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Outdoor Wedding at a public park

lgresham2850lgresham2850 member
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My fiance and I are thinking about an outdoor wedding at a small, semi-private, beautiful public park on a lake in Baltimore. We are nervous about the possibly of rain (June wedding), and not having a real back up plan. It's a public park, so i'm not sure if a tent would be acceptable. The reception will be in a restaurant downtown.

Any suggestions??
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  • Summer2011BrideSummer2011Bride member
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    I definitely agree with having a back-up plan. My first suggestion is to post on your local board, over on the left hand side and see if any brides have gotten married there and what they did for a rain plan.

    I would talk to your contact at the park to see if they would allow a tent and if they have any on-site locations that are covered in case of rain. If they've hosted weddings before there, I'm sure they've had to deal with that possibility.


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  • freebread03freebread03 member
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    What park are you thinking of?  I'm trying to think of parks with lakes in Baltimore where I wouldn't be worried about people ruining the privacy.  Rain in June is a real possibility, so you definitely need a good backup plan.
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  • bunni727bunni727 member
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    We had a wedding at a public park. It probably varies depending on the park, but we were allowed to put up a tent the day of, it just wasn't allowed to stay overnight. We decided instead to use a covered pavillion for our reception and cabaret seating was our rain plan.

    I'd probably look into having a tent or using a shelter at the park, but you may be able to pull off cabaret seating at the restaurant if you have to.
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  • Jennlee2Jennlee2 member
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    Our city's parks allow tents, but you have to call digger's hotline first to have the area marked, I guess so you don't put stakes into any underground wires.  So you'd need to plan ahead to have that done.

    Check out the city/county website and see if it says anything about it.  Or call the parks' office to ask.
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  • lgresham2850lgresham2850 member
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    edited October 2012
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_outdoor-weddings_outdoor-wedding-at-a-public-park?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:666Discussion:8d684b0a-0377-4b67-bf31-76b11f9151c8Post:a4bddfcf-4153-469c-a050-e37e837661ca">Re: Outdoor Wedding at a public park</a>:
    [QUOTE]What park are you thinking of?  I'm trying to think of parks with lakes in Baltimore where I wouldn't be worried about people ruining the privacy.  Rain in June is a real possibility, so you definitely need a good backup plan.
    Posted by freebread03[/QUOTE]

    It's called Bluestone Park at Quarry Lake. In Pikesville.
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