Outdoor weddings have become one of the biggest trends, especially during the summer season, the natural and simple look is becoming increasingly popular. For this type of event, the best kind of florals to use are wildflowers, and when it comes to the dress, comfortable, flowing gowns paired with fabric and esparto shoes are a great choice.
Celebrating your wedding outside adds a special touch, making the event so much more romantic and special.
Things to keep in mind
The weather
The wedding decor will depend almost entirely on the season and the weather, as tents or marquees may need to be used to protect guests from extreme heat, cold or inclement weather.
The style
Depending on your chosen theme or style, you’ll use different types of decorations.
- Vintage: The decor for a vintage style wedding could use materials such as wood, brass or glass. Flowers could be brightly coloured, and the wedding colours could be neutrals, nudes, whites or blues.
- Rustic or country: When it comes to rustic style weddings, the most important factor is the venue, as this will set the tone for the whole event. The best decor to use are wooden palettes, boxes and logs. You should use neutral colours such as brown, green, beige or white. The flowers should be vibrantly coloured wildflowers.
- Romantic: For a romantic-style wedding, you should use materials like glass or wood. Neutral colours such as whites are the best choice, with seasonal flowers that match the bridal bouquet.
The light
For outdoor weddings, especially if the celebrations continue into the night, you should include decorative elements such as candles, lanterns or torches, not only to provide light, but also as a part of the decoration.
One of the most popular trends at the moment is to have hanging decorations with lights inside, they’re the perfect decoration to create a warm, magical and beautiful atmosphere.
The venue
Depending on the outdoor venue you choose, you’ll need to use a mix of decorative and practical elements.
- Beach/coastal wedding: For this type of venue, the decor should use natural elements that are inspired by the sea, for example, shells, starfishes, conches… Keeping with the theme, white chairs are a good idea for the ceremony space.
- Garden wedding: For garden weddings, you could use forged iron chairs and lots of natural flowers that complement the bridal bouquet.
- Countryside wedding: For the decor, we recommend using hay bales to seat the guests as they suit this type of venue perfectly. These can be covered in cotton or white tulle to match the bride’s dress.
- Forest weddings: Here we recommend using wooden benches with flowers or ribbons which can match the rest of the decor.
To decorate any of these spaces, we recommend using carpets, petals, decorated glass jars, garlands, palettes, vases, old bikes, straw baskets, wood signs, etc. This is the perfect type of decoration for an outdoor wedding.
Furthermore, here are some more ideas for outdoor wedding decor:
- Decorate a chill out area with indoor furniture: We love this fun and original idea to decorate a chill out area at a wedding, you can use indoor furniture such as armchairs, sofas, glass lamps… This creates a magical area in the middle of nature.
- Wood tables and seats: Of course, seats and tables are a fundamental part of any wedding. For an outdoor celebration, wooden furniture is one of the best options, as it’s both functional and aesthetic. Especially for natural, rustic or mediterranean style weddings, this is a perfect option.
- Warm lights: As we said before, lighting is one of the most important aspects of any wedding. If you want a magical atmosphere, lighting is incredibly important. A very easy way to create a warm, cosy atmosphere is to use warm-toned strip lights. As the sun begins to set, the venue will be transformed into a fairy-tale setting.
- Under a canopy: When organising an outdoor wedding, you should consider if you want to include some kind of marquee or tent, or have the celebration completely outside. If you hire a marquee, it will mean that you’ll still be able to look out at the landscape whilst also ensuring your guests are protected from the rain or wind.
- Flowers: What’s a wedding without flowers? A good option is to use flowers as a common theme to tie all the decorations together, making them a main element of the decor.
- Street-food style banquet: If you’re looking to have a more informal and relaxed, cocktail-style celebration, this is a perfect idea. For this type of event, we can organise a cocktail-style banquet with street-food inspired stalls and seating for all the guests.
- Original settings: Table decoration is a fundamental aspect of any wedding celebration. A good idea to add a special touch is to use decor typical of the location of the wedding, for example, for balearic-styles, you could use lemons as decoration, or for a Valencian wedding, oranges.
These are just a few ideas of the many there are to celebrate an outdoor wedding, and you dare to celebrate your wedding outdoors?
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