Outdoor Marriage Decoration Ideas

Outdoor marriage is like a dream to many, and possibly you are one of these people. You may have thought about it as an ideal setting for a long time, maybe even when you were invited to other people’s weddings and thought that your one would be on a secluded beach, or in a beautiful natural park, or other similar outdoor location.

Now the day for outdoor marriage may finally be approaching, but while starting to plan the event there are lots if questions that come to your mind, and many of them are related to the setting and decoration of the wedding venue. For instance, how to make the setting comfortable? How to manage light and noise during the wedding?

If you plan well, you will be able to easily surmount all these difficulties. You will be able to have the outdoor marriage ceremony of your dreams, and your guests will be delighted. Getting married outside also means that you will then be able to hold the wedding reception in the same place, so decoration and area management will be doubly important.

Another advantage of outdoor marriage is that most outside locations are already ornamented to a certain extent, so your costs for flowers and other décor will be lessened. You just have to make sure that everything fits, and you may want to add a specially decorated area for the wedding ceremony, to add focus.

One very important aspect is natural and artificial lighting. Consider from where the sun will be shining on the day of your outdoor marriage, and at what time it will set. Up to what time will you have enough natural lighting, and when will you have to use artificial lights?

Make sure that your guests won’t be looking directly into the sun during the outdoor marriage ceremony, and consider the effect on natural lighting on your wedding photographs and also make sure that any paths that your guest will be walking on will be well lighted after sunset.

Do also consider the extra accessories that you may need to shield all the wedding participants against the elements. Sunshades are important in the hot weather, not only for the guests but also for the food, cake and beverages. And if rain could be an occurrence, rent a bunch of umbrellas to have ready for your guests. Consider outdoor heaters against cold weather if the outdoor marriage will take place in winter.

Another thing that you need to consider for an outdoor marriage venue is the risk of wind gusts. Make sure that any candles or open fires that you use are well shielded or they may go out, or worse, ignite some of the decoration. Heavy decoration items such as wide and low bowls for flowers are good to hold down tablecloths.

Noise is another major concern for outdoor marriage venues. You have to make sure that the noise levels from your celebration, for instance from any music you may play, will not exceed what is allowed for in local regulations, but you also need to shield your wedding party from outside noise. Portable screens can be used for that, and they can be hidden from view by potted plants.

 While decorating and arranging the venue for outdoor marriage, you need to make sure that people with limited mobility, such as elderly people or pregnant women, will be able to access the venue easily and to move around without problems. Make sure that there are wheelchair paths, if necessary.