Harry Potter Wedding Theme

Re: Harry Potter Wedding Theme

• Kellykins12 member

  

  December 2011

  Fantastic Theme Great ideas so far. I'd go for the tent, like Bill and Fleur. If you could find a court yard to put it in that'd be so awesome!
   Other suggestions:
  - Processional could be a cover version of Hedwig's theme.
  - Instead of the standard first Corinthians use a reading from the books (check with the officiant first), HP you should be able to find something on the power of love and friendship being magical. I'd read any of the parts at the end where Dumbledore talks about love to start looking.
  - Invitations are a great place, you might be able to use art wording inspired from the books, movies, seal them with wax sealed.
  - Naming tables after houses is great! You could put pics from the movies in frames to announce which is which.
  - Photo booth with props is a really fun idea.
  - Think about going to the theme park in Florida or England/Scotland for your honeymoon.
  - MOH/ Best Man = Head Girl and Head Boy.
  - Signature drink names = Butterbeer, Fire Whiskey, Prof. Slughorn's Love Potion, Golden Snitch...
  - Instead of a limo you could rent a blue car like Mr. Weasley's in the 2nd book.
  
  Congrats and have a great time planning
  

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• Cocnut0216 member

  

  December 2011

  I love harry potter, and am way jealous of your theme!
  
  If you wanted the reception to feel more grown up, look into maybe using old tomes, parchment rolls for table runners, lots of candles (the great hall comes to mind), and vases filled with quills, wands, and led lights to give a magical glow. 
  
  You could find stoneware crocks to look like small cauldrons (paint them black)- and have tulle with an electric LED light to look like little potions brewing.   
  
  Perhaps if you do a monogram, you could use the shape and background colors of the hogwarts crest, but instead of the house animals inside, you could place your monogram. 
  
  if your bridal party is also into HP, maybe look into getting them wands lol.  Alivan's wand shop is great (my FI and i both have our own wands and they're lovely!) and they have a section of wands with minor flaws in them which you can get for a steal.
  
  escort cards/programs/table numbers: you could use inspiration from how the movie portrays the Daily Prophet- with the sideways writing and intricate layouts
  
  As a photobooth prop, could could always DIY a mock up of the mirriror of erised frame; have stuffed animal owls, toads, cats, rats (but keep them contained to the photobooth area lest it look like a kids b'day party with all the toys lol). 
  
  Favors: bookmarks (of course!), small "potions" (you could relabel mini wines, sodas, or anything to show a HP name)
  
  You could have each table be a different HP location (if you had the time, energy, resources and $): like honeydukes, olivanders, Hogsmeade, dumbledore's office, Weasley's joke shop, etc and have table-specific centerpieces.  (a lot of work, but it could look cool)
  
  just throwing out ideas and hoping to get the creativity flowing!
  
  best of luck! and have fun!

  "What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined...to strengthen each other... to be one with each other in silent, unspeakable memories." -George Eliot

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• [Deleted User] member

  

  January 2012

  * Remembralls for the STDs

  * Invitations could look like Hogwarts letters

  * Cauldron cakes instead of a wedding cake

  
  

  Love the theme! 

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• Angelkissme7 member

  

  May 2012

  yoju can buy molds for choclate frogs they even have molds that let you add fillings

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• Andreamike143 member

  

  May 2012

  IM having a Harry potter and marine Corp wedding also. Fiancé a marine and we got engaged in front of hogwarts. I wanted to give butter beeer as a favor but having trouble finding it is there anywhere you can purchase this online do you know....some things I'm doing is having a hogwarts ice sculpture, sorting hat to place people, have owl save the dates and can't do the flying candles so doing flying lanterns. Trying to think of othe favor ideas if not butter beer any suggestions. And my colors are all marie corp. It's very interesting to combine both Themes lol.

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• bfoote87 member

  

  November 2012

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-theme-boards_offbeat-weddings_harry-potter-wedding-theme?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Theme%20BoardsForum:43453af6-2ee4-412a-99fb-cbb447240911Discussion:9a1ec286-8f3e-49c1-87ec-d0638c74c39ePost:8cfac6e0-26f3-4de4-933f-fb505b1a30a2">Re: Harry Potter Wedding Theme</a>:
  [QUOTE]IM having a Harry potter and marine Corp wedding also. Fiancé a marine and we got engaged in front of hogwarts. I wanted to give butter beeer as a favor but having trouble finding it is there anywhere you can purchase this online do you know....some things I'm doing is having a hogwarts ice sculpture, sorting hat to place people, have owl save the dates and can't do the flying candles so doing flying lanterns. Trying to think of othe favor ideas if not butter beer any suggestions. And my colors are all marie corp. It's very interesting to combine both Themes lol.
  Posted by Andreamike143[/QUOTE]
  
  <div>I believe I have ther recipe for butterbeer, if you would like.</div>

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