If your venue has an outdoor pool, fill the pool with fun floats, candles, balloons, clear beach balls and flowers. You might not be encouraging your guests to jump in, but it's going to make for some awesome Instagrammable photos.

An old dresser makes a superb serve-yourself bar (check if you're allowed to bring your own booze to your venue or you might need to hire a mobile bar). We adore all the variety of beautiful glassware at this bar. Note the cute bucket full of ice, which is a brilliant way to serve bottles of beer.

If vibrant shades aren’t quite your thing, but you still want to rock and roll with a summer wedding, use pastel shades to give a softer and more shabby-chic theme. They are just as summery and work so well together.

Using pastel colours means you can combine a larger number of different ones because they look better together than different bright colours.

Balloons make amazing backdrops, especially if you have a blank canvas venue. Alternatively, lots of big, small and see-through balloons make beautiful ceiling arrangements. You can even arrange to pop them above the dance floor so that multi-coloured confetti falls on your guests. 

A rustic candle display looks so good during the day and only gets better when you light it up as the sun starts to set. Top tip: mix in a few citronella candles among outdoor displays to keep midges and bugs away.

A popular alternative to paper confetti is biodegradable petal confetti, but there's plenty of other things you can use too. How about rustic bags of olive leaves or even eco-friendly bubbles?

Let your guests know where they're heading with plenty of rustic, wooden signs. If you're marrying in a tipi or barn, you might be moving between spaces so you'll need to point out the toilet, bar, dance floor and more. How pretty is this one, surrounded by fresh flowers.

If your ceremony or reception is outdoors, have a sunglasses box at the entrance with flashy shades in both men’s, women’s and children’s designs to ensure that no guest misses a single moment of your day because the sun was in their eyes. And they will also look like super cool men in black wedding guests.

With the sun shining, and the party not stopping, a box of flip-flops for your guests could literally be a godsend. It means that everyone can be comfy and cool while enjoying every last bit of your wedding day.

A lounge area to relax is a must at a wedding (older guests love it for a bit of peace and quiet to have a chat). At a summer wedding, you'll want somewhere with shade too. Set lots of comfy chairs and rugs underneath a covered area.