Many people wonder why someone would choose to have a winter wedding, but it is not so hard to figure out when you consider that everything is much cheaper in the winter months. Let’s face it, spring and summer weddings is when everyone typically gets married, so everything is very expensive, but choosing a winter wedding will get you much more for much less!

You do not have to plan the wedding in the coldest part of the winter, even the beginning or end of winter will save you a lot of money on the entire bash, which of course, means many people are able to afford their fairytale wedding. Wedding event planners and suppliers are readily available to you in the winter months, whereas from June to September of each year, suppliers are so busy with all the weddings, that you barely get any personal attention.
The best way to get what you want in your winter wedding is to come to the suppliers with your budget in mind. For instance, what can you afford for flowers, remember, in the winter months, you may be getting flowers at 50 percent off what it would cost for a summer wedding.
On another thought, if money is not your reasoning for a winter wedding, you can go all by having an ice bar at the reception and many other ice sculptures that are to give your winter wedding the perfect backdrop.

In addition, with a winter wedding, you can dress warmer, which means more accessories to keep you warm, such as faux fur boleros or capes.
Regardless of your reasons for having a winter wedding, you can have a very unique bash or you can have it in the winter months to save a great deal of money and have the wedding you have dreamed of, because less is more for winter weddings.

The wedding reception is a time directly after the wedding for your friends and family to gather to offer well wishes for the bride and groom. It is also a time for celebration because the new couple is starting their lives together. There are many ways of having a wedding reception, but of course, one of the top considerations with any reception is the available budget since this will dictate where the reception is held, who will cater it, and the style of decorating.

Typically, the wedding reception is an event booked well into the future, so you have a chance to know what your budget allows for and then you can plan accordingly.

Depending on the main colours of your wedding, the reception can reflect the very same colours, which makes the entire event that much more special and appreciative for both you and your guests.
Think about the venue, again, this normally has to do with your budget, but most receptions are held in hotels, banqueting suites, restaurants, or single standing structures.

In addition, you will need to decide on the food that is catered, it can be very simple if you budget does not allow extravagant foods, or it can be an all-out bash with many different types of foods from a more expensive caterer.
In addition, the wedding reception is also, where the bride and groom cut the wedding cake, which is something that is also a planned event.

Wedding cakes come in all sizes, colours, styles, and prices; therefore, you will need to decide what you want and how much you can afford. Often the wedding cake is a very symbolic gesture of the couple, so you want to make sure you spend enough money on the cake to make it memorable for both the couple and the wedding guests.

You want your wedding to be completely unique, but it is often difficult to find uniqueness in today’s world, when everything seems to be available to everyone everywhere. Sometimes the answer may just be in taking a look back to the past to create a retro wedding theme.
Taking a visit to a vintage clothing shop or two may just give you the inspiration you need for your retro wedding theme. A piece of lacey clothing can inspire a complete Victorian theme.

The Victorian era was known for its romantic sensibilities with lots of dainty touches, such as floral china patterns, small rosebuds, lacey touches everywhere and loads of elegance.

Did you know that the white wedding gown first came about during the Victorian era? So did white flower arrangements! The Victorian era also brought us such classic looks as the corset and petticoat and lace handkerchiefs. Formal Victorian gardens with summer parasols, long lace gloves, gorgeous flowers – these should add fire to your imagination!

Of course, your retro wedding theme should include Victorian-inspired wedding favors. Just like generations of wealthy people before them, Victorians felt that gifts reflected the wealth of the giver. Their wedding favors were extravagant and elegant, a reflection of how they saw themselves. If you choose a Victorian era retro wedding theme, be sure it inspires the luxurious, formal elegance of a high tea service or the formality of ballroom dancing.

Victorian wedding decorations should be ornate. Think lots of beading, decorative painted fans, lots of floral touches, pewter goblets – anything and everything ornate.
Be sure to include lots of intimate, symbolic tokens of prosperity for your guests and you’re sure to be a success. Maybe your idea of a great retro wedding theme is the glamorous 1930s Art Deco era, also known as the Roaring Twenties. This elegant, high class, yet sexy, free-wheeling period of time brought us fun-loving girls dressed as flappers, feather boas, long pearl necklaces and the speakeasies, where the popularity of jazz music began.

The big band era offers many options for post war retro chic. With the 1950s came Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, the birth of rock ‘n roll and poodle skirts. The 1960s revolutionized the world with The Beatles, free love, peasant blouses, flared jeans, floral headbands, Go-Go boots, Laugh-In, long hair and peace symbols everywhere. The 60’s also brought us Camelot and the Jackie Kennedy with the veiled pillbox hat and the Chanel suit. The 1970s brought us John Travolta as Johnny Manero, the Bee Gees, hot pants, disco and white suits for men.

With a little bit of fun research you can see what retro wedding theme sparks your interest the most. Using photos or actual relics from that time period will help you make important decisions about how to translate that era into wedding theme that will work for you. Your dress, the music, the decorations and the menu will all have to reflect the time period.

Whatever retro wedding theme you choose, it’s bound to come together in a way that will be memorable forever.

Summer weddings are reminiscent of flowers in bloom, healthy green all around, golden sunshine and shimmering heat. Summer wedding themes definitely bring to mind long stretches of pristine beach sand and crystal clear seas.

When planning a summer wedding the world is all yours to choose from. Summer wedding themes give you endless possibilities to work with. You have all of the beautiful, vibrant colors of summer, the wide variety of flowers, the glorious weather and all of nature to choose from. You have a garden wedding, a beach wedding, a tropical wedding, a Hawaiian wedding and more to choose from.

With summer wedding themes you will not have any problem with acquiring all the flowers you want. May through August sees an abundance of flowers in bloom and you simply cannot go wrong. There are so many varieties in season you will in fact have great difficulty in selecting your flowers. Go wild and fill the scene with all of the warmth and cheer of summer; choose roses, sunflowers, dahlias, daisies, mums, zinnias, orchids, cosmos, oh my, the list is rather endless.

Some brides to be prefer white and you have to admit it does lend a very airy, summery look to things. You can go with white as the main color complimented by pastel colored flowers like roses, stephanotis, white calla lilies, white phlox, daises and hydrangea among others.

Summer wedding themes mean the advantage of the long summer afternoon to enjoy the wedding celebrations. You could have a buffet or brunch in the outdoor setting of your choice. Images that come to mind are long tables laden with good things, summery fashion attire, color, warmth and plenty of good champagne. There will be laughter, music and dancing to lend an atmosphere of festivity to the occasion.

You could even choose to take your wedding vows as the sun sets behind you. Choosing a beach wedding where you will have the full glory of the setting sun behind you as you vow to “love, honor and cherish till death do you part” is a fantastic way to begin your new life together.

Summer wedding themes bring to mind bridesmaids in beautiful dresses, strapless or backless in light fabrics like chiffon, crepe, organdy or light weight silk, which comes in really beautiful colors.

When planning summer wedding themes incorporate all the lightness and warmth of summer into your wedding. Load up the food tables with all the bounties the season has to offer. Include as much fresh fruit as possible with lots of refreshing desserts and sorbets. Fresh seafood is usually a popular choice so serve lots of lobsters, oysters and other types of seafood.

A word of advice, since summer wedding themes are a very popular choice, you need to make sure you do all your bookings and arrangements well in advance. In this way you will be able to choose from the best selections of flowers, venues, caterers and more.

Happy planning!