Weatherproof your wedding

Despite the cliché trotted out by well-meaning maids and mums, a rainy wedding day can feel like anything but good luck – especially when a deluge threatens all the al fresco touches you’ve spent the past year perfecting. Still, with some careful prep, grey skies (or worse) don’t have to spell disaster. “You have to trust that, no matter the weather, you’ll have an amazing day,” insists Gemma Mitchell, events office manager at Ashdown Park Hotel, a 19th-century mansion set on 186 acres of Sussex countryside. “Try not to worry about things you can’t control and focus instead on those you can, like putting a strong contingency plan in place.” These 10 rules will help you do just that.

Words by Julia Scirrotto

Photography by Segerius Bruce Photography