Airbnb Wedding???

I would contact the host and see if they allow this at their property. I know it seems like a good/cheap thing to do, but consider all the other costs that might be involved: renting a tent, portable bathrooms, chairs, etc. If you're looking at a small wedding it might work, but anything over 50 people it might be too much. Good luck!

I think the general consensus on wedding wire is your biggest concern will be county & city zoning, on if they allow events at a rental home. Lots of cities are going towards not allowing them, since they really aren't zoned to hold that many people or a big event like that. My main concerns other than that would be parking for guests, so this would depend on how many people were invited. Bathrooms would also be a concern, depending on how many people are invited & how many bathrooms the house has. Is the house in the country? Then it would be on septic, and most likely couldn't even sustain that many people. Also electricity, will you blow a circuit having to plug in lights & sound systems & stuff like that? Also little things, like a backup plan if you have bad weather (is the house big enough for that?), is the kitchen big enough for the catering staff or the fridge, is it in an HOA that allows events, how late will you want the party to go and will it affect neighbors with how loud it is? Do the neighbors have barking dogs that will interrupt your ceremony? How many trash cans will you have to rent? I also wouldn't want the responsibility of cleaning up after an entire wedding.

Good points! Thank you!!

I looked into this, but every rental property I liked charged A LOT extra to hold an event there, even more or the same as just renting a venue. Add on that all of the rentals, it just didn't seem worth it, budget wise.

I agree with what has already been said but would add that there have been brides on here freaking out because the homeowner canceled at the last minute.

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This is all really great things to think about! If I could start over with my planning (everything is already booked) instead of going with all inclusive like I did, I would find an air BnB. Yes it is a lot more work and if you want to do it because it could be cheaper then don't. If you are willing and able to get a planner and really dig into all of the details (IE not a short engagement) you can really have the event of your dreams without any compramises

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I agree, it most likely ends up cheaper if you can find one big enough for your event & one that allows events. For me, it's just not possible since the major cities around me all banned events at rental homes. But it gives you the opportunity to buy your own food & liquor where you can, and borrow things like chairs & tables, rather than have to get everything done professionally. You could also decorate yourself, since you have access to the venue more than just the day of. It will be a TON more work & not be like traditional wedding planning lists since you'll be taking more things into consideration.

I’ll also say something like this gets more complicated the more people you are inviting / the more elaborate the set up.

As someone who had a backyard wedding for 125 people, I can’t imagine trying to host a similar event at a spot I didn’t have full time access too — including pre wedding site visits from the caterers and tent company , scheduling and coordinating the pick up and drop off of rentals (we had the tent up and stacks of chairs on the property from like Thursday to Wednesday), and so many small detail headaches— tent people needed an as-built map of the septic system and required DigSafe to come in an tag where any underground wires were. We needed a complete map of the electrical circuits as most vendors required to be on their own circuit so a blown fuse didn’t shut the whole day down (they seemed to speak from experience— the DJ wouldn’t be on a circuit with the lights and kitchen so as to not run the risk of there being no music AND no food while they scrambled). The caterers needed to get a lay of the land to determine how to deal with on site cooking. Soooo, I was pretty glad we had constant access to the house and didn’t have to coordinate all that stuff the week of!

But, it all depends on your guestlist and your vision. If you have a small guestlist that can fit inside in the event of bad weather (so you don’t need a plan b/rain plan/tent), that changes things. A small guestlist may also mean parking and bathroom access isn’t an issue. If you’re dealing with drop-off catering instead of cooked-on site, that changes things. Much to consider! So it all depends on what you’re after for your big day.

If you do go the airbnb route, make sure you have a specific contract in place for the event to assure they don’t back out last minute, which is always a possibility with Airbnb rentals! Look for a place that has experience hosting events, and as PPs say, be sure to check local rules and regulations (We has to end before 10 due to sound ordinances). If you do go this route, hire GREAT vendors. I literally could not have pulled off an at home wedding without my amazing full service caterers (cook, serve, staff, set up, take down, rental coordination) !

We had our wedding at a Airbnb place. But it was a beachfront property with 4 separate houses, and a large patio in the middle. We had no issues and since lots of us were able to stay there the whole weekend, we had a blast.

However, it was not cheaper or easier to plan. We had wedding planner as renting everything separate would have been pretty chaotic.

But, as long as you make sure you cover your basis and have a realistic expectation of the cost and extra work, I would recommend it. We were able to have pretty much everything we wanted without constraints from a proper venue.

We are using an Airbnb in Curacao. We hired a planner to manage all things wedding besides booking the villa and my dress. It has made planning incredibly easy and the villa looks amazing.

They do allow events. I was open that I was booking it for my wedding from the start. I think using vendors that manage all setup/cleanup is good if your doing this. Takes some risk out, in my opinion.