Consider hosting your outdoor wedding in the evening! If you are having an outdoor wedding in the late spring or summer when and where the weather gets very hot, ideally you should host your wedding in the evening when the sun is about to set (no sooner than six o’clock). In this way, the sun is not directly shining down on your guests. This is especially important if you are having your outdoor ceremony some place that is overlooking the water because not only is the sun directly shining down, but it is also reflecting back from the water.

Choose a location that offers shade! In some outdoor venues you may be able to setup in an area that’s shaded or at least next to a shaded area. This is important if you are hosting your wedding outside early in the day when the sun is the highest in the sky. If your outdoor wedding site does not offer any shade consider only hosting the ceremony outside. Even then, you should invest in paper parasols and fans for your guests. Trust me they do come in handy, and of course they make for great favors. Otherwise, if your entire event will be outside, you really should consider having a tent wedding.

Keep your guests hydrated! This seems like a given, but I think it is worth mentioning. As your guests are arriving to your ceremony have your hosts to pass out chilled water bottles as your guests are being seated. If you want to spruce up the water bottles, you can order personalized labels in your wedding colors to put on them. As I always say, personalization is everything.