Whether you're planning on having your reception indoors or out, you can still fill your reception with the fruits of summer.
Create a Special Summer Cocktail
Make a special fruity drink that only belongs to the two of you. Fabulous cocktail-creation sites like Cocktail.UK offer hundreds of different exotic drinks. Use one of theirs, or make one of your own, and call it your (new) name. Summer-ize it with paper umbrellas, cocktail stirs decorated with fruit, or other sunny additions.
Use Nature as Your Decoration
Let nature be your decorator while you save money. By having your reception in a garden, the flowers provide the decorations, and your guests are surrounded by beauty. Simply add white votive candles to complete the aura of romance.
Have Christmas in July, or a Winter Theme
Transfer your guests to another season. If you're having your reception indoors, where it will be frosty-cool from the air conditioning, consider having an icy, all-white Winter Wonderland, or a Holiday-style wedding in rich, dark colors. This would be a fun contrast to the hot and humid weather outside - think ice sculptures, icicles, and snowflakes.
Summer Cuisine
When planning your summer shindig, don't forget to include the fresh fruits and vegetables available during the summer. Fill your appetizer and dinner menus with the best and freshest food that summer has to offer.
Summer Cake
Create your cake with a summer theme. Instead of flowers made of icing, ask your baker to decorate with fresh flowers instead, or ask about sugar-coated fresh flowers, which add an extra sparkle to the natural beauty of fresh flora. Decorate the cake with fresh fruits like lemons, limes, or grapes for a garden theme. Have your baker use latticework icing patterns on the cake for a gazebo effect, or decorate with seashells and starfish for a nautical beach theme.
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