Our ceremony will be outside in a neighborhood park with the reception a few blocks away. Fiance and I are on a tight budget and wanted to keep our seating costs for the ceremony low, especially since our ceremony is going to be very short, but I also wanted something that would look nice in the park. I thought wooden benches would be a good idea since they fit multiple people and would look natural in the park and I could easily spruce them up a bit with flowers and such, but am having a tough time finding them for rental. I like the look of the wooden/natural chiavari chairs but they may be too out of my price range. Does anyone have good ideas for nice seating on the cheap for an outdoor venue?
My friends suggested I do it picnic style with blankets and maybe some pillows (it's going to be a casual affair anyway) but I don't know if that is a good idea. I would still want to provide seating our older guests. I'm not sure I'm comfortable asking people to sit on the ground, blankets or not, for my wedding. It's casual but I'm sure people will still be in dresses. Our friends would love it, but some relatives, especially those that I don't know might give me the side eye. I've seen pictures where people have done it and it looks lovely, but eh. Any other good ideas?