Having a Christmas wedding can be a very special celebration. In addition to the general holiday celebrations, starting a new life with the person that you love the most can make Christmas even more special for you. Planning a Christmas wedding can also be a wonderful experience, as there are many options available to integrate the themes of the season into your own wedding ceremony.
One of the most wonderful things about planning a Christmas wedding is that, if you are having the wedding in a church, the facility is probably already decorated. You can often plan on building onto what the church already has in place. You can add poinsettias, for example, as your choice of wedding flowers. You can plan on using red and green decorations, or you can add decorations that complement the seasonal colors. Some great combinations include silver and white or silver and blue, burgundies, darker greens such as forest greens, gold and cream colors.
You can also integrate your Christmas theme into your wedding invitations. While you don’t want them to look like Christmas cards, you can use a variety of seasonal trims on your invitations, such as holly or snowflakes. You will also want to make sure that invitations for your Christmas wedding go out a little bit earlier than you would normally send out wedding invitations. By sending invitations about twelve weeks before the date, you can help your guests to plan accordingly.
Dresses are another way to make your Christmas wedding wonderful. You might use a long velvet cape with your gown, perhaps of red, or find a dress with sparkly beads or sequins. You might complement the bridesmaids’ dresses with muffs or long wraps and accessories.
At the reception, you can use a variety of techniques to accent the Christmas theme. You can use centerpieces that are made from ornaments. You could use Garland instead of ribbon to trim the tables. You can have your wedding cake designed to look like layers of wrapped Christmas presents.
With the right amount of planning, your Christmas wedding can indeed be wonderful.