Planning Your Wedding
With a Theme
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Have you considered using a theme for your wedding?
When considering using a theme, your first thoughts may
be memories of a cheesy high school prom theme or the
jungle theme on your computer desktop equipped with
vines, trees and plenty of jungle animals. Themes
for your wedding don't have to be that
specific or canned. Generally speaking a wedding
theme has more to do with your personality, the location,
the season, and the universal
themes of love and romance.
A theme can be symbolic or color oriented
and still remain elegant. For example if you were
to choose a Honey Bee theme, you might use the elegant
French Napoleon Bee symbol on your stationary.
Instead of the expected black and yellow, you might go
for woad blue with a little gold or a soft rose pink
with brown. (see our "Meant
to BeeTM
"products. The bee is symbolic of industry and
teamwork - a fitting symbol of working in a marriage.
Another great theme idea is looking up the meaning of
your favorite flower and using that flower as the
central motif.
If you don't have a symbolic theme, a
color theme is widely used for most weddings.
Color themes can reflect your personality, or correspond
with the season. Have
you been to a wedding where you could not
remember the colors? Maybe you just remember the glaring use of orange?
Instead of basing your wedding colors on one central
color, you should form a palette of two or more colors.
Besides looking great, multiple colors will give
you more options when choosing dresses, linens,
flowers and invites. A good example is dark
red with a touch of different shades of pink .
You might be inspired by something in nature or
something special to you when choosing a color palette.
Fore example, your theme might be "the colors of the sunset" because you and your
fiancé enjoy the sunset or "coffee shop colors" because
he proposed to you at a coffee shop. And
don't forget pattern. The right patterns can
really create a theme in itself (think carnival
stripes, preppy plaids, romantic toille, or vintage chintz.)
Often the location will
dictate the theme. Seaside weddings or weddings at
a Country location have obvious starting points. For
example, bring in elements complimentary to that location; Seashells and pastels for a seaside wedding; garden
flowers and jelly jar favors for the country location.
Other locations might not be quite as obvious. If
you ask yourself why you chose the location you did,
than you will have a starting point on a theme.
Did you choose that dinner club because the soft
romantic lighting and the awesome view? Than your
theme could be a glamorous yet sublime
cocktail party. Think of designing and serving a signature
wedding cocktail and decorating with modern topiaries in
sexy lipstick pink and black. Maybe you chose that chapel
because it was simple and understated for your afternoon
ceremony. Perhaps go with a somber theme of washed out whites and
pastels with classic lilies and garden roses. These are just a few examples, but
take the time to carefully consider the location when
you start brainstorming.
In order to kick-start
your brainstorm, browse
through books magazines and our website, but remember to
keep it personal and romantic! Visit our
Themes section for
thematic elements to enhance your wedding decor.
KAK
