Congratulations. We went to a backyard wedding of DH's friends and it was lovely.

Alcohol running out was a problem as it was a November wedding and got to 40C, most of the women were drinking beer as well as the men, (generally their female friends drink wine/champagne) probably due to the heat and they ran out of beer before the caterers started serving, luckily a couple of the blokes did a quick run to the bottleo for them and stocked up. If you can do something with Dan Murphys and return them that would be a fantastic option.

Their friends hired a couple of portaloo's and a mobile cold room too, just things to think about.

My cousin is having a back yard wedding in 2 weeks so Ill let you know how that goes, they are having a spit roast catered meal. My Sis and BIL have a wedding supply company and are setting up the chairs, marquee and umbrellas free of charge. They are getting professional photos done before the ceremony in the morning.

Finger food is good because you dont have to worry about supplying enough seating/cutlery/plates etc also if space is limited you dont have to worry about clearing away chairs and tables to make room for dancing.

Hope you have a wonderful day