I went to a self-catered, friendored, backyard wedding in the rain

F5 F5 F5 F5!!!

ETA: I've been waiting for this post!

I can't wait for this

The suspense is killing me!

Settling in to read this one; these stories are PSAs, and I really appreciate the ladies who take the time to share how these "it's my day" weddings actually play out.

Yass some entertainment

Well the garden and the flowers look nice

Wow. it already sounds like a hot mess. I'm not risking getting sick or cold for someone else's wedding. No thank you.

Holy cow, I don't even need to hear more to know what a mess this was!

The desserts were all made by friends and family. The brownies were the bomb. I ate 3. The bride had her favorite cake as the top tier only and wouldn't let anyone else eat that flavor because she wanted it. I didn't eat cake.

They had both bridesmaids and both groomsman give speeches. I already hate toasts, so I just about died.

The decorations were beautiful. The bride didn't it all herself, including all of the set up. I was very impressed. Probably the prettiest venue I've ever been to and it was a backyard wedding.

They had mosquito control come the day before but the rain washed it all away. They also didnt plant any citronella or have any tiki torches. I had so many mosquito bites on my legs it looked like I had chicken pox. I went home around 9:30 because I needed to put on anti itch cream... and I was bored.

Overall it was okay. Beautiful venue, beautiful couple, good company. Just wasnt a fan of the food and the rain was really a bummer.

I would have left after the third mosquito bite. I react to them and they get huge!!

Well, the tent and decor looks amazing, I'll give her that.

But no way in Hell am I dealing with homemade food or mosquitoes.

"Let them eat cake. Just not my cake. "

What kind of food was served?

How did you guys get to the pig?

They ended up doing their photos the next day because it didn't stop raining until it was dark out. Thankfully most guests brought umbrellas.

The decor in the tent

Oh wow I remember you posting about this a while ago. Sounds like it was pretty eventful. haha But the tent and decorations do look nice.

Yeah the tent looks gorgeous but everything else sounds like it sucked lol

Looks pretty good though. Lol im sorry for your bites though!

No seats at the ceremony? I remember going to a wedding in a field...in the rain...with no chairs...with heels melting into the wet ground. Fifteen minutes felt like an hour -- it really was an eyerolling experience.

She didn't let anyone eat her favorite flavor of cake?? Oh man.