If you are looking for a theme for your wedding here are some ideas for a starting to plan what you would like your wedding day to include. Talk to your partner about their ideal day and put all of your ideas together in to a scrap book or on to a pinboard, or use sites like Pinterest to keep all of the things that you like in one place. You might find that the same sorts of colours or styles keep cropping up and that is when you can start to make decisions about what to source and what companies to use.
The roaring twenties is a hot theme right now with the release of the film Gatsby and this can be achieved through the choice of venue and the dress code. Look for venues such as ballroooms or hotels with very traditional spaces and architecture, such as sweeping staircases, chandeliers, tiled floors and opulent decor. The brides dress could be in a style from the time and the men could have pinstripe or monochrome for their dress code. Female guests in the wedding party could be asked to all wear fascinators of different colours and strings of beads which will add to the look in an inexpensive way. Floral arrangements should be dramatic and glamorous with single flower arrangements for maximum impact. Consider camellias, orchids and gardenias which were all popular flowers around this time.
The Arabian nights theme is popular and a starting point could be hire of a marquee and use of jewel colours for the decoration. Gold Cheltenham gilt chairs will provide a touch of glamour and soft furnishings with tassel detail or rich fabrics can be used to great effect. Rugs, drapes, pierced wooden screens, Moorish lanterns and brass details will all add to the feel without expecting your guests to be reclining on cushions for the duration of the speeches. Small touches on the tables such as brass candle holders, Moroccan or Arabic tea glasses, dishes of Turkish delight and coloured linens will help your guests to feel like they could be in the tent of a Moorish prince.
A seaside theme is easy to achieve with simple table decorations, painted pebbles for place markers, strings of bunting and a fresh flowers. White paper decorations and striped ticking napkins conjure a beachside theme and the menu could even reflect this too with fresh fish on the menu or a seafood starter. Ice cream tricycles and vans are available for hire, along with candy carts, seaside theme backdrops and even the traditional Punch and Judy show. This would be ideal where the bride and groom are looking for something quite informal or if there will be lots of children at the event as they can be kept entertained in the afternoon and then the adults can enjoy the evening without the worry of damage to expensive items.
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