Indoors Wedding Theme

Indoors Wedding Tips

Indoors Wedding is more common than theoutdoors wedding especially in places that have weather is not stabilized.

If you are planning a indoor wedding, look at several tips below.

Place - make sure your Wedding Venue  is reachable for each guest, including disabled access. You also need to consider the size of your party.

Preparation - Make sure that you are ready to have a location and a place in mind and also ensure that you have wedding insurance that will protect you against a lot of unwanted things.

Catering - In addition to the right place, you need to arrange for catering to suit the place, so if you want to have a wedding with a buffet menu, first make sure your place.

Wedding style - before determining the place of marriage, you must first determine your wedding theme. Make sure the place you accommodate your needs.

Guests - no wedding guests no istimiwanya, although marriage is a big event, you should consider the needs of each of your guests.

The Decor: Pick a venue that’s a blank canvas if possible–hardwood floors, white walls, and a white ceiling. We love the idea of using big white balloons as decor, like these ones. You could line the aisle with them, use them to give your dessert table some oomph, or simply have them floating on the ceiling. With an all-white color scheme, you’ll probably save on renting table linens since many venues already have white tablecloths, napkins, and plates. Even if yours doesn’t, white linens are easy to come by.

The Food: Soup is known for feeding crowds on a budget. Serve it with salad and breadsticks, and to keep with the all-white color scheme, clam chowder would be perfect.

The Dessert: We envision an all-white spread of candies and cookies with a white tiered wedding cake in the middle. You could order a plain white frosted cake and sprinkle coconut on it yourself to give it pretty texture without having to pay for expensive cake decorations. In addition, a hot chocolate bar would be perfect for a winter wedding! Put marshmallows on sticks and dip them in white chocolate and make heart cutout marshmallows in advance (follow this tutorial). For extra cuteness, you could providegrey and white striped paper straws.

The Attire: The bride could wear a pair of fabulous glittery heels (we posted an affordable version of these awhile ago). A white feather bouquet is an elegant and budget friendly option–plus you can keep it or resell it after the wedding. For the bridesmaids, look in stores for holiday party dresses. You should have some great options without having to shell out for an over-priced “bridesmaid” dress.

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Flower Garden Theme

History & Tradition

Brides drawn to garden weddings often place great importance on personal and family histories. For these brides, "something old" is more than just a saying!

If this rings true, then even something as central as your engagement or wedding band is likely to have a history ... like a stone or setting that once belonged to a grandmother.

Some brides pin a piece of their mother's gown to their own, or weave a number of referrals to relatives throughout the day: a romantic photo table, for example, where grandparents and great-grandparents smile out from sepia photos. Or a bride might choose one of her mother's favorite flowers for her own bouquet ... or Grandmother's china pattern for the table.

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Timeless Reminders

Photography's a wonderful way to express your love of times gone by, and many Garden brides have found great pleasure in vintage-style wedding snaps — either post-processed in black-and-white or sepia tones, or actually taken with antique equipment for a style you just can't duplicate with the usual editing techniques.

Belle in the Blooms

Here's what a garden bride might wear on her big day: an ivory gown touched with delicate floral embroidery. Or one graced with lace, ranging from an overlay to a luxurious all-Alençon style. Perhaps there'll be a petticoat with a touch of pink, or a pair of sandals with some sparkle at each toe.

As for jewelry, chandelier earrings are perfect. Or how about a gorgeous cameo for you and your girls alike. Don't flip for cameos? Pearls are always socomme il faut. And a sparkling brooch at the neckline or sash is the best of both worlds: vintage and all the rage.

Pink, of course, is popular for bridesmaids ... but yours might look even more glorious if each girl wore a shimmering silk dupioni gown in a slightly different pastel, mirroring all those subtle shades in your flowers.

As for the men? A black tux is never amiss, but the men might also don lighter dress when the wedding's outdoors ... such as gray or tan.

Simply Sweet: The Perfect Florals

Flowers, of course, are the super stars of any garden wedding (after the bride!). They should be abundant, but not overstyled. Think of Cupid's natural habitat and you're well on your way: roses that blush at the tips, fluffy pink peonies, and above all, ample amounts of the Garden theme's signature flower, Amaranthus (also poetically known as love-lies-bleeding).

Rose petals are another workhorse, toiling overtime for romance when you sprinkle them in bubbling fountains, pockets of tulle, or down the grassy aisle.

Want to add a little sparkle to your bouquet? Swarovski butterfly brooches and bouquet picks are sweet and traditional, whereas dragonfly pins are the height of chic.

And here's a sweet floral splurge: some brides have wowed their guests with a gossamer cake table overlay sewn with live loose orchids, or even an entire blanket of pavéed roses.

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Adding in Atmosphere

Fortunately, setting the stage is easy when you've picked a venue ripe with such natural beauty. Prepping for a garden wedding can be as simple as hanging clusters of festive paper lanterns from the ceiling and lashing small trees or ivy and twinkle lights to the tent poles. Or if you're outdoors, try tabletop lanterns and votives hung from tree branches, plus plenty of ribbons to flutter in the breeze.

A Centerpiece That's a Snap

Brides tend to agonize when it comes to these decor decisions, but once again, simple is sure to charm. Birds are popular motifs, so you often see birdcages romanced with fillers like ivy or roses, surrounded by individual favor nests filled with Jordan almonds.

Rustic wooden bird houses are popular too. So are galvanized watering cans serving as vases. Individual potted plants are well-loved as well: they look marvelous clustered around a taller focal point, and double as sweet favors. Try growing African violets or savory herbs in terra-cotta pots or stylish metal pails. Or, for more whimsy, bright green wheat grass ... and plant a lollipop "daisy" in each.

Simple English-garden style urns or pedestals (rent these!) make wonderful bases for flowers. Surround with silver mint julep cups filled with a single peony: again, these double as favors your guests won't forget.

Dialing Up the Decor

Want more tips for instant, inexpensive romance? Cluster hot-pink parasols in the open grass wherever you need a burst of color. Place pink silk fans at every setting, weaving in a small slip of paper calligraphed with your guest's name or a personal note of thanks.

Instead of an ordinary signature frame, have your guests sign die-cut flower cards and glue the individual blooms to the matte for a more whimsical look. Send your ringbearer down the aisle clutching an enchanting pillow made of sheet moss (ask your florist). And use satin ribbon in your colors to lend a personal touch to small yet meaningful details, like bottles of bubbles.

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Serving Up Tiny Temptations

Be sure to pique the palette with treats that sing "spring": flirty petits fours, tea sandwiches, fruit kebabs, and tiered cupcakes topped with fondant butterflies.

Then, quench their thirst with Martha-esque rows of iced teas and fruity lemonades. Or for an extra-special treat, serve individual chilled Lorina lemonades in bright sherbert hues.

Rest assured: these treats will go down even easier with a string trio or a harpist to pluck sweet strains from the air.

Tried-and-True Ways to Say 'Thank You'

A few more popular garden wedding favor ideas: flower pins, with showy silk Gerber blooms; seed packets filled with sweet peas or wildflowers, or mini garden pails heaped with sweets and wrapped in tulle.

Terra-cotta pots can be made extraordinary, too: paint them to suit, then plant with some sweet flower or herb. Finally, use chalkboard paint to dash a "label" on the pot. Use colored chalk to add each guest's name, and tie off the pot with a ribbon.

Another idea for the crafty: paint beautiful flower patterns on wine glasses for a work of art your guests will savor for years.

Dish on Your Unique Spin

The garden theme comes in so many different seasons and shapes, moods and colors. Share your plans and inventions below ... and upload some pics!




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Lighthouse Wedding Reception

Lighthouses make an attractive theme for weddings. 
Host a wedding ceremony or reception at a 
working lighthouse for a breathtaking venue. But if holding the event at a real lighthouse isn't possible or practical, consider using the lighthouse as the central wedding theme. Include the image of a lighthouse in wedding invitations, decorations, cake, favors and other aspects of the wedding decor.

           

Invitations:

create a lighthouse-themed wedding invitation to give guests a glimpse of the theme. Make a simple, yet elegant invitation utilizing a lighthouse silhouette image. Create an invitation with a word processor or graphic art program. Put a simple silhouette image of a lighthouse on the top of the invitation. These images can be found in clip art collections. Add wedding details and print the invitations. Cut the invitations and mount them on card stock in wedding colors.

Another way to create a lighthouse-themed invitation is to use a word processor to create the text and then add a rubber stamp image of a lighthouse or a lighthouse sticker to embellish the invitation.      

Decorations

• Make the lighthouse theme evident in church and reception decorations. Choose a color scheme that supports a lighthouse theme. A palette of blues and sandy brown works well with a lighthouse theme. Use a lighthouse image on the wedding programs.

  Carry the lighthouse theme into reception decorations. Use lighthouse candle holders as centerpieces. Surround the centerpieces with flowers in wedding colors, or spread a handful of sand around the base and scatter some shells on top of the sand. Create a visual focal point for the room. Draw, cut out and paint a lighthouse image on foam board to use as a wall decoration. Use a flashing light at the top of the lighthouse.

  
  

  Cake

  • Create a lighthouse-shaped wedding cake to use at a lighthouse-themed wedding. Find a baker who can create a lighthouse by stacking layers of cake and sculpting them into a lighthouse shape. Add some fiber optic lights at the top to serve as the light, or use flowers as a topper.

    Another way to carry out the lighthouse theme on a wedding cake is to use a lighthouse cake topper on a traditional, stacked wedding cake. You can buy a lighthouse topper at a wedding supply store or create your own with balsa wood.

  
  

  Favors and Other Ideas

  • Carry the lighthouse theme into every aspect of the wedding, including the favors. Have an artist paint a picture of a lighthouse, and reproduce the painting to create souvenir postcards for the guests. You can also frame copies of the painting to give as gifts or use the image on a magnet for guests to use on their refrigerators. Other favor ideas include lighthouse-shaped soap or a truffle box filled with chocolates and sealed with a lighthouse sticker.

    Create thank you notes in keeping with a lighthouse theme. If the invitation or wedding program featured a lighthouse image, use the same image for the thank you notes for continuity. You can also choose to use a photo of the bride and groom in front of a lighthouse in a thank you note to guests.

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Different Wedding Stage Decorations

Indian Wedding Stage Decoration

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Whether the couple is Hindu, Jain, Sikh or Muslim, Indian weddings tend to be vibrant, joyous celebrations. Many wedding customs are common among the religions and tend to reflect the beliefs of the region, caste and the families involved. These ceremonies focus heavily on the combining of two families, and less on the engaged couple. Indian weddings can last for days and are rooted deeply in culture and heritage.

wedding reception party is held in open spaces such as a garden, courtyard, farm houses, and so on. While the stage is at one end of the place, the eating zone is at the other end. The stage set at the wedding reception area, is adored with exquisite and magnificent decorations. Flowers are the most picked choice when it comes to decorating the party venue. Red roses, orchids and carnations steal the show. Bunches of flowers are arranged in strategic location to add the essence and feel to the party. Apart from flowers, bandhani cloth, balloons, gold tissues and diyas make great choices. As for the dinning area, it is very well arranged, so that every dish prepared is visible to the guests. 

Western Wedding Stage Decorations

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If the stage is season-based, your decorations will depend on the exact time of year. In winter, add candles and wedding stars in white and sparkling silver. If you're having a Christmas wedding, decorate the stage with mistletoe or even a sledge. Accentuate a fall wedding with flowers that are rich, bright and earthy, and in the summer use light and pastel shades like pink, sky blue and citrus tone, so that the stage does not appear too loud and flashy. As spring is associated with the blooming of life, you might use an array of flowers and décor, including balloons, ribbons, strips and strings, flowers, wall hangings, bowls and flower pots.

Some of the western style often yields the widest range of opportunities, unlimited by the constraints of religion, ethnicity or seasonal decor. You could use glitter, silver and gold disco balls, balloons and streamers. The lighting here is imperative, as it must be both attractive and unobtrusive. Explore the various lighting options, such as white lights, colored lights and motion lights, to find your best solution. When incorporating lighting, double-check the power source. A short-circuit issue could wreak havoc on the wedding plans. Also, use lights in a manner that will not create problems during photography sessions.

Traditional Decoration – For any Asian wedding abroad, this is the best way to bring the homely feelings. You can use multiple traditional props like candles, diyas, rangoli, colorful drapes called bandhani and specially flowers like marigold and rose. All these together help to give traditional touch to your wedding venue.

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Thematic Decoration - This is great for fairy tale fantasy. You can decorate wedding venue and stage with thematic articles like any specific flowers, using lightings or specific feathers like peacock feather. This thematic wedding decoration includes every single article starting from entrance to reception hall and wedding cake also.

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Contemporary Decoration – contemporary style of design gives you more option to decorate venue than any other. You can even use several decorating ideas together to make contemporary design. Some glitters, stars, balloons and disco balls are used to make contemporary decoration. You can also merge different lighting ideas with these contemporary props to make it more eventful.

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Tips for wedding decorations

Wedding is an important event in our lives. For most it's a one time opportunity. So we wish to make it special and memorable. Simple living high thinking doesn't fit in when it comes to an event like wedding. Everything has to be as beautiful and grand as possible. We would leave no stones unturned to make sure that every minute detail is taken care of to make it a memorable event.
Today almost all wedding ceremonies are either recorded on photographs or video films. This is to capture the memories of the occasion. So when we want to capture these moments we want it to look the best possible. And so decoration of the wedding venue becomes important. The decoration depends on the venue as well as the type of wedding. Let's look at some broader issues to be taken care of in wedding decoration.

Traditional Wedding

Space- The decoration may look good but if it hinders with the movement of the guests then it never serves the purpose. The decorations should be so made that there is enough space for the guests to move around freely and mingle with each other. The line of sight of the guests to the bride and groom should not be hindered. Everyone who has come for the wedding wants to see the wedding ceremony so it's very important that they have a clear view of the proceedings.
Preparations - make sure you get the estimates done for the budget as well as time required to get the decorations ready in time. If not planned properly in advance the expense may creep up and also the time required will be more. Keep a good track of the proceedings.
Consultation - Consult with your photographer and video person as to the look of the decoration. Something may look very good in real but on screen it may not live up to the expectation. The professionals have a good knowledge of what looks better on a video and in a photo. So its imperative that their suggestions are given importance.
Lighting - A very important factor is the lighting both in terms of the beauty as well as necessity. Again the photography and video shooting need good lighting. So consult with the professionals for that.

Themed Wedding

Choosing the theme - it is important that every participant in the event is comfortable with getting involved in the theme. So choosing the theme is a very tricky issue. While doing it consideration should be given to the profile of the participants, the venue and the weather etc. The theme should blend with the weather and the surrounding.
The theme should not overshadow the meaning of the wedding day - This is very important as what is more important is the wedding and not the theme. The theme should be just to add uniqueness to the event. So it should be taken care that the theme fits in with the customs and procedures of the wedding ceremony. Decoration should be made to enhance the wedding ceremony by blending the theme with the ceremony. One should not compromise with the spirit of the event just to make the decoration better.
Take professional help - Arrange for a wedding coordinator. Give your personal time to make sure everyone has got the picture clear. It's important that the vision you have in your mind is communicated properly to the organizing people. Professionals have a very good idea about these things and can be of great help when it comes to decision making and budget planning for the event.
The Look - the color scheme, materials used and costumes should all be in sync with the theme and also should not take the centre stage. While the theme should be reflected well in the decoration it should only compliment the wedding. You want the theme to add a surprise element to the event and not a shock.
It doesn't matter what kind of a wedding you are planning for, decoration does give color to the event. If proper planning and execution is achieved the event can be memorable for not only the bride and the groom but also for the guests and the organizers.