I love the idea of blending a cute summer picnic with your chic wedding celebration as a way to put a unique twist on your outdoor reception. Here are a few inspiring photos from Elizabeth Anne Designs, About.com Weddings and Wedding Paper Divas to help you plan your fabulous fête:

Whether you shop by color or style, one fantastic way to reduce the cost of your wedding flowers and select a bouquet that suits your wedding theme is to choose flowers that are in season. There are so many beautiful varieties to choose from all year long, so whether you are shopping for a sweet spring bouquet or Halloween wedding flowers, start your shopping in an eco-friendly (and cost-friendly) way by looking at a few of these lovely seasonal wedding flowers.

Spring: Daffodils and Sweet Peas

Summer: Hydrangeas and Freesias

Fall: Marigolds and Dahlias

Winter: Amaryllis and Roses

As a self-proclaimed lover of all things unique and different, I can’t help but fall in love with some of Wedding Paper Diva’s newest invitation designs.  At my own wedding, I used ever-popular tea length bridesmaid dresses, which appear both modern and sophisticated at the same time.  If you want to tie this same look in to your invitations, consider the Together Forever Wedding Invitations:

The graphic designer in me loves the text treatment–simple yet striking.  You don’t often see landscape tea length cards, so this feature stands out to me as well.

Another tea length horizontal card that I’m loving is the Modern Bouquets Wedding Invitation in Verbena.    The hues of blue reflect a very 2009 color palette, and the cluster of flowers in the corner denotes spring.

Visit Wedding Paper Divas to browse all of our striking Wedding Invitations.  And don’t forget to sign up for our email list (found on the bottom of the homepage) to win a $100 Wedding Paper Diva’s gift certificate, usable on any of these fabulous designs!