Backyard Wedding

My Inspiration:

Are you having a back yard picnic style wedding at your house or parent's house? If you are you have freedom to do what you would like in regards to providing alcohol, although we do suggest event insurance in this scenario. Ask your guests to bring a bottle of wine or specialty beer that they would like to share. Create a sharing table full of ice filled galvanized buckets and coolers for them to place their shared wine and beer into. This is a great way to save money on alcohol and to encourage your guests to try something new. Consider offering smaller cocktail cups and plastic shot glasses, in the colors of your wedding, for people to try smaller portions before taking a whole cup of an item. Cheers!

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Evergreen Winter Decor

My Inspiration:

Evergreens make me think of candle-lit romantic tables covered in rich jewel tones. I used natural wood pillar holders topped with battery operated flicker candles and small glass bowls filled with stones and moss to complete these wintery evergreen table runner tablescapes. Wood charger plates, glassware, battery operated fairy lights could also be added to tables to further finish the look.

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Paper Flowers

My Inspiration:

After attending each flower show I always feel inspired. Surprisingly it wasn't the real flowers that had me inspired to share this time. These paper book page flowers mixed in with real flowers would be so much fun for a book loving bride or couple to incorporate into their wedding bouquets and boutonnieres. Another thought...Have guests sign the pages and then have the pages strategically made into flowers after your wedding so you can display them in your house.

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Airplanes

 

 

My Inspiration:

Museums are always inspirational to me. The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum ignited whimsical thoughts about arriving in an prop plane or having one on site for photos at a wedding. This would be especially fun if either of the people in the couple were involved with these types of things for their job or had a particularly strong interest in them. Another thought that can to mind was using an airplane hanger as your wedding venue. That would certainly be unique and have your guests talking for quite some time afterwards!

 

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Sticks and Branches

 

My Inspiration:

This glamorous stick and branch queen inspires me to use branches and sticks for centerpieces. Why not fill tall vases with braches you can find for free in nature to use as your centerpieces or spray paint sticks with glittery silver paint and hot glue them to boxes you fill with red roses?! There are just so many possibilities if you use your imagination!

 

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Scarf It Up

 

My Inspiration:

During the cold months it's nice to have the comfort of a warm scarf. I stumbled across the ones pictured above in a quaint little shop along my travels. I thought almost immediately it would be nice to have bridesmaids wear the same color dress and give each a different color scarf to stay warm. It would make a nice gift, give warmth, and add some extra color to your wedding day.

 

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Wintery Mix

My Inspiration:

This beautiful wintery scene ignites all sorts of ideas for a winter wedding. The ladies in your wedding party could wear lush imitation furs and the men won't ever complain about being too hot in their tuxes. Rich jewel tones for flowers and dresses would really make this time of year come alive in photos. Carolers could sing before your ceremony starts, sleigh rides would be blissful during cocktail hour, and hot chocolate could be served throughout the evening. There is a bit of magic in the winter season.

 

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Soups Up

My Inspiration:

Who doesn't love a nice hot bowl of soup on a chilly day?! After making some cabbage and ham soup last week I thought to myself, this would be a happy addition to a winter wedding menu. You could serve mini grilled cheese and tomato soup during cocktail hour or start off your meal with some vegetable or Italian wedding soup. It would be a inexpensive addition your guests would enjoy.

 

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Christmas Tree Baubles

 

My Inspiration:

Christmas baubles! These baubles inspired me to think about creating some merry times for guests during a winter wedding. You could have Christmas tree decoration available in a bin for your guests to select their favorite and sign, as a guest book substitute. You could even take that idea to the next level by providing a tree for them to hang their baubles on after signing. Think of bringing these Christmas tree decorations out each year and reminding yourselves of the love you were surrounded by on such a special day. You could also hired a few singers to play the part of carolers as guests enter your ceremony or cocktail hour.

 

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Winter Colors

My Inspiration:
Even an office space can inspire wedding thoughts. While designing a space for Ethan Allen I couldn't help but think how these neutral tone would also be beautiful used in a winter wedding. Think gray dresses with some glamorous bling for the bridesmaids and gray tuxes for the groomsmen. There could also be a pop or yellow or red added in the flowers to give the palette more excitement for such a joyous celebration. That same pop of color could be used in the creation of the centerpieces and the same gray used on the tables as overlays or floor length linens.

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