Is a January wedding a bad idea - risk of weather issues?

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As in, what if it snows and people can’t get there? Not too worried about being cold/wet - looking at a venue that will hopefully be cosy and atmospheric. Plus we don’t want to wait too long and it is much cheaper! But suddenly worried that extreme weather is a risk…

Snow stopping people getting there is unlikely, assuming you are at or near sea level and not somewhere like the Peak District.

North or South?
Guests local or far away?

My sister got married in the Lake District in January. The weather was glorious! The photos look like a summers day.

Surely that depends on location? Scottish highlands probably risky, middle of London not so much.

There is a website that tells you historic weather sorry I can’t remember what it’s called but a quick google should find it. You can check your date and location going back a few years which might help?

I'd go for it. A winter wedding could be really nice and cosy. Plus let's face it, you never really know what the weather might do at any time of year here. There could be torrential rain and flooding in summer!

Where are you having the wedding? There are very few places in the UK this would be a real concern.

Winter weddings are sort of easier to plan for, as anything other than rain is a bonus!

And it's nice to have something to look forward to in a grey January, although the flip side is that people might be feeling skint after Christmas...

Good point!

That's a good point @DidYerAye made about people being skint after Christmas can you tell I have a January birthday

Yes it's going to snow. Don't do it.

Nope not north or high up! And people travelling from other parts of the south/south east/south west mostly.

yes I thought this re winter - no high expectations about sunshine, expecting to dress a bit warmer etc

My late brother had a winter wedding back in the 90s. It was registry office in London, Mile End Rd. The bride and her attendants arrived on the Docklands Light Railway in full kit. Her dress had faux fur cape and matching fur muff. My outfit had a fluffy collar. It didn’t snow. The wedding breakfast venue was a posh restaurant with Docklands views. The evening venue was a huge heated marquee in his garden. It was a magical day.

This is true! Although people would book accommodation in advance, but I suppose cost to travel and outfit/drinks etc

That sounds great!

I had an early January wedding in rural Oxfordshire. There was a massive travel-disrupting snow storm a few days before but in the end everyone made it and we had people coming from Australia, UK and Ireland as well as traveling back from their Christmas holidays. The disruption of a good friend's mid-July wedding caused by torrential rain and flooding was much worse!

NC. DC’s wedding was early February in Cornwall and we had gale force winds and storm. Flights were disrupted, ferries were cancelled (including local river crossings) and the Tamar bridge was intermittently closed.

Outdoor photography is likely to be impractical. Very much depends whether this is a traditional wedding party or an informal registry office do.