Weathered Weddings

Rain Rain, Come and stay?

Every bride dreads the idea of rain on her wedding day. Outdoor venues are ruined, hair is messed up, long dresses get muddy.  When it happens, every bride’s maid, every guest says, “Rain means good luck!” But at that moment, it is hard for any bride to think of rain as good luck. 

Plattsgurgh, NY Wedding

It’s a shame that weather can’t be forecasted over a year in advance, but when bills are paid, the guests have arrived, the show must go on! You are just going to have to go with it, and most of the time, it is what is unplanned that makes for the most memories. Just this past August I was helping with a wedding in up-state New York. The morning was beautiful and promising. The sky was sunny, the air was not too hot (which was good, because the church did not have air conditioning) and it was looking to be ideal wedding weather!

Kathleen Buckley, Buckley Events

But Mother Nature had us fooled, and between the ceremony and the reception, the skies opened up and down came the rain. The cocktail hour was planned to be on a terrace, and the reception to be in a tent. The terrace was partially covered and the tent let little to no rain in. For the most part, everyone was able to stay dry. Between the cocktail hour area, and the reception tent, there was, however, a few feet that were uncovered, and for the first part of the reception, you could hear giggles and laughter as guests tried to jump and rush through that little section as they came and went from the tent to the terrace. The Bride’s and Bride’s Maids’ hair remained intact during pictures despite the weather. Later once the dancing started, their hair started to frizz, but so was everyone else’s. I guess you could say that the level of frizz was directly related to level of fun everyone was having!

Guests getting down on the dance floor

Lake Champlain

And wouldn’t you know it, the rain stopped during the reception! The outdoor area could be used, and as everyone went outside to look at the beautiful view of the lake. The rain also provided for  a stunning rainbow for all to enjoy. The rain may have put a damper on how things were thought to go that day, but without it, the giggles that were made while trying to escape the drops and the very special pictures in front of the awesome rainbow wouldn’t have been had.

Rain or no rain, it was the perfect day for that couple. Memories were made that will never be forgotten, and by the looks of it, the Bride and Groom were the “treasures” at the end of the rainbow.  

Mr. and Mrs. Morschauser!