OK - so FI and I have narrowed our ideas for themes down to 2 finalists. I am totally on the fence about which one to do. The wedding is on 11/5/11. It will be very small, only around 75 people. Its an evening wedding with only 3 attendants (MOH and 2 BMs). Here are the ideas:
Nero Wolfe Theme - Rext Stout's famous NYC detective. We would have silk orchids at each table with a copy of a Nero Wolfe book. A framed quote from that book and a couple of props that fit into the mystery. The cake would have orchids on it, as that is Nero Wolfe's passion. Each table would either be named for a character or by a name of a story. And we would put a still shot from a scene from the A&E TV series too. The main color would be a golden yellow, Nero's signature color. We both loved the TV show and I have almost all the books, so it fits in with us. I could even tie in our wedding clothes to the era of the TV show, which was the 1950s.
Autumn Theme - Very traditional. Wheat and fall leaves. Bright fall colors. Acorns, apples or something like that. Maybe a basked of apples at each table surrounded by leaves and acorns. Each table could be named after an apple (Macintosh, Lady Gala, Golden Delicious, etc). The cake would tie into that as well.
I love both ideas, offbeat and classic. I know most people wouldn't really get the Nero Wolfe theme, but that doesn't bother me. I could put clips on our wedding site and it could be a converstation starter. I know the fall theme would look great at the venue. But would the Nero Wolfe Theme look strange there? Would I look dumb in a 1950s era gown? Should we stick to classical becuase it fits with the venue? i don't want to do something that wouldn't look right in the venue no matter how neat the idea is.
Below are some pictures of the place and a poll. Thanks for any input, I really want to make the choice asap.
