Winter – the season of snow and sparkling ice, the months of boots and blankets and the time for eggnog and roasted chestnuts! Here is a theme ready-made for a gorgeous and glamorous wedding! There is a lot to choose for everything from décor to wedding favors, if you decide to go with a winter wonderland wedding idea.
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For a winter wonderland wedding, you can go with the white-on-white color palette or bring in the shades that work with your location. You can think of winter in big sky country and make it shades of blue and white or throw in gold and beige and go with something that captures the glitter of a winter and city lights combination. Silver also goes extremely well with a winter theme. Snowflakes, snow globes, angels, mirror balls and snow men are all elements that can add to the fun and festive atmosphere of a winter wedding.
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Winter wonderland is a great theme for playing around with textures also. You can infuse the warmth of fabrics such as fur or faux fur and chenille in the décor and the bride can have fun picking out a winter wedding dress with these rich fabrics as well. When considering fabrics, it is worth noting that lace is an impeccable match for a winter wonderland décor. The fragile elegance of lace can be high impact in stunning white or in sumptuous shades of cream, all which will work in a winter setting.
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You can also have a lot of fun with flowers and lights when planning a winter-themed wedding. An array of white flowers from tulips to hyacinths and roses and pansies can be used for creating drama in terms of height and shape – so there is no reason to worry that a single color can make things monotonous. Lights can be used imaginatively as centerpieces and overhead to create the perfect ambience for your own sparkling dream world!
Twinkling lights are a part of many of our visions of a romantic evening and are a big part of the ambience of a wedding celebration. The candlelight dinner for two and the walk by moon light are among the most enduring visual images of romance and elegance. It is but natural that you want to recreate this feeling of glamour and subtle sensuality at your wedding ceremony.
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Whether you are planning an indoor wedding or an outdoor wedding, there are several options of how you can make lights an integral part of the décor. At an indoor ceremony or reception you can use uplighting, floralytes or lighted centerpieces to create drama. There is the option of going with elaborate chandeliers or simple candle sticks depending on the rest of your theme and the setting.
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Lighting can be interestingly juxtaposed with natural elements. You can hang lanterns from low-hanging branches at a garden wedding or loop paper lanterns on a string at a beach wedding and have them sway in the breeze. You can use natural centerpiece blocks and make them candle holders or you can use floating candles and have them atop an arrangement of flowers or fruits submerged in clear liquid. Setting lighting amid the flowers or using garland lights is another way of merging the natural elements and the lights.
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Lights tend to look particularly beautiful when reflected from surfaces such as mirrors or water. So, when considering wedding lighting ideas, think in terms of places where you can utilize this element of reflection when positioning your lights. Lighting is going to be the icing on the cake of your elegantly-planned wedding and is well worth all the attention you devote to getting it just right.
A Jewish wedding ceremony can be a graceful mixture of age-old traditions integrated with the personality of the modern-day bride and groom. There will be classic elements such as the Chuppah and the Ketubah which can anchor the wedding.
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These two rituals, the wedding under the canopy and the signing of the traditional contract, can themselves be tweaked to suit the setting. So an outdoor ceremony can have a beautiful floral canopy whereas you may want billowy fabrics for a sea-front ceremony or vice-versa! Freeze-dried rose petals and organza fabrics in different hues can help you stamp your design style on the occasion.
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If you choose to have your Jewish wedding ceremony during or around Hanukkah, or even if you want to evoke the mood of the holidays, you can use the white, silver and blue tones, which are popularly associated with the season. You can use interesting lights, and maybe even a menorah, as subtle design elements. If you are going to have several friends, who may not understand the significance of the Jewish traditions, create a wedding program and explain the sequence of events and what they mean to you.
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Remember that faith is defining one part of the ceremony – feel free to think in terms of a travel-themed wedding or a ranch-themed wedding even while strongly committing to you partner within a religious framework. Weddings, in every tradition around the world, are about fun and laughter. Good food and music and dance are a integral part of many such celebrations and make sure that you and your guests get to enjoy the wedding.
Nature has so much color and textural abundance to offer that it is not surprising that many brides are increasingly choosing natural palettes, shapes and textures as the inspiration for their wedding ideas. This is most immediately visible in the use of natural elements in centerpieces. A natural bark vase filled with fresh flowers, table numbers carved on tree stumps, imaginative use of jute and burlap are some of the ideas that have been well used in recent stylish weddings.
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Natural centerpieces work very well in organic or eco-friendly weddings also. It goes well with the overall theme of honoring Earth. Vivid use of natural colors works well in this case and there is really no substitute for the bright hues of fruits and flowers. Bright green topiaries are sure-fire way to bring a bold touch to the table setting. If you are looking for something smaller in scale, you can consider topiary-shaped candles for a similar effect.
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Natural centerpieces can add a lot of drama to a wedding. The very juxtaposition of a natural element such as a uniquely shaped branch or a bunch of bamboo reeds against the more planned setting of a table-scape can make an interesting statement. There is also the possibility of adding whimsical touches by introducing interesting shapes such as eggs or striking textures such as natural weave fabrics.
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The wonderful thing about going au natural with centerpieces is that this can work for any time of the year and any season. There are ways to incorporate a Manzanita branch or gorgeous bamboo wood candles in a winter-themed wedding or a travel-themed wedding. When putting together your scrap book of wedding ideas, keep pictures of natural centerpiece ideas that capture your imagination and you will definitely find ways of using quite a few of them.
While part of the world is enjoying autumn and gearing up for winter, there are places where the weather is getting warmer and the days are getting longer! Here is a post for our friends down under – it is spring time in Australia!
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Spring is the season of new beginnings , the season of hope and excitement. Across the world, and in many cultures, it is a season associated with fertility rituals. The new green bud sprouting on the once dead-looking branches, the perennial bulbs like tulips and daffodils pushing through from the winter-hardened ground are all signs of life asserting itself. And all of this makes for a propitious time for a wedding.
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Other than all the symbolism of the season, there is also the fact of the sheer beauty of the time. Colors abound everywhere. The fresh green in all its various shades captivates the eye. The flowers add their contribution in every color from pale yellow through bright pink. A bride planning a spring wedding can have a field day with these options. While considering spring wedding plans remember that you can have an outdoor wedding and use nature’s colors and enhance them with human touches such as the paper lanterns and freeze-dried petals.
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You can plan an indoor wedding with interesting outdoor elements such as a natural bark vase. Adding natural elements in the decor and wedding favors is a great way of celebrating the season. Fabrics, in various colors and textures, can be useful indoor or outdoor as they can bring that splash of brightness combined with graceful elegance. Whether you choose to go rustic or tradition, whimsical or classic, remember that spring weddings are all about immersing yourself in festive colors.
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