My wedding bouquet
I am especially passionate about beach weddings, because I myself got married on the beach a little over two years ago. I did not want an ORDINARY wedding, nor did I want a large wedding. A destination wedding is the perfect way to avoid inviting too many people. That was one of my biggest fears, that every one of my elementary school teachers and any other mild acquaintance I had throughout my life would have to be invited. Maybe it's just a small town thing, but I didn't want the pressure of 500 of my not-so-close friends staring at me on my big day. I wanted a backdrop of the calming roar of the ocean and white sandy beaches and only 25-30 of my closest family & friends. Ask and ye shall receive right? ... Oh if only it were that simple.
I know that in many areas spring is a particularly rainy time of the year, but not so in Florida. According to the data online, April is actually one of the driest months in Florida. And MY April, in 2010, had followed that trend thus far with only trace amounts of rainfall the whole first half of the month. Of course, the week before my wedding, the forecast was looking quite grim. I hoped that the weathermen were wrong and that the forecast would surely change in a week's time. The Thursday before my Saturday wedding, the forecast had actually gotten worse - severe thunderstorms, tornado watches, torrential downpours! To make a long story short, the deluge was scheduled for Saturday, the same day as my wedding; so we decided to move the wedding up a day. Fortunately everyone but the acoustic guitar player was able to make the switch on very short notice. The moral to the story is - If you are planning an outdoor wedding, especially on the beach, be prepared for anything that mother nature may throw your way. If you don't think you can handle the possibility of a rained-out wedding, then you might want to consider an indoor wedding.
I know that in many areas spring is a particularly rainy time of the year, but not so in Florida. According to the data online, April is actually one of the driest months in Florida. And MY April, in 2010, had followed that trend thus far with only trace amounts of rainfall the whole first half of the month. Of course, the week before my wedding, the forecast was looking quite grim. I hoped that the weathermen were wrong and that the forecast would surely change in a week's time. The Thursday before my Saturday wedding, the forecast had actually gotten worse - severe thunderstorms, tornado watches, torrential downpours! To make a long story short, the deluge was scheduled for Saturday, the same day as my wedding; so we decided to move the wedding up a day. Fortunately everyone but the acoustic guitar player was able to make the switch on very short notice. The moral to the story is - If you are planning an outdoor wedding, especially on the beach, be prepared for anything that mother nature may throw your way. If you don't think you can handle the possibility of a rained-out wedding, then you might want to consider an indoor wedding.