Bring Your Own Lawn Chair? Tacky?

@Laudie Omg...

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I personally would not attend a wedding I had to bring my own chair...but that's just me.

I was laughing at your spoons thing. Is it even an option to not have spoons on the table for your guests?

If someone meant enough to me to attend their wedding, I would sit on the wet ground to be there for them... Everyone is different, though! Like I said, best to ask YOUR friends and family!

Also, who needs spoons unless you are having soup or... ice cream? hahaha. I get it, Laudie. I get it

Haha I'm literally not having anything that requires a spoon but my parents said they would give me more money if I included the spoons since my mom was horrified by not having them! The rental company charges for them separately so I figured why the heck would I pay for them lol

Wow! This sure has blown up. I'm going to answer the original question, since we still have not heard back from Kelsie anyway.

If you make sure to let your guests know the kind of wedding you're having, I don't see a problem bringing my own chair. Where I'm from, it would not be a big deal at all. Considering you're from Iowa, I doubt it would be a big deal either. That being said, not everyone will be able to bring their own chairs and some will forget (as already mentioned), so I would definitely rent at least probably 100 or so to be on the safe side. Or you could do as others have suggested and see if you can borrow them from people/church/activities center/etc. prior to the wedding. Then you can still set it up as you would like and people would not have to worry about bringing the chairs with them. But I also do agree that if you are trying to save money by not renting chairs, that it may be necessary to cut back on the guest list a little since the food will be a lot to handle!

How did this get so out of control? Put the phrase "is it tacky?" in the OP title, and you'll attract lots of input. Kelsie is probably watching, will wait till the thread dies down, get out a pad with "yes" on one side, "no" on the other, and then she'll go through post by post, keeping score. But in the end, methinks she'll do what she wants.

Kelsie - I'm thinking you are new since you only have 3 stars so please don't let this post scare you away from WW! Some questions just get some people really emotional because they just have strong opinions and this just happens to be one of them. For the most part WW is a really fun and enjoyable place and I think you will find that 95% of the time people are extremely supportive and helpful when you post :-)

Kelsie- if you do the BYOLC route you could have a station with tags and ribbon so people can put their name on their chair in case people are worried about losing them.

Whoa! Sure are a lot of comments now lol

@May - I love that idea!

That's a good idea, May!

Never saw where she put there were 400 guests? From Hawaii, this would be normal but the tags would be cool @May and renting a few for the back for those who forget was a good idea too.

@Kelsie. In my opinion you are the only one on WW who knows your friends and family. This being said you will best know their reaction to the BYOLC. I personally think it is okay if your guests will be okay with it. The suggestion above about the tags is very cute. You could seek the insight of some close family and friends who will give you their honest opinion. Good luck with your planning.

Dana - she mentioned 400 guests in the first post

I really like the tag idea too!

Have you considered options that aren't chairs at all? Hay bails, blankets, something of that nature?

WOW... "ladies" (and I use the term loosely for some of you tonight) back off! Not 1 of us here is above bringing a lawn chair. Get over yourselves. Answer the yes or no question and let it be. She didn't ask for comments on guest count or catering.

I say, Yes- I would happily bring my chair and have a damn good time. Some may not want to and that is their prerogative. I for one don't own any but would buy some and attend.

Amy and sarah took the words right out of my mouth.