More Outdoor Reception Considerations

When planning an outdoor wedding reception, there are other things you'll want to take into consideration and plan for.

Drinks

Serving drinks at the reception can be the most expensive part of the whole event at times. Of course, it doesn't have to be.

Here are some great tips on serving drinks at your reception that will satisfy everyone; particularly the person/persons who are paying for it!
· Serve your beer and punch for free and get all to pay a minimal amount like a dollar per mixed drink etc.
· Offer an open bar for a small amount of money per guest such as 2 or 3 dollars to help you recover some of your money.
· Request that the champagne toast is free and that everyone bring their own drinks to the outdoor reception. For this option you can also let everyone not be obligated to give a gift.
· Look to get your spirits in bulk from a wholesaler
· Begin to prepare for your reception months ahead of time so that you may purchase all of the drinks over a time period rather than all at once.
· Do not forget to include special punches or sodas as non-alcoholic beverages.

Photography

When hosting an outdoor reception, you can save yourself a great deal of money by placing disposable cameras around and letting the guests take their own snapshots for you. This can save you a great deal of money on the wedding photos.

You can also choose to limit the photos that you get with a professional photographer to lower the costs, or you can make a deal with a photographer to give you the negatives at a special discount and you can have them developed yourself at a later date.

A really fun extra way to capture parts of your wedding is to make a video recording instead of paying for professional pictures. You can simply use your own camcorder or borrow a friend’s and ask someone to record the ceremony and the reception festivities for you.

Weather protection

If you want to rent a tent or gazebo for weather protection, you'll have a wide variety of choices. Some are expensive, some aren't.

Some places rent by the day, some rent by the hour and some only rent by the week. The prices can also go up or down based on the tent's size, and whether or not you need it to be installed or you're doing it yourself.

Some rental companies will insist on putting their tents or gazebos up and taking them down, and this will of course increase the prices.

You can also choose to use a do-it-yourself tent that can be created using tarps. Tarps come in many different colors and you can find it in any size at any home improvement store. Using this method is a nice investment because you can use the tarps for many years to come.

You could also buy tents without mosquito mesh, or ones with removable mesh. Tents stand on their own and are easy to set up, plus you'll have these for additional future uses too.

If you choose to rent tables and chairs, you can often get good deals when you go through a church or charity for the rental. They will always be willing to give you a hand.

If you find that renting chairs and tables is too expensive you can just set up a table to hold the food outside and ask everyone to bring a folding chair with them.

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