Christmas Wedding Planning Guide
The Christmas holiday season is a wonderfully magical time to get married and there are so many beautiful themes that you adopt to create the wonder and excitement to make your wedding day memorable. Featured here are lots of ideas for wedding themes, decorations, favors, invitations, food, cakes and more. Let's get started!
5 important points to consider
- The theme of a wedding, as well as the colors used to decorate it, are important factors to consider. Seasonal colors include red and green, as well as silver and white, gold and cream, and silver and white.
- Venue: You should consider the venue's aesthetic attractiveness throughout the winter months, in addition to the weather. Even if there isn't a lot of snow, it's worth going to see how your photos turn out.
- Catering: On a cold day, a hot dinner is ideal, so this is likely to be a key component of the day. Snowflakes could be the icing on the cake, as well as presenting traditional Christmas foods and beverages such as eggnog or hot chocolate.
- Clothing: Because you'll be spending the majority of the day indoors, consider adding a removable layer to your clothing to avoid appearing frozen in any outdoor shots. A fashionable throw or coat can keep you warm and fashionable.
- Flowers: Because winter flowers may be more expensive, you may need to be more creative with your flower selection. The floral arrangements for this year could have a Christmas theme.
Christmas wedding ceremony ideas
For a unique look, print Christmas song sheets on vintage, distressed parchment paper and tie them with red satin ribbons.
Decorations for a Christmas Wedding Reception
Cinnamon sticks wrapped in flowers and tied with ribbons can be used to decorate a wedding reception, capturing the season's festive and cheerful mood. Mistletoe fronds hung from the ceiling, preferably covered in burgundy ribbon will put you in a romantic mood for sure. Pine garlands with mistletoe, berries, fruits, and cinnamon sticks are also attractive. To finish the look, scatter fairy lights among the garlands. For a more formal yet festive look, finish the garlands with warm-colored velvet ribbons.Utilize votive or scented candles as table and buffet centerpieces, which will be ignited after the couple arrives. These reindeer tea light stands from Amazon are adorable and unique!
Use Christmas ornaments as place cards. Your guests will remember your wedding every time they set their ornaments on their Christmas tree.
These rustic gnome ornament place cards from Amazon have a lovely folk art vibe.
Rather than a star or angel on top of a Christmas tree, use a bride and groom.Decorate with flowers that are in season. Red roses with poinsettia, holly, and ivy are among the most popular arrangements. Baby's Breath adds a touch of white to the mix. Arrange flowers amongst gold-sprayed leaves and pinecones to create a stunning display. Alternatively, use crimson rose petals on the tables with gold or silver sequins.
Christmas Wedding Favors
Christmas wedding reception favors are available in a plethora of styles and colors. Make a point of purchasing something adorable and trendy that your guests will want to take home with them.
These Christmas stockings from Amazon make great table decorations as well as favors. You can candy and treats or gift as is.
Consider customized wedding-themed Christmas Tree Ornaments that will serve as a keepsake. Print both the bride and groom's names on the ornaments so that guests can hang them on their own Christmas trees after the ceremony.
One more excellent idea for party favors is Christmas-scented candles, which guests can take home and use while they dine at their own Christmas table the following day. Decorate with holiday tinsel ribbons and holly or pine branches to make it more festive and appropriate for the season. To avoid having to handwrite all of the thank-you notes after the honeymoon is over, attach a thank-you note to each favor before giving it out.
Consider crackers, winter-themed personalised mint tins, and gold favor boxes finished with festive ribbon as ideas for your next party. In spite of the fact that there is a lot of variety, there is no reason for it to appear stale. You could give gold confectionery favor boxes to the children or a Father Christmas-shaped favor box to the adults as party favors. Fill silver or blue plush organza bags with silver confectionery and tie the bags closed.
Maintaining consistency with the rest of your wedding decor will help to ensure that your reception tables appear organized and 'together.' If the bridesmaid dresses are silver and the waistcoats are navy, choose silver wedding favor boxes with navy ribbon as the finishing touch. Regardless of what you choose, make sure your colors are well thought out, and your wedding reception tables will look festive and bright as long as you don't have too many different ideas running through your head at the same time!
Fun Christmas Favors for the Kids
Flowers for a Christmas Wedding
The traditional Christmas Poinsettia, among other winter flowers, can make a lovely addition to a Christmas wedding bouquet, depending on the season. The Amaryllis is a popular choice because it is a tall, large-flowered plant that blooms in a variety of bright reds and whites and is easy to care for.
The use of traditional wedding flowers such as roses, tulips, and lilies are also acceptable options. Accent your main flowers with holly and berries to add a festive touch to your wedding reception and make it feel more festive.
You should keep in mind, however, that many flowers are out of season during the winter, so if sending flowers is on your list, you should consult with a florist ahead of time.
Christmas Wedding Dresses for the Bride, Groom, Bridesmaids, and Groomsmen
Groomsmen
Decorate the groom's buttonhole with some holly to give it a festive feel. There are several subtle but effective ways to incorporate Christmas into the wedding. Make the groom wear a deep colored waistcoat or even a decorative cravat, such as one with a Christmas print, to create the ultimate Christmas atmosphere. A subtle change would be to add a pair of Christmas cufflinks to the groom's standard attire for the holiday season.Brides
Bridesmaids
Deep burgundy or very dark green bridesmaids dresses are ideal for a Christmas wedding, but if these colors aren't your style, you could opt for a neutral color and add a gold, copper, bronze, silver, red, or green accent to make it stand out even further. As a buttonhole or corsage for a wedding, holly and mistletoe are lovely choices. On the wedding day, a sprig of holly could be incorporated into the bride's hairstyle. Flowers girls and bridesmaids are treated in the same way.
When it comes to Christmas wedding themes, red tartan, such as Buffalo Plaid, is a fantastic choice. Sashes can be used to incorporate these colors and patterns into your outfit.
Christmas Winter Wedding Invitations
Christmas is rapidly approaching, and if you're planning a winter festive wedding, now is a great time to order your Christmas wedding invitations online.
Everyone planning a wedding should be aware that the holiday season is one of the busiest times of the year for businesses. Please be considerate of visitors who are traveling from out of town or who are visiting from a different city and need to arrange their travel arrangements.
In order to ensure that wedding invitations are delivered on time, the best time to send them out is eight to ten months before the wedding date. This allows all guests ample time to make arrangements for their Christmas schedules, travel arrangements, and lodging arrangements well in advance of the event.
Even though many people may believe that six months is an excessive amount of time, it is the maximum amount of time that can be given to guests in order to inform them of the upcoming wedding.
The design of your wedding invitations will be based on your wedding theme, which will be established first
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