Here are some tips and ideas for you to be able to take full advantage of your summer wedding.
The outside setting
Take advantage of the longer days with a later afternoon wedding. With the sunset behind you, you don't really need to spend a lot with decorations. Use a flower garden as your nuptial site, a huge, green willow tree, or your families backyard.
With most of the wedding gowns being strapless, the summer bride is LUCKY! Be sure to choose a gown that will fit with your location. If you're getting married on a beach, a simple, light silk, linen or chiffon is perfect. You could use beautiful hats in your party for a garden wedding, or you could decide to go barefoot for your beach wedding. If you are still getting married in a church and having an indoor/ outdoor reception, something a bit more formal, but still a light weight material is what you will want to find. Make sure your girls are comfortable with a lighter dress and the guys could go with a linen suit or a pair of khakis and a nice button up shirt and dinner jacket. And, of-course, a tuxedo is always appropriate for the more formal weddings.
You will want to keep humidity in mind when choosing what to do with your hair {all of you!}. Don't fight your hair, work with it. Most professionals can design an updo for you that will look fabulous all day. Keep your make-up light and natural. You will be more comfortable and it will just look better!
This is a great time to use some delicious fresh fruit for favors for your guests. Work with your planner to find the perfectly colored, perfectly ripe peach or chocolate covered strawberries. Also, make sure to offer your guests water {if getting married outside}, a beautiful wicker fan {which can double as your ceremony program} or a personalized parasol to block the sun.
Well, this is easy! It's summer and flowers are everywhere! There are so many choices, so to help you narrow your choices here are some favorite options:
Hydrangeas, Roses, Lilies, Lilacs, Calla Lillies, Orchids, Stephanoitis, Mums and Zinnias.
Are you having a summer wedding? Tell us about your details! Gown, flowers, food, decorations...we all want to know!
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Great advice Shelly, and a few more tips to add to it. Go light on the perfume since it will attract bees and mosquitoes and the humidity will make it smell more. Be sure that someone in the front row has an epi-pen if anyone in the wedding party is allergic to bees, just in case. Always have back-up plan in case of bad weather, wet guests are not happy guests. Finally, if by water or low lands, use bug spray, mosquito bites are not fun at any time but especially not in formal wear. I hope your wedding is fabulous!
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