One of the great things about Texas is that we typically have really great weather for outdoor weddings. (Let’s just not talk about those months of June-August, where your skin might melt off!). If you’re dreaming of a Houston outdoor wedding, the outdoor wedding venues at Silver Sycamore will make that dream come true, in the most stress-free way possible.
Garden weddings, gazebo weddings, waterfront weddings and so much more. All of these set the scene for a beautiful outdoor wedding. Head out on any weekend all over the Houston area and you will see weddings in all different kinds of outdoor spaces.
Our brides at Silver Sycamore, especially, have absolutely loved having their weddings outdoors for the past 15+ years, but why?
There are many ways to make your Houston outdoor wedding dreams come true at Silver Sycamore. Let’s take a look at all of the options we have!
Silver Sycamore has THREE outdoor ceremony spaces on the grounds to choose from.
Our most popular outdoor ceremony location is our Waterfall Gazebo. During the day it is surrounded by lush greenery, and at night it sparkles from being covered in twinkling lights.
As you can see, our waterfall gazebo lends itself to some really elegant moments. The waterfall is off to the side and you can hear just a slight flow of water trickling down. It’s perfect and for sure my favorite of the gazebos.
This ceremony location can fit about 120 guests, seated in our white garden chairs.
When you are looking for vintage charm meets garden wedding venue, then you are looking for the Vintage Gazebo for your outdoor ceremony. It sits right behind our bed & breakfast cottages, and written in the stone are the 9 Fruitages of the Spirits, reminding you of the virtues needed in marriage. In the center of the Vintage Gazebo hangs a beautiful chandelier to stand underneath, as your guests watch you say your vows from their white garden chairs.
The Vintage Gazebo ceremony venue can seat up to 200 guests.
Silver Sycamore has the most unique outdoor reception area in the Houston area, and it’s a favorite with our brides.
You can even name it after yourself, as you can see in the slideshow above, and make it your town!
It is an incredibly fun atmosphere for your reception, and definitely one your guests will always remember and talk about years later.
With pretty much unlimited space, you can have as few as 25 guests or up to 500 guests in the town to party the night away!
As most of us know, Houston weather is incredibly unpredicatable and can alter the plans for your beautiful outdoor wedding! You will need a backup plan in place for rain!
At Silver Sycamore, we have already taken care of that for you, with our built in back up plans.
Because we only host one wedding at a time, it allows us to have a plan in place in case of rain or inclement weather. This is already something included in your package and not an added fee, so it’s a win for everyone. We don’t want your big day ruined and so we will move you inside for your ceremony and reception and you won’t have to worry about a thing.
Let’s take a look at your indoor backup options:
Now, I know this blog is about outdoor weddings, but we must admit, The Chapel is everyone’s favorite. Many times, brides come with an outdoor ceremony in mind, and then look at the Chapel and everything changes. Either way, you will have access to the Chapel if the weather has other plans for your outdoor wedding.
The Chapel can seat up to 200 guests.
Beautiful on its own, but also a blank canvas if you want to put your personal touch on it. The reception hall is completely open, so there is nothing blocking views, like polls or columns. Double doors help make your grand entrance, a buffet serving line with granite counter top lines the back, and open space for dance floor.
The Reception Hall can seat up to 200 guests.
So, there are a few considerations to having your wedding outdoors that you will need to take.
1. Time of Year: Our most popular times of year are Spring and Fall. They are usually the coolest and most reliable time of year weather wise.
2. Time of Day: Unless you are planning a winter time wedding, a daytime wedding outdoors is hard around here. It can still be too hot to sit outside. Usually, you will want an evening wedding, starting around 5pm and in the Fall can be slightly later until we fall back with daylight savings.
3. Keeping Guests Busy: When you are taking your pictures, guests will just be standing around, but with an outdoor wedding, you can have yard games set out during cocktail hour to keep them busy.
4. Back Up Plan: Just a reminder, to have that backup plan in place for weather. As we mentioned before, we have your back at Silver Sycamore, but you will want to think about how that could change layout or decor. We will help you out with that, so no worries there, but always good to think ahead.
Once you have those few things in place, an outdoor wedding in Houston is the perfect type of wedding!