Heck....we just spread newspaper out on the trunk of that '63 Chrysler that is mostly covered in Kudzu (gotta check under it and run off the hound dog and her fresh litter of pups...)......roll a dozen or so old tires around to there...stack up for seats. Then, take the weed eater and cut a path from the house to our (Chrysler) "Imperial Picnic Table".
Then, gotta round up the goats and pigs - and make sure they are penned up....don't wanna have a fight between a guest and your favorite hog do ya? Nope, that just ain't civilized.
And lastly - we throw a tire on the trash burnin' pit - about 4 feet from the picnic Chrysler - to make some good BBQ smoke, AND....the added benefit is that the smoke keeps the 'skeeters off of ya....
We know how to do formal here in Appalachia!