Post by exploding people on Sept 13, 2014 21:47:31 GMT -5
We got married on H's grandmother's farm. We had a tent for the reception, so out backup plan was to hold the ceremony under the tent as well. Although some tables weren't completely covered so it would've been a tight squeeze. Fortunately, the rain didn't start until most guests had already left. Those of us who were camping out had a pretty good time getting drunk in the storm.
Post by insominac on Sept 13, 2014 21:51:03 GMT -5
I didn't have a backup plan and it was all outdoors in Napa. If it had rained, I would have been fucked. Fortunately we're in a 9 year drought in California and it rains .004 inches a year here.
Post by rootbeerfloat on Sept 13, 2014 21:53:17 GMT -5
The coordinator at my wedding site insisted we didn't need a back-up plan for rain because it only rained twice in like 10 years. It stormed the week of my wedding. We ended up not having to move it indoors, but it was dicey.
Yes, we got married at a small house that had a garden/lawn and a strip of beach on the Pacific Ocean. Backup plan was to get married in the central portion of the house.
It rained and we still got married outside. The photos turned out to be really gorgeous, so I feel lucky that it worked out that way.
It rained on my wedding day, I did not have a backup plan and I am still pissed at the f*cking weather for it.
It (almost) NEVER rains in FL in January/February. I picked end of January to get married, counting on nice, shiny, COOL weather. I was supposed to get married in a beautiful courtyard, and my reception was to be inside. The reception hall had a sunken dance floor and the bar was constructed to look like a pirate ship. OK for a reception, NOT for a ceremony.
We ended up getting married on the sunken dance floor with our guests standing in front of us, above us.
Happy to be married. But still ticked that my ceremony wasn't where I planned and the setup looked strange... I didn't like my pictures at all. I guess I could photoshop us in a courtyard, lol.
So, one of the most epic weddings I have ever been to went down like this. It was at a stunning outside venue in this exclusive community in April, in St. Louis. Three days before the wedding, the temps began to drop and sleet was forecast but the bride would not hear of having it inside. She actually made us do the rehearsal in the sleet. The day of, her dad spent $$$ arranging outdoor heat lamps but she still ended up having to do the ceremony in the tent where the dinner was to be held, like, in front of the chafing dishes, because she was so determined not to make any contingency plans and it was fucking SLEETING.
Then, right as we were doing the cocktail hour, the lights flickered and went out. Someone slid on the ice and hit the transformer for the whole town. The DJ couldn't play, the photographer was fucked and the staff was freaking out, so everything was being served willy nilly, including her cake which got hacked to hell. Then, because there was nothing else to do, everyone hit the bar and got TRASHED. (They had made the unfortunate decision to pay by the drink.) Her brother's wife fell down some stairs and broke her ankle. Half the men there were trying - and failing - to get a generator started. Pretty much anything that could go wrong, did. And poor thing, every anniversary she's had since is totally perfect weather.
Wow.
How was the bride during the wedding after "I shall ignore the sleet and it will go away!"-fest?
Post by RoxMonster on Sept 13, 2014 23:31:27 GMT -5
It rained all morning, and they forecasted thunderstorms all day. Luckily (though still not wonderful) it ended up being sunny and super freakin' hot instead.
Nothing was outside except pictures. So the only thing we needed a back-up plan for was those. We had decided we'd just do them inside our reception venue because it had some neat areas. Had I planned an outdoor ceremony and/or reception, I would definitely have a rain plan. I would never make my guests (or me!) stand out in the rain getting soaked.
We got married in December so indoors of course. And then it snowed. It snows like once a year here so it was kind of special. It has snowed on at least half of our anniversaries (7 or 8 of 14).
I planned the must gorgeous outdoor wedding ever. My mom insisted on having a rain plan, so we did.
It was sunny and gorgeous for weeks before our wedding. Ceremony was scheduled for 7pm. We did outdoor photos. Then it started raining around 6:30pm, and poured from 7-7:30. Then the rain stopped and it was clear all night. So funny.
Post by birdistheword on Sept 14, 2014 1:25:48 GMT -5
I wanted to get married outside, but nixed that idea because my city has literally (like, we are number one on numerous lists) the most varied and unpredictable weather in the US. There was no way I wanted to deal with that kind of stress.
It actually did end up raining a bit in the morning on my wedding day, but had stopped by the time the ceremony started and we did pictures outside.
Post by open24hours on Sept 14, 2014 2:30:59 GMT -5
Not intentionally, but the venue we chose could do the entire thing inside if necessary. I was more concerned about extreme heat (July wedding) necessitating the wedding being moved indoors than rain.
My FIL used to run a tent rental company and his motto was you often need tents for the sun as much as the rain. We were outdoors under tents with some ideas for rain modifications if the forecast leaned that way a few days ahead we would have done them. But we lucked out with a gorgeous day; I can't even imagine doing this to your guests; it's chilly in NY now too!
Post by dragonfly08 on Sept 14, 2014 7:44:49 GMT -5
My wedding was held in a garden outside of the reception hall. And hell yeah we had a backup plan in case of rain. We would have moved everything into a room downstairs where they held the majority of their on-site ceremonies (they only allowed one outdoor ceremony per day, but it was a large manor house that could accommodate as many as six to seven receptions per day on the weekend if all of the rooms were in use for both of the available time slots).
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Post by mrsukyankee on Sept 14, 2014 7:53:18 GMT -5
We had our wedding in April in PA. It snowed and was in the negative degrees F. We were meant to have our ceremony outside. We had to move it inside. I was sad.
Our anniversary is tomorrow. We were supposed to have an outdoor ceremony. It rained, so we moved it inside. The rain had stopped and the sun was out by cocktail hour, so we moved that to the upstairs bar and side lawn instead of the back lawn of the inn. Back up plans are key, much better than soggy guests and a water logged bride.
Our wedding was inside, but planned to do our photos outside. But, it snowed the day before so, while pretty, it was COLD. Still got a few photos outside but the majority had to be inside.
My brother and SIL got married in FL (destination wedding as they're from MA) in a very small affair (20 of us). They planned to get married on the beach (in April) and it was pouring rain that day. They had no backup plan. So, that morning, my mother had to scramble to find somewhere for them to get married. Ended up at a Baptist church with a very enthusiastic minister.
We did not and it poured up until about an hour before the wedding. We only had nine people total though so if we had to we could have just done it in our apartment. I am sure the lady manning the desk of the gardens we were having it at also would have let us just use the indoor space even though we had not paid to do so since there were so few of us. They also had a small covered bridge on the property that we probably all could have squeezed onto if we had to.
If we would have had a normal wedding with dozens of people we would have had a more concrete indoor backup.
Post by cheeseandcrackers on Sept 14, 2014 9:58:00 GMT -5
Got married outside by the pier/beach in the end of August. Ceremony was completely outside, reception was half covered an we paid extra to have some sort of rain cover up. Weather ended up being perfect, 80 with a breeze. We did have a backup plan for ceremony too, it just would have been ugly lol.
We had an outdoor ceremony. We *really* should have had a backup plan knowing the weather here, but we didn't. Thankfully it worked out, but it occurred to me after the fact how screwed we could have been. My wedding day had gorgeous weather.
Post by hippygirl on Sept 14, 2014 10:24:17 GMT -5
My backup plan was having a complete breakdown My best friend talked me off the ledge. A tent was set up. We had to wait for a break in the rain to take pictures on the beach. It didn't rain for weeks before or after our wedding day! Rain is good luck though, right?
Post by aprilsails on Sept 14, 2014 10:50:43 GMT -5
I booked my wedding for the one day in August on which it had not rained in 15 years in my hometown.
We're at 19 years and counting. There wasn't a single cloud in the sky. It was actually atrociously hot in the sun.
The ceremony was always going to be inside the church (Catholic). The reception was in my uncle's backyard where we had a tent more than large enough for everyone and a luxury rental toilet trailer attached. If it had been raining, there was no reason for people to get wet.
So, one of the most epic weddings I have ever been to went down like this. It was at a stunning outside venue in this exclusive community in April, in St. Louis. Three days before the wedding, the temps began to drop and sleet was forecast but the bride would not hear of having it inside. She actually made us do the rehearsal in the sleet. The day of, her dad spent $$$ arranging outdoor heat lamps but she still ended up having to do the ceremony in the tent where the dinner was to be held, like, in front of the chafing dishes, because she was so determined not to make any contingency plans and it was fucking SLEETING.
Then, right as we were doing the cocktail hour, the lights flickered and went out. Someone slid on the ice and hit the transformer for the whole town. The DJ couldn't play, the photographer was fucked and the staff was freaking out, so everything was being served willy nilly, including her cake which got hacked to hell. Then, because there was nothing else to do, everyone hit the bar and got TRASHED. (They had made the unfortunate decision to pay by the drink.) Her brother's wife fell down some stairs and broke her ankle. Half the men there were trying - and failing - to get a generator started. Pretty much anything that could go wrong, did. And poor thing, every anniversary she's had since is totally perfect weather.
That's hilarious to read about. I'm sure the bride was distraught?