Honestly, I wouldn’t go for it. I would rather an earlier date, April or May to avoid the heat and humidity. If you’re closer to the water, I would consider summer, but otherwise, too many weather variables to consider for an outdoor wedding.

I had a wedding on the water in July. It was hot during the day but once the sun set it was perfect

Depends on the venue. If it’s on the water somewhere, you’ll be fine.

Outdoors? Yes.

Check the historical temperature and weather for the area you’re getting married in! Weddings that are oppressively hot need some extra work to keep guests comfortable. I’ve had weddings where the couple brought in shade AND fans AND had tons of cold water available and it was still pretty miserable. You want your guests to be comfortable! If they’re not physically comfortable they won’t have fun! Of course this doesn’t rule out July entirely, but be aware of what your guests will experience!

if you love libraries and presumably books, you could incorporate a book theme into your festivities. https://www.theknot.com/content/book-wedding-theme-ideas

Do you know of any libraries nearby that have allowed weddings inside? I can’t see many of them being too keen to allow food and drinks near all the books. You might be able to find old historic buildings that have that old library vibe without necessarily having all the books around.

Best of both worlds, maybe a location like that NEAR a beach? You could have a beach ceremony and the reception inside? Usually you don’t want the reception itself on the beach, sand + food + wind is a bad combo.

What if you did an engagement party at a library or cool fall-y air BNB(allowing) in fall? Since you won't be actively marrying for a bit you can do something smaller and less stressful leading up to the wedding if money isn't too big of an issue. Maybe you can also incorporate coffee into it and make it 'i love you a latte' themed or something. Rehearsal dinner and photos at a book centric restaurant or Airbnb could also work if that's too big of a commitment! Everyone could wear fall colors!

Im having a fall/beach wedding!! It is possible but may be hard considering the warm climate, I’d definitely say to look around at venues! Im getting married on the beach, but all the decor will be October themed (think dark and moody) imo it’s a super unique idea and very fun to play around with.

Oh boy, this is my jam! You’re exactly where we were a year ago so let me tell you all the things we’ve done and learnt:

1. Freecycle/Trash Nothing is your new bestie. We got so many things on there! Glasses, plates, serving dishes, plant pots, faux flowers, cutlery, vases, floral foam, mirrors, frames, paint, live plants, chairs, tables. You name it, we got it from Freecycle. It takes time and patience, but you have long enough to start collecting things now!

2. Charity shops aren’t nearly as cheap as they used to be. Depending on your guest count, it might even end up cheaper to buy things from IKEA (although obviously there’s an environmental cost attached to this). Look out for bargains, and have a price point in your head of what you’re willing to pay, and stick to it.

3. If any of your friends are getting married before you, don’t be shy in asking if you can reuse any of their stuff. We got a load of glass bottles this way, which was perfect for us because we home brew most of our own alcohol. Home brewing your own alcohol is another great way to potentially save some money, but you should only do it if you enjoy it because it’s very time consuming to get right. We’ve been doing it for years now, so it made sense to do it for our wedding.

4. Have a think about whether you’re trying to save money in comparison to expensive, bespoke things, or whether you’re just trying to lower the overall cost. I say this because DIYing things can save you loads of money IF you’re comparing it to the more bougie options. We handmade our own seed paper to handwrite our invitations on. They looked incredible, and cost almost nothing (except our time and sanity) but there are equally low cost options available like doing online invites or using Canva. In my opinion, DIY works best when you’re emulating a more expensive product. Often, the lowest end stuff is already as cheap as DIY would be, so you may as well go for the low effort option there if it doesn’t matter to you. For example, we’ve opted for the absolute cheapest seats (from Easy Event Hire) for our ceremony because it’s going to be short. We’re then spending time hand making furniture for our reception because that where people will mostly be sitting. I know hand making furniture isn’t a skill that’s available to most people, but that’s just an example. Use your own skills and interests to decide what might work for you!

5. Consider growing your own flowers. You can do a dry run of it this year! Now is actually the perfect time to sow seeds, so research what is in bloom on your wedding date and have a play around. We bought 1000 bulbs for £100 which is such a huge saving. We pay £20 a year for our allotment, which gives us all the space we need to grow. Window boxes, balconies, and small town gardens also work just as well! Scale up or down as needed.

6. If you’re going to “haggle” with vendors, you will need to compromise on what you’re getting. Don’t expect vendors to just cut their prices for you. You can, however, tell them you have X amount to spend and ask what they could do for you within that budget.

7. Don’t compromise on food quantity. The thing we all remember from events is how hungry or full we were, right? It can be tempting to cut back on the amount of food you’re serving to save money, but I’d strongly suggest you don’t give in to this temptation. There will be cheaper food options (usually local small businesses are very well priced) if you need to make savings, but for the low of rumbling tummies, don’t skimp on the amount of food.

8. Consider using newer vendors. Our wedding planner is just starting out on her own, having been an assistant in the industry for many years. She is brilliant, and we love her. The only way we’ve been able to get her is because she’s new. If you think you can’t afford a particular service or vendor, that might be a way around it.

9. Following on from the above, you can actually split vendors. We’re using a brand new photographer for our getting ready photos (which we don’t care as much about but are “nice to haves”) and our dream photographer for a later six hour package. We only paid £150 for four hours with the beginner photographer, and she even did an “engagement” photoshoot for free. This meant we got to see her work before (we love it) and we’re getting a real bargain as she’s keen to shoot weddings for her portfolio.

10. The most important one, in my opinion: only do the DIYs you’ll actually enjoy. We’ve done lots of artsy things like making our own signs (a light box is perfect for getting them neat), our own booze, invites etc. I’ve also been taking a pottery class, so I’ve made a fair chunk of our decor. Crucially, we’re only doing the things we actually enjoy. Don’t let your wedding become a chore. If you love painting, then consider how you can work that into your DIY projects. If you love sewing, use that! If you love cooking or baking or candlestick making… you know the drill.

11. Think generally about your hobbies and interests. What do you both love doing? I love DnD so we’re doing a D20 dice roll menu as a way to keep our guests entertained. We’re also doing adventure cards that give guests quests to complete. Other low cost things we’ve done include: setting up a speakeasy in the shed, having a DIY temporary tattoo/flower crown station, having a “make your own cocktail” station, board games, make your own Lego figure, and a Mario Kart competition. We’re bringing it all together with “passports” that guests will stamp at each activity. First one to complete them all wins a little prize - a tiny Lego trophy for their Lego mini figure to hold 😂

The point of all of this is that these are things that my husband and I love. We’ve made our wedding super personal to us, and it wouldn’t be the same if anyone else tried to have our wedding. I think that’s the best recipe for success, personally. Do the things you enjoy, and you can’t go far wrong. Best of luck!

Have you booked your venue yet? And does it need to be in the summer?

Some venues offer certain decorations as included or lower fixed cost than legalising yourself... and the cooler months are for most venues much much cheaper than summer (my venue for example is half the price of summer months because I've chosen November)

Other than that... dried flowers you can create bouquets etc yourself via amazon or depending on budget if you don't care about particular colours supermarket flowers can be a great alternative to a florist.

How many people? If you've got a year you can start picking up bits at charity shops and FB marketplace, if you're happy with a nis matched china rusticy vibe.

We got married in February which was our biggest cost saving. I made our cake as well.

ETA: I forgot about confetti! My mum grew sweet peas and picked the flowers and dried the petals out, the plants just kept producing more and more flowers, the petals held their colour really nicely and it was free compared to how expensive dried flower confetti is to buy! Roses also dry well if you or someone you know grows them.

Join lots of local free / buy nothing Facebook groups and some wedding ones too. You can often find loads of great stuff that way. Also lots of my friends just did electronic invitations. And imho a fancy cake and favours are unnecessary too. Some of my friends just had a Spotify wedding playlist instead of a dj which worked great

Are you insistent on having all those things?

If it's about cutting costs lose the aisle flowers, no one will notice their absence.

Centrepiece- do you need one? Put the wine in the centre of the table? Cheap chocolate foil covered hearts look good scattered on the table but aren't DIY.

Entertainment- again is this needed? Why do you think your guests won't be able to chat to each other? (Genuine question you may have introvert or ND guests) if it is how about buying a 2nd hand trivial pursuit set and scattering the cards on the table?

I photographed a wedding in Florida in the dead heat of spring/summer and they had laid out a charcuterie board outside.

There were no covers, no nets, anything like that and to be honest... I don't think anyone really cared much if bugs were around.

I think you'll do fine without one. Just out of curiosity, do you have a catering company who is providing food?

The only real question is wasps. If you have wasps in your area, it's doomed. Otherwise it'll probably be fine.

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maybe i am misunderstanding, but if the friday/sunday is near the saturday it would likely be hot all of july, not just on saturday?

I wouldn’t plan my wedding around the date you met/ started dating. If it works out easily, ok sure. Fine. But i wouldn’t try to shoe horn it in.

Not everyone can get married on a Saturday. A Friday or Sunday is fine.

Wedding date is your new anniversary. You can still celebrate the day you met, but it no longer has the same significance once you're married.

You have to decide what is most important to you - date or venue - then pick accordingly.

Just personally, I would prefer taking off Friday than taking off Monday. I just went to a Friday wedding and it was great - but tbf not many college aged people.

I would too, but not outdoor in mid-July. Why not an early fall date if they don’t have late spring available and summer is too hot?

Tip: don’t get married in the summer

Do you have $100,000 or $1,000?

budget? # people? month?

standard wedding? dancing etc?

Adore the farm but it might not be such a great smelling venue …

Get one of those trailer toilets. My company rents them for weddings and parties. We book 6 months out so message me if you want to book one at any time if your venue is outside and doesn’t provide facilities.

Double your expected budget

These are good for a formal dress code but not for all dress codes. Suggest you wait to see how the wedding invitations look.

I love number 3

#1 for sure!

Definitely 1 but wait for more information

While I love the purple, the first is the most summer.

That said, try on a few different colors to see what best compliments your skin tone.

And, don't buy anything until you know the dress code. All of these are formal dresses. (The last could work for cocktail too.) If the dress code is less formal, you would be overdressed.

We had a coffee truck come to our wedding and it was a huge hit. Everyone loved it and it was actually not too insane (~1k for 300 drinks and 2 people to work for 4 hours at the event and their travel which was about 3 hours). I also had rescue flats at my wedding and those were very popular. I bought 3 cases for my 150 guests and there were none left pretty quickly. I did a photo booth that then guests would get a copy of the pictures and the other copy went into my guest book that they would then sign which I absolutely love.

we hired an ariel show. our guests LOVED IT. and its never been done in either of our families

We plan to have karaoke the last hour of our reception

We're doing an acrylic painting easel stand with a paint-by-the-number canvas of our venue (a national park). Haven't quite worked out the details, but everyone in our family is artsy.

Also mini jams as gifts.

We’re having a mini Polaroid camera for guests to add to our guestbook or jeep for themselves! Our friends did it at their wedding it was awesome! Our friends also had food trucks for catering and it was soooo unique!

For some reason, to me summery translates to "light and airy", which the second one fits the best ... but it's also light enough that it *might* photograph white, depending on lighting and such. I love the first one, but it doesn't have summer vibes to me. I'd say #3 or #5 for summery, as they both have a sort of light feeling to them?

Depends on your skin tone and which color looks best on you. I personally like the last one for how the fabric lays and flows in the dress, and that blue is beautiful!

I think 3 is a great option

I like one and 2. I think the last is too low cut.

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