Planning a summer wedding? Thinking about the menu? Here are some cool appetizer ideas, fresh, creative and adventurous, for any taste and any wedding theme! Of course, vegetables and fruits are on top because a summer wedding is hot and this food is preferable. But you should also take your theme, guest tastes into consideration, if there are any vegans, don’t forget it, if you have a beach or seaside wedding, add fish and lots of sea food. Wanna make a simple appetizer? Choose hamburgers! Real tiny hamburgers or pizzas and a mug of beer would surprise your guests and impress them! Below you’ll find some more ideas, have fun!
Vegan Summer Wedding Appetizers
If you are vegetarians or going to have some vegetarian guests, you’ll need some delicious and refreshing vegan appetizers that will make carnivore guests happy, too. You may go for edible cups filled with delicious vegetable or fruit salad with some dressing or just balsamic. Think of watermelon cups filled with fresh fruits and berries and sprinkled with balsamic. Crostini can be done with cheese, strawberries and balsamic to please everyone. Cups with dips and fresh vegetables will always work for a vegetarian wedding, whatever your season is. Grilled gourds with cheese and cherry tomatoes are hearty appetizers for vegans and not only. Various fresh salads of veggies and fruits on skewers, in stacks and in pretty bowls are welcome to please the crowd. Sweet appetizers like mini pancakes, s’mores and other sweet stuff can be nice appetizers for a brunch wedding.
Fresh watermelon cubes with pistachios and condiments is a very summer-inspired appetizer you'll love.
Crackers with cheese, sugared cranberries and herbs on top as a delicious appetizer for summer and fall weddings.
Pancake dimsum with various fillings is a fresh take on a traditional Asian dish.
Baked cups with feta cheese and sun dried tomatoes are hearty summer wedding appetizers.
Fruit salad with balsamic and fresh herbs is a delicious and fresh idea for a summer wedding.
Sweet summer wedding appetizers - donuts, mini pancakes on skewers and baked pops are great for a brunch wedding.
Watermelon cups filled with fresh fruits salad topped with herbs are very refreshing.
Baked veggies topped with pears, cheese and nuts are a hearty appetizer.
Cucumber slices stuffed with fresh tomatoes and some onions will make all the vegetarians and carnivore guests happy.
S'more bites are a cute sweet idea, suitable for appetizers and for dessert tables.
Edible cones with fresh fruits, berries and herbs on top is a very creative option.
A bite-size appetizer of tomatoes and toasted bread will work for any season.
Edible cupes with feta cheese and fresh herbs will refresh and keep guests happy.
Fresh fruit jelly will work for summer, if it's a tropicla wedding, prefer some tropical fruits.
Kebobs with lots of fresh fruit - strawberries, oranges, pineapples, kiwi and grapes - is always a good idea.
Wooden bowls with fresh fruits and veggies are a nice idea for summer.
Bold fruit jelly with herbs on top is a simple and very fresh summer-like option.
Falafels on spoons with ketchup, cream cheese, jalapeno and olives on top.
Mini sandwiches in cone glasses with tomato sauce is a simple and very affordable idea.
Woven baskets with fresh veggies - horse radish, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers and broccoli, perfect for a vegetarian wedding.
Coconut halves with salad of tomatoes, lemons, fruits and fresh greenery is veyr refreshing.
Yummy and fresh summer wedding appetizers of watermelon, blackberries and blueberries.
Watermelon, mint and feta appetizers with balsamic vinegar are a very refreshing idea for summer.
Tequila and tacos served on whole limes is a fantastic idea for a couple that loves Mexican cuisine.
Sweet beets, goat cheese and fresh greenery is a sweet and creamy summer wedding appetizer, suitable for a vegan wedding.
Strawberry and pineapple cocktail skewers will be a nice idea for a summer wedding cocktail hour.
Small bowls with salad of olives, tomaties, cucumbers, greenery and cheese.
Grilled gourds with cheese, cherry tomatoes and herbs on top are a heartier idea than fresh veggies.
Fresh vegetable slices with a simple dip are a great seasonal appetizer.
Fresh strawberry goat cheese crostini with balsamic are a tasty and vegan-fitting appetizer.
Fresh watermelon, cream and little cucumber slices placed on top the watermelons are a very creative combo.
Fava bean toasts are delicious and very healthy, it's a win-win idea for a vegan wedding or a usual one.
Edible baskets filled with salad of tomatoes, cheese and greenery will please both carnivore and vegan guests.
Caprese salad stacks with balsamic are fresh, tasty and very summer-like, perfect for vegan and non-vegan weddings.
Non-Vegan Summer Wedding Appetizers
Non-vegan wedding appetizers can be done with the same base – fresh veggies or fruit but you may add grilled shrimps, smoked salmon, smoked meat or bacon. Go for caprese salad skewers with smoked meat as an additional, try various kinds of meat and meat balls with condiments, spring onions and sesame seeds. One of the most popular and delicious appetizer ideas is an Italian traditional snack of peaches or melons, prosicutto and blackberries on top (you may skip them if you want). If it’s a beach or coastal wedding, or you just love sea food, think of serving scallops, grilled shrimps, cups with sea food of any kinds you love or offer caviar as a luxurious appetizer to your guests. Keep in mind that many people now are allergic to sea food. Remember that the fresher your appetizer is, the more crowd pleasing it will be as a summer wedding means hot weather, and refreshing is amazing! Get inspired by the ideas you’ll find below.
Smoked salmon pairs beautifully with horseradish and dill cream cheese, it's very refreshing.
Prosciutto, melon and mozzarella skewers with greenery and herbs are a timeless appetizer for a tropical wedding.
Peach, prosciutto and blackberry wedding appetizers are a fresh take on a famous Italian snack, you may swap peaches to melons.
A fresh and delicious combo of a shrimp and grapes plus herbs will be an amazing appetizer for a tropical or beach wedding.
Roast beef and brie sandwiches in any size are a hearty appetizer that can be served with beer.
Grilled shrimps on skewers with fresh greenery will be loved by most of guests, they are delicious.
Baked plates with shrimps, tomato sauce, corn and peppers for a Mexican-style appetizer.
A variety of little and luxurious appetizers like caviar, greenery, shrimps in baked pots and meat balls topped with spaghetti.
Spiced meat balls spruced up with spring onions and sesame seeds on skewers are a timeless idea.
Edible cups filled with salad of vegetables and chicken and sesame seeds are hearty and tasty.
Deep fried shrimps on skewers placed on glasses with creamy dip with herbs.
Scallops with some condiments are amazign for sea food lovers or for beach and coastal weddings.
Baked cups with bacon and cheese is a timeless idea of a wedding appetizer.
Puff pastry stuffed with smoked meat and herbs is a hearty appetizer idea.
Crackers with avocado drip, grilled shrimps and herbs on top is a refined idea.
Crackers with bratwurst and fresh herbs on top will satisfy all the carnivore guests.
Mini burgers with French fries by their side is a casual appetizer option for any wedding.
Mini hotdogs will work nice for a couple that loves fast food and for the guests, too.
Dough wrapped asparagus is a great idea for a vegetarian wedding.
Waffles with fried chicken, caramel sauce and some greenery on top.
Mini sliders and French fries put into glasses with ketchup is a simple and cool idea, add beer.
Bacon cups fileld with beans, pepper and greenery on top.
Fried chicken in ice cream cones placed into strawberries looks very unusual.
Fried chicken with various dips always works, most of guests will like chicken.