Think it's gonna rain..

Also @Christina, I understand not believing in the power of prayer, but those people were trying to do something nice for you in their own way. The least you could do is be appreciative, even if you don't believe in it.

FutureMrsR, no, people that don't believe in prayer don't need to shut up and be appreciative for it.

Good luck, but its the chance you took when booking an outdoor wedding.

Potential bad weather is about the only thing that worries me about my wedding right now. Keep your hopes up! Weather forecasts change so fast...my family scheduled a baseball game in Cincinnati on Father's Day, and literally until the morning of it was ranging from 80-100% chance of rain/thunderstorms. We got to the ballpark prepared to be drowned rats, and wound up sunburnt from the intense sun with almost no cloud cover. I'll be crossing my fingers for you, OP!

I live in Chicago and my weather app is not calling for rain on Friday.

Just watched the weather. The forecast is for rain to happen very early (overnight) and be done by 8:00 am with a high of 80. If you are near the lake, it tends to get cool at night.

Yeah, that sucks, I'm sorry. I have, however seen some great photos with rain... Best advice I could tell you is to make the most of it. It's something you can't change so you might as well go with it. Usually the guests will follow the couple's attitude towards a problem. My mom's friend got married and had this grand presentation of a ginormous cake.. unfortunately the top was already kinda crooked and as they moved it, the whole top came crashing down. Everyone gasped and looked at the bride- I honestly thought she was going to cry, but she went up to the cake, took the topper, put it on what was left of the cake and bowed. Everyone cheered and we went on about the night... Maybe have some rain boots around and cute umbrellas. This picture was from my photographer on a rainy wedding.

@LillyBean17 I think that's a terrible perspective. I don't mean to preach, because I'm not very religious myself, but if someone said "I hope things go well for you" or "I pray things go well for you," I would be appreciative either way. They are trying to be nice and, in their own way, passing on well wishes to you. It is very serious to some people, and while you don't need to respect it in the sense that you believe in it or even that you support it, I would never let someone tell me that they wish me well and basically say "Fuck you, your kindness is annoying." Which is what it sounds like you're doing.

If photography is that important to you you should have got a better photographer

I know how you feel, I am also having an outdoor wedding and I know very well there could be a chance of rain on my day, but I made sure to choose a venue that had a gorgeous indoor option that I loved. My venue coordinator even told me that if there's too much rain they will move everything indoors without my say as it will be a hazard to my guests and to the venue property (mud, slippery grass, etc...) and I agreed it would be best if it came down to it. Things don't go as planned sometimes, but you have to suck it up and look at the brighter side. Don't stress, enjoy your day as it comes, you're getting married!!

Hey, chances are the rain will stop at some point.

I just googled best wedding pictures in the rain, and some of them look stunning. The worse the weather the better the pictures looked. Maybe get your photographer to prepare for the weather (probably he does already). If he is not so experienced, he could ask some colleague for advise. If nothing helps- go back to the event a few days later and take some after wedding pictures there (I know it is not the same but still). Good luck!

Yikes, I'm not sure why everyone pounced on the OP for venting about this. She just wanted some positivity and positive advice (probably akin to "I've seen outdoor rain photos and they were beautiful" or "I've been to weddings where rain was predicted and it didn't end up raining" or "it rained on my wedding day and here's what happened" etc.) and was quite clear about that so I'm not sure where that got misconstrued.

Most people would be bummed about rain. Even WWLynnie said she cried on her wedding day about the storm and the fact that it impacted her wedding day vision. (Hell, even my husband and dad were bummed about the rain on our wedding day!) The reality is, very very few brides/couples are thinking "man I really hope it rains on my wedding day!" and nearly every bride has a specific vision for her wedding day, so for her to be bummed that it's going to rain on her wedding day and impact what she's been planning for a year is not something to be balked at. Yes of course the most important thing is that you're going to marry your best friend, but no one is saying that takes a backseat to the investment that is a wedding.

Also, MANY (if not most) people choose an outdoor venue for the outdoor space. If you're having an outdoor wedding, why would you look for something that is not gorgeous outdoors? I'm just not sure why people are acting like that was a dumb move when tons of people do that literally all the time. That's the main reason wedding season is in the warmer months, because it's less likely to rain and you can have the wedding outdoors. And even if you have a plan B, if it was just as amazing as your plan A, it would probably be your plan A and not your plan B. Having a plan B is a worst case scenario type of deal.

Regardless, as someone who was told by 548721 people that "rain is good luck on your wedding day" I can tell you it did get pretty annoying to hear that over and over from every person I talked to! The sentiment is sweet but it does little to ease the tummy-turning of a bride whose months of hard work planning a wedding might not pan out the way it was originally planned.

I just checked your area's weather for your wedding date -- cloudy with a 20% chance of rain.

Nonna said everything you needed to hear. It's either about the event or about the weather. It'll all make sense to you in 48 hours (and if, according to you, "Photography is huge to me and I don't have an incredibly seasoned wedding photographer so I'm not confident in her rain photography -- long story" -- then you're about to see if your gamble paid off or not).

Take it from an old pro. You'll be fine. Have a lovely wedding.

@Amanda - the problem isn't looking for something gorgeous outdoors. The problem is that she said she doesn't even like the indoor space.

It's always a VERY real possibility that an outdoor event will have to move indoors, so you should pick a place where you like both.

So, it is a dumb move to pick a venue where you only like the outdoor aesthetic.

It didn't rain on my wedding day, but it wouldn't have mattered if it did. Why plan for a year and more and have a detail that would cause me to stress and get upset to tears over a detail I can't control? I planned specifically so weather was a non-issue.

@Kitty, that's a fair point. I'm wondering if the indoor space is actually hideous or if it's just not as gorgeous IN COMPARISON to the outdoor space. That would make more sense, I think. I've seen some venues where the outdoor space was breathtaking and the indoor area was fine but not aesthetically amazing. Personally, I didn't think our space was particularly beautiful but it was pretty enough and we didn't care too much, as long as there was a dance floor, good food, affordable price pp, had a bar, and room for all our guests to sit and eat.

However (and I don't mean this to have a rude tone to it, honest!) I'm not sure if it's fair to say you wouldn't have cared if it rained on your wedding day. It's easy to say that when it never happened to you, as it is with everything. Maybe you would have been, but there's always the possibility that you wouldn't have; there's no way to know until it happens to you. I thought I would be super chill with the rain because we had prepared for cold and possibly rainy weather (both of which we got, despite the last 5+ year forecasts of that date/week being warm and sunny) by booking indoor only spaces, but my husband, parents, bridal party, and I ended up still being bummed about the rain, for a little bit. Of course, none of us let it get in the way of our enjoyment on the day of (in fact we had an amazing day and it was hands down the most fun I've had in my entire life and many of our guests said it was the most fun wedding they'd been to). But it was still something we were bummed about, not only because of photos we had wanted to take outdoors but also because we wanted our guests to have the safest and easiest travels as possible. (My grandma still mentions how she "almost died" because of the rain even though she wasn't driving and made it home without even a scratch on her car lol.)

I think it's better for a bride to be bummed on the days leading up so she can mentally prepare for the fact that her plans will likely change and become okay with that reality before the day of. It's a process some people need, and that's okay. Everyone is different. As long as OP is prepared, she will be fine in the end. I'm seriously wondering what the indoor part of the venue looks like now, though...!!

It rained on our wedding day. It started about 5 minutes before the ceremony, thundered LOUD when H said I do, and then was done at the end of the ceremony. The wet grass sucked for my shoes but the sky was beautiful for pictures.

If photography means that much to you then why didn't you get a more seasoned photographer?

Too late now for shoulda, coulda, woulda. Hoping all goes well for OP.

For those still in the early planning phase take note.

OP looking forward to your BAM!

We got an amazing photo in the middle of a storm. Just breathe and if it rains then it rains. Go out and get a clear umbrella. Target has them.

@nonna, excellent job empathizing over there. I'm sure OP is aware that other people in the world are worse off than her, but that doesn't mean she had no right to be sad that it might rain on her wedding day. OP, I'm having an outdoor ceremony, and I'll be pretty sad too if I have to plan B it. That said, I do think you need some perspective regarding the photos. Here's my two cents on that. Your wedding day is something to be experienced, and you will miss it if you spend the whole thing crying over the fact that you couldn't get pretty outfit pictures. To quote Meg over at a practical wedding "I will not remember how my wedding looked, I will remember how it felt". My advice to you is that you focus on how it feels to get married and be surrounded by copious amounts of love and support while you're doing it. Because that's a hell of a lot more important than pretty pictures. You'll still have lovely photos no matter what. And you'll enjoy your day far more if you work in being in the moment.

It's supposed to storm this Saturday for mine as well. I can not control the weather so it's going to be perfect no matter what the weather. Just gotta go with the flow.