Portable bathrooms

We're doing backyard. While I'm not a fan of porta pottys, there is no other option. We might splurge and get the trailers though, some of our guests (grandmother, FMIL) are quite uppity and might not approve of a regular old porta potty.

Also putting them a distance away from party and tables.

I have a new mantra though that I saw on here once- no pay, no say!

I agree with pp^^. I physically cannot use a portable potty. I'll sit there for 5 minutes with a full bladder but it just won't come out. I wanna cry just thinking about the smell, ugh

You must have enough quality bathrooms for your guest. Unfortunately it is not an expense you should go cheap on. A nasty, unclean, over crowded bathroom issue will be a horrible experience for your guest.

When I was obsessed with the barn venues, some I saw were 10,000 and required you to bring in restrooms. So porta pottys. For 10,000. Um, no.

I'll have it in a backyard and bring in porta pottys but I'm not justifying spending 10,000 on a blank slate where rest rooms are not even provided.

Besides a few people on my guest list, no one will stick up their nose and have an issue with it.

Do you know your guest list well enough to know they wouldn't mind?

I am also having my wedding in a family members yard and this is one of my concerns I really don't know any other option other than to rent portable restrooms and maybe just allow certain guests that absolutely can't use them go inside the house??? I understand completely about not wanting everyone in their house that would be a lot of traffic in and out...

Cut from somewhere else and get the trailer. Personally, I believe that this is something that will make or break your wedding. You could have the best food and decorations but a porta potty would immediately make me really uncomfortable during the whole shindig either from being forced to use it or because I was trying to make it home before needing to use the restroom.

My cousin got married in the back yard and had a very simple wedding but they had the coolest/nicest/cleanest bathroom trailer I had ever seen. For this reason, and the mashed potato bar, that wedding is the best I have ever been to.

I think it really depends on how many people and how many you plan to get as well as the type of people you're inviting. I have some who wouldn't bat an eye at having to use one and would seriously not care, but a few older relatives who might not like it so much but in no way would leave and be in utter disgust over it. If I had a friend/relative leave my wedding because they had to use a porta potty ( I'm not talking about a disgusting concert venue used by 1000 people in the past 2 hours or less porta potty) I would be seriously offended. Ask to use the one in the house if it's that serious. For this reason also I'm not going to be inviting people I don't know or am not 100% comfortable with. Everyone invited will be fine with what were choosing to do and if not they will be an adult about it at least and kindly ask my aunt, who is the owner of the property, if they can use her restroom indoors and she will be fully fine with letting them. The point of the porta pottys for us is to not ruin her house or bathroom and septic. She didn't even mention porta pottys to us as an issue- we told her that's what we are doing because we're not comfortable with 40 people in and out of her home.

Again, I think it's really dependent on your guest list..

Out of curiosity, what is your backup plan if it rains? If your folks don't want the guests inside their house, what will you do if people need to get out of the elements? Will you also be getting a tent? May anywhere can have really unpredictable weather.

I would so not be comfortable with this. I would hold my bladder for as long as possible then probably have to leave early.

Also, if others are going inside because they won't use an port a potty, everyone will start going inside.

The trailers are really nice, and honestly the only option imo. You shouldn't make people who are all dressed up, use a regular port a potty. No matter how clean, they are gross, and even people who will use them, won't like it. Find the money somewhere and get the trailer, your guests and parents will thank you.

Yeah if you can afford it, the trailers are nicer than a lot of people's bathrooms in their own home. Seriously. And 500 is a great price. So far the lowest I've seen is 900 by me.

It wouldn't bother me either @jennifer. I can't imagine a close family member leaving a wedding because of this, but hey, crazier things have happened.

There was a boudoir series of port a pots I saw at one farm wedding, it had a lit mirror, running water, larger space, flower vase, soap water and towels. Was pretty nice and didn't stink.

Is there a way you can make your parent's bathroom more accessible, i.e. block off the rest of the house so that they can only go to the bathroom and back? Maybe lock all the other doors and move furniture around a bit?

Though I wouldn't mind using a porta potty, I feel like it would be ugly and tacky at a wedding.

Honestly, those trailers aren't that great either, maybe I've just had bad experiences though. I've been to ones at a carnival and they were so nasty and looked gross

I am having a huge tent for weather conditions, and im already skimping on a lot of things so i have no where to pull 500-900 dollars to spend on a trailor...but i guess im going to look into it. My budget is only 5000

All I can say is Ew. Wedding and Port-a-potty are two words that should never be used together. If you must, please do a trailer.

We have the same problem, my mom said she'd spring for the trailer, as for a rain plan if you have a tent you should be fine. Not going to lie, if your family knows it's a private property outdoor location it would be kinda obvious... I know unpopular opinion here but, that's my and my family's thought.

I would feel very uncomfortable using a porta potty at a wedding. I have had to use them for work, but I'm also wearing steel toe boots and a hard hat not heels and dress. So I think the best thing would be to either cut costs somewhere else and get the trailer. Otherwise, if your parents are set on the no one in the house rule, do you have a venue with restrooms you could host your wedding at? Honestly, I'm glad you are looking into options for your guests. Denying your guests a restroom would just be plain mean.

FH's brother and his wife had trailers. The park they had the reception in had the state park smelly gross bathrooms so they opted for the trailers. I know they were fairly expensive but the guests loved them. If it is at all possible, spring for the trailer. I know I personally do not have the coordination to pee in a porta potty in a fancy party dress without something going terribly wrong.