Summer's the best time to gather friends and family, hold a cook-off, lounge in pool sides or simply hold parties. The summer season has a happy, carefree feel to it and what better way to share stories of work and play than this time of year?
Holding outdoor dinners in the summer is a wonderful way to liven up the season and catch up with friends but what if summer is not quite around the corner yet and you would like to bring that light-hearted, easygoing feel of the summer to a dinner party? Here are a few simple ideas to bring a summery feel into an outdoor dinner.
Wooden Cocktail Tables
Themes are always great even with small parties among a few friends, so choosing one could really help focus your decorating ideas. Since summer's associated with barbecues, iced drinks and the beach, a cocktail theme, country or beach theme are some of the themes you can use for an outdoor summery dinner.
Summer is all about brightness and color so you would like to put as much of that vibrancy into the dining area, which could be a poolside, backyard, deck or patio. Hang round paper lanterns in bright colors like orange, green, blue and yellow as décors. Greener alternatives like flower pots and bonsai trees when placed in the right areas will give a dinner area a cool, summer feel. Add a canopy or wooden parasol for an intimate feel.
A long table is usually called for in outdoor dinners. Spruce up tables in cloths with hints of floral patterns or leaves. A gingham pattern would work well with a table runner in solid color. Consider seating arrangements too and add pillows that match your table cloth.
A summery feel for an outdoor dinner will best be executed in a well-decorated table setting. Take a large glass container and add floating flip flop candles for a delightful centerpiece and luminaries, perfect for parties that run until the evening. Match them with flip flop coasters in colorful stripes.
Another great centerpiece idea is a set of mint julep cups. Apart from serving mint juleps in these, mint julep cups, the decorative ones, can be used to serve sweet treats too like colorful jelly beans or cookies shaped in beach items or flip flops even. For more formal settings, fill the mint julep cups with flowers and gather a set of three or four at the center to make for a classic centerpiece with a modern twist. Top this off with mint juleps served the traditional way and guests will surely be throwing compliments your way.
Other fun decorating ideas for a summery outdoor dinner include placing coconut candles on tables to give a tropical aroma to the dining area, colored paper hand fans to add color to a classic table setting, bamboo place mats for a tropical touch and personalized napkins for an eye-candy functional treat for guests. Add a summer artwork to personalized napkins like seashells or starfish and the date of the event for a memorable dinner and keepsake.
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