Most of the time you are just playing the hand you get dealt and trying to make the most of it.
I did feel especially lucky this time though, considering the weather had been like below nearly all day.
I looked like a drowned rat by the start of the ceremony.
It cleared up in time for close to golden hour. Ground was still damp, dress got a little wet/dirty at the bottom. Bride was cool with it though, and considering that picture made her cry, I'm sure she doesn't regret it.
It's a cruel irony sometimes when brides spend a fortune on their dress. They want to feel extra good about themselves so they enjoy their wedding as much as possible.
What I see happen too often is brides shackled by their dress due to anxiety about possibly blemishing it in some way.
At one of my favourite weddings, the bride was playing tug of war in the rain. Dress got soaked and dirty by the end of the night. However I'm sure that if the bride could go back in time, she wouldn't change a thing and would happily choose to do the same all over again rather than have a perfectly preserved dress at the end of the night.