I’ve read this question concerning a backyard reception in one Facebook group where brides-to-be are chatting and felt like this topic is worth a few words of mine.
Tacky or sentimental?
Needless to say, for someone this kind of reception can definitely appear as a bad taste thing. However, for me a backyard wedding is sentimental and intimate. So, as we all know deeply in our hearts, the answers to this kind of question more often than not depend on your personal attitude.
It’s worth to point out one very important thing though. Oh boy, it is sooo challenging these days to find your second half. If you managed to do this, that’s just awesome! And is it really that important what others will say about your decision to celebrate your wedding in your backyard? It’s love what your are going to praise here, not something that others (and usually not very important people to you) would call a ‘good taste’. Therefore, I choose to call a backyard reception sentimental instead of tacky.
What are your thoughts on this?
Cheaper? Not necessarily!
Although our discussion here is about a backyard wedding being tacky vs. sentimental, there is another thing to consider, quite important one actually. You see, couples have a strong tendency to think that a backyard reception is always a cheaper option because you don’t need to rent a venue. Well, it’s not necessarily so. Because you will probably still need to rent tables, chairs, crockery and cutlery (and all these things are usually provided by the venue when you are renting it!).
However, all this situation depends on you again. I mean, a backyard reception can definitely be cheaper, if… you will invite just few dearest guests! Because in this case you can use your dining table or your garden furniture, so there aren’t any rental costs. I am just saying that intimate celebration can save you some cash… And it would have a lower impact on the environment. So this is quite a lot to think about, you know…
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