Outdoor Weddings: 12 Planning Tips

The open sky and weddings just go together. Whether public or private, outdoor weddings are great for dramatic settings. But if you place your celebration outside, there are many choices and decisions to make. Here are 12 wedding planning tips for your outdoor wedding ceremony: 

1. Choose a "safe" date. If you avoid too humid and rainy season, you might keep weather disturbances to a minimum. 

2. Complement your surroundings, don’t compete with them. The natural beauty of your chosen setting shouldn’t need a lot of embellishment.

3. Take a careful look at how your guests will reach your wedding site. Think about exits. Make sure that guests don’t stumble through darkness as they leave.

4. Assure that your guests will have access to restrooms.

5. Ask your floral designer, caterer and other vendors how much time they’ll need to set up at your site.

6. Factor electrical needs into your plans.

7. Ensure your plans meet local ordinances — get appropriate permits and inspections.

8. Use microphones so your guests don’t have to struggle to hear the wedding ceremony.

9. Protect the food. Ask your caterer to take special precautions to preserve the freshness of the food.

10. Proper lighting is key. If nature can’t or won’t supply what’s necessary, call on an expert.

11. Have your wedding site sprayed for mosquitoes, fleas and gnats two days before the event.

12. During the event, use citronella candles. You might informally supply insect repellent if your site teems with unfriendly pests.

Following this outdoor wedding advice can help you avoid an outdoor wedding nightmare!








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FWD Wedding of the month: Mary Weds Antony

Who and When : Kerala’s top two business families cemented their bond through the alliance of a marriage- Mary, daughter of Mr & Mrs Joy Alukkas was tied the knot with Antony, son of Mr & Mrs Jose C Chacko Chirakkekaran. The nuptial was held on 5^th May at Lourdes Church Thrissur. The stage was set for one of Kerala’s grandest event with the two grand receptions at Lulu Convention Centre, Thrissur on the same day and at Le-Meridien , Kochi on 8^th May.

Fwd Reports

May 5th : Lulu Convention Centre, Thrissur

The event kicked off at 6:00 pm as the bride-groom showed up the venue in a white Rolls Royce resplendent in white n black, the traditional western wedding attire and holding pink bridal bouquets. As the flower girls dressed in white and bridal maids in purple frocks too got down, the show started.

The event was held at an air conditioned outdoor venue and had about 4000 guests to wish the newly wed.  As the event was based on a colour theme the entire structure right from the main entrance, pathway to the main hall and stage was completely covered with lavender, white, purple and lilac shades.

The décor, rather than being ornate looked grand and elegant as the complete ambience was made using clothes, flowers and crystal balls along with a thematic cake and candle. The stage was completely decorated with flowers. LED city colours imported from Dubai, moving beams and LED par cans were used for a great impact. Around 200 round table seating was arranged with a centre candle on each.

Live performances by Shehabaz Aman & Gayathri, and choir violin performance with cello, viola and normal violins was a treat for eyes as well as ears.

May 7^th: Hotel Le Meridien, Kochi

This was a pure indoor function with around 2000 guests. The colour theme was White & Gold and the whole stage bloomed with white flowers, structures and paper lanterns.

There was a musical evening with a mix of ghazals, semi-classical, melodies and filmy by playback singer Karthik and team. A live performance by an Italian harpist was something new to Keralites.

Planner’s Verdict:

The event was managed by Parinaya Wedding Planners, the wedding division of Impresario Event Management Company.“Simple, natural and elegant, that’s how they wanted it to be” says Harish Babu, Managing Director Parinaya. “And a colour scheme was the perfect way to make it,”  he continues.

Purple is a great choice when you want something a little different and not as bold as the primary colours. It is a relaxed colour that has a very romantic feel and thereby adds a fairytale element to the wedding. The ‘White’ and ‘Gold’ theme perfectly matches as the bride-groom splurge in aureate adornments. The unique backdrop of white flowers, symbolizing purity was absolutely stunning.

What’s different- The bride-groom were positioned right at the entrance and greets each guests walking in. The stage was meant only for the artists.

The wedding was truly a joyous occasion which will remain forever etched in the memories of those who attended it. FWD wish the newly married couple a happy married life ahead and hope they enjoy ever-lasting conjugal bliss.

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