Both the fall and winter seasons offer couples the chance to highlight the beauty of the seasons by choosing an outdoor venue for their wedding and reception. With amazing fall colors as a backdrop to your nuptials, an autumn wedding allows the beauty of nature, in all her glory, to welcome your guests with the hues of the season. A winter wedding, held outdoors on a brisk day with snow-capped trees or frost-covered grass lends a sense of romance to a beautiful wedding day. The designers at Walter Knoll Weddings are experts. Allow us to help you plan a fall or winter outdoor ceremony that captivates your guests and brings delightful memories for years to come.
Timing Is Everything
Choosing the best time for your fall or winter ceremony should be a top priority once you have settled on an outdoor wedding. The weather may certainly be a factor, the time of day of your ceremony also matters. Those who want a late afternoon or early evening ceremony should remember that the length of day shortens during the autumn and winter seasons. If natural light or a sunset wedding is your wish, consider a late afternoon time no more than an hour before sunset. If an evening wedding is your goal, external lighting sources are needed, especially if you also hold the reception outdoors or in a wedding tent at your chosen venue. Whether you choose natural lighting for a daytime wedding or an evening ceremony under the stars, your romantic fall or winter wedding starts with deciding on timing for the wedding and reception.
Fantastic Fall Nuptials
An afternoon wedding on a crisp autumn day is within your reach with a little planning. Since the weather can be anything from cool to brisk, a fall ceremony held out of doors will be mean that heat and insects will not likely be a factor. Nature’s vivid colors make a fantastic background of reds, yellows and oranges, allowing Mother Nature to be your decorator. However, temperatures may drop as the ceremony and reception progress, Consider providing blankets, in your choice of color for each guest and have a pre-wedding cocktail hour serving warm drinks and coffee. The use of fire pits and outdoor heaters will also help everyone stay comfortably warm during your autumn outdoor wedding. Romance is in the air as you celebrate your love in an autumnal outdoor ceremony and reception.
Outdoor Winter Wedding Possibilities
There are several excellent reasons to consider an outdoor venue even if your wedding date falls during the winter months. Considering an outdoor wedding and reception venue during the winter months suggests a love of wintertime weather or the holidays, but not every couple plans for cold weather during a winter outdoor ceremony. Destination weddings, a popular option, secure a venue without the worry of ice and snow or freezing temperatures. Warm breezes and bright sun can the backdrop of your destination outdoor winter wedding. In either case, if your heart is set on an outdoor winter ceremony, choose your date and the venue to create the winter wedding of your dreams.
Both autumn and winter can be perfect seasons for having the outdoor wedding you have been planning By choosing your date and the time of day of your nuptials carefully and considering the location of your venue, and possible alternative plans, your fall or winter outdoor ceremony will be all that you imagined it to be. Consider allowing Rebel Hill Weddings to design an autumn or winter outdoor wedding that is a vision of your perfect wedding day.