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Our wedding is Saturday and unlike my MIL, I’m not superstitious enough to think I’ll jinx myself for checking the weather this early (actually, I was doing so last week).Anyway, it’s gone from “eh” to worse.  It’ll be chilly with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon and into the night.  Thankfully, we have no outdoor functions (6pm church ceremony and 7pm indoor venue reception), but I’m still a little heart-heavy since the reception venue has absolutely awesome outdoor photo ops that we definitely planned on utilizing to the max.  The weather won’t dictate my weekend but I can’t help but feel just an ounce of sadness on my last Monday before the big day that we specifically picked this time of year for the normally awesome weather.  Anyone have some uplifting stories to share about black clouds (literally) on your wedding day?  Words of advice?  J
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  • TKzillaTKzilla member
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    [QUOTE]Our wedding is Saturday and unlike my MIL, I’m not superstitious enough to think I’ll jinx myself for checking the weather this early (actually, I was doing so last week). Anyway, it’s gone from “eh” to worse.   It’ll be chilly with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon and into the night.   Thankfully, we have no outdoor functions (6pm church ceremony and 7pm indoor venue reception), but I’m still a little heart-heavy since the reception venue has absolutely awesome outdoor photo ops that we definitely planned on utilizing to the max.   The weather won’t dictate my weekend but I can’t help but feel just an ounce of sadness on my last Monday before the big day that we specifically picked this time of year for the normally awesome weather.  Anyone have some uplifting stories to share about black clouds (literally) on your wedding day?   Words of advice?   J
    Posted by nbad311[/QUOTE]

    <div>You're not jinxing it BUT the weather changes so quickly, don't let it upset you just yet. I saw a cute thing on Pinterest where the couple collected some rain from their wedding day and put it in a pretty vial. There may also be a break in the weather that'll give you a chance to get your outdoor photo ops. At the end of the day, what matter is you're getting married! Best wishes :)</div>
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  • misshart00misshart00 member
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    It'll be okay. My church had some awesome outdoor locations for photos but we only ended up taking one or two. While it wasn't stormy or cold, the wind was 40 to 50 mph with gusts of 70. It was not fun in my big ball gown. But we got a lot of beautiful indoor pictures. See my sig picture. Edit: I was actually really bummed it didn't rain on our wedding day. The place we bought our rings from will refund your engagement ring if it rains more than half an inch.
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  • Angelface225Angelface225 member
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    Storm clouds can lead to some awesome shots! Have you seen Swag's siggy pic?

     

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    It misted right up until our ceremony started. The ground was too wet for me to wear my heels and I ended up walking down the aisle, getting married, and taking all our pics barefoot. It ended up being one of my most favorite things of the day. So what appears to be a gloomy situation could end up being a silver lining!
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_chit-chat_keeping-a-good-attitude-about-the-weather?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:14Discussion:5393226e-4ec2-4b81-afd0-df2765932a0ePost:6b19b021-dd51-41be-902a-f53e86a28b7a">Re: Keeping a good attitude about the weather</a>:
    [QUOTE]In Response to Keeping a good attitude about the weather : I saw a cute thing on Pinterest where the couple collected some rain from their wedding day and put it in a pretty vial.
    Posted by CourtaniaLynn[/QUOTE]

    That's a great idea, I love it!  I definitely want to do this if in fact a rainy day is in store for us.  <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif" border="0" alt="Smile" title="Smile" />
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  • lyndausvilyndausvi mod
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    We had a full blown TS with 60-mph wind driven rain hit on our wedding day.  It was suppose to be a beach wedding.

    I knew on the Tuesday before the wedding it was going to hit.  My parents and wedding coordinator didn't believe me or at least trying to stay positive.  Whatever.  I'm a licensed boat captain, lived in the islands for 13 years.   I know how to read a weather map.

    I had a small cry at 5am on Tuesday then never thought about it again.  It's not like I could change the weather.    We didn't let it bother us.  Our attitude set the tone for the rest of the people.  If we were all sad then they would be.  We had had awesome food, tons of booze and great music.  What more could you ask for?   The smiles on our faces kept smiles on theirs.

    Plus we have a great stories.  How the tent collapsed in the morning of the wedding.  How DH made the coordinator rearrange the entire ceremony because he found a small part of sand under the tent and knew it was my dream to get married on the sand.  (we were to get married on the sand on the beach, not under the tent).   And many more.  It was a great party and WE GOT MARRIED.


    ETA - TS = Tropical Storm.  Tropical Storm Hannah actually.






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  • BostonGIrl4732BostonGIrl4732 member
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    From what I understand, clouds are the best thing for taking photos because it's like a giant natural light box.  Plus if it's not windy, you might be able to get some cute pictures with umbrellas.  My Irish great-grandmother used to say that rain on your wedding day is great luck!!!
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  • Maggie0829Maggie0829 member
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    There are many things that  you can control on your wedding day, but weather is not one of them.  Don't stress about the weather because stressing will do nothing but make you sick, it won't make the weather any better.

    If it helps, my best friend got married this past weekend.  She started watching the weather when the 10 day forecast came out.  At 10 days out they were calling for thunderstorms and a high of 55 all day.  By her wedding day the weather was 70 degrees and clear blue skies.

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  • MairePoppyMairePoppy mod
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    Here's a picture of my daughter watching for Hurricane Sandy. It wasn't the sunny day that she hoped for, but it was a beautiful day in so many other ways. Don't worry about the weather, there's nothing you can do about it.

                       
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_chit-chat_keeping-a-good-attitude-about-the-weather?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:14Discussion:5393226e-4ec2-4b81-afd0-df2765932a0ePost:1b5f4547-4453-4d97-8b95-eec5a5620003">Keeping a good attitude about the weather</a>:
    [QUOTE]Our wedding is Saturday and unlike my MIL, I’m not superstitious enough to think I’ll jinx myself for checking the weather this early (actually, I was doing so last week). Anyway, it’s gone from “eh” to worse.   It’ll be chilly with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon and into the night.   Thankfully, we have no outdoor functions (6pm church ceremony and 7pm indoor venue reception), but I’m still a little heart-heavy since the reception venue has absolutely awesome outdoor photo ops that we definitely planned on utilizing to the max.   The weather won’t dictate my weekend but I can’t help but feel just an ounce of sadness on my last Monday before the big day that we specifically picked this time of year for the normally awesome weather.  Anyone have some uplifting stories to share about black clouds (literally) on your wedding day?   Words of advice?   J
    Posted by nbad311[/QUOTE]


    It rained on my wedding day for my last wedding. I cried. If one more person told me it was "lucky", I was going to punch them. For me, that meant that my wedding went from outdoors (beautiful, one of the reasons I chose the venue) to indoors (cramped on a porch with no "aisle" to walk down).

    The good news for you, is that your ceremony and reception are indoors and you don't have to worry about figuring logisitcs out. The other good news is that when you can't have outdoor photos, you get creative about taking indoor photos. Use chairs, desks, porches, stairways, phonebooths (there happened to be one at my uncle's wedding)... you make it work.
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  • jemmini6jemmini6 member
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    Some of the most creative wedding pictures I've seen are in the rain.  Seriously, just google image search for wedding pictures in the rain and you can get some great ideas.  Maybe JIC you can go buy some cute umbrellas to have on hand for pics.  Good news is that your ceremony/reception is indoors, so it won't affect that at least.

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  • nbad311nbad311 member
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    Thanks for the reassuring words everyone!  Misshart, yes your sig pic is awesome!  I'm hoping we can get some get photos inside our church too.

    TXKristan, are Houston's thunderstorms crazy violent sometimes too, especially going into these warmer months?  Ours often seem to turn into tornado warnings! 

    I emailed my photographer this morning to see if she had any good backup ideas for bad weather (and to lament just a bit) and she called me back and said, Don't freak out - it will be ok and I am prepared regardless, and STOP CHECKING THE WEATHER ON THE INTERNET!!  Yell
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  • zantsterzantster member
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    PPs have given great advice.  Also, I'm sure your photographer can put together a plan B for your pics in case of rain if you speak to them.  That should help soothe your nerves.
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    I panicked about the weather for our wedding because it was forecasted to rain all the way up to the day of.

    So I decided that I would buy the cutest umbrella on the planet, and turned to ebay for help.  This is what I found:




    Sadly, once I found it, and was excited to use it, the rain disappeared from the forecast completely.

    I still took a couple of pictures with it anyway ^_^.
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  • MuppetFanMuppetFan member
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    yes, buy that umbrella. Wicked cute.
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  • nbad311nbad311 member
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    In Response to Re: Keeping a good attitude about the weather:
    [QUOTE]I panicked about the weather for our wedding because it was forecasted to rain all the way up to the day of. So I decided that I would buy the cutest umbrella on the planet, and turned to ebay for help.  This is what I found: Sadly, once I found it, and was excited to use it, the rain disappeared from the forecast completely. I still took a couple of pictures with it anyway ^_^.
    Posted by Peledreamsofrain[/QUOTE]

    That's super cute!  I want it for regular use, haha.  Actually, after I saw this yesterday, I reached out to my photog (again) and asked if she brought props/umbrellas for rainy shoots.  She said yes, she does have a slew of cute umbrellas in different colors but I could bring my own of course.  She also suggested the BMs bring rainboots if they wouldn;t be too much of a hassle to bring.  She said the more prepared for the rain you are, the more likely it is to NOT show up  :)
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