Harry Potter wedding!

lvayner

Hey all!

So my FI and I both LOVE Harry Potter! We've been to the theme park and saw all of the movies together at midnight. In fact, one of the movies was the first movie we saw when we just started "hanging out" haha! So we wanted to incorporate the theme into our wedding! BUT, we wanted to do it tastefully and subtly. Our wedding colors are burgundy and gold (sort of like the Gryffindor colors) and I'm thinking of making myself a Harry Potter related garter (he doesn't know). We're also using lanters in our centerpieces, but we can't think of anything else that we could do! We don't want it to come off too much like a birthday party....so anyone have any ideas? The more the better! 

starree444

Maybe something to do with the cake?

I think if you do much more than that, it might come off tacky and childish.

lvayner

Yeah, we want to keep it subtle and tasteful. Trying to stay away from tacky! haha. That's why I'm not so sure if we should do places from the books (like Hogwarts, the four houses, Diagon Alley, etc) instead of table numbers. Thoughts?

Gabrielle76

http://greenweddingshoes.com/harry-potter-wedding-inspiration/

Also, if you go to the "Owlery" at the Harry Potter Theme Park, you can mail letters with a Hogsmeade postmark.  A friend of mine really wants to do that with her invites when she gets married.

Edit: MilkDuds beat me with one of my links. 

mbatzlaff

You may already know about this, but I read in a magazine that you can have your invitations/save the dates postmarked at the Harry Potter theme park.

Whoops, PP beat me to it.

lvayner

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[QUOTE]ETA: And make table nine, 9 3/4 ;-)
Posted by edielaura[/QUOTE]

<div>I love that!! didn't even think about doing it!</div><div>
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[QUOTE]<a href="http://greenweddingshoes.com/harry-potter-wedding-inspiration/" rel="nofollow">http://greenweddingshoes.com/harry-potter-wedding-inspiration/</a> Also, if you go to the "Owlery" at the Harry Potter Theme Park, you can mail letters with a Hogsmeade postmark.  A friend of mine really wants to do that with her invites when she gets married. Edit: MilkDuds beat me with one of my links. 
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trixie549

There are some cute HP items on Etsy - mainly cake toppers and other decor pieces.

adrienne0925

Congrats! I love this idea...so cute! How about doing "butter beer" as a drink at the bar? 

Also, the themed table names are really cute.  My favorite movie was the Goblet of Fire so how about using that as decoration or specialty drink? Good luck with it and post ideas that you come up with!

JessR07

You could have different owl images for table number (include small numbers for muggles).

Chobot

I am looking for Harry Potter accessories for the photobooth~ Wands, lightening bolts, owls, and glasses. Keeping the silly in the booth.. lol

sonya+adam

I'm jealous! I totally wanted to do this! But my FI said no way, haha. What about making it somewhat like the Yule Ball in the Goblet of Fire?

I, also, like the table names idea. That would be so cute. In the link that PP posted, I love the program as the Marauders Map! That's such a good idea!  What about doing some chocolate frogs as favors? I also liked the wands as favors, too!

amandamarielynn

Depending on where you are, there are some GREAT venues right on train lines. If you have the invites to the wedding like "School acceptance" letters, that could be fun. I've seen REALLY pretty train stations that have weddings in a section of them all the time. If you can find another nice venue on the train line to truss up like the Great Hall, getting everyone on the train with their "acceptance letter" to go to the "Great Hall" to eat could be done very classily with a heavy theme and STILL not be too childish.


Oh, and timeturner garter. There's nothing better than a garter to make him think about where his "second place I wanna be at the same time right now" is.

LoisLane007

Table names! Name them after the different classes.


Edit: Leave out escort cards for people like Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley, Ginny Weasley, etc... but don't leave empty chairs, that's just odd.

StephanieM22

Me and you have the same theme

Here are my ideas borrow any you like.

Sorting hat on the escort card table w/ tables named after houses 

Signature drinks at bar- butter beer, polyjuice potion, felix felicis etc. 

Candy buffet- think the trolly on the hogwarts express, chocolate frogs, bertty botts beans etc. 

Our colors are purple silver and black I kept trying for green and siver but the FI would not let me use slytherin colors  

Centerpieces manzanita branches with candles hanging from them. 

Card box- Bird Cage 

Ring Bearer box- Hallowed out copy of HBP with the first page of the chapter the unbreakable vow as the bottom of the box. attatch ribbon and add rings. 

LuckyGirl1713

i would do a quill for your guestbook.

lilyfish050

Something like this cake would be great for a HP wedding:





From http://bakingdom.com/2011/12/perfectly-pinterest-a-very-merry-harry-christmas-cake.html

lvayner

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[QUOTE]i would do a quill for your guestbook.
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</div><div>love that idea!</div><div>
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