Top tips to manage your wedding in a heatwave
7 top tips for managing your wedding in a heatwave
With the current heatwave here in the UK, it seems a perfect time to share this post. Here a 7 top tips on how to handle your wedding in a heat wave, from keeping your guests cool to planning your day.
1. Wedding drinks and ice
2. Food for a Summer wedding
Staying hydrated is essential, that includes eating food with a high water content. Consider serving fruit such as watermelon, cucumbers or strawberries to guests to snack on. This will help guests to stay hydrated. You could even serve fruity skewers or a fresh fruit salad. Also include healthy salads on your wedding reception menu, perfect for a Summer wedding.
3. Fans
Another idea is to have some fans available for your guests. Whether that's large ones in prominent spots or I like a pretty handheld one, which also makes lovely gifts or a handheld motorised one.
4. Wedding Flowers
Your wedding bouquet (and centrepieces) can dry out quickly in the heat. So provide a vase or vases for the bouquets to keep them fresh and stop wilting during the reception. Your wedding planner can assist with this.
5. Timing of your wedding day
The sun is usually hottest between 12-3pm, so keep this in mind when planning your day. For example, if you are having an outdoor ceremony plan it for when things are cooler.
6. Wedding bathroom baskets
A selection of items for guests to help themselves too in the bathroom is always a nice touch. During a heatwave or Summer wedding, provide sunscreen, aftersun and face wipes in these baskets for guests to use.
7. Ice Cream station
An ice cream station with lots of ice cream flavours or sorbets or even ice lollies to cool off your guests, will be welcome. Although only bring the ice creams out at the right time during the day, as you don't want them to melt!
I hope this provides useful tips for planning your wedding in hot weather. If you need help with organising your wedding please do get in touch.
Natasha
About the Author
Natasha is the founder and lead planner at Pearline Events, a London-based wedding planning business specialising in vibrant multicultural celebrations and dry-hire venues. With her background of over a decade of experience in Civil Service project management, she brings unparalleled logistics and problem solving skills, plus creative flair to create seamless, colourful weddings. Her work has been featured in numerous online and print publications.
Named after her late grandmother, 'Pearline' means precious, reflecting Natasha's belief that every love story is unique and deserves a wedding that reflects its true spirit and you. She helps couples fuse their cultures into an exquisitely elegant day, ensuring they arrive relaxed and joyful.
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