Wedding Planning Tips for an Outdoor Wedding
Mizpah Manor and Chapel's outdoor space can be beautiful all year round, but the weather can be unpredictable. Consider the best season for an outdoor wedding, taking into account the climate, temperature, and weather patterns in the area. Spring and fall are generally popular months for outdoor weddings due to the mild temperatures, but summer and winter weddings can be beautiful with the right preparation.
Certainly, planning an outdoor wedding can be exciting and enjoyable, but it requires careful preparation to make sure everything runs smoothly. Here are five tips to help you plan the perfect outdoor wedding:
Choose the Right Season and the Right Venue🌤️
Mizpah Manor and Chapel's outdoor space can be beautiful all year round, but the weather can be unpredictable. Consider the best season for an outdoor wedding, taking into account the climate, temperature, and weather patterns in the area. Spring and fall are generally popular months for outdoor weddings due to the mild temperatures, but summer and winter weddings can be beautiful with the right preparation.
Plan for a Backup✅
Even if you plan your wedding during the best season for outdoor weddings, it is still essential to plan for a backup option in case of rain, strong winds, or extreme heat. Mizpah Manor and Chapel offer several indoor spaces that can accommodate your wedding ceremony, so make sure to discuss the availability of these spaces with the venue coordinator.
Consider Your Guest's Comfort✨
When planning an outdoor wedding, it is crucial to consider your guests' comfort, especially if you are planning a summer wedding. Providing shade, fans, and refreshing beverages can help your guests stay comfortable and avoid heat exhaustion.
Hire a Professional Wedding Planner👩🏻💼
Hiring a professional wedding planner who has experience planning outdoor weddings can save you time and reduce stress. They can also provide valuable advice on selecting the right vendors, arranging transportation, and ensuring that everything runs smoothly on the big day.
Work with Experienced Vendors💯
When selecting vendors for your outdoor wedding at Mizpah Manor and Chapel, it is essential to work with professionals who have experience with outdoor weddings. They should be familiar with the venue, have backup plans for inclement weather, and be able to adapt to unexpected situations. Additionally, make sure to review their previous work and read reviews from other clients to ensure that they are a good fit for your wedding.
Mizpah Manor and Chapel is a beautiful wedding venue in Washington, North Carolina. If you would like to know more about their prices and availability, please visit https://www.mizpahmanorandchapel.com/
Newly Engaged - Now what?
Are you newly engaged and unsure where to start? We’ve compiled a brief list of talking points for you and your fiance to discuss to get you started with the planning process!
Allie Nichols Photography
Okay, you’re newly engaged, now what? How do you even know where to start? Weddings are an immensely special celebration and definitely have their own personality. Planning a wedding is a job in itself, along with the pressure of outside opinions, financial conversations, and so much more. Today we want to help you kickstart the conversation so that you can get past the initial fear of starting the planning process.
Let’s start with this: what is your wedding’s personality?
Here are some questions that you can sit down as a newly engaged couple and answer to pull things together…
Who will decide on the colors, decor, flowers, and style?
Who will choose the food and beverage selection?
Will we have a signature cocktail?
Are we interested in having a wedding website?
Do we want to have a band or a DJ? Neither?
What are 3 things that can be decided on now to save stress later?
Are we hiring a wedding planner?
What is our safe word for when one of us needs a wedding planning conversation break? (make it funny!)
When we look back years from now, what is the number one thing we want to make sure we are able to say or remember about our wedding?
There are so many things to consider when you’re newly engaged and planning your wedding, but we hope that this list helps to get the conversation started! The hope is that you can narrow down the stress and enjoy this exciting time! Additionally, if you are looking for the perfect wedding venue in the Greenville or Washington, North Carolina area, we hope that you will reach out and consider Mizpah Manor and Chapel. Happy planning!
Magnolia Photography
Mizpah Spring 2022 Wedding
Spring Wedding at Mizpah Manor and Chapel
Becky and Joe, April 8, 2022
Becky and Joe are our owners! Joe Proposed to Becky and asked her where she wanted to get married and she knew right away that she wanted to wed in the Chapel at Mizpah! Joe got right to work making sure that this renovation was going to make this wish come true for his bride.
After a few months of long work weeks, rain, snow, and unpredicted setbacks, they were married on April 8, 2022, as planned.
This venue has such a special place in our hearts and we hope you will find Mizpah a spot in yours, as well!
Setting your photographer up for success: Your Flatlay
Before planning your wedding, you may have never heard the term “flat lay” - even while reading the opening to this blog post you may be starting to panic that you are totally clueless as to what it is. No need to fret, we’re going to explain it all to you and how you can achieve beautiful results that you’ll treasure forever.
In simple terms, a flat lay is a bird’s eye view of an array of carefully arranged objects. In the wedding world, it is where your photographer gets to get a little creative with your paper goods and clothing and jewelry accessories. While the objects they are photographing are beautiful as is, the perfect flat lay will also include added elements of texture and color. Some examples include: vintage stamps, wax seals, greenery, florals, ribbon, ring boxes, trinkets… the sky is truly the limit. Over the years, flat lays have become a staple in wedding photography; so much so that many professional photographers arrive on site with tool boxes full of flat lay goodies (be sure to ask if your photographer does this, so you’re not buying any unnecessary items). Many even have their own foam board backdrop assortment to offer a variety of backgrounds. Even with many photographers coming well prepared to create gorgeous flat lay images on your wedding day, there are a few things you can do to set them up for success.
Bring copies of all of your wedding paper goods - most importantly the invitation suite. This would also include anything leading up to the wedding day as well, such as your bridal shower invitation and save the date. You’ve likely spent a lot of time and money creating these beautiful items (or you’ve worked with an awesome stationer), so be sure to pack them for your photographer so you can enjoy them for years to come. Also, if you have other paper design elements that are a part of your day, such as table numbers, escort cards, menus, etc., be sure to let your photographer know so they can include those in their flat lays as well.
Although photographers often have a few ring boxes on hand, they may not have one that matches your wedding colors. It is always a nice touch to order a customized ring box that matches your wedding design, and you can even get them personalized with an initial or monogram. Not only do these look amazing in the photos, it is such a special memento that can be passed along to future generations. We recommend the Mrs. Box, or you can find a few sellers that make them on Etsy.
Also, while we’re on the subject of rings, put a reminder to have your rings (engagement and wedding band) cleaned the week of the wedding! Don’t forget about your fiance’s ring(s), too!
Do you have any sentimental heirloom items that you’d like to be photographed? Maybe your grandmother gave you the pearl hair comb she wore on her wedding day, or perhaps you have the key to your great grandparents first home. These items are absolute treasures, and if you feel they are significant to your marriage and new life together, definitely include them. They will add the sweetest touch to your flat lays.
Your photographer will certainly include your shoes in the flat lays, so don’t be afraid to spurge on them! Whether you’ve been eyeing a pair of Badgley Mischkas or Jimmy Choo’s, we encourage you to treat yourself. Forty years after your wedding day when you’re rocking your newest walking sneaks, you’ll look fondly back on these photos remembering how gorgeous you looked in your stunning bridal designer shoes. Pro tip: keep your shoes in the box during transport to fittings, your bridal session, and your wedding day to keep them looking brand new. For an additional layer of protection, have them in a bag inside of the box. Those babies are precious, and we don’t want anything bad to happen to them!
If you’re a groom, or are marrying one, they deserve some flat lay love, too! Flat lays can include any and all accessories - cologne, mens shoes, watch, cufflinks, etc. Not all flat lays are feminine and romantic, a good photographer can create a masculine edgy flat lay as well.
Have all of the items needed for your photographer all organized and ready to go in a bag or plastic storage container with a lid. You can let your planner know that it needs to end up in the photographer's hands upon their arrival, and they will be sure it gets where it needs to go.
We hope this post helped you to understand what a flat lay is, and how you can help your photographer achieve amazing results. When scrolling online, it’s easy to start saving images of ceremony and reception decor that catches your eye. May we suggest that you start researching wedding flay lays? We guarantee you’ll be swooning in no time and will soon realize how vital these images are to your wedding design and vibe.