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I don't really like being in the cold but for a wedding I would tolerate it. Have you thought about having heater lanterns (whatever those things are called) And maybe you can even serve hot cocoa!! Yumm. That's what I plan to do if I end up with my feb wedding. 
Hmm. The weather issue is a hit and miss like you said. I am having my wedding outside, it has always been what I had invisioned. The ceremony does not last that long, so hopefully the weather works in your favor. But if not you can have your ceremony inside and your reception outside under a tent.
Good Luck.
Have you talked to your FI. My concern about moving the date would be for financial reasons. If that isn't a problem then moving it would be fine...a little stressful but fine. You would just have to realize that some of the DIY things you probably planned might need to get taken out if it's crunch time. As for the weather, blankets would be fine. Pashminas always make for great pictures too.
I would suck it up. Just make sure that people know it is an outdoor ceremony and they will wear warm clothing. Sounds like a lovely idea!
I figure we could have hot cocoa and cider at the reception, which I would want indoors. Though keeping the reception on the farm so we can have a bonfire did cross my mind, I thought it would be too much to ask to stay outside into the evening for a reception as it gets colder and down closer to the 30s at night! Also, I get cold really easily, and as the bride, I would refuse to wear a coat or shawl or anything to cover the dress so it would have to get moved indoors sooner or later to avoid a hypothermic bride haha.
Charm -- I have not talked to FI yet. Just seeing if I am off my rocker before I bring it up haha. If the ladies entrenched in wedding planning think it's a bad idea, I'll trust that it is before I would try to convince FI. The money aspect is doable.
I don't think it would be too bad. I'm not having my wedding outside but it's in October and I'm in Pittsburgh. Probably about 5 degrees warmer than your area around that time. I'm hoping for a temp of around 60! I think the blanket idea is nice. If that's where you want to get married you should do it. Just be prepared with a backup in case we get a blizzard (which totally could happen)!
snuggie -- that is the kind of crazy fear I am talking about! We had snow the second week of Oct 2009. Now, that was kind of freakish and random, and it did not stay. Beyond the annoyance and having to move the wedding indoors, it would really ruin the whole autumn feel, you know?
Is there anyway you could do it in September? Oh, i don't know why i didn't mention this in my previous post, but I live in Pittsburgh, but my wedding a little south of Erie - so it's def colder up there. hahahaha, but hey i wanted an autumn wedding also. It's so beautiful here in October! You should go for it, but if you have major doubts, move it to September?
By the way, Miss AsB, you're the kind of wedding guest I want! haha
The leaves here really don't get underway changing till October, and the whole feel is different. September is more apples and end of summer than autumn to me. Mid-October won't work because we have a friend's wedding on the 16th. I guess the 9th is an option since there are few guest overlaps, but it might be some wedding overkill. Oct 2 is also out because there is a huge town event that weekend that would tie up traffic and venues. Same deal for the last weekend of Sept (it spans a week), and then before that (Sept 18) is my birthday, and honestly, I don't want to double dip on future celebrations. That would leave Sept 24 which I guess could work if push comes to shove, but again, that is even SOONER as far as getting things planned. I am going to bring it up tonight because I'd have to get on a vendor, like, yesterday. :P
Our wedding was September 2009 in western Maryland and was fall themed. Our ceremony was outdoors and the weather was something I didn't even start to think about until a couple weeks before...I started worrying more and more, checking 3 different weather sites multiple times a day. The days leading up to the wedding were calling for rain but they stayed sunny and warm. The day of the wedding it was supposed to be sunny and in the 70s. Unfortunately, it was literally the foggiest/gloomiest day I've ever seen in my life!! At least the rain held off, that is, until I started walking down the aisle for our outdoor ceremony. Luckily it was just a very fine mist but umbrellas were out and I was worried the whole time about guests, etc. But it all worked out! No one was upset about the weather and the pictures turned out great....I guess my point is, no matter when you have your wedding you'll never ever be able to count on perfect weather. If what you want is a fall wedding (as I did) then go for it!! Make best plans to accomodate guests and keep your fingers crossed. It would be awful if you did not pursue your "dream wedding" in the autumn just to have it rain/thunderstorm in June. Best of luck to you!
BLT -- That is an excellent point that I hadn't really considered about a thunderstorm in June being just as bad as snow in October. I guess I am just so used to thinking that is more normalized for weddings that guests would be more understanding.
FI and I are going to talk about it more tomorrow as I am elbow deep in paper writing for school tonight haha. (Procrastinating on Weddingbee? Naaaah....)
This was my original inspiration board that I made as soon as we got engaged before we ruled fall out:
Though I also love the idea of sleeves for a late fall wedding (pic of another bride on another website):
Some pumpkin accents as seen in this inspiration board from another bee (sorry, I forget who! but I love how her bouquet inspiration is in the same color family as mine):
I love october weddings. But the main reason we chose a non-outside wedding (well before we chose a january wedding date lol) is because I was freaked out that I would get rained on. I think maybe plan for a tent or if they have a barn then make it useable for the wedding, just in case. Other then that I love the blanket idea. My brother got married in April outdoors and we like to have froze. It was roughly 40 degrees on the day he got married and this April it's been 95% 60 and above. Ridiculous, but my point is that you can't depend on having a good weather anything can happen... and often does.
By the way I love the dress. Do you mind telling me where it came from?
Hi,
I totally saw a bride with Orange wedding-and blankets- as she had cool/rainy weather. I know I will be able to find it in the a.m. so email me, with your regular email so I can attach a photo, that would be better in case I can't find this post tomorrow! lol. Is there a barn you could use on the farm? - and space heaters to rent -just in case?
I love October and it's when I had my wedding. But, I wouldn't recommend having an outdoor wedding then. Our caterer advised against it. He did an outdoor wedding the weekend before ours in a barn and he said it was very hard to keep the food warm before it was served to the guests. The guests were also cold and miserable. I know I wouldn't have been happy on my wedding day if I had to be outside all day. Actually, I might have been fine because I was running on adrenaline, but my bridesmaids and groomsmen were complaining about being freezing after 5 minutes of pictures outside. Guests would have never survived outside for hours. But, my wedding was in MN (where it's colder) and it was October 17th. The temp was around 45 to 48 degrees I think, and sunny.
p.s. Should you need more inspiration, I have some pics from my wedding posted here in the gallery and here on my blog.
Best wishes for a beautiful fall wedding! I too am searching for a venue for next fall in Western MD. FutureMrsBLT, I am curious where you got married. Thank you!
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OK, so my dream wedding has always been fall. FI has always wanted spring. We compromised on summer because of the school issues... but since I did not get into grad school this year and now we will still be in his hometown area (read: where our wedding will be) this year after all, I am thinking about seeing if we could move the wedding up to this fall instead of next summer. In a way, it is sort of scary because it's actually only a few months away. The biggest potential dilemma is the weather since we want to have our wedding outside. It can be hit or miss in late October, which is when I'm thinking. But it means a lot to us to get married on his grandparent's farm. I would have to see about a backup plan in case it is rainy or something, but if it were clear but just chilly, would you suck it up or be irritated if you were a guest? I figure a ceremony would only be about 30 minutes, and we could have baskets with blankets for guests to take if they want to use one during the ceremony. Is this crazy either because of the weather or because it is short planning time or both?
(Edit to add that we are in central/northeast Pennsylvania, USA, were the average high temperature for the time frame I am looking at would be in the 50s farenheit.)