If your like most brides, you have been thinking about this day for a very long time. You have thought about all the little details from the cake, to your dress and even where you like to have your ceremony. Outdoor Weddings in the summer time can be gorgeous… at least that’s the way you imagined it. But always have a Plan B as bad weather is never your friend on your Wedding Day. Over 50% of the outdoor Weddings that I setup the sound system for it has rained. So if your planning an outdoor wedding here is my advice:
- Have a back-up location for the ceremony in case of heavy sustainable rain. This could be a tent, a nearby building or your reception hall.
- Buy a couple of cheap umbrellas to have on hand for your guest, just in case.
- Bug Spray the bottom of the chairs (underneath where you sit) unless someone in your wedding party is allergic to it. Especially if your ceremony is near water.
- Never light a unity candle outside (it will not stay lit even with a hurricane glass) instead mix colored sand together.
- Keep your ceremony short. 20 Minutes or less. Your elderly guest will thank you. Also, it gets hot standing in the heat of summer especially if your nervous and in a black three-piece tux or a dress that you can barely breath in. You don’t want to faint. I’ve seen this happen…it’s not pretty.
- Have ice cold bottle water for your guest to enjoy before the ceremony.
- If you can, stay in an air conditioned room before the ceremony. If you have to be outside for pictures before your ceremony have a small hand towel to help blot your sweat so your don’t ruin your make-up. A small battery powered handheld fan may help to.
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