Melting makeup, sweaty tuxes and overheating guests are shifting summer weddings
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Kayla McDonald, right, uses a small electric fan to keep cool while taking bridal portraits with her sister, Jessica McDonald, left, before her wedding Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Newtown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Kayla McDonald walks down the aisle with her father, Chris, during her wedding Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Newtown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)A guest uses a fan to shade from the sun during a wedding ceremony Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Newtown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Newlyweds Kayla McDonald and Tyler Jones pose for family photos during their wedding Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Newtown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Guests sit inside during cocktail hour as empty chairs sit outside during a wedding Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Newtown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Bridesmaid Dakota-Jade Jones, front center, poses in a photo booth during a wedding reception Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Newtown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Newlyweds Kayla McDonald, left, and Tyler Jones, right, dance during their wedding reception Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Newtown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Bridesmaids Alyssa Gunning, from left, Eve Shepherd, Dakota-Jade Jones and Ndiah Jones use fans for shade and to keep cool during bridal pictures before a wedding Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Newtown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Tyler Jones, left, chats with family members before his wedding Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Newtown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Groomsman Ethan Morton takes a break after finishing bridal party photos at a wedding on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Newtown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Family photos sit on display in the entrance to Mojave East before a wedding Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Newtown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Christina Elsass, co-owner and venue manager of Mojave East, poses for a portrait Monday, Aug. 4, 2025, in Newtown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Sunlight falls on table decorations as guests arrive before a wedding Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Newtown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Zuri Jones, right, hands a fan to a guest as they arrive for a wedding Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Newtown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Legend McNeary, 4, takes a sip of water while sitting inside between bridal party photos before a wedding Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Newtown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
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Kayla McDonald, right, uses a small electric fan to keep cool while taking bridal portraits with her sister, Jessica McDonald, left, before her wedding Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Newtown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
