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Special Considerations for Outdoor WeddingsScheduling Outdoor Weddings You might think that if you're having your wedding outdoors, you could just decide on a place and have the wedding there. Not so. Some parks have to be scheduled a year or more in advance, and some charge hefty fees. If you're having your wedding on private property, you still need to make arrangements with the property owner. You may have parking and traffic issues to deal with, and should check with local authorities well ahead of time to see if you need a special permit. Power for Outdoor Weddings Decide if you will need electric power for anything at your wedding. Most of the time you'll at least want amplification for music, and it's also a good idea to have microphones for the bride, groom and whoever is officiating. There is a lot more ambient noise at an outdoor wedding traffic, wind, animals, children, etc. and you can rarely hear the ceremony unless it's amplified. Find out if power is available, and figure out what you will need. You may need to arrange for back-up power, and may even want a technician at the wedding to help with power and sound issues. Weather Issues at Outdoor Weddings Let's just be honest; the weather can ruin your outdoor wedding plans. It can be rainy, windy, threatening, stormy or hot. Make contingency plans for the weather. Find a back-up place to have the wedding in case the weather is just too bad for an outdoor ceremony. Publish that location on your invitations, and include a note that tells them who to contact to see if the wedding has been moved. Ask a friend to take care of this for you; answering phone calls, calling the wedding party members, and posting signs at the outdoor location saying that the wedding has been moved. Make sure you do not have to deal with it on your wedding day. You might also consider putting up tents to shade and protect the wedding party. Bugs and Dirt at Outdoor Weddings There's only so much you can do about bugs. You can set up fans to keep flying insects away, or you can spray the area before the ceremony. Citronella candles help, but they do not smell very wedding-like. Dirt is another issue. If it's windy, dust and dirt will get on everything, but even if it's not windy, things will still get dirty. Wedding dresses with trains drag in the dirt, and they're hard to get clean later. Everybody's all dressed up in their fancy best, and things just get dirty. Provide places for people to sit and rest without getting their clothes soiled. Some parks don't allow you to bring in chairs, so provide blankets to cover picnic benches or the ground. Put paper or cloth down where the bride will walk to protect her dress. |
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