy but the day of the big event was bright, warm and cloudless) we could have taken the whole show inside.

Some venues, such as city parks and beaches, don’t have the option of an indoor locale in the case of bad weather–whether you’re talking about rain, snow or just extreme heat or cold.

If you’re planning a wedding for a place without indoor accommodations, have a back-up plan. Many brides opt for renting a tent that’s big enough to accommodate all the guests, their chairs and the altar, if necessary.

If your ceremony and reception both are going to be outside, you might already have a tent in your budget for the reception portion of the event. In that case, talk to your wedding planner or the person at your rentals shop about arranging things so that you could have the ceremony under cover if you needed to.

Planning for bad weather usually doesn’t add a lot of expense to your big day, but it can certainly save the day if bad weather does indeed strike. And if it does, just remember, it’s supposed to be good luck if it rains on your wedding day. I’m not so sure about snow.