Category: Backyard Logistics

When my sister decided to host her wedding in our parents’ backyard, she proudly announced that she was saving a thousand dollars by not renting portable bathrooms. She figured eighty guests could just take turns using the single powder room off the kitchen. I tried to warn her. A residential plumbing system is built for […]

When I planned my own backyard wedding, I assumed we could just run a few heavy-duty orange extension cords out the kitchen window to power the reception. I had zero understanding of how much electricity a wedding actually requires. A standard home outlet can handle about fifteen amps. A single commercial coffee percolator pulls almost […]