How to Decide if an Outdoor Wedding is for You

As you're planning your wedding, you may wonder if you should plan an outdoor wedding or keep it indoors.

Reasons you should plan your wedding outdoors:

  • You love the outdoors, fresh air, sunshine or stars
  • You're planning a country or rustic wedding theme
  • You have an outdoor space that is significant to you
  • You want your wedding to be relaxed or casual

Reasons to opt for in indoor venue:

  • You have a low tolerance for cool or warm weather (although tent heating and cooling are available)
  • You aren't willing to adjust plans to work with weather changes

While there are pros and cons of planning an outdoor wedding, we're sure you'll be just as happy with your event as these customers were.

Wedding Venue Highlight - Nissley Vineyards

If you're wedding is coming up and you haven't chosen a venue, be sure to check out Nissley Vineyards. It's a relaxed rural location that is charming and beautiful. It's not far from Harrisburg and Lancaster. Whether you shooting engagement pictures like this couple or you'd like to host your entire wedding onsite, this historic location is sure to please.

5 All Season Decor Ideas for Wedding Tent Rentals

5 All Season Decor Ideas for Wedding Tent Rentals

Planning your wedding is an exciting time. There is so much to plan, figure out, and decorate! There are so many things to pick from, and this includes tent rentals. Wedding tents are great all year round, as long as they are decorated and planned for properly, so here are some details to keep in mind when decorating those party rentals for your big day.

A Month By Month Guide to Planning Your Wedding: Part 1

 A Month By Month Guide to Planning Your Wedding: Part 1

So you are recently engaged, and it is time to plan your big day! This is such an exciting time, but it can be incredibly overwhelming if you are not properly organized. According to the Knot's 2014 Real Weddings Study, the average length of an engagement is 14 months This gives the couple a little bit more than a year to plan their wedding, which may seem like an ample amount of time, but this goes by very fast! To prevent you from missing important details during this time here is a comprehensive wedding planning guide that will help your day go smoothly.

Secrets Your Wedding Planner Wants You to Know ; Part 1

Secrets Your Wedding Planner Wants You to Know ; Part 1

Planning your wedding can be stressful, from picking out the colors of wedding chairs to corralling your bridesmaids all into one place at one same time. This is where a wedding planner can come in. A professional wedding planner will be able to handle all the details you don't want to deal with, as who wants to choose party rentals or hire a bartender or remember to coordinate centerpieces when you have a wedding dress to pick out?

3 Trends to Try For Winter Weddings

Despite the fact that June continues to be the most popular month to get married, more couples are opting for winter weddings. Although this season may have its difficulties, it can also be the most magical and picturesque time to tie the knot. And while you may not want to rent a tent for a wedding in the wintertime, you aren't limited in your celebrations. Here are three trends that will make any winter wedding the talk of the season.

5 Important Details to Remember When Planning Your Wedding

5 Important Details to Remember When Planning Your Wedding

The average length of an engagement is around 14 months. This means that the average couple has a little over a year to plan their wedding, which for some seems like a lot of time. However, this time can fly by when you are concentrating on your wedding rentals, flower arrangements, and bridesmaid dresses. In order to prevent forgetting an important detail, here is a list of five wedding details to make sure not to forget!

How to Set Up The Perfect Wedding Tablescape

There are hundreds of details to attend to at a wedding, from the wedding linen rentals, the flower girl's dress, a well-executed rehearsal dinner, and wedding flooring rentals. In the flurry of minor details, it can sometimes be easy to forget that a wedding is also a great opportunity to express your creativity and truly go all out with an idea. After all, how often do you get the chance to host huge outdoor events like this?

3 Ideas For Fun Outdoor Fall Parties

3 Ideas For Fun Outdoor Fall Parties

The summer is by no means over quite yet, but you can almost smell the pumpkin spice lattes of fall. From the appearance of winter squash and beets in the farmer's market, to a slight nip in the morning air, we all know that the blazing orange sun of summer is making way for the vibrant hues of fall. And what better way to celebrate than by throwing a party?

What Happens When It Rains on a Party Tent?

For many brides, the thought of rain on your wedding day isn't ironic, as Alanis Morissette famously sang, but downright terrifying. When you've spent a year planning the best day of your life, a sudden storm can throw the entire day into disarray. Not only do stormclouds make outdoor weddings difficult, but they can make it impossible to take those once-in-a-lifetime wedding pictures as well.

Tents Aren't Just for Camping Anymore: How to Make Your Outdoor Event Stand Out

Tents Aren't Just for Camping Anymore: How to Make Your Outdoor Event Stand Out

With summer just around the corner, the number of outdoor events and parties is going to skyrocket. There may be so many, in fact, that you'll probably be inspired to plan your own! Whether it's a wedding, corporate party, or just a relaxing event for your friends, the great outdoors is calling. But with so many other outdoor events going on, how can you make yours unique and memorable? Here are a few ideas to get you started.

Is An Outdoor Venue Right For Your Wedding?

Spring is in the air. And while in Texas, where I live we had a mild winter, spring is always fun because the wildflowers bloom. And of course, there are always the thoughts of the beach and the fun time it brings. 

Spring also marks the beginning of the wedding season, and if you are planning a wedding, then choosing a location is one of your first considerations. 

Just the other day, I was walking with friends on the beach, and we walked by the public beach access where a bride and groom was gathering for a wedding with their families. You could tell this was a very special moment for them. The beach venue made it extra special. Here, couples often hold their weddings on the beach and people respect them and allow them to have their space. 

What time of the year are you planning on having your wedding? The season and of course the weather along with they type of outdoor venue you select is going to play into the decision-making process. Maybe you have a large enough backyard, or maybe there is a public park or some other type of outdoor venue you want to use. The idea here is that there are many ways an outdoor wedding can help save you money. 

There can be certain inconveniences or things that must be left out. In other words, there are pros and cons. You will be watching the weather for sure, but just think about how much fun an outdoor wedding could be. You have a decision to make, so you have to weigh out the differences between an indoor and an outdoor wedding and see what you come up with.

Though one way you can provide comfort to your guests. As well as provide some shelter in case of rain is to have tents. Tents provide shade for the guests in direct sunlight. And when you rent tents from a tent provider, these will be nice tents. Not the dusty camping tents your future in-laws have in their shed in the backyard. 

The great thing about having tents is that you get to experience the outdoors without having to put everyone directly outside. 

And you can set them up practically anywhere. 

For example, at my cousin got married in his parent's spacious backyard. And by spacious, I mean 2 acres. It's built on the last piece of land that was the family farm. And he got married in late summer of Texas. When it was still warm but not exceptionally hot. And more importantly, we didn't have to worry about storms as much. In Temperature, March through May is the best times in Texas. But between the wind and consistent stormy weather, hard to plan for an outdoor wedding. 

And they rented a giant tent to put all of the guests under so that we weren't under the direct glare of the setting Texas sun. And the altar was in the center. We all sat at tables so that we could visit before the ceremony. Then they got married and that is where we had the BBQ dinner reception.

I hope from this article you have gotten some ideas about how to choose to have an outdoor wedding. And see how a tent can help make it a nicer ceremony for your guests. 

This is a guest post by Mark Wilcox of https://www.weddingintro.com where he shares more wedding planning tips.