What is a 'cold' wedding like?

What have you got planned outside that you cannot bring in?

You can hire heaters too if you are concerned about the cold weather inside the barn.

Venue sounds lovely by the way!

I've been to winter weddings which have, of course, been lovely. However, they were very much wanted by the couples involved. When I first conceived of my wedding day, the time of year was a big part of how I pictured it (the venue, the décor, the clothing etc). I'm not sure I would or could have changed that vision easily.

If the venue is the only one you want to get married in, I'd go for it. But if having champagne on a sunny lawn with blooming flowers is part of your vision, I'd keep looking around.

There's no guarantee of the weather for a summer wedding either with our "great" British summers! So even if you went for a date in the summer you may not be able to marry outdoors if it's chucking it down. At the start of March I really doubt you'd want to be outside, so as long as you plan to have everything indoors you'll have a great day.

When will they be able to offer weddings past April 2014? Or are they stopping doing weddings?

If you are getting married in the UK I really don't think you can make decisions based on the Great British Weather, last year we where having a heat wave in March, this year there was a load of snow. You need to be prepared that even in July/August you may not get the gorgeous sunny weather you hope for.

If its anything like this year there's no way you'll want to get married outside in March.

There is no guarantee of the weather whenever you get married. I have to be honest I don't enjoy being cold. I've frozen at several weddings.

We too are having a barn wedding and although the 3rd May when we tie the knot should be warmer than 1st March, looking at the weather this year there is NO guarantee. Where we do have visions of pimms on the lawn while our guests enjoy their barbecue, in reality we'll probably all be sitting inside and having the food served at the tables. We visited our venue at the beginning of March when there was snow on the ground and stood shivering while we were shown around. They then demonstrated the heating system and patio heaters and we were sold.Remember, your guests will dress weather-appropriate. Very few will turn up in sun dresses in March. Knowing how I feel about my venue I think I would have picked it regardless of the time of year and just planned my wedding activities accordingly.

I don't mind weddings in cold weather as long as I'm not expected to stand around in it.

Having areas inside for photographs is a must.

But you might get lucky - look at last year's weather!

Our venue is a barn also and we are getting married on 1 Feb 14 (no chance of a heat wave I don't think!). A few people have asked why we are not having a summer wedding and really it because you never can guarantee the weather and I cannot wait to get married so wanted to do it as quick as physically possible! ha! I also think, as long as the barn itself is heated, barn weddings can look really cosy and have a winter wonderland feel which, unless this isn't at all what you want, isn't a bad thing and may be something different for your guests!

I got married at the end of June last year, and it rained a fair amount - it dried up for the photos and exiting the church and that was it really until late evening - and I've been in really warm (T-Shirt) weather in the same place in February. It was chilly enough in the week leading up to the wedding I bought pashminas for me and the BMs... A friend got married in July 2 years ago and had all sorts of outside games planned, but the rain interfered with that too.

Second guessing the British weather is never going to work - the weather will be what it wants to be that day - one year on a given date it can be 20 degrees, and the next 5 degrees!

We went to a wedding in late Feb this year and although it was beautiful the couple clearly hadn't thought about the temperature and how it would affect the celebrations.

They had a church ceremony, all the guests were freezing cold even with big coats on and tights, I dread to think how cold the poor bride must have been with bare shoulders. The reception was much warmer, but then they had the evening celebrations in a large glass conservatory with no heaters in. It was so cold that barely anyone went in the conservatory so there was very little dancing. The money the couple spent on the band was pretty much wasted.

I think if you love the venue and this is the only option you have then go for it, but definitely keep to warm parts of the building. If you absolutely have to do things in the colder parts/outside, hire heaters as another post says.

I get married next week and I have to say when the date was announced many of the guests said "oh it always rains in April". It upset me a bit because i'd always wanted a spring wedding but low and behold it appears the weather is going to be lovely next week. The weather is so changeable at the moment whenever you book it you can never be sure of the outlook.

Well we got married on 31st march this year, with the hopes that this march would be the same as last years! After a week of crying about the snow, I finally got over it, brought me and my bm's some furry stoles and sucked it up. I can honestly say we didn't even notice the weather, there was lots of space inside to take photos so it was fine. What was nice was that because it was so cold, everyone stayed together inside so it felt really homely and intimate whereas when its hot I sometimes think people are too spread out with some inside and some out so that was one plus.

am wondering if your venue is on the hs2 line, hence why they aren't committing to weddings past April next year?? Just a guess!

Snow can be great to work with for me but maybe not so fun for you, I just needed my Bride and groom on the left hand side of the heart, cant blame the bride for not fancying the idea

We're planning a late November/early December 2013 wedding, and I'm more or less banking on it being cold and rainy. I'd prefer cold-and-dry, but I'll take what I can get.

Honestly, I want the cold weather. We're planning a low-key, intimate, vintage-y do, and having it in winter means glamorous little fake-fur coats, jewel-tone colours, mulled wine, richer foods, beautiful cloudy skies in the photographs. Our venue is red brick and will look gorgeous in the wintery park setting.

Another huge perk is that we're doing it on a shoestring budget. Everything from the venue to the photographer is offering out-of-season discounts, which we're managing to get reduced further by doing it on a Thursday rather than at the weekend.

I'd just make sure your venue has somewhere with good light for photographs. Ours has a room on the lower floor with an entire wall made of glass, and it's perfect for photographs if we can't get out into the surrounding park because of torrential rain. We're also planning on taking some big umberellas and attempting to brave the rain, if it isn't too awful.

Go for it!