Update the usual seating plan by having guests play musical chairs between courses or be informal and let guests sit where they want. Have a picnic - serve pastry foods, chunky sandwiches and seasonal fruits, or go for barbecue Thai chicken wings, vegetable skewers and prawns with plenty of salads and ice cold white wine. Offer your guests trays of mini portions of fish and chips in newspaper cones. Kristen McMenamy and Kate Winslet both organised trendy bangers and mash for their reception meal. Serve veggie and meaty mini hamburgers.
Japanese style is still very in, so serve up sushi and saki.
Update traditional sugared almond favours by offering guests a lottery ticket, coloured jelly beans or even a Polaroid of themselves with you and your groom. For a summer wedding, layer summer fruits in a tart and serve with fresh cream. Instead of expensive Champagne for toasts, use a modern sparkling wine. Cocktails are big news again, so treat guests to glam mixers and shakers. Remember that the best celebrity bashes have an ice sculpture - serve drink through it and make it the centrepiece at your reception.