blog：What wedding themes are made of
If you decide that you want to follow a theme it can be as elaborate or subtle as you wish.
Before you make a decision you should think about why you are choosing the particular theme as there is no point in having one for the sake of it and it should mean
something to you both – perhaps a shared interest could provide inspiration.
It is an important decision to make as until this is confirmed, it can be impossible to start the rest of the planning.
The invitations give guests the first indication of the style of the wedding and then this can be continued on the order of service, place cards, menus and thank-you
cards.
Having a theme may even make it easier when making decisions on the different aspects of your wedding such as the flowers, cake and favours although the theme doesn’t
have to apply to every single element of the day.
Your theme could be a subject such as a football team or butterflies or a coloured-based theme which could include the table linen, flowers, balloons and outfits.
You may want to choose your favourite colour or a colour associated with the season you are getting married in and could pair two colours together to complement or
contrast each other.
A colour theme can be a good way of incorporating a football theme to please your groom through bridesmaid’s dresses, flowers or cake to match the team’s colours.
When Emma Van Iterson married Michael Holmes in June 2006 she surprised Michael with a black and white theme to reflect the colours of his favourite team Newcastle
United. The colour theme was incorporated into the black bridesmaids’ dresses and the flowers and as the couple walked out of the church Local Hero by Mark Knopfler,
the song Newcastle United walk out on the pitch to, was played.
If you want to go all-out and do something completely different then you could get all your guests involved such as at the wedding of Will Taylor and Gill McAlea from
Greystoke, who got married in June 2008 in a Pirates of the Caribbean style wedding.
They decorated the reception venue with skull and cross bone flags, had a pirate ship-shaped wedding cake, and guests came dressed as shipmates and characters from the
popular movies.
A season or the time of year such as Christmas is another idea to think about.
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