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I have not been to any November weddings, but I did go to a mid-March wedding in Philly and it was beautiful. The seasons are similer in that chilly, in between time. The trees will be bare, the sky will most likely be gray. There might be snow up here in B-town, but it's usually light that time of year. It's not a traditional time of year to get married, but if you embrace it for what it is, a dark, cozy time to begin settling in for the winter, it could be stunning. Where are you thinking of having it?
The Butterfly Place in Westford, MA... they have an indoor heated atrium... sounds cool right now but it's still in the works...the venue we are looking into is about 30 minutes away...
My wedding is going to be on November 20, so I'm in complete support! I think November weddings are great, and we've been able to negotiate some of the prices down since it isn't a popular wedding month,
But Orange County, CA is alot different than New England (weather-wise).
Thank you though :)
I think it's a great idea. You can use the whole winter thing as a theme. We went to a wedding last weekend (Jan 15th) on LI. It was about 20deg and had recently snowed. It didn't stop us from having a blast. You could work with either a winter theme or a great fall theme since there will prob. be Thanksgiving décor still up. If people are worried about driving… hire a bus or something so it's easier to shuttle your guests from venue to hotel, etc. Most people will appreciate it esp. if they've been drinking.
Even if you have a snowstorm, I think it could have the possibility to make it more fun & cozy -- and just think how gorgeous a fur stole looks with a wedding gown!!
We are getting married 10/16/10 and NY weather is so unpredictable that we don't know if we will be getting married outside as planned or moving it inside. I think you should stick with your Nov date since it means something to you, also since it'll be inside!
Winter weddings are awesome! At least to me, the contrasty feel of the cold and the warmness inside is strangely inspiring, lol that probably doesn't make sense. But it's true. There is a specifically unique feeling about coming out of the cold or snow and into a warm venue. It's a nice feeling and doesn't exist in any other season. Also the photos are always awesome. Snow = Cool. I guess the only problem is the possibility of having a day of some sort of weird sleet or something, which would be messy.
And like bean5678 said, you can many times negotiate lower rates with vendors because it isn't a popular month.
Ciao ciao,
- Vic
I could see how a wedding that time of year could be a concern for some people, bc there is (obviously) a higher chance of a snowstorm happening than in June, for example. I think if you do it, you have to mentally prepare yourself for the worst, just in case...
That being said, one of my co-workers just got married the first weekend in Dec and it was such a gorgeous wedding! I think winter weddings are stunning! The only downside is the greater possibility of the weather affecting travel plans...
Personally, I would probably go for it, especially if the date has significance for you two...Plus, like others have mentioned, it's definitely the 'off-season' for weddings so you should be able to negotiate substantially better rates for many vendors!
We got married Nov. 15th in Ohio. The weather ended up being snowy - but it was an evening affair and all our events were planned inside - so no worries.
It was fine. I would have liked a little more sun though :(
Close friends of ours got married November 13th this year in Boston. The weather was terrible, although not particularly cold - if you remember, it poured that entire weekend. And it really did not matter at all. The wedding was still beautiful, people had a great time. As long as your venue is not someplace that will be seriously affected by weather, I wouldn't worry.
The one caveat is that if you have lots of out of town guests, you might want to encourage them to book their flights for an extra day in advance where possible, in case there are weather-related flight delays.
Thank you all you've eased my mind a little bit...I think I'll keep it... I mean if we do it, it would be one year to the date that my fiance proposed and that night was beautiful so... I guess it's just things that go through your head!
Oh! And the Butterfly Atrium will be beautiful. I have been to the one in Deerfield, MA in Febuary and it was perfect. Warm and beautiful and inviting, I think your wedding will be awesome!
I just realized... and I should get used to this with everything going through my head - but they close in October...figures haha... I was debating that if we were to move the date up. I'll figure something else out! Any suggestions anyone? Ceremony only.
Well, you could definitely get some ruined weather!
But that makes me think of the episode of Friends where Phoebe gets married on the street with a steel drum band =]
It was almost 70 degrees and sunny the day of my Nov. 15th wedding. The day before was nonstop torrential downpours. The month before there was a snowstorm. You just never know what you are going to get in New England in the fall! As people have mentioned, you probably won't have to fight for vendors. My planning was all smooth sailing as far as booking the people I wanted, so I say go for it 
Go for it! Think of the fabulous pictures you will get if it does snow!
I know plenty of people that have gotten married or will be getting married in the winter in MN. I used to live in Boston and the weather in MN is much colder and a bit more unpredictable than in Boston. So, I think you should definitely do it. Like someone else said, if it does snow, the pictures will be beautiful!
My niece got married on Nov. 4th at the four seasons in Boston. It was beautiful! You wouldn't have noticed the frost outside because it was so cozy and fun inside!
I got married on January 2 in Boston ... and it snowed, that day, the day before, the day before that and the day after ... we were aware this could be an issue but we wanted a winter wedding -- only 2 out of 242 people who RSVPd yes did not make it because of snow and that was only because they were from UPstate maine. So they were stuck up there. Everyone who was within 2 hours driving was willing and able to make the trip. I say if you want November, go with November!
I went to a late November wedding in the Boston area and loved it. My only gripe was that it was so close to Thanksgiving, and I don't live in Boston, so it was challenging travel-wise. But it was pretty in that wintery way (was right on the water so that helped) and fun.
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We are debating on having our wedding 1 year to the day from when we got engaged (Nov 20). Everyone keeps panicking me and worrying me about snow... of course around here it could snow in October... My wedding will be indoors, but its just the driving issue they are worried about. Has anyone had a late November wedding? What is your advice?