| Choosing your wedding theme and colors should first | | | | costumes and a jester. An American Colonial themed |
| and foremost reflect your tastes and personality. | | | | wedding is also a unique idea. You could hold the |
| Your guests should walk into your ceremony and | | | | wedding outdoors or in an old country church, and |
| reception and feel that you had a hand in everything. | | | | for your reception you could have a potluck/carry-in |
| It works best to choose your theme, before you | | | | dinner set outside with pinic tables and benches. This |
| choose your color theme. You can't really do a beach | | | | type of celebration would mirror the types of |
| theme with that baby blue and winter white color | | | | celebrations that had in the early years of America. |
| scheme you had in mind. Your theme will also guide | | | | 3.) Decade themed weddings are also a great idea. |
| you as you select your wedding invitations, guest | | | | You could center your wedding around the |
| favors, and reception venue, even your bridal party's | | | | roaring1920's complete with jazz music, feather boas, |
| attire. So talk to friends, browse through wedding | | | | flapper style dresses, and "zoot" suits. If you know |
| magazines, see what themes other couples have | | | | someone with a 1920's restored historic vehicle, you |
| used and maybe that will give you some ideas of | | | | could have them drive you to your ceremony and |
| what you want your wedding to look like. Here are | | | | reception. A Victorian themed garden wedding would |
| some great wedding themes to get those ideas | | | | also be a beautiful and elegant theme. You could |
| flowing: | | | | incorporate parasols, lace, roses and vintage colors |
| 1.) Seasonal themed weddings are wedding that | | | | such as brown, off-white, and deep pinks. This would |
| incorporate the season in which you are getting | | | | be a perfect theme to use if you are wanting to |
| married. Are you getting married in January? How | | | | arrive to your ceremony in a horse-drawn carriage. |
| about a winter themed wedding complete with lots | | | | 4.) Getting married at an exotic location, what about |
| of white and blues. You could incorporate snowflakes, | | | | carrying the beach through the entire wedding theme. |
| an ice sculpture, and even some white Christmas | | | | You could choose a more relaxed type of gown, and |
| lights. Is your date in May? Maybe you could center | | | | have your groomsmen wear khaki shorts and white |
| your wedding around a very spring-like them. Bright, | | | | button-downs. You could incorporate exotic flowers, |
| colorful flowers could be the central focus you use | | | | and fruits into your decor, maybe even turn your |
| for decorations. You could use them in your | | | | reception into a beach-themed bonfire, and complete |
| centerpieces, and even have your bridesmaids wear | | | | the evening with roasting marshmallows for dessert! |
| daisies in their hair. | | | | These are all fabulous ideas for wedding themes, but |
| 2.) Historical themed weddings are also becoming | | | | you should do plenty of research and pick a theme |
| increasingly popular. They are weddings that center | | | | or color scheme that fits you and your fiance |
| around a specific time period in history. Maybe you | | | | personality. Remember this is your day! Don't be |
| could have an Elizabethan (Elizabeth I, Shakespeare, | | | | afraid to make it your own. |
| 1500's) themed wedding complete with elaborate | | | | |