Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Dallas and Fort Worth Weddings to get hot for String Quartet!

Dear Dallas and Fort Worth brides:

Summer is here.  This is the high season for weddings, but it is also the high season for heat. 

Many brides have a vision of their wedding.  I know I did.

Mine was outside, under gazebo, surrounded by blooming flowers.  Everyone wore suits and sundresses and we got married at sunset.

And my dream was realized. 

In March.

The truth is the summertime is a very convenient and accommodating time for weddings, for the bridal party as well as the guests.  However, in Texas, we get very hot summers.  Though many brides have envisioned the outdoor service, once it reaches the 90's, please seriously consider getting married indoors.

We are playing a wedding this weekend where we just received an email from the bride explaining the situation: It was going to be outdoors, but the forecast says 103 for Saturday.  This is a smart bride.  She moved it inside. 

Last summer we played a wedding in August outside on the hot cement.  We have a contractual agreement to play only up to a certain temperature outdoors (our instrument varnish would start melting if it were any hotter!), and the temperature was JUST at that point.  However, the cement created a sort of burner that caused the temperature to feel 100 degrees hotter.  Now imagine, you are a musician would wears formal black, playing in one position under the hot sun of the day.  The guests were not much better.

Who do you think had the better experience in the Texas summer?  The indoor wedding or the outdoor wedding?

So North Texas brides, my little bit of advice is don't let the vision outweigh the reality.  Your guests will thank you later.

One caveat: weddings at sunset or in the early morning during Texas summers fare a lot better than mid-day weddings.

Happily every after,
Glori