Outdoor winter wedding

I'm having an outdoor winter wedding, but it's in AZ where it will be mild temperatures all day. I contemplated having it in NY but without the guarantee of snowfall, I didn't want to chance it just being dead brown winter.

If you want a snowy wedding, I'd recommend finding a lodge or venue with large windows open to a nice property view and do the ceremony in front of the windows. Go outside for a few photos. But I doubt you'll want to be out there anymore than your guests.

Yes. I wouldn't go to that wedding. I'm having a winter wedding, we're doing as many pictures inside as possible and making sure our guests can get from the ceremony to the reception without going outside. Don't do this to your guests. There is biodegradable snow you can buy that you could have your bridal party throw during the kiss or something. We've made my wedding very winters and gorgeous with flowers (you can get fake greenery with stuff that looks like snow on it) and other decor. Plus, what if it's really cold but doesn't snow, or it snowed a few days before and now it's just muddy and gross and now you've made your guests and bp sit out there for absolutely no reason.

Just put yourself in your guest shoes.. bad idea.

Blankets, hot chocolate, heaters, pashimas....not of this makes it palatable to be outside in the winter. It's selfish and while no one will tell you to your face, they will sure talk behind your back.

Do what you want it's your day. You could always have a short ceremony and hand out hot co co so it doesn't seem so bad haha

I'm from PA... I would never attend an outdoor wedding in February. The first week of February is notorious for having a major snow storm.

Nopenopenopenope...take some nice photos of the two of you outdoors afterward, but keep your guests comfortable!

Melinda please. It's 'her day' if she elopes.

@Melinda, "So it doesn't seem so bad".... Alright, so if someone kicks you in the shin and then hands you an ice pack, it's not a total dick move anymore? Haha.

Don't do this. If you guys want to go out into the snow during cocktail hour to take pictures, by all means. But don't make your guest endure the freezing weather because you want to reenact Phoebe's wedding from Friends.

What if you compromise by doing the ceremony and reception inside, but you and your husband can take some really cool pictures outside just the two of you? I'm sure they'd look great and still allow you to encoreporate the outdoor scenery.

I went to an outdoor wedding in PA in May and it was chilly and damp. With the time involved in seating, ceremony, and filing back into the venue, a number of the guests - primarily ladies - were pretty miserable. I've gone to two outdoor weddings where it was so hot, people were soaked with sweat, with one, and we had red faces in the after ceremony photos, with the other.

I'm picturing huge floor to ceiling glass windows, or big doors. Chairs all lined up to watch "the show" so to speak... speakers set up so they can hear what's being said outside. And YOU TWO out there freezing your arses off... LOL

Then you get the best of both world... guests get to watch the ceremony in warmth and comfort, and you get to get married out in the snow. I'm a snow girl, so I get it. But I'm not sure how this would work out of brainstorming theories to actualities.... just full disclosure there. It *may not* work. But something to maybe think about and explore.

It's always been my dream to have people go to my wedding and say, "that wasn't THAT bad."

Do. Not.

Ha it's my day either way, what ever we decide. I didn't however think about possible mud that is a very good point

Nope. It would be your day if you eloped. Once you invite people, it is about hosting them. You are just going to have a lot of pissed off people if you make them sit outside and none of them will enjoy watching you get married. Also when they all complain to you, saying "it's my day" isn't going to fly. You will just get so many eye roles

@Ashley, it's not your day if you are having guests. If it's just you and your FH, go for it, freeze your arses off. Your guests will talk about how shitty your wedding is, trust me. I've been to weddings like this before.

Oh ok, you're one of those "It's my day!" brides. What a lovely attitude to have towards your guests. Personally speaking, if I was invited to a wedding and was told I have to sit outside in the snow "because it's part of the bride's vision!" Forget your registry. I'd buy you a dildo and tell you to go fuck yourself.

See, I wanted to elope... but my nearest and dearest complained. So we said "ok, we're going to do this... on this day, at this time, at this place... so you wanna come watch us- GREAT! If not- that's equally great... we love you all whether you wanna come or not." Afterward, those that come are going to get to go out and celebrate with us