Well, my winter wedding season has just finished and before the slideshows appear on this blog I thought it would be a good opportunity to remind brides planning a winter wedding of some things to consider when planning a winter wedding.
1. Get married in daylight – I suggest a 1pm marriage at the latest to allow the church exit, guests driving to the reception venue and possibly Bride & Groom portraits to be undertaken in daylight.
2. Lighting the reception venue – 2 candles per table may not be enough so do consider ambient lighting. If the venue does not have the flexibility to provide controlable lighting then hire LED uplighters to light the room – these will really change the atmosphere of the room remarkably.
3. Guest accomodation and transportation – if your venue is out in the countryside then do consider arranging transportation for everybody from a town centre and back so everyone can enjoy and drink and get home safely. Also supply lists of accomodation and urge guests to book early especially as the christmas work party season has started.
4. Bad weather – do consider where guests are going to enjoy pre-wedding drinks if the weather is bad. Some venues have more flexible space than others to accomodate bad weather winter weddings.
5. Heating – make sure the venue is sufficiently warm for a winter wedding either by central heating, log fires or temporary lpg gas burners.
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Posted on Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 at 10:06