TIA for letting me vent. The only reason I picked this venue is because it was outdoors and the grounds are beautiful. Picked late June thinking less chance of rain. The inside where we are having the reception is not appealing. DO NOT tell me rain is good luck. Photography is huge to me and I don't have an incredibly seasoned wedding photographer so I'm not confident in her rain photography (long story). I'll be sad if I can't have the ceremony outside next to the lake, but I can handle it. If it's thunderstorming out and I can't take pictures outside I'll probably cry. I know it's completely out of my hands, and I haven't checked the weather until today. Please, keep your fingers and toes crossed that it doesn't rain in Chicago on Friday. Sorry if I came off harsh; planning a wedding from 11 hours away and for 11 months by yourself does something to a girl. At this point, let the children run a muck at the reception but for the love of all things holy please DO NOT thunderstorm.