Christmas is the most magical time of the year for most of us; sparkling lights, Christmas spirit and effortless décor are everywhere. This is really the ultimate season for effortless plotting and fairytale wedding thoughts; wedding flowers, wedding decorations and your menu will be a snap if you austerely take your cues from the “most wonderful time of the year…”
Wedding Dresses
Choosing a wedding dress for your Yuletide nuptials should be the same process as any other time of the year. You should choose a dress that complements your shape, your skin tone, the tone of the wedding and the season. Christmas is the perfect time of the year for a small extra sparkle on your dress, or with a gem-studded head-piece. Cream, and ivory dresses are wonderful choices as are gowns with metallic accents and fur trims for bolder brides. Holiday weddings are also the ideal time to break out those fairy-tale garnishing that may seem a bit much under the hot summer sun.
Try these wintry additions to your perfect dress:
Elbow length gloves
Fur shrugs
Fur muffs for cold hands
Colourful sashes for your waist
Wedding Colours
Holiday and winter weddings call for deep, rich holiday colours. Burgundy, forest green and deep rock tones are gorgeous choices when accented with other lighter colours and vice versa. Some well loved colour combinations include: Cream with gold, silver accents; reds and burgundy with cream, gold or silver accents; deep rock tones (plum, royal blue) with silver and gold accents. If you are thinking of using more traditional Christmas time colours – red and green – they are best used in your décor with flower arrangements and other decorations, not as your main theme.
Wedding Décor
Flower arrangements, bridal bouquets and decorations that are tres chic are tres simple in December. For your Christmas floral arrangements and winter wedding bouquets, florists recommend: red roses, white chrysanthemums, baby’s breath, stargazer lilies, holly, pine boughs, amaryllis, paper whites, carnations, calla lilies. Potted poinsettias are a fantastic scale added flicker, and mistletoe placed strategically around your room will add romance as well.
And to top it all off, add some holly sprigs or a few gorgeous Christmas ornaments to the top of your wedding cake for a jolly, cheerful look.
A warm Christmas glow is another obvious but necessary scale for simple ambience on your special day: twinkly white lights and candles will keep your event festive and Merry.
Other thoughts include:
Well loved Christmas tunes playing every fourth or fifth song
Arriving in a sled or horse drawn carriage
Serving hot cocoa as a beverage scale
Strategically placed candy canes in your centerpieces
Small decorated and lit christmas trees placed around the venue (or just place some lights on existing bushes!)
Wedding Menu
With the temperatures cooling down outside and snow on the ground (or auburn grass at the very least) comfort foods are a perfect scale for your wedding menu. Roast beef or chicken with rich gravy, pared with root vegetables and mashed potatoes are an simple and cheap scale for your day – and a guaranteed hit with the kids.
Wedding Favours
Charming Christmas ornaments with the date of your special day will be a wonderful thank-you to your guests. Unique holiday gifts are always preferred and simple to incorporate into their own décor at home. Special cookie and holiday drink recipes written on keepsake cards are also a unique favour. Copper or silver Christmas cookie cutters bundled together for each family is a clever thought – just attach a cute small marriage announcement along with a candy cane and you’re set!
Holiday weddings don’t have to be a source of added stress at one of the busiest era of the year; on the contrary. With the natural merriment, festive Christmas background and these holiday wedding tips, your winter ceremony will be a delight and a joy for everyone involved.
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