Wedding Help

There are lots of reasons why couples would choose to throw a simple outdoor wedding instead of a large fancy bash in an expensive banquet hall. One reason could be that the bride and groom are looking at having to stay within a pretty tight wedding budget. Another great reason why a couple may choose to have a simple outdoor wedding is because they’re private and don’t want a lot of attention or stress going on around their big day. Maybe it’s a second marriage and the couple would really just like their family and a few very close friends around for their nuptials. Whatever your reason for choosing to have a simple outdoor wedding, there are many different ways that you can create the perfect simple outdoor wedding to fit your budget, preferences, and guest list. Here are a few great ways to accomplish that.

Throwing a Backyard Wedding

An elderly couple in our church just had a simple outdoor wedding at the bride’s home. They were both widowed and had grown children and grandchildren of their own.

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Last weekend, I was able to go on a girl’s getaway to the coast with  my mom and sister. We stayed in a really nice resort decked out with beautiful fresh flowers and complete with classical music playing from a self-playing piano that even overlooked the ocean. Pretty snazzy huh? Now, I didn’t go on this weekend getaway to think about subjects for new articles or anything like that, but the situation presented itself so clearly that I felt I really needed to write about it. You see, at the front of this beautiful resort, over to one side, there was a beautiful grassy area with a large white gazebo labeled the ‘Wedding Gazebo’. I even remember commenting about it on our way inside the hotel to check in. It would have been a beautiful location for an outdoor wedding. Little did I know that my viewpoint on their wedding location was going to change drastically.

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If you don’t stay in tune with the current events of a social nature, then you may not be aware that one of President Bush’s daughters was married this weekend at their Ranch in Crawford, Texas. Whether or not you agree with the moves our President has made is not the point of this article. But for some reason, a marriage in the first family is something to celebrate. In fact, Jenna’s marriage was only the 22nd marriage in history for an acting President in the White House. Here in the United States, the first family is the closest to royalty that we have, and many people are really interested in how they live their lives outside of the White House. So how does the leader of the free world throw a wedding bash for his daughter? In an elegant outdoor wedding with the beauty of nature surrounding them, that’s how. While details are scarce about their wedding, the White House has released a few pictures to help us get a peek at how their wedding was done.

A Beautiful Outdoor Altar

President Bush had a giant limestone cross installed at his Crawford ranch for the occasion, along with a beautiful thick limestone altar that looks like a giant table running in front of the cross. On either side of the cross on the altar are some large and very beautiful flower white arrangements in decorative vases. Plus, as a great addition, their outdoor wedding altar overlooks a beautiful view of a body of water. What a beautiful place to take your marriage vows.

The Bride’s Attire

While we can’t all afford a specially designed Oscar de la Renta wedding gown, Jenna looked beautiful on her wedding day. She had simple and yet elegant wedding dress that was sleeveless had a V-neckline. Her bouquet was simple, a hand-tied bouquet of white flowers, and her jewelry was kept simple and light. As for her wedding hairstyle, Jenna opted for a simple hairstyle. She kept her hair down, drawing pieces from the sides and weaving some beautiful white flowers into her hair.

The Bridesmaids

Of course, Jenna had her maid of honor as her twin sister in a beautiful light blue bridesmaid dress. While none of the pictures released from the White House showed her other bridesmaids, we do know that each bridesmaid had a different color dress to represent the different colors of the wildflowers at the Texas ranch.

An Outdoor Wedding Reception

A beautiful end to this wedding was an elegant outdoor wedding reception under a large tent. The tent was lit with beautiful strings of light outside the reception and inside the tent as well. Her wedding centerpieces consisted of a medium-sized flower arrangement in the center of each table with pairs of tea lights in votives around the table as well. The wedding guests enjoyed the music from a band from Louisiana, and spent the evening dancing under the stars.

I’ve always enjoyed looking at different couples wedding pictures, and the pictures from the Presidential wedding this weekend was no exception. They threw a beautiful outdoor wedding and wedding reception that was exactly what Jenna wanted for her wedding. Jenna wanted a private and simple wedding at her other home in Texas. If you’re planning an outdoor wedding, then a great place to look for ideas is in the pictures of weddings done before.  So check out the pictures the White House has released about the wedding, they are really beautiful.

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Many brides this year are looking for a casual wedding sundress that they can wear for perhaps a beach or other kind of outdoor wedding of their choosing. A wedding sundress is the perfect kind of wedding dress for a causal wedding that may or may not have a lower budget to work with. It’s a simple fact that not all people out there want the same kind of gigantic traditional wedding, and would rather host a smaller more casual wedding and forgo spending potentially thousands of dollars on a wedding dress, and instead of a simple wedding sundress in which to get married. Finding the perfect wedding sundress can be difficult, I googled it earlier and didn’t find much that could be of use. So if you are planning a casual outdoor wedding and are looking for the perfect wedding sundress to wear, then here are some great places to look.

Look for a Wedding Sundress at a Department Store

Once the spring and summer season start to roll around, many department stores and other clothing stores will start to bring out their spring and summer lines.

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While many couples put down sometimes costly deposits on outdoor wedding locations that overlook a lake or an extreme mountain view, other couples choose to have their wedding in a place a little closer to home, and one that they may have some particularly fond memories in. One excellent way to save money while doing your wedding reception is to host a backyard wedding. Backyard weddings can be either ultra casual, simple and romantic, or even an elegant show of beauty, depending upon your preferences and your wedding budget. Your backyard wedding doesn’t even have to be in your own backyard, it can be hosted in a friend or family member’s backyard, and can be a very romantic place to have your wedding. There are several factors you’ll need to consider when planning your backyard wedding, to help make sure that it is right for you.

Determine the Location of your Backyard Wedding

Probably the first thing you’ll need to look at when choosing a location for your backyard wedding is in who’s backyard to use. You’ll need to consider the number of people you are inviting, and make sure that wherever you choose has enough of a backyard to make it work. Then, if it is in a friend or family member’s backyard, you’ll need to ask and make sure they don’t mind having a wedding on their property. Not only will you need to determine the backyard you’ll be getting married in, you’ll need to determine the best place for your wedding ceremony to take place. You’ll need to make sure that your ceremony is set up in such a way that the sun will not be in the eyes of your guests, and a position where they can still get the best view possible.

Determine What Decorating You’ll Need for Your Backyard Wedding

If the backyard you choose is already decked out with beautiful rose gardens or perhaps some other beautiful landscaping, then you may not need to do very much to decorate your backyard wedding. Maybe only a few white trellises with flowers and greenery weaved into them to cover up any unsightly areas would be the most that you need to do. If however, the backyard is not landscaped at all, or there are a few additions you’d like to make, then talk to the owner of the backyard about what you’d like to do and get their approval. If you get it, then make a plan to either bring in a professional landscaper to take care of the area, or if you have a green thumb, set up an afternoon to come over and get to work. Since this is decorating for your wedding, you should offer to pay for any landscaping. Also, be sure to think about any additions you’d like to make to the backyard for your decorating, such as strings of lights or lanterns, or even an arch for the ceremony. Work out the logistics for this as soon as you can with the owner of the backyard.

Determine What Kind of Backyard Wedding Reception to Have

One great thing about backyard weddings is that they lend themselves well to either afternoon or evening weddings. If you are having an early afternoon wedding, then a few tables set up inside the house, or even out on the grounds with snack foods is an excellent idea for a casual backyard wedding reception. If you want your backyard wedding to take place in the evening with a fancier wedding reception, you can look at renting a tent to put outside (if there is enough room) and fill it with tables and have the caterer or restaurant set up their tables inside.

Backyard weddings are intended to be more intimate family type gatherings. Backyard weddings lend themselves a more romantic and charming feel to them than perhaps a larger more ornate wedding would do. Not only that, but with nature lending herself to do most of the decorations, your backyard wedding is bound to be a success.

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