Winter Wedding Ideas

A Winter Wedding Idea To Warm You Up Although not as popular as the other seasons, winter can be a great time to have a wedding. That might possibly the best reason to have a winter wedding. Wedding vendors are not as busy during the winter, so you should be able to book your first choice of photographer, videographer, band, florist and dj.

Winter is also a slow time for wedding spaces. Possible locations for a winter wedding include Bed and Breakfasts, Inns, Country Clubs, private estates and anywhere that provides a winter wonderland backdrop for your wedding. Think fireplaces and comfy, cozy locations. Mountain locations always provide a beautiful backdrop for a winter wedding.

Since wedding vendors and wedding spaces are less busy in the winter, you may be able to secure a great deal at a significant discount. When talking to vendors, don't be afraid to ask if they offer an off season discount. Many vendors will offer their services at a discounted rate to fill up their slow months.















When talking with wedding spaces and interviewing caterers, be sure to ask them if they have different packages for winter months. Many times they will offer different menu selections in winter months.

After selecting your wedding location, you should start thinking about choosing a winter wedding idea for your wedding theme. There are many possibilities for a winter wedding theme, however if you are having trouble thinking of some consult with a wedding planner or browse online for some ideas.

Here are some possible theme ideas for a winter wedding:

  • If your wedding is in February, consider having a Valentine's themed wedding.
  • Snowflakes are a sign of winter, and they can run through your entire wedding from your invitations to favors.
  • Ice is also a sign of winter, and you could have a blue ice themed wedding complete with ice sculptures and vodka bar.
  • If your wedding is in December, a Christmas themed wedding gets everyone in the mood for the holidays.
  • New Year's weddings can also be a lot of fun. However, don't expect any discounts from vendors or wedding spaces for December 31st.

With a few winter wedding ideas in hand, talk to potential vendors and find out how they can help you pull off your theme. Florists and caterers can be especially helpful to work with on your theme. Spend some time at the location you choose for your wedding, and think about what theme would go best there. Don't be afraid to get creative.
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Beach Wedding Ideas For Your Dream Day

What could be more romantic then a beach wedding, surrounded by family and friends, while in the background the ocean plays its own soft music? Here are some beach wedding ideas to help complete the perfect harmony of the day.

A unique and really lovely idea is to say your vows under a wedding canopy on the beach.

Use tiki torches along the perimeter of the wedding area. They put out a delightful flickering glow and are long lasting.

Take advantage of the beach and its beauty and line the wedding aisle with conch shells or the like.

At the end of the ceremony, place palm fronds down the aisle for the newlyweds to walk on after they leave the canopy or altar area.

As you plan your seating arrangement you need to think about 2 key things.

First, creating a focal point so that all guests can view the ceremony. Second, make sure each guest has easy access to enter and leave their seat.

The seating layout you choose will depend on the number of guests who will be attending.

A less expensive way to have beautiful beach wedding flowers is to use those native to where your wedding will take place. If you arrange them yourself and buy the flowers in bunches or wholesale it will be a huge savings.



















Here is an idea for a striking beach wedding centerpiece that is easy to do and inexpensive. Go to a dollar or discount store and buy clear cylindrical or square glass containers 6" to 10" tall. At a craft store buy packages of seashells, and candles that you can float. Fill the container about one third to half way with the shells, then add water to about 2" from the top. Place the candle on the water and light the candle.

There are so many wonderful yet low cost centerpieces you can make, just use your imagination and try out different ideas.

For a beach wedding favor to give each guest, find beach motif small picture frames. Place the guest's name in the frame and after it has been used as a place mark they can take it home and put a picture from your wedding in it.

The food you will want to serve at your beach wedding will depend on the facilities available at your venue and whether it will be snack and finger food, lunch or dinner. Do remember to serve and use food that is local and gives the guests the feeling that they are indeed sharing a special day at the beach.

Your wedding cake choices are almost limitless, and here are few things to think about; just be sure you do taste testing before a final decision on the cake is made.

If you have a square tiered cake it serves more people then a round one. It also has more surface to decorate in the beach theme.

How about a tiered stand with decorated beach theme cupcakes and the top tier a small wedding cake for the bride and groom to keep or for the traditional cake cutting. At a beach wedding the cupcakes have the advantage of each person being served one and no cake cutting.

At the end of the day and with the sand and sea making a most awesome backdrop, may these beach wedding ideas have contributed to your lasting memories.
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Small Wedding Ideas

Being practical is the trend nowadays. If you can do something without spending too much, then by all means go for that route. This is true even with weddings. Couples would rather save on the expenses for the wedding and use the money instead to invest on a new home, a car, or items to furnish their house. However you look at it, this is definitely a smart move. Besides, small weddings do not necessarily have to be very plain or ugly. There are creative and unique ideas that you can implement on your wedding to make it fun and extraordinary. These simple wedding ideas can help you out

The Ceremony

Most religious would still want to be wed in a church, which is officiated by their priest or minister, but if this is really not that important for the couple, then you may consider having a civil wedding ceremony. This way, you do not have to worry about dressing the entourage, decorating the church, hiring a choir, and finding an available schedule. Civil weddings are just as legit and binding. In addition, it is a very private affair, making your wedding more special among close friends and family.

The Venue

As mentioned, small weddings need not be plain. If you hold the event in a beautiful garden, in a tent by the beach, or in a ranch, your backdrop will be so naturally amazing that your wedding pictures will be the envy of everyone. Having your wedding in these venues will also cost you less, considering that you can have the reception in the same area too.















The Invitations

You can make your own wedding invitations and announcements instead of hiring the services of a wedding shop. This will make your invitations more special since they have your personal touches. Since you are only having a small wedding, you can handwrite the invitations and paint them individually to make each one unique. Here is a great idea. If you are having a beach wedding, send flip-flops along with your invitations, so that your guest will be beach-ready once they arrive at the venue.

The Souvenirs

A good souvenir idea is to give your guest a photo of them taken during the wedding. You can send these to them along with your thank you note or you can hand the photos during the event itself. Photo booths have become a growing trend now, that you can see them in almost all kind of celebration. The couple can take some time to have a photo with their guests and scribble a personal message on it.

The Reception

Receptions used to be timed at noon or in the evening so that lunch or dinner can be served. Today, since most weddings are done after lunch, foods at reception usually consist of finger foods or snacks that the guests can nibble on while celebrating the recent union. This can make the affair very casual and fun, which is what wedding receptions should be.

These small wedding ideas can make you have the most beautiful wedding in the company of your closest friends and relatives, without burning a hole in your pocket. The private venue and small wedding party will make the event special, solemn, more meaningful, and memorable for the couple and their guests.
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Small Wedding Ideas For A Small Intimate Wedding

Why on earth would anyone want to throw a smaller wedding? In these days of over-the-top celebrity weddings and spending enough on a wedding to put you in debt for years to come, you don't hear much about small weddings. But they are making a comeback, particularly for those brides who prefer a more personal, intimate atmosphere. That's why I wanted to share some small wedding ideas with you in this article.

First, though, let me clarify a few things. A small wedding does not mean an informal wedding, or a simple wedding, or a cheap wedding (though obviously, because the guest list is dramatically reduced, there can be significant savings). It simply refers to the size of the guest list. Instead of inviting your best friend's great aunt from Pittsburgh, the guest list and wedding party are confined to a small circle of close relatives and friends. How small? Often as small as only ten to fifteen people.

Beyond sharing the most important day of your life with a small, intimate group of friends, a small wedding allows you the freedom to focus on those areas of the wedding that are most important to you and might otherwise have been out of your reach.

For instance, a smaller wedding makes a destination wedding far more practical than a large wedding. A destination wedding is exactly as it sounds ... the wedding is held out of town, at a setting that meets the interests of the bride and groom. Las Vegas is a destination wedding. A theme park, such as Disney World, is a destination wedding. There really are few limitations ... a mountain lodge, a beach house, a bed and breakfast, a ski trip, etc. When the wedding party and guest list are small, a destination wedding becomes much easier to achieve.

















But what if you'd like to keep things simple?

The reception for a small wedding can be held in the intimate, comfortable setting of a family member's home. It can be held at the favorite restaurant of the bride and groom. It can be held out doors at a favorite park, or in the backyard of your best friend. With these more intimate weddings, your options are nearly unlimited.

You also have more leeway in your food choices. If this is an important area for the wedding of your dreams, then catering or dining out at a fine restaurant are far more likely to fit within your budget. But you may equally enjoy a potluck or a buffet or even an afternoon of hors d'ourves. A smaller wedding allows you the freedom to pursue the wedding you really want for yourself.

Small Wedding Ideas

Here are several unique small wedding ideas that can make your wedding day memorable for the rest of your life:

Since the whole idea behind an intimate wedding is to share the day with close family and friends, consider making your own wedding favors. For instance, a homemade goodie basket of cookies, breads, and candies. Or personalized CDs created with the music that you and your loved ones enjoy. The point here is to make your wedding favors as personal as possible.

How about having your guests sign and write a personal sentiment on a tablecloth? Then, at a later date, you can have the signatures and sentiments permanently embroidered into the tablecloth as a family keepsake.

Make your own wedding invitations, personalizing each one with a special sentiment. You can design them completely from scratch, choosing the paper you want, adding dried flowers or bows, or even adding your own background image if you're talented in this area (or know someone who's talented).

Instead of the usual reception activities, try activities that you know your guests enjoy. For instance, if your family and friends enjoy board games, run a tournament with the winner taking home a gift basket of games. Or try a scavenger hunt, or a softball game, or a trip to a local movie theater.

The idea behind a smaller wedding is to share your special day with only a few special people. Since the size of the wedding party and guests is easily manageable, small weddings ideas often allow you to pursue the wedding of your dreams when otherwise it wouldn't be possible. Whether it's a fancy, elegant wedding or a few close friends sharing a common interest, the choice is yours. Make your intimate wedding a wedding that you'll never forget.
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