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Idaho is filled with scenic views and beautiful venues that make it a perfect fit to host your outdoor wedding. Planning your dream outdoor wedding comes with some unique challenges as well. One of the most commonly-overlooked challenges for outdoor weddings is to be able to provide adequate and enjoyable restroom access for your guests.

If your outdoor wedding venue is remote, has limited facilities, or if you're expecting a large crowd, a proper porta potty plan for your weddings is a must. PortaPros has written this guide to help you understand what porta potty options exist for your outdoor wedding and how PortaPros can help ensure that your guests have a comfortable and clean restroom experience.

Idaho Outdoor Weddings Require Smart Restroom Planning

Venue Facilities Are Limited

Southern Idaho offers many beautiful outdoor wedding locations — mountains, forests, rustic barns, riverside homes, vineyards, and more. What is not as common at these venues are adequate restroom facilities for your guests. If you are lucky, there may be one restroom area located close to ceremony or reception area, while other venues may not have any restroom facilities at all!

For those venues that do have restroom facilities, their capacity can be limited, especially for large weddings where alcohol is being served (since that tends to increase restroom usage). Another concern is that the existing on-site restrooms may not be easy to access. Your guests may run into uneven terrain or long walks to get to the bathroom. And, when they get there, it is safe to say that the existing on-site restrooms may not be considered “wedding appropriate” when it comes to their cleanliness, privacy, or comfort.

Comfortable, Healthy & Accessible

Clean and accessible restrooms for all your guests is a must. ADA-compliant and handicap-accessible portable restrooms are a smart solution because they provide all guests with proper restroom facilities. These types of units offer wider doors and interiors, they feature ramps, and they provide enough interior space for a full 360-degree wheelchair turn. Your guests will thank you for renting one or several of these types of porta potties!

Matching Porta Potties to Various Idaho Wedding Venues

Every outdoor wedding location has its own unique needs. Here’s how PortaPros helps you match the right restroom to your venue:

Mountain & Forest Weddings

Hosting an outdoor wedding in places like Sun Valley, McCall, and the Sawtooth Wilderness often provide wedding planners with challenges due to the more remote and rugged terrain these venues have.

To address these challenges, PortaPros always recommends using durable portable restrooms. Additionally, to assist with the stability of the portable toilet, units can be staked and stabilized to prevent shifting and increase safety during usage. Choosing the right type of unit and accessories(such as those with handwashing stations, lighting, and ADA accessibility) will help improve the comfort and safety of your guests at your mountain wedding venue.

Another good idea is getting a pre-wedding site evaluation early on during your wedding planning to determine your restroom needs. These site evaluations allow experts like PortaPros to plan for the ideal placement of the unit(s) based on factors like the terrain, access to, and proximity to your wedding spaces.

Barn & Ranch Weddings

Southwestern and southeastern Idaho has some of the most charming barns and sprawling ranches you'll find anywhere. While the views and scenery of these types of venues can be idyllic, their restroom situation can be anything but. Luxury restroom trailers are a great fit for barn and ranch weddings because these trailers include all of the upscale features you need (such as flushing toilets, sinks, lighting, and climate control), with the added flexibility of being able to be placed anywhere on the property. Depending on the layout and venue size, you should also consider placing multiple restroom stations around the venue to give your guests easy access to utilities on the property.

Lakeside & Riverfront Weddings

Idaho’s waterfront venues are peaceful and stunning locations for wedding ceremonies and receptions. But, these types of locations also present some challenges related to the restroom access. Since lake and riverfront weddings may span a large area and provide challenging terrain to navigate, strategic placement of the portable toilets at your wedding is essential. Restrooms should be easy to access while still discreetly placed to preserve scenic views and overall aesthetic.

All weddings have different guest zones that you should consider: there is the ceremony itself, the reception area where people mingle and get drinks, the dining areas where people eat together, and the VIP and/or bridal areas themselves. Placing PortaPros premium or deluxe portable restrooms with handwashing stations or even a luxury restroom trailer tactically around these different types of areas will help ensure all guests are well taken care of when it comes to restroom facilities.

Additionally, it should be noted that the footing and terrain near water at venues can often be soft or unstable. This means that stable placement of the units with proper leveling and staking is critical. A pre-wedding site evaluation early on during your wedding planning will help you identify the best placement of the unit(s) based on aspects like terrain, access, and their proximity to your wedding spaces.

Vineyard Weddings

Idaho has dozens of wineries across the state that offer scenic countryside views. Unfortunately, these venues often have only limited restroom capacity, particularly for larger weddings.

High-end portable restroom trailers or the higher-end portable units will help your guests enjoy your vineyard wedding and avoid long restroom lines. The Deluxe Portable Restroom, the lodge-inspired Cabin Trailer, and the sleek Condo Trailer are all good unit options for vineyard weddings because they feature things like flushing toilets, vanities, and ambient lighting.

The portable restrooms at your vineyard wedding should be placed discretely around your venue. Things such as fresh flowers, scents, and signage that match your wedding theme can enhance the upscale feel of your wedding too. And, having ample restroom access keeps the lines short and your guests happy, so the focal point is on the bride and groom, and not the need to find a bathroom.

Backyard & Private Property Weddings

Hosting your wedding at a private home can help give your wedding a deeply personal and intimate feel. Backyard weddings can also offer flexibility in terms of the dates, duration, and customization of your wedding. But, with those benefits comes the responsibility of ensuring your guests have proper restroom facilities.

Most homes aren't built to handle dozens or hundreds of guests who need to use the restroom. Whether this is due to the number of restrooms on the property or the size of your septic tank, portable sanitation is a great solution to decrease long term cost of high foot traffic in your restrooms and home. Plus, allowing even the most considerate and conscientious guests into the house to use the bathroom can quickly cause issues and unintentional damage.

Portable restrooms at private property weddings offer a discreet and customizable solution to this problem. Whether you choose standard units, deluxe models with flushing toilets, or luxury restroom trailers designed to blend with the wedding's theme, PortaPros has options that will suit both your layout and vision for your wedding.

Flexible placement options, discrete-yet-helpful lighting, and even flower arrangements can help these units feel like a seamless part of your wedding design. And, for remote or off-grid properties, PortaPros can conduct a site evaluation to ensure that units are placed safely and properly along with other water or electrical needs that may be necessary for the trailer units.

How Many Porta Potties Do I Really Need?

Figuring out the right number of portable toilets for your wedding can be a confusing endeavor for the uninitiated, but PortaPros is here to help you. As a general guideline, one portable restroom per 50 guests is what is recommended for a 4-hour like a wedding. However, there are several factors that may increase the number of porta potties you need, such as:

• Events lasting more than 6 hours
• Whether there will be alcohol consumption at the event (You should plan to increase restroom capacity by 15% to 25% if alcohol is served since that increases the restroom usage)
• If there will be large bridal parties and/or designated VIP areas

A single PortaPros premium portable restroom unit typically accommodates about 140 uses during a 4-hour event. You can also use our PortaPros portable toilet calculator to get an online recommendation based on your specific event details.

Please don't hesitate to contact PortaPros if you would like to discuss your needs and the options that exist. PortaPros understands that wedding planning can be overwhelming, and we're here to help you. A PortaPros expert will happily advise you on topics such as budget, location, and logistics, plus we can recommend the ideal portable restroom setup for your big wedding day.

PortaPros: Trusted Porta Potty Rentals for Idaho Weddings

Whatever the particular venue of your wedding, PortaPros is ready, eager, and able to be your portable restroom partner for your outdoor wedding. PortaPros is locally owned and operated. We have years of experience delivering portable sanitation solutions for outdoor weddings of all terrain, sizes and challenges. We understand that there are unique challenges when it comes to planning an outdoor wedding in Southern Idaho or Eastern Oregon. We offer a wide variety of portable restrooms options for outdoor weddings.

Our mission is simple: to deliver a superior and consistent portable sanitation experience by staying true to our core values—Clean, Reliable, and Local. From site evaluations and unit recommendations to on-time delivery, setup, and pickup, our experienced team handles all the details so you can enjoy one of the biggest days of your life.

Rental Options, Customizations, and Pricing

PortaPros has several portable restroom options that can meet the aesthetic and logistical needs you have for your upcoming wedding.

Rental Unit Options Include:

• The Premium Porta Potty unit is our most versatile and cost-conscious option. It is a good fit for more casual outdoor weddings, smaller backyard events, and rustic locations where simplicity may be required. This type of unit is well built, and always provides reliable performance.
• The Deluxe Restroom is a step up from the premium unit in terms of its comfort and appearance. The Deluxe Restroom has a flushing toilet and built-in sink. This upgrade option is a good fit for an elegant barn wedding, vineyard reception, or semi-formal gathering where a more indoor-style restroom is necessary.
• The Luxury Restroom Trailers are designed and built specifically for upscale wedding events. PortaPros restroom trailers include flushing toilets, solid countertops, vanities, heating/cooling, lighting, stereo systems, and optional features like baby-changing stations and hot water.

Customization Options

PortaPros always provides clean, high-quality restrooms, and you are welcome to personalize your rental units to match your wedding theme. Some of the customizations that other customers have made to our units include:

• Adding a supplementary Handwash station near their portable toilet rental
• Using flowers arrangements to help the units blend into the venue
• Adding customized signs that match the theme of the wedding
• Decorative lighting that sets the mood and provided more visilbity and safety for guests
• Scent diffusers or air fresheners to keep things fresh and pleasant
• Restroom attendants to help ensure guests are comfortable (these attendants must be hired separately)

Pricing Information

The cost of renting PortaPros units can vary based on several factors, including:

• The type of unit you select
• The number of restrooms you need
• The length of rental you require (e.g. single-day vs. multi-day events)
• The accessibility of the venue and delivery distance involved in placing the units at your venue

To get a quote, simply contact us with your event details. A PortaPros expert will be ready to work with your budget and timeline and help you determine the best restroom setup for your wedding day.

NOTE: Delivery charges vary by location so be sure to check out our service areas for more information.

Rental Tips

Below are a few tips PortaPros has for you to help make sure that your restroom rental process is as smooth and stress-free as possible:

Book Early

Wedding season in Idaho peaks during the months of June and September. Portable restroom rentals (especially the Cabin and Condo trailers) tend to get rented very early before wedding season. We suggest that you book your units at least 4 to 6 months in advance for the standard and deluxe units, and up to a year before your wedding for the luxury trailers.

Ask the Right Questions

Whoever you choose to help you with your special day, when speaking with your portable toilet rental provider be sure to ask them:

• What rental options are currently available?
• Are you able to deliver to and service my wedding location?
• How far in advance do I need book the units I need?
• What does the delivery and pickup process consist of?
• How do you remedy challenges if the unit or trailer are not working the day of the wedding?

The PortaPros team is always available to walk you through these types of details.

Placement Is Key

The location of the portable restrooms at an outdoor wedding is not something to overlook either. A site evaluation from a PortaPros expert is almost always recommended, especially for remote, sloped, or uneven locations.

Frequently Asked Questions

How far in advance should I book?

4-6 months for premium or deluxe units, and about 12 months for luxury trailers.

Do I need a permit?

Usually not, but we’ll help you confirm that with your venue.

What’s the difference between a porta potty and a restroom trailer?

A porta potty is a compact, standalone unit. A restroom trailer feels like a real bathroom—with lighting, mirrors, sinks, and music.

Can I decorate the unit to match my wedding theme?

Yes! Add lighting, gender signage, or personalize any of our products to align with your theme. Please note that decoration services are not included, and charges may apply if damages occur.