Balloons aren't just for children's birthday parties! They also make fun and playful summer wedding decor. You can stick to white balloons to keep the color palette clean and sophisticated or go all out with a colorful rainbow of balloons.

Summer is all about seafood! If you're hosting your summer wedding seaside, see if you can source fresh local oysters for your guests to enjoy during cocktail hour.

The days of pool parties don't have to end now that you're a full-fledged adult! Find a venue (such as a resort) where you can host your nuptials poolside. Nothing says summer wedding like a glistening blue pool!

Have we convinced you to throw a poolside bash? Throw some monogrammed floaties in the water, like this couple. They can be actual blow-up floats or flowers for something more sophisticated.

Give your guests fun activities to do besides dancing. At backyard summer weddings, we love the idea of having games set up, such as cornhole and croquet.

Instead of a traditional guest book, have your guests sign something a little more on-theme—like a surfboard! Hang it on a wall of your home after the big day, and this becomes an idea that you can enjoy way past your wedding date.

Help guests beat the heat upon arrival with a selection of tasty, refreshing, and hydrating beverages. This will help everyone stay balanced before the cocktails start pouring. This creative couple set up a refreshments station with things like cucumber water and iced tea on the back of a decorated vintage truck.

Play up your destination by embracing the local fauna. This idea works especially well for summer because it's bright and poppy—thanks to colorful name cards—yet doesn't require any flowers, which can wilt in especially warm locales.

Palm leaf details are one of those summer wedding ideas that have withstood the test of time. They're fresh, bright, tropical, and can even work as a source of shade! You can get creative and use them for your seating chart, like this couple did.

If you haven't heard, palm leaves are the ultimate destination wedding decor. Hang some up above the head table—with a sign to get the party going!—and you'll be mega on-trend.

Our summer wedding inspo is bright, unexpected, and fresh. Case in point: These citrus fruits that double as chic centerpieces.

Summer is truly all about color, and one way to add it to your tables is with candles. Whether standing alone or floating in water in the middle of the table, colored candles will add a vibrant splash of color (and double as mood lighting when the sun goes down).

Summer wedding flowers are not only drop-dead gorgeous, but they also might save you a bit of money! It's much easier for florists to source seasonal blooms than those that are out of season.