19 Must-Haves for a Summer Wedding

Summer is definitely our favorite season. And Summer weddings are wonderful to have in places like Park City where it never gets uncomfortably hot. (>> Just a shout-out to one of the wonders of this [quaint but ever-growing] town!)

Regardless of its location, sometimes you might want to take your Summer wedding to the top and set it apart from all those other Summer weddings. Lucky for you we got not one or five, but 19 things you should have at your wedding to delight both your guests and yourself. Below are some of our absolute “must-have must-haves.” Here are all 20.

1. Flavored water to keep guests hydrated: This is not only pretty, but it’s so functional. Make sure to have plenty of these available!

2. Sunglasses! (Safety first :)!)

 3. Fresh Fruit: Healthy munchies are better than mere cupcakes and cookies, right? We might want to raid a fruit bar, but a sugary, fatty snack bar doesn’t sound all that appetizing.

4. A canoe (or wagon, etc.) filled with cold drinks: This one’s also way creative and oh-so practical. You don’t have to have a “bar” station or anything, and you can even tailor the “vehicle” to your or your significant other’s favorite hobbies (if you’re not into canoeing, then have a small/toy car, plane, trunk, etc.).

5. Lawn games: If you want your guests to recall your wedding for years to come, let them have fun! Don’t expect them to just stand around for an hour while you and your new spouse get your pictures taken. Instead, give them something cool to do! (But, depending on their attire, stay away from activities that might make them uncomfortable, like sweat, or not look good for your pictures.)

6. Pashminas/wraps for when the temperatures drop: Do be a conscientious hostess and have some of these available for any ladies that didn’t bring any :).

7. Items for guests to freshen up: This will also score you many good karma points.

What do YOU think of these ideas? Let us know if you have any other great ones in the comments!

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One last thing: The article with the 20 must-haves considers a sparkler send-off as a must-have. PLEASE AVOID IT! Sparklers are dangerous and the last thing we’d want would be for you or your guests to get harmed on such a happy day. So please stay away from sparkler (and rice*) sendoffs! (*Rice can makes doves starve.)