All I Want For Christmas . .

and the wedding is SNOW!!!

I'm a winter bride and yes, we chose to have a winter wedding on purpose!  People still seem to be so puzzled that we would want to get married during the time of year where, in the Midwest part of the country, it can plummet to unbelievably cold temperatures and mother nature can drop 5 feet of snow on your butt overnight. 

While we don't wish to contend with this on the wedding day,

Image via csc.cs.colorado.edu / Photo by Ken Woitaszek

I ache to have gorgeous pictures like these:

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Image via frostyweddings.blogspot.com / Photo by Michelle Wells Photography

Image via frostyweddings.blogspot.com / Photo by Jill Thomas

I have no doubt we'll still have gorgeous pictures without the white stuff, but having a thick, powdery layer on the ground adds such a romantic element to the background. 

We are still too far out to get any type of decent forecast for the 31st, but here are the stats of the averages and hi/lo's:

Average Hi:  32 F          Average Lo:  17 F

Record Hi:   60 F          Record Lo:   -15 F

Eh, yeah.  I have no desire to try and break any weather records.  I'd be pretty upset if it was that warm - I mean, I wouldn't be able to wear half of my cute accessories for the day!

This winter has already started out pretty goofy for Chicagoland.  We've had a scant trace of measurable snowfall, and it has been in the 50's the last two days.  So much for the initial forecast of having one of the worst winters ever. 

Farmers' Almanac predicts the weather for December 28 - 31 to be "Fair, with moderating temperatures."  What?  What does that even mean?  All I know is that it doesn't say snow.  Insert sad face here.  However, Almanac.com predicts "Periods of rain and snow, mild."  Whoo hoo!  Someone is finally throwing the 'S' word around.

To me, it doesn't really feel as Christmasy without some snow, but they (whoever 'they' are) are calling for snow showers Christmas Eve so that is good news - for now.  Let's just all keep our fingers crossed and pray that the night of the 30th, we get a nice, fluffy snow fall.  That will allow enough time to clear the roads for safe travels.

I'll be stalking the weather websites over the next two weeks.  Does the weather play a big factor for your day?  Are you hoping for snow?  Anyone have a snow machine we can borrow, just in case?