Summer Wedding: Fun in the Sun at Elms Barn!
Celebrate your love story with a wedding bursting with sunshine, laughter, and festival vibes. Elms Barn provides the perfect setting for your unforgettable summer wedding.
Top 10 Summer Wedding Ideas:
Wedfest Vibes
Turn your wedding into your own personal festival! Think evening street food, colourful flags and bunting, ticket-style invitations, a relaxed dress code, bean bags for lounging on the patio or marquee lawn, glitter tattoos, and festival wristbands for your guests on arrival. It’s fun, vibrant, and totally unforgettable.
Provide Fans
If you’re saying “I do” in our beautiful rose garden, don’t forget that nature doesn’t come with air conditioning! Offer your guests handheld fans — either classic or turned into “order of service” fans using lolly sticks. They’ll keep your guests cool and make for brilliant photos too.
Creative Draping
Bring a soft, romantic (and slightly festival-inspired) vibe to the barn by adding ceiling drapes. We work with some incredible styling teams — like the talented Sam Race Venue Dressing, Boomting Bunting and Epic Events Hire — who can all transform the barn with gorgeous, flowing fabrics that elevate the space.
Choose Summer-Friendly Attire
Opt for dresses and suits that suit the season. Think shorter hemlines, lighter colours, floaty fabrics, and breathable materials like linen. No one wants to be in a three piece wool suit in the middle of Summer! And when it comes to hair, a flower crown paired with an elegant updo adds both beauty and comfort.
Custom Arrival Cocktails
Pimm’s is a classic, but why not offer something more personal? Aperol Spritz, Mojitos, Margaritas, or Pina Coladas all scream summer. Choose two signature cocktails, plus a bucket of ice-cold beer. Don’t forget refreshing mocktails so non-drinkers feel just as included.
Suncream Station
Let’s be honest — someone’s going to forget! A suncream station, or mini bottles in your bathroom baskets, will help guests stay safe. Spray suncreams are especially handy for topping up without disturbing makeup.
Pre-Wedding BBQ
With exclusive 3-day hire at Elms Barn, why not host a relaxed BBQ the night before your wedding? Whether self-catered in the accommodation or prepared by our expert catering team in the marquee, it’s the perfect way to unwind and soak up those final moments before the big day.
Ice Cream Bike or Van
Who doesn’t love an ice cream? Surprise your guests with a retro ice cream bike or a van rolling up, jingles playing. Sweeties in Beccles are amazing with their Ice Cream Bike!
Unique Guest Book Alternatives
Skip the traditional guest book and go for something you’ll actually display. From a signed cricket bat or surfboard to a hand-painted canvas, you can tie this in with your wedding theme for a keepsake you’ll truly treasure.
Second Evening Look
An outfit change isn’t just stylish — it’s smart. When the sun’s been shining all day and the dancing begins, changing into something a little cooler and more relaxed ensures you feel your best. Bonus: it’s another excuse for a showstopping look!
Photo by Arienne Jonas – AJ Feather Photography