Weather and Your Wedding

With the threat of snow and ice today, I think it’s a good time to think about how bad weather can change your wedding plans. As soon as a bride tells me she is planning an outdoor wedding, my first question has to be “what is your plan B?” I’m amazed how many people haven’t even considered one, much less done the ground work for planning one. I know you don’t want to consider rain or snow on your wedding day, but you better. Not a year has gone by since I started doing weddings that we haven’t had to move an outdoor wedding inside due to the weather.

It being winter right now, you’re probably not planning an outdoor wedding, but that doesn’t mean the weather can not affect your wedding. All it takes is a good ice storm, or snow, to really change your plans. What would you do if ice knocked your power out? Maybe stock up on candles and be ready to have a candlelight ceremony. Why not stock up on extra wraps for your guests in case there is a loss of heat at the ceremony or reception site. Always have extra umbrellas on hand incase rain suddenly strikes as guests are entering or leaving your wedding. We have boxes full of umbrellas that we have loaned to guests at more than one wedding. Most importantly, have a plan in place for contacting your guests to let them know if the weather causes any changes or delays on your wedding day.

As much as you hope and pray for good weather on your wedding day, it is so important to have a plan B in place. Even if you never use it, you will be so less stressed just knowing it’s there.