| When traditional English Country Weddings come to | | | | winters. For the seasons in between, you could try |
| mind, they bring with them thoughts of the country | | | | seafood appetizers. |
| outdoors. Even if you are located in the city, a venue | | | | Keep your main dishes as simple as possible. Serving |
| that is primarily outdoors is the choice of most of the | | | | oily and very saucy foods is a definite no-no. Also, try |
| people. It is a commonly held belief that the classiest | | | | and keep the alcoholic beverages to as minimum as |
| weddings are held outdoors, amidst gardens and | | | | possible. People tend to take advantage of free spirits |
| flowers. | | | | and over-indulge. |
| Planning an outdoor wedding is considered by the | | | | For the sweet course, there is always the wedding |
| wedding planners as a blank canvas. You must create | | | | cake. This is considered to be the most traditional thing; |
| the ambience and everything should be associated | | | | although in recent times, this is not steadfast. Other |
| with it. You must decide the seating placements, the | | | | desserts like soufflés can be considered, which are |
| flowers, the stage (if you want one), a band and | | | | popular as well as light; or, you could opt for another |
| where they would stand, the kind of music they would | | | | traditional English sweet dish, traditional English custard. |
| play, what and where you would serve refreshments, | | | | Ornamenting the venue with flowers is the most |
| etc. | | | | popular choice and has been there for centuries. |
| The important point here is that since you have a blank | | | | English roses, tulips and orchids always go well with a |
| canvas to draw on, it is only bound by your creativity | | | | wedding. How you arrange these is restrained by your |
| and that of your planner. Otherwise, the sky is the limit. | | | | budget. If money is not an issue, having elaborate floral |
| It is also considered as a tradition to select a venue | | | | arrangements is considered to be the most traditional. |
| that is right next to some sort of body of water. Just | | | | Finally, music must be playing in the background. Live |
| remember that you will require enough space if your | | | | bands are, of course, the most sought after ones. This |
| guests are to be seated and also for refreshments. | | | | is again only restrained by your budget. A string |
| What would a traditional English country wedding be | | | | quartet would be considered the most romantic, and, if |
| without traditional English food? If your event is in | | | | accompanied by a harp, very traditional. Stay away |
| summer, the menu should start off with salad-based | | | | from those electric guitars and drums at these types |
| appetizer. You could alternate this salad with soup in | | | | of events. This is an event of relative serenity. |