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Decorate the outdoors for a special occasion

Celebrate with a pretty, summery pink and white scheme.

This is a great look for weddings, christenings or an extra special afternoon tea.

Get the look

Shade a table with a gazebo and hang tin lanterns from the roof or from a tree.

Lay the table with a white tablecloth, a green gingham runner, pink plates and elegant glassware. Complete the look with lanterns, cream and pink roses and a sprinkling of petals.

Create a special centre piece. Fill a white painted terracotta pot with as many full bloomed pink and cream roses as you can. Tie a co-ordinating ribbon around the pot.

Decorate a place card by stamping a pretty flower design onto the card with ink. Add the name with a silver pen.

Make napkins look posh. Roll up pristine white napkins and tie them with pink ribbon and twine, then place them in a tray.

Where to buy

Hanging lanterns, for similar try, Garden Trading

Green fabric runner in Carousel Check, £25 per m, Jane Churchill

White tablecloth, from a selection, The White Company

Pink spot dinner plates, £3 each; pink spot side plates, £2.50 each; both BHS

Cream cutlery, £19.95 for a set of four, Sia

White doves, £12 for 12, Cox & Cox

Place cards, from a selection, Paperchase

Pink glass tumblers, £6.50 each, Earthworks

Clear wine glasses, £2 each, Cath Kidston

White linen hemstitch napkins, £32 for six, The White Company

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