Full Wedding Recap - Robin & Stephen - Rain or Shine

Robin and Stephen tied the knot the past Saturday at Cheekwood and it was a gorgeous wedding despite the weather! Robin and I had been watching the weather all week hoping that just maybe the rain would let up in time for Saturday but we all awoke Saturday morning to heavy clouds, fog, and humidity...not a good sign. Then on our way from the hotel to Cheekwood, the thunder and lightning started, followed by a torential downpour! Hope was fading fast for an outdoor ceremony in the Wills Perennial Garden. Thankfully Robin was very calm and decided that afternoon that since the doppler forecast didn't look too dismal for the evening, we would set up the ceremony outside and hope for the best. So we did! A huge thanks to Vicki Sanders and her team with Branching Out who did an great job setting-up in the rain. Here's what we were dealing with:

Pretty, but definitely very wet. We all pushed on however and amazingly about an hour before the ceremony was to start, the rain stopped, the clouds turned from dark gray to a lighter gray, and we even saw touches of blue sky off in the distance! So we dried off all the chairs, the guests started to arrive (I got a few puzzled looks from those who couldn't believe we were going to attempt to do this outside), and the processional began! Then I spent 30 minutes crossing my fingers and praying that the sky didn't open up and drench us all.

But everything turned out great! I will have a full re-cap as soon as I get some professional photos from the fabulous Phindy Studios who shot the event! And this just goes to show that just because it's pouring the morning of your wedding, you still might be able to pull off a beautiful ceremony in the evening. Keep your eye on the doppler and weigh all the pros and cons to doing an outdoor set-up and check with all your vendors to be sure that no one minds getting wet. Fortunately we had wonderful vendors who were all very cooperative and willing to do whatever it took to pull off Robin's dream wedding! Robin & Stephen - hope you guys have a fantastic time in Paris on your honeymoon!