No excuses for not writing. Well, the wedding season is busy this year, but that's no excuse for shying away from my thousands of readers!!
I've had some interesting weddings recently and I must say summer is beginning to look less and less than ideal for outdoor ceremonies, especially in July. It used to be that I always asked for a really good back up plan against potential rain, and any good venue had it ready to go. But two weddings I did recently had to go indoors for humidity and sun, but no rain.
Now it's silly to discourage people from planning summer weddings, especially in the Northeast. Unlike Phoenix and Sarasota, we can't do outdoor weddings (comfortably) in February. But humidity and oppressive heat are part of the picture that must be considered. I suppose it comes down to how we hold this short twenty minute ceremony in priority. Make no mistake, for me those twenty minutes are everything! It's not a formality to endure on your way to the cocktail party. It's the actual words and actions that set your life on a course forever (we intend it that way, anyway).
I believe in comfort for the guests and since the 1950s when we had "air cooled" movie theatres, air conditioning in July is a God send. September and October weddings in the greater Boston area are very popular, so book it now for 2009 and keep it autumnal for comfort's sake.
