What do you do when it rains on your Outdoor Ceremony?

What do you do when you plan an outdoor wedding ceremony, and it rains, or the weather becomes so inclement that you find it near impossible to have the ceremony outdoors?  Fortunately this happen rarely in Southern Arizona, (that’s why we live here) but it does happen. At Saguaro Buttes recently we had a wedding that needed to “come inside”. It turned out to be one of those rare cold rainy days. Our solution is a simple one, since our reception hall is at the same location, we simply bring the ceremony inside, and the bride and groom use the stage area for the ceremony.  With wall to wall windows, you still have a beautiful backdrop, and your guest stay dry and warm. An isle is cleared between the tables, with guests sitting at their reception tables, the wedding party make their entrance. The indoor sound system plays the music.  An arch is set up, and can be decorated. And the wedding goes off without a hitch. They do say that rain on your wedding day is considered good luck (sign of great fertility), but it is always good to have a back up plan in case it does rain on your wedding day.