Summer is a beautiful time of the year to have a wedding! You have an endless number of choices with this theme. Lightweight breezy fabrics, just about every flower you could want is available in the summer, and warm weather permits you to have an outdoor wedding.
Let’s look at some ideas on how you can create this beautiful theme for yourself!
Color Scheme
Make your wedding look like an explosion of color by using:
* Pink
* Yellow
* Lavender
* White
* Orange
* Red
* Green (in flowers and leaves)
* Peach
* Ivory
Invitations
* Cut your invites into the shape of flowers, seashells or starfish.
* Use butterflies to create a feeling of summer on your invitations.
* Have a beach scene grace the background of your invitations.
* Make summertime flowers a main decorative point
* Add pictures of fruit, such as cherries, strawberries and peaches to your invites
Flowers
You have such an immense variety of flowers available to you in the summer. Here are some nice choices:
* Daisies
* Roses
* Lilies
* Tulips
* Baby’s Breath
* Zinnias
* Orchids
Use flowers in lighthearted bouquets instead of heavy formal ones. The floral arrangement should also be light and airy to portray the summer theme.
Decorations
* Use shells and bows to decorate the end of the pews.
* Fill the room with flower arrangements made up of several different flowers.
* Vases can be filled with beach sand and shells
* Go crazy with flowers! Summertime is filled with fresh flowers, so mix and match as many as your budget can allow.
* Fill containers or wicker baskets with a variety of fruits and berries.
* Take an area at the reception and turn it into a beachscape or garden. This would be a perfect place for guests to have their pictures taken.
Food
Have a summertime buffet. Here are some great food choices:
* Steamed Vegetables
* Fresh Fruits and Berries
* Lobster, Fish, and other Seafood
* Sorbets and Ice Cream
Depending on your setting, this could also be a great time for a backyard cookout. You can substitute chicken or beef for the seafood if need be.
Wedding Cake
* Have the cake look like an explosion of summer, with plenty of flowers, birds, butterflies, and fruit adorning it.
* A beach themed cake could also be made by using shells and sugar sand.
Locations
Picking the right location could really make this theme of summer incredible.
* If you prefer an outside wedding you can go to your favorite beach.
* Summer is a great time for a backyard or garden wedding if you have a large enough area.
* To be totally different, have your ceremony at a swimming pool and turn it into a pool party afterwords.
* A traditional church setting, overlooking a lake or an ocean.
