Garden Wedding Ideas - Make Certain Everything Goes Smoothly

Garden Weddings are beautiful and wonderfully unique and there are unique issues that can crop up merely because you are having an outdoor wedding. Take a look at the following garden wedding ideas that will make your wedding day a day to remember.

One of the most important issues when concerned with a garden wedding is what to do if the weather gets bad and it starts to rain. Garden weddings are sometimes held in family yards so renting a large tent in which to revel during the reception is a great idea. When the rain comes you can just move everything into the tent. It is important to talk to a few guests prior to the wedding and have them ready to help move things around in the tent for the ceremony should rain fall. Check the neighborhood for churches or other venues that will be satisfactory for the ceremony and then contract with the owner and make sure they are ready if the need to move arises.

Decorating for a garden wedding can be a lot of fun and it is not hard to do since everything in nature can be used. Take a walk around the area to see if what your guests will see when they come to the wedding. Make sure the garbage cans are out of site. Paint the shed that has needed it for a few years before the wedding to make it look more clean and pretty. Look around for things you do not want to show up in any of your wedding photographs and if there are some things that are not acceptable find ways to hide them. Most florists will rent large palms and other plants that can be positioned in front of things you might want to hide. Outbuildings can be enhanced with beautiful fabrics or ribbons and bows to hide flaws.

The area in which you are going to have the ceremony needs to have some sort of backdrop. This can be as simple as employing a grove of trees that are already on the property or using an area where flowers grow up a trellis. A stone wall makes a great focal point or you can rent or make your own arbor. Many rental stores have metal arches or arbors that you can decorate with tulle fabric and flowers. Weave in some ivy or grapevines for more interest and place a few bows. Make sure the area is decorated with some potted plants and bright colored flowers. Also make sure that you or your guests will not be looking right into the sun during the ceremony. A wooded area makes a great place to have the ceremony.

Make sure if you need electricity you can get it where you want it. Many musicians will need electric especially outside. Sound does not carry very well outdoors and if the music is being produced by an acoustic instrument it will need amplification. Electricity is needed for electric pianos as well and if you have a singer they will need to have a microphone. Even the clergy may appreciate be amplified so he does not have to scream over the birds and outside noises. The DJ or the band for the receptions will certainly need electric and a lot of it.

Flowers should be the main decoration at the garden wedding. Fill in spaces in the actual garden with containers of flowers. Prior to the wedding mulch the beds and make sure they look neat and tidy. Include some statues or a gazing ball in the gardens to make people want to gather there and include some benches and lawn chairs so they can feel comfortable before and after the ceremony in small areas of the garden.

If the wedding will go into the night entwine twinkle lights on the trees or sting pastel colored lanterns from tree to tree. Fill large wide mouth canning jars three fourths full of colored sand and place a votive candle inside to line paths. Place a birdbath near the receiving line after the wedding with a pretty sign to make a wish for the newly married couple and throw a coin in.

A garden wedding is a great way to get started in life with the person you love. Make it the most romantic and beautiful event of the year.