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Outdoor Ceremony in October???
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Outdoor Ceremony in October???
Hey Twin Citiesbrides and grooms. Chat here about the best tips, Knottie GTGs, and wedding planning in your area.
Hey ladies! Am I crazy to try and plan an outdoor ceremony for October 26th? I already have the venue for our reception, Gale Woods Farm, so even if the weather is horrible we could do it inside. 
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Minnesota-Minneapolis and St. Paul
Outdoor Ceremony in October???
Hey Twin Citiesbrides and grooms. Chat here about the best tips, Knottie GTGs, and wedding planning in your area.
Hey ladies! Am I crazy to try and plan an outdoor ceremony for October 26th? I already have the venue for our reception, Gale Woods Farm, so even if the weather is horrible we could do it inside. 
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Outdoor Ceremony in October???
posted at 2/10/2012 1:40 PM EST
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Hey ladies!
Am I crazy to try and plan an outdoor ceremony for October 26th? I already have the venue for our reception, Gale Woods Farm, so even if the weather is horrible we could do it inside. I just always had my heart set on an outdoors fall wedding... Any advice? (I probably have a tent available through family members too)
Thanks!
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Re: Outdoor Ceremony in October???
posted at 2/10/2012 2:02 PM EST
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Day or evening? If it's daytime you'd probably be ok, but evenings in October get pretty darn chilly. If your primary concern is the comfort of your guests (and it should be) you should do the ceremony indoors. You can always do photos outside.
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Re: Outdoor Ceremony in October???
posted at 2/10/2012 2:53 PM EST
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I think if it's short it might be ok. The weather is so unpredictable in this state so it's hard to say. There could be a blizzard or nice sunny weather, who knows! I think since you have a backup plan in place I'd plan on it and then see how the weather is. Hope it works out!
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Re: Outdoor Ceremony in October???
posted at 2/10/2012 3:06 PM EST
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I had a friend get married outdoors in October at Rice Park and it was beautiful! I loved it!
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Re: Outdoor Ceremony in October???
posted at 2/10/2012 3:07 PM EST
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We are planning for about 6pm ceremony, something short and sweet
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Re: Outdoor Ceremony in October???
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In Response to Re: Outdoor Ceremony in October???:
We are planning for about 6pm ceremony, something short and sweet
Posted by sboughten
I think that's late enough that I wouldn't do it. Even if it was nice during the day, by 6 it would be getting dark and chilly.
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Re: Outdoor Ceremony in October???
posted at 2/10/2012 3:33 PM EST
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I think you'd be taking a huge risk by doing it outside that late. Make sure you have an inside backup plan :-)
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Re: Outdoor Ceremony in October???
posted at 2/10/2012 6:28 PM EST
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In Response to Re: Outdoor Ceremony in October???:
I think you'd be taking a huge risk by doing it outside that late. Make sure you have an inside backup plan :-)
Posted by SSaltzman87
This. It snowed during our cocktail hour at 6 pm on October 9th.
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Re: Outdoor Ceremony in October???
posted at 2/10/2012 7:26 PM EST
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The sun sets at 6:13 pm on October 26, so your ceremony is going to be pretty dark if you choose to hold it outside. Not to mention the chill in the air as the sun is going down. Personally, I wouldn't risk doing an outdoor wedding that late in October.
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Re: Outdoor Ceremony in October???
posted at 2/11/2012 10:21 AM EST
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You never know with October these days! I couldn't even bring myself to listen to a weather report in the 2 weeks leading up to our October 8th wedding last year. In the end we had a perfect 80+ degree day so it worked beautifully.
If you've got a good Plan B onsite then you can always try to have it outside and adjust as the weather reports roll in. I think as other people mentioned, the bigger problem may be lighting if you try to do it at 6 pm. I think you'll have a tough time getting good pictures by that point. I would move the ceremony to the 4-5 pm range (we did ours at 4 and had great lighting).
In the end I guess my best advice is to be flexible. If it is cold/too windy/rainy no one (including you) will be able to enjoy the moment.
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Re: Outdoor Ceremony in October???
posted at 2/11/2012 6:43 PM EST
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I attended a wedding there in June 2010. It was so miserably hot because they don't have air conditioning in the reception area and the outdoor ceremony area gets full sun, at least at that time of the year. So I think an October wedding at that location would be really nice. The indoor area seems plenty big to have the ceremony in there and reset it for the reception if needed. I don't think you would need a tent. Maybe if you could put it up against the barn it would be nice for a cocktail hour though.
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Re: Outdoor Ceremony in October???
posted at 2/26/2012 9:18 PM EST
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Go after what you want!! I am doing outdoor ceremony and reception Oct 6th! At the end of the day if you are married and happy that is all that matters, if mother nature throws a wrench into your plans you will just laugh about it down the road.
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