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I am sure it will turn out okay :) Hopefully most of your OOT guests don't have too far to go. Maybe if some of the guests have good cars in the snow they can pile up in them to get to the reception easier? I bet the snow might make some pretty pictures for ya'll too!
As long as it's not a crazy amount of snow, and your area knows how to handle snow, you aren't going to have any problems. We used to live in CO and it snowed all the time but there was good infrastructure and they had the plows out so quickly that roads were fine. To me, snow is the best part of a winter wedding!
I think Plan A should be contacting everyone coming in and letting them know it will be snowy, and to plan accordingly.
Plan B should be to push the ceremony back 30 minutes, at most, while you sip a nice hot apple cider with half a shot of spiced rum in it and wait for your guests to battle their rental cars through unplowed roads.
It's about an hour and a half for FH's parents and brothers, but his mom and stepdad were both truckers so they know how to handle the snow. I'm worried about his dad and stepmom, as well as his stepbrother (and his wife and daughter). We haven't seen them in a few months and we're both looking forward to hanging with them. My cousins have about an hour and a half to drive as well but we're not as close, so (I feel horrible for saying this) it wouldn't bother me quite as much if they were unable to attend.
The snow will make some pretty pictures, though! Even though it'll be damn. cold.
@daydreamwanderer: Our ceremony is at the courthouse so there's really no flexibility--we have to show up at 10 AM and do it then, or not do it at all (the judge is only there for a few hours). I'm more worried about her not being there because she lives about 30 min. from town...
You still have almost a week! I wouldn't trust the weather forecast until you get much closer to the day. On the Monday before our Saturday wedding, the forecast said a 60% chance of rain all afternoon. Saturday was gorgeous and sunny. I'll be thinking good weather thoughts for you! 
@sarahnyc23: Yeah, the weatherperson is notorious for failing at his/her job. I am hoping for the best!
Okay, I need reassurance--unless it's a huge blizzard, they can't just shut down the city courthouse on a Friday, right?
@Mrs Grape: um no I don't think so lol. Of course I live in CO so I am used to just truckin it out through the snow no matter how much there is, so it may differ in other places.
I'm all for making the snow people after the wedding! While I do agree with PP who have said not to trust the weather man, I would give everyone who is suppose to attend a heads up about the possibly inclement weather. Can some of the people who are a little further away maybe come in the day before so they will be there? Not only will the snow make for really pretty pictures, but your guests playing in the snow would make for super fun pictures! In the meantime, I'll be doing my weather dance for you and try to lure the snow my way.
@missfireslayer: I'm in the Midwest--we get some pretty nasty snowstorms, and the city tends to be pretty good about cleaning the mess up. I'm hoping it's not too bad!
@Mrs Grape: They won't shut down the city unless you don't live in an area that usually gets snow. Here in AL, they close everything down for flurries but they are dumb.
@MissAsB: Thank god! Yeah, we get a ton of snow in the winter so I'm pretty sure they'll know how to deal with it. I'm just having these stupid fears that we won't be able to get married because of the damn weather. ;) Silly, right?
@nqz100: All of our guests are from the Midwest, too (some from northern WI, actually), so they know to watch the weather reports and everything like that.
It will all be fine! We all have crazy worries leading up to the wedding that manifest in weather worrying. Before my wedding, it rained for an entire week and then the day of it was perfectly clear and beautiful!
@MissAsB: I would actually love rain on our wedding day. A light snowfall would be gorgeous, too. I'm worried about the big, nasty chunks of snow like we got last night. Yuck!
I live in the foothills of the rocky mountains. Even though our wedding is in October, we know there is a possibility of snow at that time :( But it will make for some beautiful pictures. As long as it's not a blizzard, and they take it easy on the roads, it will be justtt fine!!!
I think you'll be fine. The Judge lives in the snowy area, too, and I'm sure he or she is familiar with driving in snow. Unless there's a huge blizzard in the forecast, I wouldn't worry too much.
And like a PP said, think of all the gorgeous snow pictures you're going to have!
Ah, in that case.... call ahead? Or you could call them Monday and just ask what their snow closure policy is. Then you'd know how to plan accordingly.
@daydreamwanderer: We'll ask on Monday when we go to pick up our marriage license--I want to be 100% sure that we really do "just show up" that morning. That's what the magistrate told me over the phone, but she seemed kind of flaky and I wasn't sure.
@daydreamwanderer: I thought it was weird that we wouldn't at least have an appointment or something...
If your area is used to snow, I'm sure it would have to be pretty ridiculous for everything to shut down. My cousin got married in TX in January some years back and a freak ice storm hit - Now THAT's a place that isn't used to extreme weather like that... and still, everything went fine for the wedding.
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I mean, it's snowing now, but the forecast for next Thursday/Friday says it's going to snow again, probably a ton. We have a bunch of OOT guests coming in for our ceremony on Friday and our reception on Saturday. I know that most of the really important people will already be in town, but it's a downer.
Is it weird that I'm having this anxiety like when I was a kid and I was told, "No, you can't go anywhere--it's crappy out"? We won't have to cancel or reschedule our wedding, right?
Reassurance, Bees! Please! I hate winter, and I guess this is what I get for deciding on a winter date! I'm a little freaked because we've been looking forward to this day so much and it would just suck to have to cancel or reschedule stuff because of some stupid snow.
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