| You've decided to get married this summer and | | | | - Get married in a local garden. Carry summer garden |
| there's so much to be done. Well, why not let Mother | | | | flowers. Get the groom a boater and the bride a big |
| Nature take your decoration responsibilities right off | | | | old picture hat. If your money runs to it, pop up a |
| your hands. There are a lot of great options that the | | | | tent so that there's some shade. Meander through |
| world will just generously provide you. | | | | your day to the strands of chamber music. (Or hire a |
| - Get married in a field and let the summer | | | | barbershop quartet to entertain!) |
| wildflowers be your backdrop. Hay fever aside, this is | | | | - Get married down by the river. Find a spot in a park |
| one of the most gorgeous venues for a wedding. | | | | or on private property where the water runs by. Plan |
| The crowd gathers in a circle and the couple saunters | | | | an old-fashioned picnic and let the water be your |
| in from across the field. Come in together. Or come | | | | metaphor for love, life, community, and marriage. Find |
| in with your families and your "clan" of friends and | | | | a folk and blue grass band to entertain. |
| meet together. Hire a fiddler or a harpist. It'll be | | | | You can always be extravagant. But why guild the lily |
| gorgeous. (Take your allergy medicine!) | | | | that Nature has already provided? |
| - Get married in the woods and let the light filter | | | | Focus on your wedding ceremony, craft wedding |
| down. On a warm summer day, retreat to a small | | | | vows that will keep you engaged in your marriage. |
| glen in the deep woods. Place your chairs, cue the | | | | Make sure your community is comfortable and enjoy |
| flute music, and drift out from behind the tree. (Elven | | | | Nature's bounty while you marry. |
| dress optional!) | | | | |