Do you wish to have your graduation party in your backyard, and do you want some nice ideas to make the graduation party look fun and lovely?
Graduation parties are one thing to look forward to when graduation is at hand, but there always feels like there are a lot of things to do when it comes to planning the party, aside from worrying about what comes next after graduation.
So, throwing a graduation party is fun but planning it is something else on its own, you have to consider the décor, food, drinks, theme, and so on, and then there is the location of the party as well (very important).
If you decide to have your graduation party in the backyard of your house, then you would need some nice backyard graduation party ideas to get you going and to create a grad party you’d never forget, and that is what we have for you in this guide.
12 Backyard Graduation Decoration Ideas To Try
1. Rose Gold Backyard Grad Décor
An easy graduation party backyard décor, it is a decoration that also works anywhere you want to throw the party.
It is a pretty and easy décor that is perfect for girls, I mean look at how cute and girly it looks.
Use rose gold sequin cloth on tables, and wood backdrops on walls, even the theme can be set in rose gold.
Read: 15 Graduation Party Backdrop Ideas To Wow Your Guests On Your Big Day
2. DIY Marquee Letters and Balloons Garland
A nice way to make a bold statement at your graduation party, let it be known it is your graduation party with a nice big and bold marquee letter and balloon garland.
This is pretty easy to set up yourself after getting the necessary materials.
Put up the letters, and arrange the balloons over the letter, it is indeed a very pretty grad party décor.
3. Grad Photo Centerpiece
Pictures of the graduate make for really nice decorations, especially when it is one of the graduates growing over the years.
Having a nice floral picture centerpiece also makes for a beautiful grad party décor.
You can make one for every available table at the party so everyone at the party can see it.
To make a centerpiece similar to this, you will need: a mason jar, sticks, duct tape, cutout year sign, a lace ribbon, and flowers.
Read: 14+ Graduation Party Centerpiece Ideas That Will Wow Your Guests
4. Wood Backdrop with Balloons Garland
A mixture of wood backdrop and balloon garland is a nice way to decorate a backyard graduation party, it not only serves as a nice décor but also a lovely place to snap pictures.
This is perfect for the backyard, set up a wood backdrop with little letters on it and place a nice balloon garland right beside it.
You can recreate this decor with this wood backdrop, the white and gold balloons, and the custom sign.
Read: 25+ Graduation Party Photo Booth Ideas To Impress Your Guests
5. Backyard Movie Graduation Party Décor
You can decide to do something unique for your graduation party, instead of having a regular type of graduation party.
You can make a nice backyard movie screen with floor cushions, comfortable rugs, and comfy pillows, with food and drinks.
Read: 28 High School Graduation Party Ideas That Will Be Talk Of The Town
6. Give a Classy Décor with Drink Dispensers
You can decorate your graduation party in different styles, you can use actual decorative materials, and you can also use your food and drinks to make a nice décor.
Make your graduation party look classy with classy drink dispensers where you have different flavored drinks in 4 different dispensers with labels or more, and guests can serve themselves.
Read: 14+ Graduation Party Drink Ideas That Your Guests Will Love
7. Organize a Pizza Buffet
I know what you’re thinking, food isn’t a decoration, in most cases it isn’t but when throwing a nice graduation party, you can use anything to decorate the party.
Organize a pizza buffet, this is sure to catch the eye (and nose) of your guests even more so than the other décor at the party.
Read: 19 Graduation Party Appetizers Your Guests Will Love
8. Display The Graduate’s Pictures on Strings Around The Party
I love this graduation party décor idea, a nice way to utilize the pictures of the graduates over the years to the point of graduation.
String up the pictures of the graduate all around the party using clips to hold down the pictures on the strings.
This is not just decorating the party, but also showing the progress of the graduate and how much he/she has grown over the years.
Read: 24+ Graduation Party Photo Display Ideas That’ll Be Super Fun To Look At
9. Beautiful String Lights
Strings can be very useful when setting up outdoor graduation party decorations, you can use them in many ways just like stringing up these beautiful lights.
If you have a big nice tree in your backyard, you can string the lights around the tree to add more beauty to the décor, but if not it doesn’t matter the décor is beautiful either way.
10. Light Up The Surrounding of The Party
Another beautiful way to utilize strings is at a backyard graduation party.
Use the strings to string up lights on little poles all around the party, adding more light and life to the party.
It also provides light around the party when it gets dark.
11. Graduation Balloon Artistry
Get very creative with balloons at your backyard graduation party, create a nice welcoming balloon garland with a big number of balloons on the way in.
A nice balloon décor with this kit that your guests would surely admire and maybe even decide to copy for their graduation party or for someone they know.
12. Arch Balloon Garland Backdrop
Make your backdrop décor for your backyard graduation prettier and much better for pictures with a nice balloon garland attached to it.
Set up a white arch with a “Grad” design a grad hat with this kit, and the year of graduation, then arrange a nice multicolored balloon garland attached to the arch for a beautiful backdrop decoration.
Conclusion
The decorations at a graduation party are just as important as the graduation party itself, you can’t have a fun and nice graduation party without having a fun and nice graduation party decoration.
Using an open space like your backyard for your graduation party allows you to have more space to use more decorations, anything can be a nice decoration from actual decorative materials to food, drinks, and so on.
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