Blush + Bashful

After three years of wonderful luck…Blush & Bashful had our first truly rainy wedding day. Sure, we’ve had days where it sprinkled or threatened rain, or started pouring after the outdoor events were over. However, we’ve never had a true deluge like we had this past Saturday. Rather than panicking, we put in place our rain plan and the day went off very well.

Here are Blush & Bashful’s top ten tips for a fabulous rainy day wedding:

1) Golf umbrellas! Purchase ten to twenty 62″(or larger) golf umbrellas for your guests and bridal party members to use throughout the day. Don’t plan to get all of them back at the end of the night, though! Umbrellas have a way of walking off…

2) Assign helpful friends to escort your guests to and from their vehicles with the golf umbrellas. Your guests will be so grateful!

3) Call ahead. Let someone at your ceremony and reception sites know when you are arriving so they can be sure to greet you with an umbrella and an open door. Or, arrange for a friend to take over this responsibility.

4) Dress at your ceremony site, if possible. It’s one less opportunity for your gown to be soaked.

5) Get an updo! Even if you’ve been growing out your gorgeous hair for years for your wedding, the humidity on a rainy day will make it look less than perfect. An updo is more easily controlled!

6) Bring a change of shoes so your white satin Stuart Weitzman’s don’t get ruined. Make it white wellies!

7) Having a rain plan for any outdoor photos is pretty standard, but no one thinks to get permission to take photos at those indoor locations! Often you’ll need to get a permit or talk to a specific person to gain access.

8 ) If you want to have photos at outdoor locations in the rain, talk to your photographer to be sure he/she has an assistant on hand to hold the umbrella over the expensive photography equipment. Rainy day wedding photos are beautiful!

9) Don’t focus on the rain! Is there anything more boring than talking about the weather? If your guests mention the weather to you, smile, shrug, and change the subject.

10) You knew I’d say this…relax and focus on what matters most!