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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thinking back on all the weddings I've attended for 30 years I have to say the top two were in someone's backyard.  Steamers, paper tablecloths, lights strung, etc with a lot of folks asking "What do you need?  More chairs? What else?"   There was so.much.joy. at those occasions. Everyone relaxed  in their best-est clothes, the bride and groom gorgeous in the happiness of their day. So simple, no stuffiness,  with so many friends and family contributing whatever they could.  [/quote]

This is pretty much what we did last month with DD's wedding. It was in a lovely huge yard of a relative of the groom (that was a huge gift and I thanked them profusely). We're modest blue collar folks and probably spent less than many here but for us it wasn't small change. Ex and I put in 6k, and paid for her dress,  DD and new DH put in about 2k, my folks paid for flowers as the wedding gift, and groom's extended family paid for the alcohol. They also did a simple summer meal of cold cuts and stuff for the rehearsal dinner on a gorgeous summer evening outside on the deck. Friends of the couple bartended and we all helped set up and take down everything.

My dd was so happy and everyone had a good, fun time. If she had wanted a formal wedding at a venue, we'd of tried to make it happen but it would have been very small. [/quote]

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