PSA for summer outdoor brides: HAVE A BACKUP!

@amy. Aren't you a doll.

"Hey come to my wedding and if you pass out of heat stroke its your fault"

Way to host your guests

Seriously, this website is gross.

There are so many things that could happen... What if your ceremony starts 15 minutes late? Guests came out to celebrate your special day but they are YOUR guests. Treat them with respect.

We have a backup location ready to go in case of inclement weather.

I'm not sure how a ceremony starting late would matter, though. But honestly, if it's 100 degrees at 5:30pm in New York, it'll be the damn end of the world.

And if it's pouring rain, as I mentioned, we will be under cover.

"Seriously, this website is gross."

If it's too hot for people, they don't have to come.

As a guest, I've a few rough times at weddings with the heat this summer. I definitely think it's good to have a backup. Or at least make sure there is some air circulation. It really sucks when the guys are all sweating through their vests and everyone is thinking about how hot they are the whole time.

I'm originally from NYC, it has reached 100 degrees (or at least felt like 100 degrees) in the summer and it is humid as all get out. Also umbrellas (if it rains) might get in the way of taking photos. It doesn't hurt to have a back up location. Of course it is up to you but better to have plan a, b, and c versus just having plan a and there being issues with it.

If you are getting married upstate, I can't give any advice since I haven't spent an extensive amount of time there.

I was just a BM in my friend's May wedding outside and it snowed. No back up. I was in open toed wedges with my toes 2 inches in the snow. It was hard to enjoy the ceremony, when I was worried about if I would be losing toes. The BM next to me was literally shaking cold... hopefully it's not in their wedding video haha.

ETA: I'll admit the pictures are GORGEOUS with the snow though haha.

We attended a wedding where the ceremony was outside and the reception was in a barn.. Without air conditioning or a fan! Needless to say, it was a short wedding.

Ha ha ha ha ha ......"if a ceremony starts 15 minutes late".....You don't understand how that could happen? That happens pretty much twice a weekend for us, because no one seems to be able to get anywhere on time ESPECIALLY in NYC. There is parking, traffic, parking, traffic, and just well, NYC.

But hey, who cares. If it's hot and it's outside and they don't want to be there, they won't come. Fat chance. Because people assume that hosts plan instead of just thinking, 'well screw it'...we're worth it. They can just sweat their sorry asses off.

These problems all seem to stem from the same phenomena....the "It's my special day" effect. As if no one else's comfort should be taken into account as long as the pictures are fabulous and the couple gets what they want.

Elope. Problem solved.

Ugh I don't care how much I want my outdoor ceremony. If the weather is not hospitable we will be moving our asses into the reception area. I would rather have my guests happy then them suffering.

It should be against the law to have a wedding in the south in the middle of summer. Oh the horror!

I agree with the others @ Amy. You'll be the only one having a good time in the rain.

I agree with you. We're getting married in Florida, and several of our venue options were outdoors. We decided on an indoor venue because it's just not right to expect guests to fry in the heat!!

We went to a wedding a few years ago in July. The ceremony was outside and it was close to 100 degrees. They started a half hour late. It was not fun. They did provide small bottles of water and program fans. DH still remembers sweat dripping down his legs. I'm sure they never expected it to be that hot, but it was. The reception was indoors, air conditioned, and amazing though.

I am from South Florida. Born and raised. I have seen snow once in my whole life and I was about 4 and it was just enough for it to not melt when it hit the ground. My cousin got married outside in sept 2012 in Virginia .. Being from South Florida, it's basically still summer in September (if not all year) and her whole wedding was outside. It rained before the wedding started .. So by the time she walked down the aisle, the weather was cleared up. Well, it was still like 60 out and overcast and the grass was soaking wet. I was in a sleeveless dress and sandals. My whole body was freezing. My feet were freezing and wet. I was miserable the whole time.

ETA: her wedding was at night, so when it was dark I was a miserable and freezing wreck.

Word. We're getting married indoors because I cannot stand the heat for more than 5 minutes at a time. And I wouldn't expect my guests to do so either.

Umbrellas? Seriously? My current 'party guest' dress is raw silk. If I'm outside in the rain for a 20-30 minute ceremony, even with an umbrella, the odds of it getting wet and wrecked are way too high.

We got really lucky. We had an outdoor wedding 2 weeks ago in Mass. and the weather could not have been more perfect. We were on the water though so there was a beautiful breeze. We also had fans in the tent and hand held fans for the guests. No one needed either and we only used one fan for the food (to deter bugs)... That sounds lovely now that I type it out haha.

Outdoor weddings CAN work, and can be beautiful but it depends on where you are, a chance of over 80 degrees and humidity? Not a good idea.

WW community- be considerate of your guests

Any - i dgaf it's my wedding and people will sit outside in july come hell or high water

Wwc-that really sucks as a guest.... dont you think you could mayb-

Amy - you guys are awful!

@Elizabeth, I think you'll always find differing opinions, so we'll have to agree to disagree. It just seems like you're insinuating that any wedding over 75 is miserable. Not one person said anything about the weather, and even though our reception space was opened right after the ceremony, most people chose to remain outside. We made it clear it was an outdoor ceremony and not formal attire. We even nixed the groomsmen's jackets so they'd be comfortable. I definitely understand keeping your guests in mind, but my 82 degree outdoor wedding was not terrible hosting.

As an aside, most of my guests were from VA and much preferred the dry heat, so again, all a matter of personal opinion.