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Garden Wedding Ideas - How To Plan The Perfect Garden Wedding

A garden wedding is something many women dream about for years, but having the wedding outside can create an interesting set of issues. The following garden wedding ideas will make sure that everything goes smoothly on your wedding day.

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 elaborate or simple, but the most important part is that most of the decorations are already in place in the garden. Take a look around the area in which you are having the wedding with a critical eye. Are there things there you do not want your guests to see? Are the garbage cans hidden? Is the shed slightly unsightly? Make sure there is nothing there that you would not want to see in one of your wedding pictures and if there is there are a few things that can be done to hide them. Rent some large palms from a florist to hide things you might not want to be seen. Groupings of large plants can hide a multitude of sins. Decorate outbuildings with ribbons, streamers, and tulle or other material. This can hide any chipped and peeling paint or other imperfections.

It is advisable to have a beautiful backdrop where the ceremony is going to be held just so there is some focus in the area. You can use an existing clump of trees that is already available or use the area where flowers grow up a trellis. Stone walls or a rock garden make great places to situate the ceremony or if you don't have any of those things use an arbor. Rent an arbor or arch from a rental store and decorate it with ribbons, fabric, tulle and most important - flowers. In between the metal structure weave in some grapevines or ivy to make it look more natural. You can rent large potted plants and pots of flowers in your chosen color to beautify the area. Do not forget to observe sun patterns in the space because you do not want your guests or you and your future spouse to be looking into the sun during the ceremony. Situate the space in a wooded area if possible.

Electricity is a must at an outdoor wedding so be sure that it is possible to run lines outside. Musicians for the ceremony will need to be able to plug in amplifiers and instruments. Sound disperses quickly outside and an instrument that would normally be able to be heard indoors will not be able to be heard outside. Electric pianos will need to be plugged in. A microphone will be needed for anyone singing as well. The person performing the ceremony should be on a microphone so that they don't have to compete with tweeting birds or traffic noises. The reception band or DJ will need to plug in multiple lines so be sure there is enough workable outlets for them.

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.

Your garden wedding can be the most romantic and beautiful one ever. Starting in the atmosphere of nature is a great way to start a life together.

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