TIPS ON DIFFERENT WEDDING THEMES

Cinderella Theme:

·                   Check with local theater, college drama groups or costume shops for props to create the atmosphere. Search for items such as thrones, a pumpkin coach, magic wands, and red carpet.

·                   Search for a tiara or glass slippers, which is a must for Cinderella.

·                   Check into the rental of a horse drawn carriage (preferably white).

·                   Check into getting a small Cinderella castle that you could use as a cake topper.

·                   Use chocolate truffle mice as favors. You could make these yourself. Roll a ball of truffle and pinch one end for the nose. Dip almond halves in white or dark chocolate for ears and then dip in chocolate. Use piped white icing to add the eyes and mouth details. Add colored cords for the tails.

·                   Consider having a glass slipper ice sculpture.

·                   Use clear glass pumpkins or regular orange pumpkins for decorations. Consider using orange or fall napkins.

·                   Have the DJ play the Cinderella sound track on CD along with “Beauty and the Beast” or “When you wish upon a star”.

Heart Theme:

·                   Use heart-shaped grapevine wreaths covered with flowers or greenery for your attendants to carry instead of regular bouquets. This would be a good keepsake that could be done with fresh, dried, or silk flowers.

·                   Purchase or make a large wire framed heart or have two intertwined and covered with white lights.

·                   Use a foam core board and paste on hearts out of construction paper. Add pictures of you and the groom in the center.

·                   Use heart-shaped paper napkins (these are easier to find around Valentine’s Day) or use a heart stamp to add hearts to your napkins, invitations, envelopes, place cards, paper table- cloths and paper cones.

·                   Use a heart mold for the ice in the punch.

·                   Try to find a pretty heart-shaped cake topper or have your cake made in the shape of a heart.

·                   Get a heart-shaped guest book.

·                   Use a heart-shaped hole punch to make confetti for tossing.

·                   Use a regular paper cone notched at the top to look like a heart and fill it with confetti, rice, birdseed or rose petals.

Winter Theme:

·                   Use white branches with white twinkle lights at the inside or out front of a winter event to set the mood. Add a special touch to your white branches and hang paper snowflakes from them with photos of you and the groom growing up, shots of you together and shots of your family in the center of each flake.

·                   Use garland, Christmas trees, or scrubs (in pots) also decked out in twinkle lights.

·                   Trim your gown with white faux fur and don’t forget a hooded cape trimmed with fur as well.

·                   Carry snow-white roses or other white flowers for an all white bouquet.

·                   Have your attendants carry candles instead of bouquets.

·                   Use white flowers through out your ceremony and reception.

·                   Set the wedding cake in a snow bank of cotton or tulle snow.

·                   Use a snow globe for the cake topper as a striking accent to the scene and you could save this as a memento.

·                   Use ice sculptures for a magical effect.

·                   Use silver and white glitter in paper cones for tossing instead of rice.

Western Theme:

·                   Barns, Victorian homes, parks, and farms would be good sites to choose from and you may be able to rent these for the day.

·                   Ride to the wedding and the reception in a horse drawn carriage.

·                   Check modern western wedding dresses for bridal attire. For an old west look, choose an American Victorian style dress or for a more informal wedding wear a jean/skirt, dress, or blue jeans. A popular look for western wedding is white wedding dress with red boots.

·                   For men’s attire, check for cowboy tuxedoes in tuxedo rental shops. This would also include the ring bearer’s attire. You could also wear a traditional cowboy hat and boots.

·                   Use simple flowers including wild flowers for your bouquet or boutonnieres. Fill paint cans, tins, mason jars and baskets with flowers.

·                   Use bales of hay, rope, jugs, old boots, gingham and calico to decorate your facilities.

·                   Look into serving barbeque or having a caterer come out to your site and cater barbeque. Serve the food on blue or black speckled dishes (you may be able to rent these in your area). Eat on bales of hay, picnic tables or benches.

·                   For music, check into using guitars, banjos, or violins.

Victorian:

·                   Use Victorian cards for invitations.

·                   You could wear a high collar dress with gloves and button shoes.

·                   The men could wear a cutaway tuxedo with ascots, gloves and maybe a pocket watch.

·                   You and your attendants could carry a small bunch of flowers such as tussy mussys.

·                   For your reception, you could hold an afternoon garden or tea reception.

·                   For favors, you could use Jordan almonds with ribbons.

·                   For your cake, you could have silver charms inserted and have your attendants pull these out for keepsakes.