Outdoor wedding in August

Stacey - I'm on mobile so I can't see your location. I think August is really uncomfortable in a lot of states - where are you?

What state is it in that is the biggest factor, I live in Colorado and our August night's are cool

Yeah, my opinion on this will be entirely dependent on your location and level of humidity there in August.

I booked an outdoor wedding for 5/26/18 and I am facing the complaining. I think a fan and later start is fine! Just have lots of water and fans. I went to a wedding on labor day last year and they had both the ceremony and reception outside. There weren't fans and it was awful. But, I went to a wedding on July 4th this year, it was 92 and was outside, mid day and they had fans. It was fantastic.

August and July are rough months for outdoor weddings. It depends where you live, but at 6:30 the sun is still out and pretty much in full force.

An outdoor wedding in August in Georgia seems incredibly inconsiderate to your guests. Especially since guests were complaining for the engagement party, they will likely be uncomfortable during your wedding. Yes, I would either change your venue or push you date back to September. Also, this isn't a safe idea for your elderly or medical compromised guests. ETA: I assume your ceremony is in Georgia, as that is the location on your profile. But, correct me if I am wrong.

I'm in Georgia

Oh it's in Georgia? I say definitely push the date back to a more tolerable month. It could easily be over 100 degrees in early August. 6:30 isn't really late enough to make a difference.

August... In Georgia... In a tent.... no fucking way. Please reconsider. Your guests' comfort should come before your photo op vision.

Nooooooo. I can't even step outside my house for 10 minutes right now. I'd die at a wedding.

And Georgia can't be that much cooler than New Orleans, unless you're on top of a mountain. I'm worried about mine, and it's at 7pm in the very beginning of June. And my reception is indoors.

Please, no.

Nooo. Move the date or move inside. That's just miserable. I was feeding out and about at 8pm in Tennessee tonight and it was bad, at 630 would have been awful.

In Northern Virginia it was terrible the past few weeks at 6pm. I cant imagine Georgia would be better. I would look at booking closer to November or find a new venue.

I agree that it would be too hot for you and your guests, even if there is a tent with fans. When does it start cooling off where you are? Maybe September/Early October?

You are fortunate that your friends and family are being honest with you. You need to change this ASAP. WHY did you think outdoors in August was a good idea?

I did four outdoor weddings, at 6:30, in the last two weeks. They were honestly intolerable. This notion that at 6:00, it magically becomes cool, is really folly. as is the notion that three weeks later in August is going to make a difference. Fans and water don't make any difference.

And if there is no inside space (with AC?), that is really not an option. You can't make guests be outside for five hours in August in Georgia. Would YOU want to do that? I have a suggestion for you; both of you get all dressed up and go stand somewhere for 45 minutes in the sun. There's a preview of your ceremony. It's not pretty is it?

The groomsmen will be miserable in their suits, your makeup will be running, the flowers will wilt, and your guests will be unhappy, unfocused on the ceremony and waiting for it to be over.

We do plenty of outdoor weddings here, all year long, but they are our elopements; four people, 8 minutes and out. That is the only way that's comfortable.

Anywhere would be hot in early August. I live in Michigan somewhat close to a lake, and it's been uncomfortably in the 90's+ here.

My wedding will be under a tent, also, with just fans. But we chose our date at a time before it gets real hot here. I would say you should push it back to mid September at least.

Maybe you could push your date to October at least? We usually have temps in the high 60s to 70s in Maryland (for October). This summer has been hot, it's been in the 90s-100s, you don't want to risk you or your guests being hot and uncomfortable all day. Plus, October is a great month for beautiful fall trees and colors!

Please take your guests comments into consideration. I'm in Northern Virginia and it's ridiculously hot here even at 6pm. I personally would not want to be sweating in my wedding dress in the hot August sun. That sounds miserable. I would either change your venue to somewhere with an indoor option or change your date.

August 5th is not late summer/early fall. My opinion is that it is rude to host an outdoor wedding with no indoor option in June, July, or August. Your family is right. Would you attend an outdoor ceremony in December, January, or February? If not, then it's unreasonable of you to ask guests to attend an outdoor ceremony in August without planning for extreme heat. Change your date to September or October or find a different venue.

Sidenote: there was a bride on here last week who had an outdoor wedding last week of July and her bridesmaids were sick during first look and her grandmother couldn't make it through the day and had to go home early due to the heat. Take from that what you wish.

The end of September is late summer/early fall. I was at an outdoor wedding on Saturday in NJ at 5:30. It was torturous. It does not magically cool off in the evening. I would not physically be able to make it through an August wedding in Georgia.