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DIY Wedding Reception

September 11, 2015 by 17 Comments

We were married at a local Baptist church, and our wedding reception was held in my inlaws’ backyard. They own a country property with several acres of land and plenty of shade trees.The red building in the pictures below is called the barn, although it is really just a glorified tool shed that is sometimes home to a few chickens. (The chickens all passed away over the winter, and my inlaws decided to wait until after the wedding to replace them.)

Due to rain, our initial plan to set up for the reception all day Friday didn’t work out. Rain was also in the forecast for Saturday, but thankfully we had the library banquet hall reserved as a backup location.

After the rehearsal dinner on Friday, we looked at the weather radar and decided to risk it and start setting up outside. A couple dozen friends and family members from out of town came over to the house, and within an hour, the backyard was transformed into a beautiful wedding venue.
On Saturday morning, while my bridesmaids and I were having our hair and makeup done, everyone else was back at the house adding last minute decorations. When Mr. Handsome and I walked into the backyard after the wedding ceremony, we were blown away. It was a scene right out of a magazine, and there was even a private dinner table set up for us in the tree house.
The weather was perfect, and our guests enjoyed themselves immensely.
The tables were decorated with mason jars sitting on slabs of wood that Mr. Handsome cut himself. As you can see, the large jars had hydrangeas in them. Each small jar had a batter-powered tea light sitting on white sugar. (Our initial plan was to use sand, but all the sand we found was dirt colored.)
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Filed Under: Ceremony/Reception, DIY Wedding Tagged With: baptist church, barn, bridesmaids, DIY wedding decorations, DIY wedding reception, outdoor wedding reception, wedding ceremony, wedding decorations

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  1. Anonymous

    September 11, 2015 at 4:46 pm

    Very beautiful!
    Alexis

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  2. Anonymous

    September 11, 2015 at 6:09 pm

    Wow!! Love that πŸ™‚ and glad it did not rain on y'all πŸ˜‰
    I REALLY like the treehouse table idea so you can be together 'alone' πŸ™‚

    Reply
  3. Anonymous

    September 11, 2015 at 11:16 pm

    Wow! Everything looks so beautiful!!!!
    I wish you many many years of happiness Ellie!!!
    Where did you live before moving to Nashville?
    (I'm sure you've mentioned it before but I don't remember)

    Reply
  4. Gabriella Gordon

    September 12, 2015 at 4:26 am

    It's sad that you don't have really sand where you live. Beautiful setup! I wish they had such beautiful outdoor stuff in Los Angeles where I live.

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  5. Anonymous

    September 12, 2015 at 4:53 pm

    God bless you both!

    Reply
  6. Anonymous

    September 12, 2015 at 5:43 pm

    It is nice to see how everything was at your reception, thanks. What did you have to eat?

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    • nashvillewife@gmail.com

      September 14, 2015 at 11:44 pm

      I saw your comment and decided to write a post about the menu. Here's the link: https://www.nashvillewife.com/2015/09/diy-wedding-food.html

      Blessings,
      Ellie

      Reply
  7. Anonymous

    September 12, 2015 at 6:07 pm

    Oh wow, beautiful!!

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  8. Anonymous

    September 12, 2015 at 8:47 pm

    Oh, it's SO pretty! I'm glad the weather cooperated and you were able to have it outside. I love that you had your own little table up in the tree house…very romantic. Looks like it was a very special and lovely wedding.

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  9. Anonymous

    September 13, 2015 at 6:55 am

    I like it!

    Reply
  10. Anonymous

    September 13, 2015 at 11:30 am

    Beautiful

    Reply
  11. Anonymous

    September 13, 2015 at 8:54 pm

    Great idea to use sugar in the candle jars. I would never have thought of that!

    Reply
  12. MaddyRose

    November 4, 2015 at 8:53 am

    You're reception looked beautiful. I've started planning for my wedding which is in October next year. You have done a fantastic job in such little time. I'm very impressed.

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    • nashvillewife@gmail.com

      June 2, 2016 at 1:55 pm

      Thank you, MaddyRose! Are you having an indoor or outdoor wedding?

      Ellie

      Reply
    • nashvillewife@gmail.com

      June 2, 2016 at 1:56 pm

      Oh my, I just realized that you wrote your comment several months ago! I'm sorry that I never responded! How are wedding plans coming?

      Ellie

      Reply
  13. Anonymous

    June 2, 2016 at 4:12 am

    Did the ants get into the sugar?

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    • nashvillewife@gmail.com

      June 2, 2016 at 1:54 pm

      Nope, not that I know of. πŸ™‚

      Ellie

      Reply

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