Charlie
Our wedding reception is taking place at my parents house. Last summer my parents decided to add an extension to their house at the same time my dad decided to go back to Uni to study to be a teacher.
I made a flying visit on Monday to drop off a carload of stuff for the wedding, and the house isn’t quite ready to welcome 70 guests a week on Saturday. Still to do is painting, grouting, and a wash basin and lights to be fitted. And those are just the things I can remember!
However, my parents are great and on top of work and everyday life they are redecorating and getting the garden looking as pretty as possible. They have even had a gate installed at the end of their garden so that our guests can walk through the field and into the garden after the church ceremony.
Above you’ll see their dog Alfie with the smart new railings and gate.
Anyone else foolish enough to have their wedding at home? Would love to know I’m not the only mad person out there…
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beingzhenya on 14. May, 2011
My future mother in law suggested we have a wedding at their house, but my fiance was REALLY against it! So we chose not to, even though I saw so many amazing DIY ideas for having a wedding at home, but at the same time I realize how much work it is! My wedding is in August, and we chose a restaurant 🙂 I just wanted to say I admire you for doing yours at home! Good luck! And I hope everything will be ready for you!
CharlieB on 13. June, 2011
Thanks for the lovely message and apologies for not replying sooner – both me and my husband were against having our wedding at my parents house to start with, but they finally won us over. It was so nice to have the flexability to get things ready slowly in the week leading up to the wedding, to be able to visit and plan things as often as we wanted, and for so many other reasons. I’m sure your wedding will be really wonderful and send lots of love in the build up to your day.
Our rustic country wedding – across a field of buttercups and down the church path | The Natural Wedding Company blog on 27. August, 2011
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