Weddings: Top 5 Summer Wedding Themes

Are you planning a summer wedding and wondering where to start? A good place to begin would be the selection of a wedding theme. A wedding theme, reflects you and your partners personality, choices and likes and hence is a direct reflection of you. With so many options to choose from, how does one shortlist a few? Since, it is going to be a summer wedding, the season itself will help you make a selective list. Summer based themes are likely to make your wedding better received and enjoyed by your guests and you. So we on our part will bring to you a list of top 5 summer wedding themes and the basic preparations required for each.

Weddings: Top 5 Summer Wedding Themes

Summer Weddings

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1.The Beach Wedding

Summers are hot! And so are beach themes 😉 Jokes apart, summers have us all drawn towards water sources. Whether it’s a constant itch to bathe, or the urge to go for a swim, once does find the coolness of the water very soothing. So to beat off the summer heat, a beach becomes a perfect setting for your wedding. Imagine the cool blue seas merging with the sandy beach and you taking your wedding vows! Isn’t it delightful. Once you decide to go for the beach theme, ensure that there is a small restaurant or catering service in the vicinity of the selected location. Tie up with them as this would save you a lot of trouble! The beach restaurant would be a big bonus in the sense that your music, food and restaurant needs will all be sorted at one place.

Beach Weddings

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2.The Garden Wedding

One can also find some summer solace under the cool breeze of shady trees! A garden theme is also very coherent with the summer season and as a bonus you have nature do up the decor for you-All Free! But first you need to decide, whether the wedding will be in your home garden or a rented out wedding garden. Rented out places usually have the setup for weddings as they keep on catering for events. They usually have tie-ups with caterers, florists and event organisers and can literally have your task cut down to half! If its a home wedding that you are planning for, you need to consider the following a) How many guests you can accommodate? b) Make a selective guest list accordingly, c) cater for rented out restrooms if you feel the need will arise. Two more things, be prepared for bad weather and wear appropriate shoes;)

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Another thought, a garden cum beach wedding can be a lot more fun…Think about it!

Beach & Garden Wedding

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3.The Vintage Wedding

Vintage is a theme that is evergreen, irrespective of the weather! To add that vintage touch to your wedding try to incorporate vintage props like birdcages, old photo frames, lacy tablecloths and runners, gramophones etc.  Vintage styled flower arrangements in wine goblets and antique teapots look very elegant and classy. You could also play some old gramophone records in the backdrop and be off in your grandma’s old vintage car. Another little point, peach and mint is the perfect vintage color scheme, try it!

Vintage Wedding

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4.The Floral Wedding

All weddings, in all seasons use flowers but a floral themed wedding differers in the sense that flowers are the core theme. First choose a certain kind of flower, say for example, you pick zinnias (they grow crazily in summers). Next you use them everywhere. Use them in table decoration, incorporate them in your wedding dress or use a bright one on your hair, your bouquet could be a zinnia bouquet, your partner could have one pinned in his jacket, your bridesmaids could wear zinnia waistbands etc. The other way to use a floral theme would be to to go with a certain color, say yellow, and have yellow flowers generously used everywhere!

Floral Weddings

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5. Evening Weddings

Evening or night weddings give you a chance to work with brilliant lighting. Be sure to have this theme work its magic in the outdoors under the twinkling night sky. Next work your lighting around trees, plants, bushes and shrubs. Use paper chandeliers and hang them from the tree branches. Fill the tables with candles and have lighting practically everywhere!

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A wedding is that time of your life when there is so much excitement, happiness and promise. Why not make this beautiful occasion even more special by planning it perfectly. Summer weddings can be fun, pleasant and the kinds that will be remembered for a long time! Choosing an appropriate theme makes it even more special. Do share your thoughts on this post and let us know of your favorite summer wedding themes!

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