advice needed

[Deleted User] · October 2009

hold up. your guests need 4 hours to change clothes?

ffmaid · October 2009

since you have to split the guests into two areas your best option is assigned tables and to assign your WP , parents and siblings to the room you are not in. Because since they are closest to the hosts they should be the ones furthest away to keep the 2nd room from feeling liek the reject room of guests you do not care about.

CourtneyNicole&ChristopherPatrick · October 2009

no, most of them have a hike planned for the middle of the day. well... everyone but the grandmas.

cbvcru67 · October 2009

Here's where your at, at this point-Yes, I think it will be too cold as is. But the reception venue is already booked, so you have to move on from there. (it is gorgeous, by the way). I think you need to look into heaters. I'm sure you've seen something like them on outdoor patios/restaurants and bars. You should look into renting 6-10 of these and putting them around your patio, depending on how large it is. I think each lamp can radiate heat for about 3 feet. If inside the venue cannot hold everyone for dinner, you need to find a way to bring heat outside. I would also try to mentally prepare yourself to see your guests dwindle as the night goes on, especially the older folks who won't handle the temperature as well.

pumpkinpumpkin · October 2009

my head hurts.

wadingmoose · October 2009

You and me both, P2.

Soon-to-be Mrs. Vogt · October 2009

Maybe I missed this in some of the other responses, but why can't you set up inside for 50 people (both upstairs and downstairs), and still set up for 25 people outside as well? Then you'll be covered if some people want to sit outside, or if everyone wants to sit inside. Those heaters everyone is talking about do wonders for keeping things warm. Definitely look into those, because even if everyone does sit outside, people will still go outside to mingle, have a drink, smoke, etc. We put out blankets for our guests in our seating areas outside, so that might be an option too (give them something to cuddle up with while they talk). Maybe also see if the venue will set up a drink station outside with hot apple cider, hot chocolate, and coffee. Sort of a warm bar of sorts. You could have some rum, kaluha, and peppermint schnapps out there for grown-up warm drinks. I would venture outside with that set-up, at least for awhile.

CourtneyNicole&ChristopherPatrick · October 2009

thanks! great responses.

*BeachBride0410* · October 2009

The cabin is beautiful!!

Stackeye210 · October 2009

Have every guest arriving take shots of hard liquor.......it sets off the internal body heater. The venue is very pretty - it's too bad you can't have warmer night time weather with it.

wadingmoose · October 2009

Am I the only one who understands that at those temperatures the guests outside will be eating cold food very quickly?I mean, I'm all for the cold and being outside, but...

Soon-to-be Mrs. Vogt · October 2009

Nope, I'm with ya moose. I don't know why anyone would want to be outside in near freezing temps, trying to eat.But, if OP insists that her FI will want to be outside, there must be at least one person on her guest list who doesn't mind chicken a la snowflake.

Soon-to-be Mrs. Vogt · October 2009

I'm sure there are Stage. My H would probably go outside too rather than sit in a crowded room. I just don't understand the logic

lyndausvi · October 2009

I'm with you moose. We might have to sit for 4 hours at a baseball game on Saturday. It should be in the 50's. I plan on wearing layers, boots, gloves, hats, coat, etc. I just can not see that being fun for a wedding. Especially when I can see a nice warm spot through the windows.

lyndausvi · October 2009

Can someone explain the timeline?Cake cutting is at 3pm. Dinner at 7pm. Hiking and wardrobe change in between? When it the actual ceremony?

Soon-to-be Mrs. Vogt · October 2009

When it the actual ceremony? After the elk hunt and bird watching, but before everyone sits around the campfire and sings kumbaya

betrothed123 · October 2009

I'm also somewhat confused as to why you'd cut your cake 4 hours before the reception.

squirrly · October 2009

Yeah, I'm thinking moving the reception up earlier in the day is a much better idea. MUCH.

wadingmoose · October 2009

I'm amused by the timeline. How did I miss that?What is Courtney's local? I'm gonna hazard a guess that there's a thread over there about P&E right about now.

betrothed123 · October 2009

She's been verbally brutalized on P&E before and I've never seen her complain about it on another board.

wadingmoose · October 2009

Ok, well in that case, I'm impressed.

lyndausvi · October 2009

I looked at the pictures of the inside. It would be perfect for a cocktail style reception. People could sit by the bar (my friend's would), others by the sofas. Add a few high tops and some more chairs and it would be fine. Much like a at home party. Nice a cozy. Making them eat outside would just be cruel. I could see some of the guests looking through the windows wondering why they can be in that nice cozy space.

mandysmear · October 2009

Oh my. This is all sorts of bad. This coming from a girl who got married in the winter and had a gap.That says a lot.

salt78 · October 2009

As much as I just LOVE to wear my coat for an entire reception, I'm unclear as to why anyone would plan on an outdoor wedding for the end of October unless they live in like South Florida or someplace else that is warm all year round.

salt78 · October 2009

I'm farther north and I went to an April wedding, but it was inside.

lyndausvi · October 2009

personally I love wearing gloves when eatting a sitdown or buffet dinner.

lyndausvi · October 2009

actually a night time 60 degree temp is somewhat cold for some people. Especially older people.

wadingmoose · October 2009

Outdoor weddings in April would also be ridiculous here.Outdoor weddings in May and June can be iffy. Ditto August and September.July you might be ok if you like sweltering heat or mosquitoes or rain and hail. Or wind.You weren't talking Canada - North though, were you?

lyndausvi · October 2009

I would also question an April outside wedding also. Lets face it, NJ had snow last week. Mid-Oct to Mid-May are iffy months to plan an outside wedding anywhere in the states. Especially a mountain where it gets colder faster and lasts longer.

mandysmear · October 2009

Has anyone been paying attention to the weather over the last year or two? It's been really out of sorts. I would never bank on weather for the month of April, May, June, July, August, September... etc.

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