It’s not just proposals that are becoming more intimate. Modern-day couples crave that intimate vibe at their weddings too, with the idea of celebrating with just their nearest and dearest meaning less stress and a more relaxed atmosphere. Planning an intimate wedding is also particularly budget-friendly. While those not looking to cut costs can enjoy greater financial flexibility as Today’s Bride details:
“Fewer guests may cut costs in some areas – meals and drinks being top of the list – and the money you save on certain items can be invested in others (florals, décor, higher-end food) to make your event truly unique and memorable for you and your guests. There is much more flexibility in budget with a smaller event and you can allocate where your wedding funds are spent.”
Giving your wedding that intimate feel means you can spend more time adding those little and big details to make your ceremony and reception all about you. Explore the following backyard wedding ideas to guarantee a cosy look that’s intimate and authentic…
1. Add more beautiful greenery
Creating a lush, green look both inside and outside of your venue is the key to enjoying that backyard wedding feel on a grander scale at Leez Priory. Instead of filling your ceremony and reception spaces with lots of cut flower varieties, however, think about texture.
Dried pampas grass is a great choice for rustically decorated, backyard-inspired wedding scenes, and adds plenty of texture as well as a delightfully modern twist on classic wedding décor.
2. Use what nature gives you
Using locally sourced flowers and foliage is also recommended when adding greenery to your own unique, intimate wedding scene. Check out our foraging tips for sourcing natural wedding décor to get started.
3. Bring the indoors out
If you plan to host your backyard-inspired wedding during summer, creating an outdoor chill-out zone should certainly be on your to-do list. When doing so, bring the comfort of the inside outdoors by exploring cosy and welcoming furniture options that help you and your guests feel right at home.
4. Give the mason jar a starring role
Backyard weddings are filled with personalised, DIY touches, and what better prop to use to create your own one-of-a-kind centrepieces than good, old-fashioned mason jars?
This beautiful, budget-friendly glassware can double as vases, LED candle holders and flameless lanterns. Mason jars can be decorated with twine, burlap, ribbon and lace in a style and shade that complements your wider wedding theme and colour scheme too.
5. Add a ‘help yourself’ station
Backyard weddings tend to be more interactive than the traditional wedding celebration. Encourage guests to get involved and help themselves to all your carefully curated wedding day goodies by incorporating one of our ‘make your own’ stations.
Here at Leez Priory, you can add a gin, Pimm’s or Prosecco station to your wedding for you and your guests to enjoy. If you’re hosting your backyard-inspired wedding during the cooler months, why not add a hot chocolate station to warm your guests’ cockles?
6. Throw in something sweet
It’s not just drinks that your guests can help themselves to. If you have a sweet tooth, you’ll love our candy cart and ice cream trike. The sweets or ice cream flavours on offer can even be personalised to your preference or colour scheme to ensure they complement your wedding theme to perfection.
7. Incorporate soft lighting
Lighting plays a vital role in cementing that intimate, backyard feel. While we don’t allow naked flames inside our venue, our candle packages can be called upon to create the ambience you’ve been looking for on your special day.
8. Make your entertainment intimate too
The joy of hosting a smaller wedding is that you get to spend even more time celebrating with your incredible guests, and what better way to do just that than with a garden game or two? Our giant garden games will delight and entertain guests of all ages as well as cement that backyard vibe in the most amusing way.
Take a look at all the extras and finishing touches accessible at Leez Priory, and make your backyard wedding a reality.
