Outdoor weddings: What your comfort limit?

Gisellerina · October 2013

@ashleyep - that's true - I always forget about the humidity effect on temperatures in other parts of the country! Until I get there and turn into a frizzy mess! I was a bridesmaid in an outdoor wedding this past June - it was 110 degrees and brutal. Hope you enjoyed your weekend here in the sunny desert!

allispain · October 2013

When DH and I lived in VA, I can't imagine anyone having an outdoor wedding if the temperature was below 60 at the very lowest - but outdoor ceremonies going up into the 90s? Totally normal. Sucky, especially given summer humidity levels of 95% or above, but normal and not anything the majority of local guests would complain about (it was 82 and sunny for our outdoor ceremony - absolutely perfect June weather in VA).

Now that we live in WI, I can imagine that the locals would be much more likely to be okay with lower temperatures, given how much more used to cold weather people are.

ElcaB · October 2013

It's always hard to say what temperature you can stand when you can't actually feel it. As PPs pointed out, temperature is often relative to the person who's feeling it. Cold to an Alaskan isn't the same as cold to a Texan, you know? Plus, there are variables like humidity, wind chill, and sun that can make temps more (or less) tolerable.

I'd say a tolerable range is 60-80.

This thread has been super helpful since I'm hoping to have an outdoor ceremony for our late October wedding in Ohio! We're thinking we might have a better chance of favorable temps if we have our ceremony earlier, so even if it's a little chilly, the sun could help.

jlazgrl · October 2013

I live in south Florida and can not deal with cold weather. I keep the heater set to 68 (for the whole 2 weeks it gets colder than that) in the winter. If I were invited to an outdoor wedding and it was supposed to be below 50 I probably wouldn't go. But thats just because I'm used to it being 90 all year long.

WonderRed · October 2013

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ElcaB said:

This thread has been super helpful since I'm hoping to have an outdoor ceremony for our late October wedding in Ohio! We're thinking we might have a better chance of favorable temps if we have our ceremony earlier, so even if it's a little chilly, the sun could help.

I agree. I'm so glad i asked this. I think for Colorado, with most of our guests coming from here, northern New Mexico, and Maine, tolerance is going to be much higher than many of these responses. We were out at our venue last night with our photographer two hour later than our ceremony will be. It was low 50s & sunny and we were all perfectly fine in long sleeve, light shirts. I was looking at the other people who were there and they were all dressed about the same and walking around comfortably. So for us, our locale & our guests we're good with that temp point we've got set, especially coupled with the blankets and hot apple cider.

APDSS22 · October 2013

We went to an outdoor wedding in mid-October last year in AR that was freakin freezing under the pavilion where they had the ceremony (shade+wind+metal chairs) but gorgeous out in the sun for the reception. So maybe look into a non-metal seating option if you think it'll be a bit nippy.

Jen4948 · October 2013

One other thing: Think about providing shade for your guests. Even if it's not that hot out, having them sit in bright sunlight with no protection isn't a good idea.

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