Couples getting married on 24/may/2019 in Ontario, outdoor wedding & bugs?

Glad I could help!

Hi Allison! I'll keep those tips in mind! I might look for bug lanterns as we cannot have citronella candles at our venue.

Thanks Cliodhna! I spoke with the coordinator and they do have bug spray in the bathrooms! They mentioned that we could maybe hide some bug lanterns on the ends of the chair rows where they will be less visible!

Welcome to the WeddingWire Community, Emma

Allison has given some really good tips! The citronella candles is a great idea as you can easily incorporate more candles to the wedding without them looking odd!

It could be a great idea to have some bug lotion/repellent in the restrooms at the venues encase guests would like to use it.

Have you spoken with the venue coordinator? They may have some suggestions also from their previous experience.

We are getting married May 25, 2019 and we are just hoping that because we are getting married on the patio by the building that the black flies won't be as bad as they would if we got married on the lawn by the lake. At least the ceremony will be short and by the time dinner is done it will be around 8 so they won't be biting anymore.

Hi Emma, Welcome to the Wedding Wire Community!!

I'm getting married indoors in October (long past blackfly season), but as someone who spends quite a bit of time outdoors during blackfly season, and is allergic to blackflies, here's some tips:

I would get some bug lotion - it doesn't smell as awful as the bug spray and it's not greasy-feeling.

Look for citronella candles/those coils you light up, these both tend to keep bugs away.

Have benadryl (cream) available in case you're bitten and start to swell up! The pills work too, but they make me extremely drowsy so keep that in mind.

Hope this helps!