Hay bale seating

Please don't. I was going to do this but then we went to a fair ahs had to sit on them for a while and I thought it was horrible. So we are renting chairs. Not sure where you are or how big your guest list is but I think it's about $200 for ours, for 50 chairs.

I would definitely add blankets over top if you decide to do this, but I would go with chairs, church pews or benches. You can get many of these through rental companies in your area.

Personally I cringe when I see hay bale seating. mainly because they are simply not proper seats. But I think it would be great if you put a solid piece of wood across the top on each row. Big enough for everyone's bum, the blankets covering the tops

Would I sit on them if that's all you provided yes. Would I like it NO. All I can think of is hay poking me in the butt

How can you use too much wood in your decor - huh??? For the price of all the blankets you would have to buy, just rent some chairs!

I wouldn't enjoy sitting on hay for a wedding. However, if you are stuck on this idea could you cover the hay with blankets to at least avoid the itching/dirtiness?