Weather and Attire

Mark Twain said, "I reverently believe that the Maker who made us all makes everything in New England but the weather. I don't know who makes that, but I think it must be raw apprentices in the weather-clerk's factory who experiment and learn how, in New England, for board and clothes, and then are promoted to make weather for countries that require a good article." Read some more about what he has to say on the subject.

Translation: Who the heck knows what the weather will like be on Nate and Jo's wedding day.

Generally, the temperature in Vermont at the end of September is 50 to 60 degrees during the day and cooler at night. However, it's possible (although not likely) that it could be in the 70s or 80s during the day, and it's also possible (although not likely) that it could dip below freezing (32 degrees) at night.

So we suggest that you bring some sort of outerwear—a heavy sweater, shawl, jacket, poncho, or suchlike. If it's not raining, the wedding ceremony will be outdoors in the late afternoon or early evening. And the reception will be in the evening—but the main lodge at Ohana Camp, where the reception will be, is heated. (Note, however, if you choose to stay in the cabins at Ohana that they are not heated, so bring your flannel jammies.)

And especially if you plan to stay at the camp, be sure to bring appropriate casual clothes and footwear to optimize your enjoyment of the outdoor and watersport activities available there. (Note that even guests who are staying elsewhere are welcome to come to the camp during the day to avail themselves of these activites.)

We assume you don't need our sartorial guidance for the wedding itself, but the bride and groom will be wearing clothes that reflect their status as the bride and groom (and click here for more information on the 171-year-old family veil that Joanna will be wearing). Accordingly, you should wear something that reflects your status as witness-at-an-important-event-in-the-lives-of-two-people. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us and we'll tell you that the blue dress you wore to that wedding last summer looked nice and you might as well wear it again. Our only firm rule is that you not wear acid-washed denim.

Click here for answers to some other frequently-asked attire-related questions.

Unless you're looking at this page after September 5, 2008 (i.e. 15 days before The Big Event), you won't be able to find out the wedding-day forecast. However, we added the handy weather feature below because, according to accuweather.com having "dynamic weather content" will help "attract and keep visitors to your site." So now that you've been lured to this site with tantalizing promises of dynamic weather content, this feature should (according to AccuWeather) help keep you here,