Great Ways To Decorate An Outdoor Wedding Reception

I recently attended a wedding where the ceremony took place in a small one-room church – think Little House on the Prairie – and the reception was held in the backyard of a small farmhouse. A huge white tent was put up, and the natural view of lush greenery, and rolling grassy hills spreading over several acres was quite breathtaking. I had never been to an outdoor wedding before, but what wash ingenious to me was that the reception area was not contained to the tent.

With So much spare space, small and cozy sitting areas were set up around the tent. Some consisted of white washed iron chairs with a small table, elegantly decorated with blushing pink rosebud pillows.

Other spaces had white wicker sofas facing each other to create easy conversational seating.

And other spaces just consisted of lighting. Large candles housed in hurricane vases and tall decorative iron glass encasements lit the grounds beautifully.

Everywhere you looked, people found great places to gather. With the sun shining through the tent walls, children found their gathering place behind the tent creating shadow puppets.

It’s not everyday that you get to attend an outdoor wedding reception; I’d never been to one until recently, and I was pleasantly surprised. With all the charm of the outdoors, how can you resist? That’s the great thing about using nature for your reception venue.