A Few Ideas On How To Hold A Memorable Winter Wedding
When you sit down to set a date for your wedding, chances are you're going to shoot for a day during the spring or the summer. These are fairly traditional times of the year to get married in, and they give you a good amount of flexibility in terms of location. People are also more accustomed to going to weddings during these times, and travel tends to be a little easier. Still, just because they are the standard months for marriage doesn't mean you can't tie the knot whenever you want to. Doing something different, like getting married in the winter, offers plenty of fun opportunities to make your special day unique and memorable.
The first thing you want to do is decide whether you want to make your special day seasonally themed or not. There's nothing wrong with getting married in a traditional way during the winter, but it's more fun to dress up in sync with the season. While spring and summer weddings tend to have more light colors and pastels, you'll be able to get married in richer and deeper colors. You'll be able to pull of more metallic colors, like gold and silver- colors which would look a little tack at any other time of the year.
You can also incorporate other seasonal touches into your decorations and ambiance. You can hang holly and mistletoe, or any other type of deep green wreath or garland. These make a nice change of pace considering more traditionally delicate wedding flowers, and will make your day more memorable. You can even go so far as to add pinecones and pine needles to your bouquets, and stock them with winter flowers like poinsettias and snowball mums. Just make sure that the bouquets aren't going to prick anyone carrying or catching them!
There's not reason to stop with the clothes and decorations, you can carry the winter theme over into every aspect of your event. You can give out winter wedding favors, or even Christmas party favors if you're married near the end of December. You can use songs and reading passages that reflect the time of year. While most wedding music is a little lighter, you'll have a great excuse to play heavier and warmer songs. While some might consider it a little tacky or inappropriate, there really is nothing wrong with incorporating Christmas songs into your musical selections. Though, for the sake of maintaining a certain air of importance, I would gravitate more towards traditional hymns and carols, and move away from light and more modern fair like 'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.'
The food you serve can also reflect the season. Figgy puddings, pot pies, French onion soup will be nice and warm. Duck or ham will be much richer than traditional spring dishes. Hot chocolate with liquor and other warm alcoholic drinks will be far more welcome than fizzy drinks and light wines.
As you can see, there's no reason to feel like a winter wedding is anything less than a great opportunity to create a unique and memorable event. The winter has it's own special magic and charm to it, and already comes stocked with plenty of loving familial feelings. The season brings plenty of opportunities to surround yourself with tradition, even as you do things differently than those who tie the knot during the warmer months.
The first thing you want to do is decide whether you want to make your special day seasonally themed or not. There's nothing wrong with getting married in a traditional way during the winter, but it's more fun to dress up in sync with the season. While spring and summer weddings tend to have more light colors and pastels, you'll be able to get married in richer and deeper colors. You'll be able to pull of more metallic colors, like gold and silver- colors which would look a little tack at any other time of the year.
You can also incorporate other seasonal touches into your decorations and ambiance. You can hang holly and mistletoe, or any other type of deep green wreath or garland. These make a nice change of pace considering more traditionally delicate wedding flowers, and will make your day more memorable. You can even go so far as to add pinecones and pine needles to your bouquets, and stock them with winter flowers like poinsettias and snowball mums. Just make sure that the bouquets aren't going to prick anyone carrying or catching them!
There's not reason to stop with the clothes and decorations, you can carry the winter theme over into every aspect of your event. You can give out winter wedding favors, or even Christmas party favors if you're married near the end of December. You can use songs and reading passages that reflect the time of year. While most wedding music is a little lighter, you'll have a great excuse to play heavier and warmer songs. While some might consider it a little tacky or inappropriate, there really is nothing wrong with incorporating Christmas songs into your musical selections. Though, for the sake of maintaining a certain air of importance, I would gravitate more towards traditional hymns and carols, and move away from light and more modern fair like 'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.'
The food you serve can also reflect the season. Figgy puddings, pot pies, French onion soup will be nice and warm. Duck or ham will be much richer than traditional spring dishes. Hot chocolate with liquor and other warm alcoholic drinks will be far more welcome than fizzy drinks and light wines.
As you can see, there's no reason to feel like a winter wedding is anything less than a great opportunity to create a unique and memorable event. The winter has it's own special magic and charm to it, and already comes stocked with plenty of loving familial feelings. The season brings plenty of opportunities to surround yourself with tradition, even as you do things differently than those who tie the knot during the warmer months.
