Benefits of Backyard Weddings

We've all seen movies and TV shows where a wedding is set in someone's back yard. Of course, the yard is always impossibly landscaped. The grass cut in such a way that would make any NFL grounds keeper proud. In short, the way Hollywood portrays it, backyard weddings are only for those rich enough to employ an entire staff.

Fortunately, that's not true. Anyone with a yard, or access to a yard that they don't mind you sprucing up, can have a garden wedding.

It doesn't matter that your yard is not as big as the one CSI Miami staged their wedding scene in. It doesn't even have to be as big as the one in Father of the Bride. It only has to be big enough to give you room to celebrate with your friends and family.

Remember, nothing says hope for the future more than a garden wedding in spring or early summer when the blossoms decorate the trees and new growth is all around you. It’s an idyllic setting. Take a look at your yard and dream about what you might be able to do to create the setting for your wedding.

Tomorrow or the next day I will write some specific suggestions for what kinds of things you can do to create that perfect spot, but it's better that you dream a little first and come up with your own ideas.

I will say this, though. Creating a backyard wedding garden is a great way to make your wedding money work for you - by putting the money you would have spent on the rental of a wedding location into enhancing the location you already have!