Ideas for Your Outdoor Wedding

4 simple ideas for simple and beautiful outdoor wedding planning

Planning an outdoor wedding? Are you overwhelmed? Are there too many ideas, or not enough? Still looking for an idea you really love?

This page offers 5 ideas to jumpstart your wedding plans. Maybe you've fantasized about an outdoor wedding since you were 6 or maybe you just started after that big resounding "YES". 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!

As you'll see, there is no end to the inspiration and ideas you can use to for outdoor wedding planning. There are easily hundreds of ideas to chose from. The tips below offer inspiration for decor ideas and themes to help youplan the perfect color.

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

Outdoor Wedding Decor Ideas

Your outdoor wedding ideas will of course include the decor. Whether you're having a large or small outdoor wedding, working with the outdoor environment, instead of against it, while lead to the best results. In addition to great lighting - like paper lanterns- ribbons, flowers, and the right kind of fabrics work well together to create a great feeling.

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A simple scattering of rose petals is an inexpensive way to add color and romance to your ceremony Check out our outdoor wedding decoration ideas

Lights for Outdoor Weddings

Depending on the time of day, lighting is an important factor in outdoor wedding ideas. For outdoor wedding receptions, you will need lighting whether it's in a tent or in the open. Consider tea lights, candles, and string lights - usually a combination of all kinds provides lighting for different areas.

Paper lanterns are a simple and inexpensive  way to snazz up your wedding tent!

Tents & Outdoor Weddings

Plan well ahead of time in for outdoor wedding receptions to get a tent for the wedding. This is one of the outdoor wedding ideas that has saved the day for many brides who want to make sure their wedding day isn't affected by the weather.

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Themes for Outdoor Weddings

Keep your outdoor wedding themes simple. With nature as the background how hard do you really have to try? Your wedding can be minimalist, elaborate or formal. The beauty of the outdoor wedding is the range of themes - from beach to mountain, garden to campground - it all depends on what the represents the couple.

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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 (including colors) can save you thousands. I also talk about how you can save on everything else related to your wedding.

Wedding Math

Considering that 140 guests is the average wedding size, did you know you can spend $800 to $1800 on ceremony chairs alone?

"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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