A church or a reception venue are classic choices for your special day, but many people are now leaning towards informal locations with a countryside wedding. Could it be the right option for you?
Trading concrete skylines for verdant rolling hills of the great outdoors. Let’s discover what a countryside wedding can offer couples and their guests.
Beautiful Natural Backdrops
When planning a wedding, much time and effort are spent finding the location with the right vibes and atmosphere. The selling point of a countryside wedding is, of course, the beautiful natural backdrops. They often look stunning in photos and give a sense of spaciousness and freedom that is hard to find elsewhere. The rustic nature of the countryside offers a tranquil and beautiful canvas that a city venue can’t replicate.
Natural beauty means you can scale back on extensive floral arrangements and budget. You don’t have to invest so much in decorations or try to beautify the environment. Nature does a lot of the work for you; decorations can be significantly cheaper because those that are required are often synthetic or more in line with your theme.
Larger Venues
Countryside weddings often give you the opportunity to celebrate at larger venues, so you and your guests have more space to spread out and spend time more comfortably. For example, you can all go for walks or on local trails in the days after the wedding for guests who decide to stay.
A country house wedding venue can often support guest lists in excess of 150 people. However, you’ll need to check with the event and venue teams whether they can provide catering for all or need external support.
Greater Flexibility and Freedom
Another significant pro of countryside weddings is the flexibility and freedom that they offer. City venues often come with rigid vendor lists and noise curfews, but that just isn’t the case for a venue in the countryside. Often, there’s nobody around to be disturbed by the noise.
Sometimes you’ll see rural wedding venues offering a blank slate approach. The idea here is to give you more creative freedom to design your special day. If you want to have a sprawling tent outside, then you can. If you want a family-style dinner on a long table under a canopy of trees, then that’s your decision. It’s up to you, as it should be.
A Weekend Getaway Experience
Rural weddings also offer you more of a weekend getaway experience. City weddings have to be over quickly because they are expensive, the venue may have stricter opening times, and everybody needs to get somewhere by the end of the day. That’s not usually the case with rural weddings. People are often willing to travel to the countryside to spend time relaxing in nature with their friends.
Countryside Wedding Venues: What to Take into Consideration
Freedom, plenty of space, and fewer style arrangements would make a rustic wedding a guaranteed success. However, you need to take into account some unforeseeable events. After all, you’re dealing with nature, which can be unpredictable.
You’ll want to think about the weather and what you’ll do if it suddenly starts raining. You’ll also need to think about transport for your guests, because ride-sharing options and public transport may not be available in poorly connected or remote locations. You can plan group transport with elegant or trendy vans and arrange an indoor alternative with the event organisers if the weather doesn’t cooperate.
Weather forecast aside, the charm of a countryside wedding will surely add more depth and beauty to your day and make your guests’ experience unforgettable.
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