Wedding Sites: Advantages to Having a Garden Wedding

Kristen May
If you are undecided on where to hold your wedding ceremony, consider having a garden wedding. It will make your ceremony beautiful, save you a lot of money in decorations, and will sure to be a wedding that you and your guests will look back on with fond memories.

Garden Wedding Advantage: Beautiful Outdoor Setting

There is a reason so many people keep gardens, and that is because they are beautiful. Your garden wedding will be in a pristine setting that is a little more casual than a church wedding, and far more beautiful. In addition, you will be able to get married in the sun, have the breeze catch your veil for some great photos, and even get married barefoot on the grass if you want!

Garden Wedding Advantage: No Floral Decorations Needed

Because of the beauty of the setting, you will not need to add any floral decorations to the site, unless you want to. The garden will provide a perfect backdrop for your wedding, with both greenery and color in the flowers. If your garden has a fountain or a waterfall, that is even better, and if you're not too squeamish you can get some awesome photos at the end of the day of the groom kissing the bride under a stream of water!

Garden Wedding Advantage: Built-in Special Features

Many couples choose to rent a gazebo or a trellis for their wedding, but many gardens have these features already existing onsite. All you have to do is to decorate it with a little bit of tulle and ivy, unless of course, they already have real ivy growing on it.

Garden Wedding Advantage: Intimate Atmosphere

Rather than a large cold church, a garden is a warm place that people enjoy being in. Your guests will feel more relaxed, and they are more likely to mingle with one another and let themselves be a little looser. Also, wedding garden sites vary in size, and you can find gardens that are perfect for a wedding with under 50 guests, whereas it is difficult to find a church that will not feel too big with a group that small.

Garden Wedding Advantage: Beautiful Wedding Photos

If you have a garden wedding, you are sure to get some beautiful wedding photos. Just make sure that your photographer is experienced in shooting in outdoor garden settings with variable light. Whether it is a sunny or an overcast day, your photos will capture not only the beauty of the setting, but also the beauty of the smiling bride and the dashing groom.

Garden Wedding Advantage: Potential Reception Site

Many gardens would not only make good sites for the wedding ceremony, but also for the reception. This means that guests do not have to travel, and you do not have to worry about booking a separate facility for your wedding reception. Instead, after the wedding, things can just transition into the reception, and guests can continue to enjoy the beauty of your garden wedding.

Published by Kristen May

I grew up in Southern California, went to college in Minnesota, and am currently undecided on where I'll be settling eventually. I get much enjoyment from God, fresh fruit, large snowflakes, baby animals, th...  View profile

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