As my weekend travel plans get canceled due to the impending blizzard, it has me wondering: what happens to a wedding when it *really* snows?
Our last major snow storm also was on a weekend (December 19, 2009), so inevitably there were issues with people’s wedding plans that weekend too. Here’s some tips on dealing with a snowed out wedding:
- As long as you, your future spouse and a marriage celebrant can all be present together, you can still get married!
- Be okay with many guests canceling at the last minute.
- Be flexible! A bride in Philly was able to move her reception to a hotel restaurant since her guest count dropped to 70. Her story of her white, snowy, wedding that took two years to plan and four hours to re-plan is really inspiring!
- Stream it! One couple decided to do their ceremony while their guests watched it via a webcast. They rescheduled their reception for 3 months later.
- Be the snow plow! Since the roads hadn’t been plowed, one groom got some Hummer limos at the last minute to pick up their guests!
- Be charitable. Some of these brides celebrated their wedding with just a third of their guests, and donated the leftover food to a local shelter.
If the weather puts a damper on your wedding plans, put on a positive face – it’s still your big day! Enjoy it! And maybe even go make a bride and groom snowman 
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Tags: emergency, snow, wedding
