Backyard Wedding

Sounds good to me.

Sounds like a good idea. We are having our wedding in my FSIL backyard.

We did the same thing. a little tip? dont put time starting or your invited or anything like that. it should be more of an announcement. those who are invited give them an invitation. there still guests and its the proper thing to do. wright something along the lines of.......

This note is to let you know that on [date and time] we will be having a large gathering at our house. There will be some loud music and more cars in the neighborhood as a result. The event should be over by [time]. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Sincerely yours,

[your name & address]

or you could say:

Dear Neighbors (Put their last name if you know it)

We will be hosting a wedding at our home for a (insert friend or family member) on the date of (insert date). The wedding will last from time to time. Please excuse our loud music and extra cars for this joyous celebration.

That was what I was searching for thank you so much.

Welcome to the WeddingWire Community @Dannie! Any other thoughts ladies

Your welcome dannie. i figured thats what you were tring to ask us.

Excellent feedback you received. Just wanted to commend you for being thoughtful of your neighbors. I live in a super quiet neighborhood and when someone has a gathering it takes some adjustment so knowing ahead of time is a very good thing

I wish i had this kind of neighborhood. my next door neighbor plays rock and roll music from the time he gets home (around 5) until about 2am. its annoying.

We had a backyard wedding, but we knocked on our neighbors doors to speak to them personally..

The flyer would be nice, but try to keep it a little vague so it doesn't look like a party invite.. just phrase as a "for your information" so that they know what the comotion is, when they can expect it to die down and your contact information in case they have concerns...

In fact, I would say go with a short letter rather than a flyer.. that way there is no question.

something to the effect of: "Hello neighbor! We just wanted to let you know that we are planning to have our wedding at our home on ____ date___. We want to be considerate of you as our neighbors and let you know in advance! There will be several cars (might even give them an estimated amount of guests) parked on the street and music played at a higher volume, but we will do our best not to disturb you! Our festivities should end by 11:30 pm. Please call me if you have any questions or concerns!"

FH and I are doing the same thing!! We too are having our wedding at home in the backyard. What we did was we printed out a nice little "flyer" and hand delivered the ones we could (we live on a farm spread out), and others we put in mailboxes. We informed them that the wedding reception will go until 11pm/1130pm. We added that if they wanted to join after 9pm (where it's just dancing and no food or speeches) that they would be welcome to join for THAT portion. We also put a contact number on should they have any concerns. Try that :-)

I'd be careful. The neighbors will think they are invited. I would type a letter, stating there will be a private celebration (don't mention wedding) at your home on this date. You understand the inconvenience this will cause, from traffic to noise. You will be as considerate as possible. Music will be kept to an acceptable noise level, and will end by 11pm.

FYI- most counties have a noise ordinance. In my county, if anyone calls the cops, it's a $500 fine. If they get a second call, it's $1500. A third call is a $5000 fine, in addition to other two fines. Make sure you can find a way to have sound without having too much volume... I'd suggest your DJ have multiple speakers spread out so they don't have to be turned up loud at all.

If you live in a subdivision, there may be restrictions from your HOA that you need to adher to. Just make sure you are looking into everything, because it would suck to be shut down during the event.