How to Style an Outdoor Wedding Reception
Outdoor wedding receptions are the perfect place for a romantic backdrop to your special celebration. You have an opportunity to create something magical, and there are no rules to say you must have a specific theme. The only restrictions are the weather and the ground conditions, but fortunately, these are easy enough to circumvent. If you are stuck for ideas, or simply searching for inspiration to bring your vision to life for the big day, this guide has some designs and decorations that may be the golden egg you never knew you needed.
A Quaint English Garden
This is a theme you can really go all out with, and there are plenty of options for a range of budgets too. The wedding breakfast could take place on picnic blankets with baskets for each ‘table,’ and the guests would be informed of a more casual theme. Place a beautiful metal garden bench, or even a dozen depending on how many guests are attending because traditional English metal garden furniture is a great way to establish this theme and provide a functional purpose too for supporting guests’ comfort. There should be plenty of beautiful flowers in soft pastel shades, and consider placing some heated shelter around too, to pre-empt any cold or rain.
Traditional Seaside Vision
There is also a selection of places where you can hold a wedding reception on the beach or near enough. Plus, there is nothing stopping you from embracing the seaside theme even if you are far away from the actual sea and sand by setting up a makeshift beach or hiring one out from a supplier. This theme is open-ended, and you have all sorts of options when it comes to the wedding breakfast, though the most obvious choice is a mobile fish and chip van hire, plus a selection of seating for guests to sit down and enjoy their food together. Decorations are easy since shell jar fairy lights, traditional bunting, seaside sweet stations and bucket spade combinations are all cost-friendly and accessible.
Rustic Woodland Vibe
Another classic outdoor theme is always going to be the rustic woodland vibe. Whether your event is specifically in the forest or not, there is a lot you are able to put in place to make it feel just as magical. Fairy lights will be your best friend here, and so will jute ribbons and wooden features. When it comes to food, there are a number of options from a long table that seats all of your guests who are then served a traditional stew or similar to hiring a food truck or two for a more casual approach. The cake can easily fit in with the theme too, with a rustic stand and dried flower décor to bring everything together. There is something ever so peaceful about being amongst the trees, so it’s not difficult to see why this is such a popular theme for outdoor weddings.
Whichever theme you decide upon, make it a reflection of what you love and how you want to start the first step of married life together. This is a celebration, after all!