Thomas and I originally wanted the wedding date to be Sunday, August 9, 2009. However, considering we want the whole she-bang to be COMPLETELY outdoors in Molino, the humidity, hotness, and bugs may prevent us from doing so. Thus, we are seriously contemplating the month of December.
While I was reading my Bridal Bargains book(yes- Thomas and I are paying for the wedding ourselves) it listed that Florida’s top 3 months to marry were (in order) Dec, June, and April.. interesting! I never even considered a winter wedding! As much as I would love to have the wedding in spring, 1) people wouldn’t be able to make it and 2) spring 2009 may not be enough time to have the property in tip top shape (i.e. remodeling and fixing our lake, bulldozing some trees for more land, expanding the dock, growing the grass, etc etc etc!). Another thing is, Spring 2010 seems too far away!
I want a wedding and I want it now!!
I know one should be able to wait and in essence, a wedding celebration is really just an over the top, expensive elaborate party, but I would still like it to be “perfect”!
Now I need to know some input:
PROS & CONS of an August wedding vs. December wedding
AUGUST 2009
PROs
- It will be in the summer; full of sunshine and warmth!
- always wanted to get married in either Spring or Summer(April or August)
- can go canoeing in the lake!
CONS
- hot, humid weather
- possible food spoiliage- won’t be able to have a cheesecake wedding cake without proving ample accomidations
- will have to settle for a more casual-semi formal wedding b/c of the heat
- guys can’t wear tuxes!
- possibly more expensive to try to spray for bugs and provide tasteful and effective cooling accomidations
- land might not be ready yet
- more chances of sporadic rainstorm!!!
DECEMBER 2009
PROS
- In FL, it won’t be too cold but will still have ample sunshine
- less chance of sporadic rainstorms
- bugs will be mostly gone
- easier to warm up guests than provide some form of AC and more unique ideas (i.e. mini brick pits/ campfires) and those huge heating lamps
- will have the formal wedding that I really really want! Guys can wear the tuxes and it’ll be appropriate for me to wear the heavy formal wedding gown.
CONS
- my 2nd least favorite season =(
- grass may be brown due to frost
- might actually be too cold!
- hardly any flowers will be in season so very very expensive
