A summer wedding is everything warm, bright, and gorgeous – the energy you need for married life. This beautiful time of the year avails you of stunning palettes for all summer wedding themes. The blooms are bright and open, and there are more fashion and outdoor wedding options.
However, with its beauty comes the high temperature and hotness, depending on your zone. Keep guests comfortable with signature cocktails like Popsicles in Prosecco, sangria, iced tea, or lemonade. Make their mouths water with an ice cream station or truck and naked cake desserts. Opt for greenery and hanging installations; remember tents, fans, and sunscreen. And get more summer wedding inspo here.
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Brides Often Ask
What time should a summer wedding start?
The time a summer wedding starts depends on when the venue closes and if it’s indoors or outdoors. But it should start no earlier than 4 pm when the sun is less harsh.
Wedding Ceremony Decor with Greenery
Whether an indoor or outdoor summer wedding venue, greenery can infuse your ceremony with character. Infuse a rustic touch into your wedding arch with garlands of greenery wound around the frame. You can also create a monogram shrubbery topiary showing your initials at the venue entrance. Add flowery-accented leafy swags to the porches, aisles, porches, and chairs for a romantic touch. And for a bohemian feel, place pots of succulents in varying heights down the aisle.
Bohemian Wedding Decorations
Wedding decoration ideas for summer can’t get better than the bohemian theme. Install dream catchers in floral hoops or crisscrossed naked strings of light to create the boho spin. Adorn your tables with cacti and succulents and give them as favors to guests after the wedding. To curate the perfect ceremony backdrop, hang foliage tendrils above a bohemian-style rug. Or line the aisle with mismatched rugs. Finish by adding huge display elements like fruits, flowers, candles, succulents, geometric and traditional candleholders to create a natural look.
Flower ring
Do you know your summer wedding flowers? Summer gives a lot to work with, from pink bouquets to colorful centerpieces. At your disposal are succulents, peonies, stocks, garden roses, sweet peas, and other assortments. Various summer flowers are quite suited for only specific aspects of décor. Use accordingly.
Cocktails trailer
Instead of the traditional cocktail bars and bartenders, hire cocktail trailers for the day. This is one of the most practical cheap wedding ideas for summer. You’ll especially need this if you’re having an outdoor wedding. Great way to maximize space. Place trailers strategically for the guest’s convenience.
String lights
Thinking of evening backyard wedding ideas for summer? Go alfresco dining and string lights. This is one of the romantic outdoor wedding ideas for summer that has everyone dining under the stars. Beautify by running string lights over the whole wedding venue. Perfect for intimate evening outdoor wedding.
Lemon tree décor
Lemon tree decor are simple wedding ideas for summer decoration. Dazzling with so much uniqueness, it adds a pop of color to your venue decor. Fruits are perfect elements for summer. Lemon tree decor works best with floral arrangements. Blend them together for a stunning effect.
Blooming Centerpieces
Bring your summer wedding tables to life with vibrant floral centerpieces. From pastel peonies to wildflower arrangements, these fresh blooms add color, texture, and romance to every setting. Whether classic or whimsical, floral centerpieces create a captivating focal point that reflects the season’s natural beauty and your wedding style.
Personalized Wedding Signs
Summer wedding decorations are incomplete with some custom wedding signs. They are perfect for rustic, indie-rustic, boho, country, industrial-chic weddings, and more. Separate your reception from the ceremony with directional wooden arrow signs and sign off with your initials. Include a sentimental quote that binds you together on a colorful cloth sign or set the wedding scene with a hand-lettered sign. Choose for copper signage adorned with wreaths or a romantic, rugged leather patina for an elegant look.
Summer wedding attire
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What to wear is one of the most important wedding ideas for summer, couple and guests alike. The weather is hot, so everyone needs a lot of air. Short wedding attires or long flowing fabrics are the way forward. Stay classy and comfortable. Do more of cotton, organza, and tulle.
Bright Flowers For A Summer Wedding
Bright cheery flowers for the summer include stunning gardenias. Opt for the large sizes with strong sweet scents to serve as bouquets, boutonnieres, and centerpieces. For a wildflower look, choose freesias in multiple colors and orchids for an elegant modern look. Irises, dahlias, cornflowers. Lisianthus, delphiniums, roses, carnations, and hydrangeas are other unique seasonal blooms. They are perfect for traditional, bohemian, garden-inspired, and more wedding styles, leaving a touch of nostalgia.
Summer Parasols
Elegant parasols add a timeless, whimsical touch to summer weddings while keeping the bridal party cool and photo-ready. Choose delicate paper or lace designs in white or soft pastels to complement your theme. Perfect for outdoor ceremonies, parasols blend beauty and function, making them an ideal sun-safe accessory for bridesmaids.
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Summer Wedding Cake
Summer wedding naked cakes are suitable for desert, beach, garden, country chic, boho woodland, and barn events. They bring on the nostalgic and southern charm. Decorate your cakes with fresh seasonal fruits, greeneries, and blooms for barn weddings. In the mid-summer, choose naked sponge cakes with raspberries, purple flowers, strawberries, and meringues. Do you love a bohemian wedding? Consider a chocolate cake with berries, blooms, and greenery. If you love country-chic weddings, a naked cake with a pinecone, berries, lavender, and white rose décor will wow your guests.
Coastal Chic Stationery
Add a splash of seaside charm with ocean-inspired stationery. Featuring shell-shaped welcome signs and sea snail motifs on gift tags, this coastal-themed design brings a breezy elegance to any summer celebration. Perfect for beach weddings, this creative touch ties your décor and destination together in a uniquely memorable way.
Enjoy the colors and brightness of a summer wedding with these charming indoor and outdoor ideas. Turn up the heat at your themed wedding with hanging installations, naked cake, greenery décor, and more. We’ve put together a budget-friendly and affordable catalog to inspire you.
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