The Season

Potties. Power. Parking.

Those may very well be listed in order of importance. These three “P’s” are integral elements for planning any wedding and many times they are overlooked when using an outdoor venue.  Outdoor weddings occur most oftentimes during the late spring and summer and it is important for guests to remain hydrated.  Therefore, providing a place with easy access for guests to relieve themselves is necessary. 

The Season uses Johnny-on-the-Spot, a company providing full-service bathroom trailers for special events such as The Atlanta Steeplechase and the Peachtree Road Race.  These are no port-o-potties.  They come equipped with running water and mirrors and The Season adds fresh flowers, scented candles, hand soap, and bathmats.

The President 18 model from Johnny-on-the-Spot.

Summer outdoor ceremonies and receptions are most comfortable (temperature-wise) toward the evenings, and as the sun sets, the lights must come on. Whether your ceremony is at dusk and the dinner reception is under a chandeliered tent or they are in the middle of the afternoon, you need to consider power for the band, fans, the caterers, and, of course, that potty.

Power can easily be cut off to an event if breaker boxes to a house or building become overloaded.  Meggie and Buck’s tent reception below had both chandeliers and white string lights lining the inside of the tent, all of which utilized a generator.  The Season can coordinate all tent rentals and meet the power needs of both large and small-scale events.

Meggie and Buck's chandeliered tent wedding in March 2009. Photo courtesy of Bryan Johnson.

Parking at an outdoor wedding, or at any wedding for that matter, can sometimes be on grass.  If there is a chance of rain, there should be a backup plan, especially since grass can quickly turn to mud. Straw can also be laid to supply more traction and can be raked up following the wedding.     

Questions to be considered for parking are:

• How far is the parking from the event venue?
• Should golf carts be rented to shuttle people back and forth?
• Should parking attendants be hired to direct traffic?

With all the excitement of the big day, don’t wait to think about these details when planning an outdoor wedding.  Better yet, let The Season think about them for you!

I’m often asked about my super-fun job and the stories that I must be able to tell.  So, I thought I’d start a blog to share my thoughts and reflections about the events that I am proud to be part of.  Since this blog will also be a view into the stories behind the events and this company, there are also a few categories that pertain to my various interests and hobbies, too.  It’s all loosely tied together – you’ll see!

So, to get started, here’s a short introduction to The Season.  The author of this blog, primarily, is me – Holly Lynch – owner of the company (along with my super-supportive hubby, but he prefers to remain anonymous).  There may be other contributers along the way, but most of the posts will be from me.

The Season is a full-service event and wedding planning company.  Although my background is in corporate events and marketing, The Season is primarily known for being THE wedding planner in this area.  We love weddings. But more on that later. . . 

Although I am the owner, The Season is NOT a one-woman show.  We have a part-time staff of 13 others, all professionals in their own right, but who are gracious enough to work for The Season as often as possible.  Everyone is trained by me [and I'm trained by the Association of Bridal Consultants, lots of higher education and specialty classes, and awesome professionals in the industry who are kind to me!].  Of the 13 other fabulous people who work at The Season, one is always an intern.

Since I was once a lowly intern while in college, I return the favor now to a student every semester. “The Intern” gets to do lots of things – some are boring, like putting stickers on favor boxes.  Sometimes, there’s a much more fun task, like corralling the flower girls!  So, The Intern will have a guest spot on this blog, too.  Currently, The Intern is Jimmy – we LOVE Jimmy.  We call him “Jimmy The Boy Wonder”. He probably hates that, but he’s been an excellent intern and we are grateful for all he does here.

Here’s the team! (Missing a few who couldn’t make the team photo op!)

Enough about us.  Let’s get going!