Any ideas?

kelseyann727

So I am having trouble with having this whole wedding comie together with a theme.  I am not a fan of this theme idea and I know I don't need one but I would like the wedding and reception to flow together.  My thoughts are to have the "theme" be romance...any ideas to make this wedding creative/romantic?


Thanks in advance!

october010bride

Personally, I don't think weddings need a "theme".

I know what when I was planning I wanted reddish flowers- not a red wedding, just red flowers. FMIL took that to mean a red wedding and kept buying me red related wedding items. I had H sit her down and ask her to stop, lol.

So moral to my story, a theme is not necessary. Just go with what you like. For "romantic" ideas I love candlight and lush, light colored flowers.

blaharn

We don't have a theme. Our theme is our colors - dark purple and white (mostly the purple). As for everything else, I tried to have everything have an elegant feel to it. Other than that, there's no theme. I don't personally think you need a theme, but I'm paranoid that my wedding will look disconnected!

booboo1978

I just had this conversation with my mom the other day! We were talking about past weddings and how the ones with the themes always end up seeming a little cheesy. Cases in point: one friend had a butterfly themed wedding.  Fine, but everywhere we turned there were butterflies (favors, bouquets, on the bridesmaids, on the placecards, on the cake, etc).  One friend's now ex wife  took a fall theme too far....the colors were gorgeous (browns and coppers and oranges) but everywhere we looked, there were pumpkins, gourds and apples.   Really? And the best one my dad went to was one that had a teddy bear theme. No joke.  He thought he was at a baby shower. 
As my mom said, "I'm pretty sure the theme of a wedding is love and commitment, so why gunk it up with other stuff? People notice the colors, they notice some details, but they're there because they want to see a happy couple start a journey together.....not a theme filled party".  Totally agree with her.  I love my colors, but my "theme" is spending the rest of my life with FI.

schettta

If you really want to go with a theme, I suggest you take a look at your dress, venue, and personal style and take it from there. If you're a summer bride and you like the relaxed look, i would suggest a bbq theme, outdoor stuff, a light dress... maybe serving pink lemonade... Hope this helps! 

Nomer

Well, what are your colors? I was thinking when you said a romance theme that if you have red as your color, you could do little black-and-white photographs of romantic things like: a still life of clasped hands, a woman whispering in a man's ear, a couple walking on the beach, a silhouette shot of a kiss, etc. These little black-and-whites could be backgrounds to the table numbers, hung on the aisles with red ribbon (maybe a rose too), and used in the favors somehow. Also, incorporating romantic quotes from poems or love letters would help the theme along too, like having the reading be a collection of romantic quotes. It could end up being really classy if you did it right.
I remember seeing a wedding on here that incorporated a bunch of black-and-whites of Chicago, you could do the same only with obscure romantic black-and-whites instead.  I wish I could find that wedding so you could get some ideas...

JBs_Bride

We didn't really have a "theme" per se. We really just used our colors to tie everything together. Our colors were cream, champagne, and gold, with some small touches of pink.

DH and I both like contemporary styles, so a lot of what we picked went with that style.

Biotechick620

PP are right; you really don't need a theme.  That being said we're having a peacock theme (teal blue with accents of purple and gold).  I loved this theme because in addition to having the color scheme I wanted peacocks symbolize eternal love.  We're not going overboard with peacock feathers everywhere though.  Just having accents of them here and there.

MeaghanandMichael

Want a good laugh? A girl on reception ideas wants to have a Twilight theme wedding. I detest wedding themes in general but that takes the cake. As booboo touched on, your wedding is not a highschool prom but a celebration of lifetime committment. That is one pretty cool theme right there imo.

megandjay

I don't think you need a theme. The colors and flowers usually bring things together enough.