Outdoor Weddings — The Knot Community

beach decor/lakeside wedding

troopzo — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:35:12 +0000

I have planned on having my wedding July 2011 on the beach but plans have changed a bit because of budget and a few other minor issues so now the wedding ceremony and reception will be taking place on the lakeside. My original thoughts were having starfish and sea glass as part of the decor is it ok to stick with that now, or do you think it would be kind of weird to have beach theme on the lake? Let me know what you think i am a bit confused and overwhelmed.

destination bride

Stacimu05 — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:01:42 +0000

i am doing message in a bottle for my save the dates, i need some advice. Do i send out a letter with all the information on it about the hotel and the destination with the save the date or do i send them out later on?

Help making an outdoor wedding handicap accessible

pedlfastr — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:04:58 +0000

We are having our wedding at a rustic outdoor campground. Unfortunately, when we planned our small wedding we did not anticipate anyone in a wheelchair. It is important to us that this person attend and be absolutely comfortable. My dilemma is this: the venue is accessible the bathroom is accessible the only this not accessible is the building we are holding the reception in. To get to it, you have to walk down a dirt path that is rocky and slopes slightly downward. We have no idea how we will get a wheelchair down there. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Outdoor Photo Booth?

ginamloyd — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:48:31 +0000

I want one for my Garden wedding next year. Has anyone ever bulit one??

Wedding Site....PIP

shauntae930 — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:32:47 +0000

So this is where I want to get married...I was thinking having the ceremony on the grassy area and me and my FH would be standing at the top of those steps for our vows. I'm not sure what to put there though. I don't want an arch because really I think they are overdone.

This picture is behind where I wanna have my ceremony. I think this would be a perfect spot for a dance floor but I'm also thinking I should have my food and tables up there as well. Maybe I could use it for both. Also I was thinking I could use the steps as places to sit as well since I'm on a budget and I'm going to have a ton of little kids at my wedding. Or is that a bad idea?

Outdoor ceremony/reception venue

Kasi6974 — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:24:54 +0000

Hello! I am searching high and low for a place to have an outdoor ceremony and reception next June 2011. We have a contract for the Everal Barn and Homestead, which is near-perfect, but we haven't signed it yet because they have a no alcohol policy that we aren't sure we can deal with. Anyone out there have any suggestions? Budget is an issue...
Thanks

Unity Candles and Colors

jordannlynn — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:15:19 +0000

Just want to get some feedback.. We just picked our colors, but I'm not really sure they will work together. We are having an outdoor wedding/ indoor reception in October. We picked navy blue and then accented with typical fall colors (golds, reds, oranges,etc). What do you think?
Also.. We both really want to do a unity candle and will resort to sand only if we can't find a way to make candles work outside. Does anyone have any suggestions on that matter?
Thanks so much,
Jordann and Nathan

Need you guys!! Please tell me your opinion on whether or not this will be a big turn-on on or turn

MrsH8611 — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 02:55:54 +0000

Ok so our wedding is in the late summer, it is country-ish, laid back, outdoors. We wanted a cake that matched. And it just seems the more typical (but still gorgeous) 3 tier cake with a traditional cake topper and ribbon on each layer etc. just stood out, but not in a good stand out way. I saw this cake in a magazine for Hilary Duffs wedding, and I really wasn't sure at first, but after a few glances and thinking of how it matches that "warm-fuzzy-rustic" theme... I thought it went really well!!! And It's like a Simple Elegance which is what we are going for.

PLEASE i NEED OPINIONS ON WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE GOING TO GET "WTF" LOOKS WITH A CAKE LIKE THIS..OR WOW THEY DID SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND IT FITS WELL... I would really appreciate constructive feedback :) Thank you all so
much.

Oahu beach wedding

linder53 — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:46:51 +0000

We are getting married on June 18 in Oahu. Does anyone have a recommendation on a beach that will be perfect for a sunset wedding?

What do I need to know about a backyard wedding?

shortgrass03 — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 03:21:20 +0000

Ugh! I'm so stressed! I'm on this teeny tiny budget and all the locations here in Boise are over our budget. (Unless I want to get married in the church that I have left (no longer believe in), or stress out about whether or not 5 hours is long enough for everything) I have looked and looked and I know there had got to be something out there in our budget, but it must be hidden. We don't have a church that we attend regularly, and I'm getting tired of looking for locations.

I was thinking about using my future MIL's backyard, but, we are getting married in April and (as always) the weather can be unpredictable. So, of course, we would probably need a tent, and I'm sure there is a lot more that I can even think of. Does it all add up? Would it be better to get a location?

Her backyard isn't really that big, but we aren't having a lot of people there anyway. We might plant a lot of flowers for decoration, but we aren't planning on having a DJ or catered meal.

I'm just not sure what to do! Thanks in advance!

Color Crisis (Long)

Wh15k3yG1rl — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:59:00 +0000

Okay, get ready to get your thinking cap on because this gets a little complicated! :)

We are planning to have our wedding in late may. No invitations have been sent out yet, but we are more in the planning stage.

The theme is a rustic, country wedding. The ceremony is inside but the reception is outdoors.

Our invitations/rsvp cards/thank you notes/envelopes (basically all stationary products) are kraft which is a recycled paper and is like a light brown color. We are threading binder twine (which is used on hay bales) and I would like to, along with the binder twine, thread some colored ribbon through there. The only problem is I can't decide on what colors I like yet go with our other plans AND the season! haha

The one thing I have to make sure I get is the guys want camo vests. That works fine with the brown of the invitations. I would like to have tanish bridemaid dresses, and I found some super cute ones that aren't too simple but aren't crazy either!

My favorite flower is the tiger lily, which is a summer flower, but I feel like the brown and orange will look too fall like :/ I know the brown is a lighter brown, but I just don't want it to clash with the season!

Would it be too much to do the camo/tan with orange AND another color?! I thought about yellow to bring a little more late spring/early summer into it, but I just worry then we're getting too crazy! haha

What do you all think?

Surprise Wedding.

mommydale — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 14:38:12 +0000

We actually have been trying to work around our schedules for months to get the wedding planned, it came down to we had less than 2 weeks to get it planned. WE decided that since it was such a short time, we would invite everyone to a bonfire. We live across the backyard from his mom and dad. Between the 2 yards there is so much space and with it being fall and just how we are the bonfire idea fits us perfectly. I've been married previously and the big showy white wedding dress and all that just wasn't me. This time in addition to being 5 months pregnant I wanted to be comfortable. We decided screw tradtion, blue jeans and boots it is. Our colors are just a mix of all the fall colors, red, yellow, orange, green, brown. Instead of your traditional wedding decorations of flowers, I decided I only wanted mums & leaves. His parents have monkey bars in their backyard, we are decorating the monkey bars in garland (leaves) and ribbon, and this fine mesh fabric. We are going to have cake as is tradition (5 months pregnant and someone said cake there was no way i was cutting that out), but no caterers or anything like that, we're doing chili, shredded chicken and sloppy joes. Sides of potato chips. My friends have all agreed that they think the idea works so well in to who I am really that its goin to make it that much better. We are in fact having a bonfire. we're going to have straw bails around the fire and we're going to have straw and pumpkins, gourds, etc. And to top it all off I can't resist the fact that it is supposed to be a big surprise!!!! Now, I do still believe in something old, something, something borrowed, something blue. And by gosh, I got nothing borrowed. I've got 2 old my aunts leaf earrings, and a handkerchief that was my grandmothers before she passed, my blue hello my jeans, new my blouse for the big day, but nothing borrowed!!! lol. AHHHHH!!!!

Dream of a Waterfront wedding crushed

LoveBnJewels — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:32:57 +0000

I have always imagined myself getting married on the beach... I found that over the past couple of months that my dreams of getting married on the beach are over and have moved on to at least getting married on waterfront in the Richmond area. Only problem is that I can't seem to find a place where I can have only the ceremony. Most places require you to have the reception there and then fif you want to get married on the waterfront then they throw that in with the package. Our problem is that we are planning our wedding on a low budget and were hoping to be able to do a lot of the reception stuff ourselves.

Does anyone know if a place where you can have just the ceremony on the waterfront in the Richmond area???

Indoor/Outdoor May Cape Cod Wedding

FranNorm — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 21:04:51 +0000

We booked a place in Cape Cod on May 14th and it is half-indoor and half-outdoor. Did anyone else ever have a wedding in May on the Cape, and did it rain? sunny? freezing?? Let me know.. thanks!!

Mrs. Dudley!

sweet guppy — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:17:45 +0000

This is not outdoor wedding related, but I wanted to get in touch with you!

I want to dye my crinoline the same color as yours. I saw that you have one for sale, but it will not fit me unfortunately. Would you mind giving me the names of the RIT dyes you used?

Thank you!

Hay bales

jesscmpls — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 01:02:48 +0000

I saw this really adorbale picture of some hay bales with linen(matched the color schemes) that someone had used for seating at their outdoor reception. I thought this was a cute idea and was thinking about doing it. As a guest would you prefer to sit on a chair or cute haybale lol.

Burlap linens?

saorisenyl — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:45:26 +0000

Would you ladies have any good ideas on where to find these gems?

What shade of blue is this?!?

decaturlove — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:17:38 +0000

Hi! I have some color identification issues :) I am getting married outdoors in May and I envision shades of blue, green and ivory as my colors. I found a shade of blue that I absolutely love but calling it light blue doesn't quite cut it. Anyone know what to call this shade?

More photos of our backyard / DIY /rustic wedding

sof0830 — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:49:47 +0000

DIY sign-in table (card box, sign-in table sign that was carved by hubby, lollipop stand from re-purposed wood from a fallen tree in our yard) Lollipops were home-made chocolates from my sis-in-law

Lighting in our backyard (night of the wedding)

Draping on trees in daylight (ceremony site, our backyard)

Our tent and tablescapes. Table has mason jars bought at walmart with flowers from our local flower mart, acorns on table from our property, burlap runners made by my mom, frosted votive holders w/ LED tealights inside. Lighting around the perimeter of the tent

Me, Hubby and our daughter(flower girl basket was custom-made by my sister-in law and I )

Our drinks area. Carved "drinks sign" made by my hubby from re-purposed wood from a fallen tree on our property. Hanging photos on our fence-- they are hung on twine with clothespins.

planning outdoor wedding..help

Kirstenl — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 03:30:45 +0000

Hello my fellow knotties, Im having trouble figuring out how to plan an outdoors wedding and how much it is going to cost Its going to held at my parents farm . I have 10k to spend thanks to my parents, Im having 130 guests (i cut it down from 175 so im not cutting it down more), I need toilets, a tent, 130 charis, tables, dance floor, twinkle lights, utensils, and of course the usual stuff...flowers,dress, DJ,etc. Can I plan a wedding in less then a year with this budget? I keep seeing weddings that cost 25k and it makes me feel like I dont have enough. Will this be enough to plan a outdoor wedding with or should i just rent a venue? And will it be hard to plan an outdoor wedding? What do I need to do to thr farm to prepare it for a wedding? THANK YOU!!!

Unity Candle

graysquirrel — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:14:16 +0000

Hello. I usually post on my club board, but I need some expert advice when it comes to outdoor weddings! I am wondering what people have come up with as either really creative alternatives to unity candles, or ways to keep the candles from blowing out outside. I've heard of rope, water, and sand and really don't want to do any of those. Ideas? TIA.

Outside wedding advice?

Kassie1512 — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:56:13 +0000

I am having my wedding outside in front of a house and the reception inside. I need some suggestions on where to have a table set up with the programs and the tears of joy packets at?

Swimming Pool

Tricolori — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 08:07:40 +0000

It's been a long time since I've been on here, but my sister is planning her wedding and the venue has a lovely outdoor pool which the meal and reception will be held by. Please can you post any links to pictures you might have for inspiration?

TIA

Our backyard/diy wedding photos

sof0830 — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:22:58 +0000

here's some shots --

Burlap draping on our trees w/ uplighting and overhead lights. Lots of work went into this. Not to mention the re-purposed "tree stumps" that we ployeurethaned from the fallen tree in our yard. The stumps were used as seating for the ceremony site.

Our repurposed cake stand--ployeurethaned tree that fell in our backyard weeks before the wedding. Cake was white and it was adorned with flowers by us from our local flower mart

Us and our 3 yr. old daughter

Our nephew practicing before the 5pm "I DO"--he's playing "here comes the sun" By the Beatles

Hair "fake flower pins" ..made by items bought at Michael's crafts and bobby pins

Our drink table and re-purposed drink sign that we carved.

Us at the end of "i do"

tables and chairs

JessicaNeuhauser — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:00:51 +0000

Are tables really necessary if your having a small intimate backyard wedding? Were serving pastas and salads we have 3 which will seat 30 people have 60 invited. what to do ? our wedding is at home wondering if some of my guest will not sit down "formally"?

wedding venues in Ft. Lauderdale

hrutkayr — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 22:03:43 +0000

Does anyone have any suggestions for a beach wedding ceremony with an indoor reception for $60.00 per plate?

Beach Wedding

Melymel29 — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 22:38:54 +0000

Anyone know of any good vendors that I could trust in Miami, FL, for a destination wedding?

HI! Looking for wedding and reception locations.

HSoodak — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 00:20:25 +0000

Hello fellow ladies!
Does anyone know of any good beaches in the newport/laguna/dana point area that would be a nice setting for a simple wedding?I am on a tight budget and not looking for much extra stuff. Just looking for a nice spot. Still researching reception places too. Thanks!

Wedding Shoes and Bridesmaid Dress

brittany&justin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:12:38 +0000

Anyone who had an outdoor wedding wore heels?? Our wedding will be this December in my grandparents backyard and I'm worried that if I wear pumps that my heels will stick into the ground while I'm walking. Plus I can't find any cute wedges that don't look too summery and I've thought of the idea of flats but I'm 4'11 and need some height.

Also, my grandmother, who is very opinionated about EVERYTHING, said that my bridesmaids shouldn't wear black because they will look like vampires walking down the aisle. Our colors are red and black and I wouldn't mind a red dress for them but I haven't found the right color red that I like.

Help!

Butterfly House

Emsmom28 — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 10:51:41 +0000

Has anyone been married at the Butterfly House or attended a wedding there? Good or bad experience?