We’ve already touched on spring specialties and fall favorites, so as we head into the most recognized wedding season of the year – yes, summer – we’d be remiss if we didn’t sound off on the trends and motifs that make sunny weather nuptials next level. From the climbing temps to the clear skies, the variety of suitable venues and settings to the ubiquitous good vibes [that just wash over everyone from May through September], summer serves up a canvas that’s absolutely wedding perfect. We’d say that we’ve seen it all over the years, but truthfully, each summer our couples surprise us with the most stunningly-sublime affairs. It just keeps getting better 😍.
If you’ll be getting married this summer and need a few items to enhance your sun-kissed special day, definitely take a peek at our brand new Style Me Pretty Shop. We have plenty of picks to peruse for all seasons, but everything works for summer. If you’re still wondering about the timing of your wedding date, know that you cannot go wrong with something in the summer; in fact, the couples who are getting married in the summertime, get particularly excited about 👇parts – and so do we!
Imagine an Insta post that read along the lines of “tell us you’re having a summer wedding without telling us you’re having one.” We’d expect that these trends would show up BIG in the comments.
Your day will be tented.
All the al fresco feels here, right?
How to turn up the heat a little bit more (and when we say heat, we’re talking more about ‘fire’)
Using our backdrop banner as a statement photo background for guests and to add a little whimsy and movement to your reception entrances.
You’ll be all about the acrylics.
Acrylic or lucite ceremony chairs? Clear welcome signs? Table numbers embossed on plexi with chalk paint or metallics? The season is bright as can be already, so going a little lighter (with a complete absence of color) is totally striking.
How to turn up the heat a little bit more
Greet guests with a beautiful gold scripted sign hung with string lights or surrounded with summer blooms that obscure the sides so it looks like the words “Welcome To Our Wedding” are just floating. Moreover, help them find their seats and calligraph an entry in your guest book (just don’t forget those gold metal tea lights, to add some mood to your cocktail and escort card tables).
And whether you’ll be sitting down for your reception at a sweetheart table or pulling up chairs in the center of your crew, you’ll feel like the center of attention all night with the acrylic gold foil bride and groom wedding placards before you.
You’ll have neon present and accounted for [in one way or another].
Neon signage is on point any time of year, but in the summer, it feels even more at home during cocktail hour or placed above your bars during the reception. It’s total Palm Springs realness: if you’re actually there or celebrating elsewhere.
How to turn up the heat a little bit more
Use our ‘Don’t go thirsty’ sign as decor for the bar or a champs-charged escort card curation, because cocktail hour should be lit, for sure!
Hang this one above your sweetheart table and make sure your photographer gets at least one pic of you two smooching after someone starts the inevitable clinking glasses chain reaction… Or how about suspending it above your sweets table? It’s a good look, too!
Your getaway car will be open-air.
Picture this: top down, wind in your hair, and some garland on your car’s derierre.
How to turn up the heat a little bit more
A getaway car is timeless (just like the antique cars can be themselves), but riding into golden hour, hands joined, with just the elements around you? It’s once in a lifetime. Make yours uniquely you with a banner or a garland in the back. Mr. and Mrs. or multicolored ribbons, whatever you choose, just coordinate with your florist to have some extra blooms to style with in back (lilies and dahlias have our vote!).
Sure, a wedding will be haute in any season, but nuptials happening in the summer just really float our boats ☀️Planning for your own summertime party to celebrate your love? Then make sure you take a peek at our curated Style Me Pretty shop collection, available exclusively on-site right now!
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