Well it looks like the tropical storm has settled in for a few days to drop tons of water on this weekend’s weddings. Fortunately ours is an indoor wedding, and our bride has the best personality. I’m sure she won’t let the weather put a damper on her day!  We can always look on the bright side – There’s an old wives tale that says rain on your wedding day makes you fertile!! 
The rainy weather brings me to my Wednesday Wedding Planner subject for this week.  If you are planning an outdoor wedding, make sure you have an alternate plan in case of bad weather. I believe it was hurricane season last year that we had a wedding scheduled in Forsyth Park in Savannah, Georgia. I was just as excited as the bride about getting to shoot in this infamous park. Well, I believe his name was Tropical Storm Barry that halted all our dreams.  Boy was he nasty. It rained and the wind blew and the umbrellas flipped inside out. I think you get the picture. The wedding ceremony got pushed into the mansion next to the park – which wasn’t a bad thing, but the point is there was an alternate plan.  
If you are dreaming of a perfect outdoor wedding, and have put months of planning into every detail, don’t leave the fate of the success of your day in the hands of mother nature. You just might be sorely disappointed. There is no reason you can’t plan for rain and then be ecstatic that it is in fact a beautiful sunny day. Most of the time, venues have indoor areas as a rainy-day option. If not, I would suggest that you go ahead and reserve an alternate location as a back-up.
I absolutely adore outdoor weddings and love the benefit of natural light for shooting. As a matter of fact, Jeff and I would like to be the first to encourage you to “go for it”!  ~ Happy Wedding Planning, Julie.

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