| More and more weddings are being held outdoors. | | | | bride and her attendants dress to the ceremony? Is |
| Regardless of the reason, there are certain things that | | | | there even a place for the bride to dress, or does she |
| must be considered that are different from weddings | | | | need to come to the site ready for the ceremony?Will |
| held inside. These 10 considerations are:Perhaps the | | | | you have your reception and/or dinner at the same |
| most important consideration is the weather. You | | | | location or will your guests need to drive to another |
| probably would not want to plan a wedding in January | | | | location? If you have guests who are disabled, can |
| in Alaska or Michigan or in August in Arizona or South | | | | they get to the ceremony site with a minimum of |
| Texas. (It is, however, easier to have an outdoor | | | | consternation and effort?Is there adequate parking? If |
| wedding in the heat than in the cold). If you do choose | | | | not, is there a shuttle service that can transport your |
| a date that may risk extreme weather, allow for the | | | | guests from the parking lot to the ceremony |
| proper dress - coats and footwear for the cold, light | | | | site?What about bugs? If there is an insect problem, |
| clothing, fans and drinking water for the heat.The | | | | what can be done about it? You certainly don't want |
| distance from the parking area to the ceremony site. I | | | | your guests eaten up by mosquitos nor do you want a |
| officiated at a wedding that was held in a beautiful | | | | bee to get in Aunt Mabel's hair or fly into the officiant's |
| setting. To get there the guests had to hike a mile | | | | mouth while he or she is trying to pronounce the |
| through sand and rocks, cross a creek by walking | | | | couple as husband and wife.Choose your attire to |
| across rocks, and all this in 95 degree heat. They had | | | | accommodate the out-of-doors venue; e.g., no spiked |
| not informed their guests of this minor marathon and | | | | heels, no long flowing trains or veils, etc.In a beautiful |
| many women in their finest wedding wear and spiked | | | | outdoor setting, a wedding ceremony can be |
| heals waited in their cars until everyone else returned | | | | spectacular if you do the proper planning ahead of |
| from the ceremony. While the ceremony was | | | | time. Look for ways to enhance the setting and avoid |
| spectacular and held in a stunning setting, there were | | | | the pitfalls and you will most likely have a breathtaking |
| some quite unhappy guests.If you have a mike and/or | | | | ceremony.Irene Conlan has a masters degree in |
| a D.J. for the ceremony, are electrical outlets available? | | | | nursing, a doctoral degree in metaphysics, is a certified |
| If it is in the evening, what time does the sun set? Is | | | | hypnotherapist and an ordained minister. She practices |
| lighting available if it gets dark earlier than expected? Is | | | | holistic hypnotherapy and officiates at weddings in |
| you photographer familiar with the setting and its | | | | Scottsdale, Az and the Phoenix metropolitan area. |
| lighting requirements?How far is it from the place the | | | | |