Inspiring Backyard Wedding Ideas

Avoid debt with 5 beautiful theme ideas for your backyard wedding

Looking for backyard wedding ideas to plan your backyard wedding reception or ceremony?

This page offers 5 really great ideas to help you pick a theme for your wedding. Maybe you've been thinking of a theme since you were 6 or maybe you just started after that big resounding "YES". And, chances are, right now you're either confused or conflicted - or maybe both? Either way, this page is for you. You beautiful, blushing bride-to-be's on a mission!

But choose wisely...the right choice can help save thousands on your overall wedding costs. (Find out how in Perfect Weddings Without the Debt).

Personalize these themes and backyard wedding ideas

Tea party

A few years ago a friend of mine had a tea party themed wedding in her aunts backyard. A few of us helped her put togehter her flower arrangements in delicate tea pots she got from friends, family and second hand stores. We just used a selection of wild flowers and they were totally adorable! I think the total cost was under $300!

It was an incredibly charming wedding which took place in the late morning/early afternoon. She had an impressive brunch table with a million different kinds of biscuits, crepes, waffles, eggs, back bacon etc! She served champagne and orange juice and had like 10 different kinds of tea available.

To make her theme complete she gave everyone tea wedding favors, which I thought was a pretty special final touch!

If you're planning a tea part wedding you could either go with very soft pastel colors or very cheeful colors as both would work well.

Backyard barbecue

When I hear about a backyard wedding that people loved and were excited to attend, it's always the backyard BBQ.

Maybe it's because people feel like they can let loose and just be themselves? Regardless of why they love these weddings, it's a fun and inexpensive backyard wedding idea for you!

Just because it's a bbq themed backyard wedding doesn't mean people can show up in their tattered jeans - though this is an option if you want it to be this casual. In fact, a BBQ-themed wedding can be extravagent or relaxed as you want.

If you're looking for a unique and casual food option, there are BBQ caterers popping up all over the place.

You can decorate with simple flowers or tikki torches and give and a practical favor like personalized BBQ sauce wedding favors would make the perfect final touch!

Nature gone wild

A Nature Gone Wild backyard wedding theme is a simple idea and would be easiest (and cheapest) to set up in a lush locale. Big, overflowing green centerpieces with tropical flowers and leaves would pretty much do the trick. Make sure they're really organic-feeling and unsconstricted by angular vases.

A color scheme involving reds and greens is one way to do it and the use of bamboo for decorative elements would also be pretty effective. You sure could get exciting with your meal as well!

Paper lanterns backyard wedding theme

A long time ago I saw a photo of a wedding that was overflowing with paper lanterns. It was beautiful. There wasn't really much more to the wedding other than that - just a tent, simple table settings and that's it. Though it's not necessarily a "theme" that wedding sure did have a special vibe and provides great inspiration.

When deciding on your decor, it makes sense to let your your lanterns take center stage - they are so beautiful and impactful afterall. For example, your seating charts can be in simple white or creme so as not to draw attention away from the beauty of the lanterns.

It doesn't really matter what kind of favor you get for this kind of theme, but just make sure that you personalize them with ribbons/labels/hangtags in the appropriate color. My Wedding Labels should have a ton of great options for you.

Summer garden

If you like the idea of Nature Gone Wild but don't have the backyard or money to make that theme work then Summer Garden is the perfect inspiration for you. In fact, it's as simple as it gets!

Pick a color you love, plant tons of flowers in your garden and away you go. For table decorations, you can get either clear flower vases or vases in the color of your theme. If you really want to be creative and are going for a casual feeling, you can also get watering cans as your centerpiece.

Great favors for your summer garden theme include plantable seeds or a simple potted plant.

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Why Theme Matters

I hope you have some new ideas. Now learn how to make your choices make good budget sense. In my wedding guide "Perfect Weddings Without the Debt" I have a whole section on outdoor and backyard weddings, and explain how the right overall choices can save you thousands. I also talk about how you can save on everything else related to your wedding.

Wedding Math

Considering that average wedding needs 12 tables, did you know you that the wrong theme could have you spending an extra $200+ just on flowers?

"Perfect Weddings Without the Debt" advises on how save on just about everything to bring this superfluous cost down with wise theme choices, and focus it on those things that are more critical (your dress...or pocketing the savings for your new, debt-free life).

 

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