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DIY Real Weddings Seasonal Spring Summer Fall Winter Color Palettes Decorations Good Things From the Magazine	Home Page » Inspiration » Seasonal » Summer To get the most of marthastewart.com, download Adobe Flashplayer. Life's a Beach Take inspiration from your favorite summer destination. Bird and Butterfly Decorations Dainty Victorian-era engravings of birds culled from a clip-art book and then color-photocopied become elegant winged messengers bearing tiny three-dimensional missives ... The Country Bride: Garden Party A demure alternative to a veil, a horsehair hat provides relief from the sun on a bright day, and its wide brim can be easily folded back for cheek-to-cheek dancing. An ... Dinner at Dusk Cast a warm glow from above. A midsummer night's meal at an outdoor reception is served on the lawn under tall maple trees strung with lanterns hanging on chains from st... Sunny Displays Ripe apricots become place cards at a summertime wedding or shower. Write names on strips of thin art paper; use a pencil to curl ends in opposite directions. Hang paper... The Country Bride If your favorite song is performed by the birds and your favorite scent is that of fresh air, then a garden wedding is a natural choice. Sunshine and a profusion of flow... Dinner at Dusk: Paper Lanterns The soft light of paper luminaries sets a romantic mood. Two bags, one fitted over the other, form a box. The lanterns, strung on electric Christmas-tree lights and hung... The Country Bride: A Dappled Bower A mesh gown with pretty cap sleeves is worn with a crown of sweet peas. The delicate gold-and-pearl necklace mimics the detail of the gown's overlay.Below, the bride's b... Summer Weddings: An Outdoor Occasion A parasol is the perfect accessory for the romantic bride, nostalgic of Antebellum garden parties and floaty ball gowns. It will also keep fair skin as white as a weddin... Seaside Sweets This one-of-a-kind cake is ideal for a beach wedding. The lemon-flavored cookielike tea cakes are tied around buttercream tiers with gold ribbon -- every other one finis... Perfect Gowns for an Outdoor Wedding This gorgeous silk organza and feathered gown is ready to take flight. "Vuelo" by Manuel Mota, Pronovias New York; 212-897-63963.. Organza and Feathered Gown. "Madison" ... << Previous \| 1 of 4 \| Next >> Planning Tools 324DAYS Hi My Vendors My Guests My Checklist My Seating My Budget My Timeline My Dashboard My Vendors My Guests My Checklist My Seating My Budget My Timeline Learn more about the wedding planning tools. Start planning your wedding now. Congratulations! Help out other engaged brides by reviewing your vendors. Choose a free gift from one of our favorite partners. Get started now! Looking for Local Resources? Find Near Recommend a vendor in your area: info@marthastewartweddings.com begin email N Newsletters Blogs Close Will be sent to Send selected newsletters to: Next Not a member? Register Now Send selected newsletters to: Next Change Email Address Please enter your password: Submit Forgot Password? Close Not signed up yet? To complete your newsletter subscription, you must become a member of our community. You'll be able to collect and organize your favorite articles and recipes, plus share your ideas and passion with others. Sign Up Now! Close Thank You for Subscribing Your newsletters should begin to arrive within 10 days. You can make changes to your newsletter subscriptions at any time from your account settings page. Close Thank You for Subscribing You're already subscribed to all of our recommended email newsletters. Visit your Account Settings page to update your newsletter subscriptions. The Bride's Guide with Darcy Miller Subscribe to the Bride's Guide RSS feed My Yahoo \| iGoogle \| My MSN The Martha Blog: Up Close and Personal Subscribe to the Martha Blog RSS feed My Yahoo \| iGoogle \| My MSN More Blogs and RSS Feeds