Bunting is mostly associated with vintage weddings – which is a really popular theme. There are loads of ways which you can choose to include bunting in your day.

Get your hands on some stylish parasols that each guest can use out in the sunshine to shade themselves. Not only are they practical – but they look super pretty and cute. You can even get mini ones for the mini-guests. Guests can also make an archway out of parasols for when you walk back down the aisle together.

Citrus fruits look incredible with sunny, summer colour schemes. Think lemons for an Amalfi coast feel, and cut grapefruits for an amazing scent as well as colour. Soft fruits looks brilliant too, like bowlfuls of berries and cherries, or even fresh pineapples dotted around tables.

Tropical leaves make for amazing place cards and seating plans. What can we say? We're suckers for a monstera or palm leaf. Serve them underneath clear charger plates or on top as place cards with names written on in gold. 

If you want to go *really* out there, you can make a huge ceiling display with tropical plant leaves. It's super on-trend above the head table.

Sunny days mean your guests will love nothing more than a hat to cover their heads. Some guests will be wearing fascinators, but others may enjoy a basket or wall of hats that they can pick from. Fit them to your theme, like fedoras, panama hats, straw boaters or cowboy hats. They make awesome favours!

Think tiki glasses, patterned mason jars, and pineapple-shaped cups. Match them with bamboo vases for the centrepieces and add a technicolour, tropical tiki vibe to your day.

A gorgeous lighting display makes al fresco dining such a romantic option. You can dine, drink and dance into the night, with the feel of twinkling stars around you. If you can't afford a big display like this, strings of fairy and festoon lighting will create a wonderful atmosphere too.

Pom poms are so cute looking and can really jazz up any venue at a really low-cost price. You could even get crafty and make them yourselves with your other half or even your bridesmaids if you fancy a DIY hen party.

They can be used as aisle decorations, in whimsical centrepieces or larger ones can hang from ceilings and around doorways.

Set up a relief station with everything your guests might need to beat the heat in summer: suncream, insect repellent for outdoor weddings, and hand sanitiser. We suggest you complement this with some extra bits in the bathrooms, like deodorant, body spray, 

individual mints or gum, cheap hair bands, face wipes, blotting sheets, bobby pins and hairspray.

Whether you use it for a game of hook a duck or for little guests to splash warm feet, a paddling pool is a cute and fun idea.