This is kinda cool....I mean having an outdoor reception. It would have to be a cool night, the weather would have to totally agree. Get a tent covering, a hard wood floor and you can party all night. Last summer, we went to a wedding in the mountains and the ceremony and reception were both outside. It was neat, but kind of dirty. Anyway, they were done on the same land but it was big enough to separate the two. It was cool enough so we weren't too hot. And the walking wasn't so bad. Neither was drinking out of jars. We may or may not have taken some home with us?