How To Make Your Winter Wedding Special

Your Winter Wedding

Weddings are back on! after what seems like a long time, you can now look at having your dream wedding. Okay, so it might not be your dream summer wedding. But winter weddings are just as romantic, and they are different to your friend’s weddings. What matters most is that the two of you will be together and it will be one of the best days of your life.

A winter wedding is so much different to a summer wedding. The flowers that you wanted in the summer, may not be available anymore. Or it might be too cold to wear your summer wedding dress, so you need to look for an alternative one. This is why we are here to help you today.

Your Theme

In the summer your wedding theme will be fresh flowers and your theme colours will be pinks, peaches, blues, and light greens. The theme colours normally fit in with the flowers but in the winter, there are not so many fresh flowers around. And you need to think about the backgrounds that you are working with. The winter is more for reds, greens, burgundies, silver, gold and nude palettes.

Whatever theme you choose, the winter offers so much for your winter wedding. Christmas weddings seem so magical and you can get so much inspiration from Pinterest. When you find some ideas, you can work them into your wedding easily and make them your own designs with small changes.

The Dress

Your dress is the most important part of the day. Everyone’s eyes will be on you as you walk down the aisle. Although white is the traditional colour to get married in, try silver instead. If you want to wear a white dress, you can add some winter colours to it. Wear a scarlet red shrug or carry a Christmas green handbag.

You will more than likely need a wedding dress that has long sleeves, to keep the chill away because it can be a long day. You can even wear a pretty white jumper over your dress if it gets too cold.

The Bridesmaids Dresses

These days most brides are happy for their bridesmaids to wear a dress of their own choosing. Even if the colours are mismatched. After all, everyone has a different body shape meaning different styles of dresses suit them. Bridesmaids will feel more comfortable if they chose their own dress, and it can be reused at a later date for a party or prom. There are so many options of prom dresses that can be used for a bridesmaid dress. And from a bridesmaids point of view, you are likely to find prom dresses that suit you, if you choose one yourself.

It is not a problem to ask your bridesmaid to pay for her own dress, after all, it is going to be used again. If you have a colour scheme that you want the bridesmaids to follow, make this known. Because if you tell them to buy a red dress, they could buy the totally wrong shade of red.

Flowers

As I said earlier, winter flowers are so different to spring or summer flowers. So take this into consideration when you choose your bouquet. For a winter wedding, you can have a simple single white rose. Or a bouquet of winter flowers with evergreen sprigs, fur cones, or acorns. If you are going for a bold look, then red is perfect for a bouquet colour. Also, evergreens make a different style of the bridal bouquet.

Berries also make an appearance this time of year. Use them to add an unexpected touch to your look. Just like this bride has with her bouquet.

The Photographs

All though it is great to have a professional photographer at your wedding, it can be expensive. But there are ways around this to save some money. If you have a keen photographer friend, ask if they can do it for a wedding gift. It will save you money and they won’t need to spend out on a gift.

Also, ask friends to take photos on their smartphone, then upload them online. When friends take photos, you get natural photos from the day. They often catch you when you are not looking and they are the best shots. You can easily use a wedding photo-sharing app or website for your guests to upload the photos of the day. You simply sign up and send them a link through email. Then they upload your precious memories and share them with everyone with access.

The Venue

There are fewer outside options for a winter wedding. But You can still have a winter wedding outside, with a beautiful backdrop. You could have a winter wedding in the woods, or at a winter resort for a different wedding venue. But you will need to make sure that your guests are warm and dry.

You could book a church and fill it with twinkling Christmas lights. Lights give a winter wedding, such a magical look, as well as feeling cosy. Think about how you want to fill the venue to make it fun. A photo booth is always fun for a wedding, and it is something the guests can do themselves. Get a sweet cart for guests to pick at through the day.

Table Settings

Weddings normally have beautiful sprinkles and diamonds on the table, with beautiful place settings. But for your winter wedding, things will look totally different. Set your table with winter holly and ivy. Add mistletoe, especially for the guests to have a giggle later. A Winter wedding table looks so different to a summer wedding and is so much more natural-looking. Gather fur cones before the big day and use them as table settings for the guests. Simply slot the guest’s name into the fur cone.

A Hot Chocolate Station

What is cosier at a winter wedding than a hot chocolate station? You could have a hot chocolate station as your guests arrive if you choose an outdoor venue. Or at the reception as the evening goes on. Have cream, marshmallows and sprinkles to add flavours…. even a shot of Bailey’s.

If you are having an outside wedding, you can even have a fire and make some Christmas s’mores.

Blankets For The Guests

If you are having an outdoor wedding in winter, it is always good to provide blankets for the guests. Have a basket of them to offer guests to keep warm. You could wrap them in ribbon to make them look nicer and let the guests take them home as a memorable gift.

Even if you are getting married in a church in the winter, it can be cold. So this little touch will help your guests to feel cosy and warm.