You have always been fascinated by the beauty of the outdoors whether it be the beach, mountain or garden. Without a doubt, you know for sure that you’re longing to celebrate your wedding at a place where it offers a great scenery where you’re one with mother nature. It’s okay to think out of the box most of the time especially if you’re not the type who prefers the typical church wedding. In order to keep everything under control, here are some tips that you need to keep in mind in planning your outdoor wedding:
1. Keep in mind the comfort of your guests
An outdoor wedding is one of the most beautiful celebrations so make sure that your guests’ comfort is your number one priority. If it’s too sunny and hot, make sure to give out refreshing drinks or an ice-cold bottle of water to your guests as they are being ushered to your wedding reception. Also, make sure to provide large electric fans that will provide enough ventilation at your wedding venue. Sunscreens should also be on hand so that your guests can use them whenever they want. You can also incorporate your ingenuity by printing your wedding program on fans.
For a cold and dewy weather, make sure to tell your guests in advance that they need to bring extra clothes. You can provide shawls for your lady guests. Better yet, have lap blankets on hand as they can act not only as warmer for your guests but they will also be an added decoration for your place.
2. Don’t forget to decorate the place
One of the perks of celebrating an outdoor wedding is the fact that it provides a beautiful background thus it lessens your work in decorating the place. However, don’t forget that you need to put extra decorations here and there. Visit the wedding venue at least one or two weeks in advance and make sure that the lawn is mown, the ground is raked and that the flowers are in full bloom.
Also, don’t ever skip the decorating process! Add some sparkly fairy lights or some paper lanterns and keep the place glittering at night.
3. Provide slippers for your guests
Here’s another ingenious way of keeping your guests’s comfort in mind. Ladies might have a problem walking around the venue in their high heels so why not provide comfy slippers that they can use? These slippers are perfect for dancing so that they won’t hesitate to hit the dance floor in no time! P.S. slippers also make great as wedding party favors!
4. Have a back up plan and prepare for the rain
No matter how hard we rely on weather updates and predictions, sometimes it’s best to have a back up plan since we can never really know for sure. Be sure that you have tents just to be ready for any unpredictable erratic weather changes. You should also keep umbrellas on hand just so your guests can have them whenever the need to use them arises.
5. Keep those annoying insects and bugs at bay
The number one problem with an outdoor wedding is the fact that you cannot control the presence of insects and bugs. Keep in mind to put citronella candles or a bug electronic device on hand so that guests will not take too much of their time swatting these pesky bugs.
6. Don’t forget about your live wedding entertainment!
An outdoor San Diego wedding is best celebrated with a live wedding entertainment! After all the formalities of a wedding ceremony, it’s great to end the night with lively music! What better way to end the wedding than with a bang? Guests will surely love the idea of dancing the night away with lively and upbeat music from a great band.
