Weddings happen throughout the year, but certain months are more popular for the wedding season than others. Many people want to have a wedding in the spring or summer, because it gives them more venue options to choose from. Instead of only having indoor venues to explore, they can consider having the ceremony outside.
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Another big advantage of outdoor weddings is that they give the photographer natural light to work with, and you can also pick a place with gorgeous scenery, so you don’t have to pay for more decorations. The only issue is that if you’re having a summer wedding, temperatures are going to soar.
To keep yourself and your guests from melting away on your big day, read on for a list of survival tips for your hot summer wedding. You can still have your wedding on the summer day of your choosing, if you think ahead about making sure everyone stays comfortable while it happens.
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1. Dress in Light Clothes
On your invites, remind your guests to dress in light clothes. Flowing dresses and rolled-up shirt sleeves will be much more comfortable for your guests than formal gowns and suits. You should do the same for yourself as well! When you’re out shopping around for your dream wedding dress, stay away from the options that have lots of layers. Something simpler will be lightweight and more free-flowing on your big day.
2. Always Have Water Available
Right when guests arrive for your reception, have water available so everyone can stay hydrated. It’s a terrible feeling to be overheated, especially when you’re dehydrated, too. Have large buckets of ice with water bottles prepared just before guests arrive. You can even work water bottles into decorations, so when guests carry theirs around, they won’t feel out of place.
3. Give Guests Fans
Fans are an easy way to give your guests something fun and useful they can take home with them at the end of the night. Lay out a fan on each seat the morning of your wedding or have them right by the entrance to your venue, so no one walks in without one.
4. Create Shaded Seating
Most outdoor weddings have guests in rows spread out across the grass, with nothing over them except the open sky. You can create shaded seating without going over budget to prevent guests from feeling sunburned when it’s time for the reception.
Rent tents and line them with lights or gauze to create a romantic feel in your seating area. Look around your venue to see if there’s a place under thick trees to host the ceremony instead. Try out a few different options and work with your venue to see what your best choice is.
5. Stock up on Rally Towels
Rally towels are best-known in the sports world, but they’re making their way into the world of weddings, too. You can give your guests rally towels personalised with you and your partner’s initials, or another motif that matches the theme of your wedding.
Guests can use the towels to prevent spills at the reception and wave them in the air as you walk back down the aisle or out the reception to your car. They’ll help make your wedding photos unique and save you from buying poppers or rice for guests to throw. Continue reading
