Hurricane Season

Hurricane season began on June 1 and on June 6th Tropical Storm Andrea hit Florida.  That didn't take long.  This may be a long summer of storms if we are starting this early.  The gulf is a little cooler than it usually is this time of year, so I don't know if that has anything to do with it or not.  I am not a meteorologist.  Usually around Labor Day is an active time for storms here in the Panhandle.
Luckily for us, the storm went east of us and didn't affect us other than a bigger surf and stronger riptides. This is a reminder though that storms can hit anytime, although we do usually have quite a bit of warning.  Brides need to have a backup plan in case of bad weather though.
Sometimes we can alter the time of the ceremony in order to get ahead of a storm or wait one out, when they are small, quick rainstorms.  When it is a bigger, longer storm, we need to have a plan B in place.  Some of the options that I have used in the past are: at a pavilion at the beach when it is available, on the balcony of the condo that the couple is staying at, in the livingroom of the condo or home that the couple is staying at or a few times we have actually got out the umbrellas and had the ceremony in the rain!  The last option is only workable when the rain isn't too bad and the wind is pretty mild and of course, when there is NO lightning.  We certainly don't want an electrified wedding!
So if you are planning a beach wedding in the next few months, think of a backup plan and keep an eye on the weather.... just in case!