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Backyard wedding? Has anyone done this? How much does it cost?
By admin | May 4, 2008
Justwondering1 asked:
So i’ve finally decided that im going to have a backyard wedding. The backyard is really nice and it actually consists of 2 part. One part with be where the ceremony takes place, and the 2nd part will be where the reception takes place. I have found a caterer, but I ws wonder (roughly) how much it really costs to have a backyard wedding. Anyone had one before? How much did you end up spending?
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13 Responses to “Backyard wedding? Has anyone done this? How much does it cost?”
May 6th, 2008 at 2:38 am
how many people
what kind of food
live music or dj
can’t answer you without more details.
May 6th, 2008 at 6:58 am
my husband and i had a wedding in our cabin. all the guest brought a covered dish instead of a present. we only had to dish out about $50 for our part. it was a lot of fun too.
May 6th, 2008 at 10:01 am
i have not done this so i dont know how much it costs.but my pal did and it was the nicest wedding i have been to!they had bails of hey all around the edges to use as seats…which sounds kinda funny but was so so lovely…all fairy lights in the trees…beautiful!
May 7th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Backyard weddings can be as cheap as you want them to be. I have some friends who are doing this. Everybody brings their own food also. It can be a great Pot Luck occasion. You don’t even need that many chairs. Try to remember that this is YOUR day. Not the day of the people you invite. YOU and your GROOM are the only ones who should be happy……….
May 10th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Well, I’m pretty sure it would be a lot cheaper than if you decided to have it in a cathedral….one thing about small weddings is that you get to spend quality time with the people you love (granted you don’t invite a bunch of people you hate.) I don’t know what numbers will look like. If I were you , i would get a whole bunch of do it yourself magazines for weddings or just some wedding mags that have some details that you would like to recreate youself for cheaper. there’s nothing wrong with DIY. You don’t have to pay anyone. But be sure to seek advice from someone who is qualified and well versed in the subject of weddings. Also, i would suggest that you keep it simple because it is a small place to have a wedding so you shouldn’t overwhelm your guests with extravagance. good luck and congratulations…..bki
May 11th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
It will cost as much or as little as you want to spend. You could do it for $10,000, you could do it for $100. YOU have to decide, not us. Figure out how many people you want to invite, whether you’re going to feed them, what the menu will be, etc. Will you use a caterer, or just grill for everyone? Will you have music? Live? DJ? Stereo system? Will you need to rent a tent? Porta john? Dance floor? Tables, chairs, fountain, etc?
May 14th, 2008 at 7:26 am
Probably around $1,000. We had a band, paid them $400. A friend provided bbq as our wedding gift. We provided beer - maybe $100, and soft drinks. Decorations - $200 to $300. Borrowed tables and chairs from a church. Wedding cake was about $60,I think. Trellis we stood under was about $60 from Garden Ridge. Basically, you can spend as little or as much as you want. Have Plan B for rain!! It poured at ours!! It was fun!! Lots of umbrellas in the photos!!
May 15th, 2008 at 9:52 am
Need more info but yes backyard weddings are nice but you may also need a back up plan in case it rains or something even worse at least tents
May 17th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
I am a professional mobile disc jockey who specializes in Weddings. When me and my wife got married (2001) we got married and had our reception in our living room (in front of fireplace) and dining room and we were living in a duplex at the time. While having our wedding at home was very inexpensive compared to a hall, we wish that we would have “splurged” since it’s a once in a great while event. At the same time, currently we perform some weddings at the customers home, which works out pretty nice for those with a small budget. If you can fit it in some how, considering this is a very special day I would suggest a Hall personally.
May 20th, 2008 at 6:19 am
omg, i was talking with my wedding planner, backyard weddings usually cost more than church and hall weddings. What people dont remember is they have to get a ton of chairs and tables , have a tent set up, a ceremony platform, have lights set up around the recpetion area, the list just goes on and on, and there are extension cords everywhere. Lyla, my planner, told me about one where they set the budget at 20,000 and ended up spending 87,000 with hidden costs.
May 23rd, 2008 at 2:14 am
$1000 and that included: food, drinks, chairs, photography, flowers, corsages, candles and holders, guest book, my dress (designed and made by a professional clothes/dress designer, friend) my veil and shoes, DJ, table decorations, cake and cake topper, invitations, wedding favors (bubbles and mints) place cards (for the tables) and my hair, nails and makeup.
May 26th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
There are alot of things to consider; the officiant-which can be as much as $300, tables and chairs-which depends on the fee to rent roughly $100 for 50 chairs and 10 tables, will a tent be required, is a dance “floor” needed, will there need to be decorations. All these questiond can be answered by a local rental company (besides the officiant).
May 29th, 2008 at 5:08 am
I’m getting married on October 6th and we are having a backyard wedding. It’s cheaper than having it somewhere else but it’s still not “cheap” You have to rent tables, chairs, place settings, glasses, bartender, booze, food, decorations, DJ… Ours is about $3500. And that doesn’t include the rings, dress, tux, hotel room for the night, hair, jewelry, and gifts for the wedding party…