Not every bride dreams of having a church wedding or an indoor reception. With wedding venues costing more and more and the cost of catering accounting for half of the wedding, backyard and garden weddings are now more popular than ever.
Not everyone has a backyard or a garden that's fit for a wedding and if you're trying to save money, you'll be unlikely to spend it on landscaping. Find a park near your home that allows public parties, the rent will be a joke and the money you save can go to the wedding dress or decorations.
Decorating will be easier and it'll turn out more elegant than anything. You can string lights along the trees. For the reception you can add a table next to a tree and instead of putting the place cards on the table, you can hang them from the tree.
If you can't find the right location and landscaping is out of the question and the budget, you can always rent things like trees and potted plants. Wedding rentals have a huge variety for just about every imaginable prop you'd like for your wedding.
Make food part of the decoration; instead of spending a lot of money on decorations and centerpieces make your food good enough to decorate the table. Include things like fresh fruit bouquets and fruit arrangements as part of your dessert. Using food itself to decorate a table will give your wedding arrangements a really unique look and will also blend well with the overall theme. Fruit is a must have if you're having an outdoor summer wedding or garden wedding.