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Building a custom wedding venue from the ground up is what you are doing when you decide to host a backyard wedding. But you’ve never done this before, so where do you start, and what questions do you need to answer? This free backyard wedding planning checklist is here to help you avoid forgetting the important structural and logistical pieces that complete the puzzle and help your guests have a safe, comfortable, and memorable celebration at your private property.
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Checklist: Flooring for Your Wedding Tent
Flooring is expensive. There is no other way to say it. A minimum spend on a tent floor is going to be $10,000. But it is worth every penny. Your guests will be glad to not be sinking into the grass. A floor is also a great insurance policy against a rainy wedding week or rainy wedding day.
Above: A leveled floor over ten feet off the ground for a wedding with a Sperry sailcloth pole tent.
Below: Wedding tents set up on existing hardscaping at private homes.
If you get creative and think about the layout of your home with an open mind, you might be able to avoid the cost of tent flooring by using the existing hardscaping at your property. The wedding pros who come out to do a site inspection might also have ideas that will improve your wedding set up and how your guests experience it.
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Planning: Rain on Your Wedding Day
Executing a rain plan can be costly and stressful. This guide (and my ebook) will help you consider all the angles and conceive a rain plan that makes sense for your home and your budget.
Below: C&A had a drizzly wedding day at their home in Virginia, but that didn’t stop their smiles.
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Checklist: Wedding Restroom Trailers and Generators
There are so many things to think about when it comes to the infrastructure needed for your backyard wedding. Many wedding pros will need access to electricity and water. Carefully consider the renting, setting up, and using generators and restroom trailers in consultation with your vendor team in order to avoid last minute issues.
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Planning: Hiring Wedding Pros for Your Backyard Wedding
A leader is only as good as their team, and a wedding is only as successful as the caliber of the wedding pros hired to support you. I work in new venues every year. And every time I plan a backyard wedding, it is new to me. But the art and the science of planning a home wedding is not foreign to me. And it should not be new to your other wedding pros. The institutional knowledge of experienced backyard wedding pros is truly priceless.
About the Author:
I’m Janice, the founder of Bellwether Events and the author of The Elegant At-Home Wedding. Over the years, my team and I have helped couples transform private homes, backyards, and family farms into beautiful, intentional wedding spaces that feel just as seamless as a traditional venue. I am so happy to share this free backyard wedding planning checklist with you. I genuinely want your backyard wedding to be wildly successful.
