Photography by Larissa Cleveland.

Another garden themed party! Yes. And isn’t this reception just so gorgeous? If you click on over to Ruffled Blog you’ll see dozens of images filled with beautiful wedding details like a floral wedding dress made from a Liberty of London print, a sari chuppah, and more. Can you believe the bride styled and created most of the details?

{photography by Carlie Statsky Photography, styling by Laura Cook}

Burlap napkins, rocks wrapped with twine and feathers, lime green pottery, and terra cotta pots all combine to create a botanical garden party perfects for horticulturists and botanists. Found via Style Me Pretty.

{photography by Our Labor of Love}

When you read a lot of wedding or design blogs, you get the feeling that everything has been “done to death,” even if you’ve never seen the product in real life. When I spied these ombre twin globes and stained glass mason jars on 100 Layer Cake, I was excited to see a new twist on the twine and mason jars trends. And I love how the bride used paper umbrellas instead of standard patio umbrellas. The great thing? The bride went CRAZY with DIY projects. Visit the post to see all the beautiful details.

Photography by Gem Photo, Caspix Photography, Unknown.

Seating is one of the biggest constraints when planning an outdoor party. The typical household has one dining room table with four to six chairs. Patio furniture usually includes four seats, with plastic lawn furniture as backups. You can actually use a variety of seating for outdoor (or indoor parties), and keeping it on hand doesn’t require much storage.

Tree stumps, ottomans, thrift store chairs, folding wood chairs, hay bales, benches, poufs, stools, beach chairs and quilts can all be kept on hand to provide extra seating. Use your imagination, if it’s stable and about 2 feet high, you can use it. Here are a few images to get the creative juices flowing.

Unless otherwise noted, images are taken from Ruffled Blog.

Photography by Troy Grover Photographers.

Photography by Jean-Pierre Uys, via Elizabeth Anne Designs.

Photography by Sloan Photographers.

Photography by Dixie Pixel Photography, via Elizabeth Anne Designs.

Photography by Elsa Soyars.

Photography by Unknown.

{photographey by Ashley Photographer, styling by Lindye Galloway Events, florals by The Vine’s Leaf}

For a more formal outdoor party, this Hunger Games inspired shoot, found via Green Wedding Shoes, is perfect for an intimate anniversary party or couples shower. It’s perfectly vintage, thanks to Found Vintage Rentals, with folding wooden chairs and feather napkin rings. My absolute favorite detail is the ripped fabric table runner.