Some of our good friends had an amazing wedding reception at our (much richer) friends' house this summer. There's tons of land in the woods, no light from neighbors visible! It was exactly what FI and I wanted and when the friends found out we were thinking of an outdoor venue they insisted! They already have giant banquet tables he made from local trees, amazingly landscaped ponds, and he's a bonsai master so there are tiny trees everywhere. OMG. We're giddy as school girls. We'll probably rent something like a food truck to feed people, and we have friends who are professional DJs with fancy equipment. It will be exactly what we want. I'm SO excited. AND, it won't cost us a fortune (another huge perk)