What’s your dream wedding style? How does it look? Elegant and formal? Casual and laid-back? Most brides and grooms start off with a picture in their minds. They can see themselves in a grand ballroom, dancing their first dance to the music of a full orchestra. Or they can see themselves on the beach in Jamaica with their maids in floral sundresses and a flower tucked behind the bride’s ear.
The Theme Wedding has come a long way from the times when a theme party had you cringing and hoping you weren’t going to wind up wearing any kind of hokey costume. Now theme weddings are incredibly elegant and imaginative, unique, and most welcome to guests who want that unique experience along with you. Here are some of the most popular theme weddings that have been done with style, class, and originality:
- Winter Wonderland
- An Evening in Tuscany
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream (like the Shakespearean play, this one takes place in a wooded or tree-encircled area with great views of the sky and a magical element to it)
- Under the Stars
- Under the Sea
- Mardi Gras
- 1920s to 1930s speakeasy style
- Halloween (very popular for its fun factor and decor possibilitiesalso held in a non-peak wedding month so prices may be lower!)
The options go on and on, but it’s always the couple using an element of their personalities and favorite things, a favorite holiday or season, or something else that’s very them that makes an elegant theme wedding more attractive to themand perhaps to you as well. Just be sure that you or your wedding coordinator knows that subtlety is best, because a theme can be taken too far. Choose wisely.