Modern weddings are increasingly moving away from accepted standards; today these are vivid and memorable events. Most newlyweds refuse boring gatherings with familiar competitions and entertainments - they were replaced by creative events, stylish decor, new, bold, and at the same time touching traditions.
Wedding in a narrow circle
Weddings in a wide circle of friends and relatives have long gone, many grooms and brides prefer chamber events, in a small circle with parents and closest friends. More and more often, families organize an economic celebration in order to immediately go on a romantic trip for two after it. But even such an event can be made interesting and undoubtedly touching. Consider a few wedding ideas that will not require you to make serious financial investments.
Holiday in nature
It is known that the vast majority of the wedding budget is sometimes “eaten up” by renting a banquet hall, which is why an open-air ceremony will significantly reduce the overall cost of the holiday. If you plan to invite no more than 10-15 guests or stay together, you can stop at options such as a party in the country or a picnic in nature. In the first case, you can organize a celebration in a romantic style, and in the second it is worth stopping at an eco-theme.
Themed Wedding
Many do not suspect that a themed wedding is actually a fairly profitable event. There are concepts that do not require large investments. For example, a wedding in a rustic style would be a great option for a budget celebration.Here you only need large wooden tables that you can put together from inexpensive boards with your own hands and put in the yard or on a pretty forest clearing. It makes sense to hang garlands on the trees and make the simplest decor using materials such as burlap and old newspapers.
Vases with wildflowers are usually placed on tables in this case and complement the decor with compositions of fruits and vegetables. It is not necessary to dress in Russian folk costumes - you can safely leave the kokoshnik and sundress in the store. The usual linen dress of white color and flowers in the hair will harmoniously fit into this style.
Wedding breakfast
Yes, yes, you heard right. Arrange your holiday not in the evening, but in the morning. By the way, such an idea is gaining more and more popularity in big cities. As a rule, banquets held in the morning and afternoon hours are much cheaper - at this time of day the rental, the menu, and the services of the host will not hit the wallet too much.
Museum holiday
Surely in every city there are small cozy museums or botanical gardens that are happy to provide their halls and courtyards for the solemn registration of marriage. Such locations in the old noble style create an incredible atmosphere of immersion in antiquity, give weddings a touch of aristocracy and grandeur, while the price tag for such services is usually very democratic.
Ideas for a magnificent ceremony
For a magnificent wedding, there are also many interesting and non-trivial ideas for organizing a wedding banquet. Usually in this case, the emphasis is on wedding decor and creating a special atmosphere. Consider the most stylish techniques for beautiful and expensive ceremonies.
The construction of the wedding arch
This option is optimal for field registrations. In this case, the ceremony is held outdoors, and the arch is decorated with roses. Bright ribbons and flickering decorations, candles and lanterns are hung on bushes and trees.
Photo booth
This is a fashionable and quite stylish entertainment that will help fill in the pauses that arise during the solemn event. Surely absolutely all guests will look into the photo booth, because it is incredibly fun, and, of course, each of them will have images that can later be used to design a wish book for young people. Some booths are arranged in such a way that a projection of photographs appears over the dance floor - this is a very unusual way to illuminate the hall, and this idea is also fun and non-trivial.
Drapery
Under this boring name is a reception that can completely transform the hall or street where registration is carried out in a matter of minutes. This is a rather expensive part, but it is definitely worth the money spent on it. Stylists advise draping staircases with white or red material - thus, the passage to the banquet site will be solemn and ceremonial.
Lounge area
Be sure to equip the area where guests can chat during small dance breaks. It is worthwhile to think through all the nuances in advance: to arrange cozy armchairs, tables and other pieces of furniture, put pillows, decorate the atmosphere with floral wreaths and vases with bouquets. It also makes sense to serve light drinks and snacks. You can go further and achieve even a wow-effect. For this, the resting place is covered with a curtain and special lighting is selected.
There are a few more details that will turn a magnificent wedding into a real work of art.
- Boutonniere bar. You can prepare a small surprise for your loved ones - let a stand with small boutonnieres waiting for them at the entrance, which they should attach to their clothes. This will bring unique charm and charm to the atmosphere of the event.
- Favorite pet. Surely many newlyweds have their favorite pets - cats or dogs.If the animal is well trained, then it can be entrusted with an important matter, for example, it can bear the sign "The bride is coming" before leaving young at the wedding ceremony. This is a very unusual and touching idea, however, if you are unsure that the dog will be able to “adequately” leave, then it’s better not to start such a performance.
- Tattoo bar. If you have a youth wedding, then you can arrange a small area where everyone can get a temporary tattoo. Only one condition is recommended here - the picture should be directly related to the theme of your event. Let it be a date or a phrase from the “Best Day” series, or maybe someone even wants to fill in cool images of young people - the fantasy here is almost unlimited.
- Boom zone. This is also a very entertaining entertainment that will undoubtedly delight guests: a large stand with inflated balls designed for bursting. This idea will especially appeal to children who are often among the guests and, as a rule, are bored.
- Tale of the young. This is another entertainment for the youngest guests of the holiday. You can prepare a small coloring for them - pictures depicting the story of your incredible love with you as the main characters.
- Book for recommendations. This is a traditional attribute of any wedding, but nothing prevents to make it more stylish. Let it be a mailbox in which everyone can throw his congratulation or typewriter, where anyone can print warm words. A plate will be a good idea, where invitees will be able to write everything that they would like to say to the young.
In recent years, such a custom as the dance of the young has become very popular. Usually the couple rehearses it in advance with specially invited choreographers. This beginning of the holiday always looks elegant and aristocratic. In order for the dance to be as beautiful as possible, you should choose a sensual melody that will both cause the best associations. However, it’s quite possible to cut from several tracks in a wide variety of styles - from polonaise to incredible passionate tango. And to be more original, you can accompany the performance not with the usual petals of delicate roses, but, for example, with soap bubbles or elegant confetti falling from the ceiling. Bengal fireworks will also be quite solemn - such special effects always cause genuine delight among others.
Remember that when planning a magnificent wedding, you need to pay special attention to trifles, absolutely everything should be impeccable, only in this case your wedding will be taken as a model and role model.
Theme Party Options
If you want your wedding to be really creative and original, then it is worth arranging a thematic celebration. Let us dwell on the most popular ideas of such an event.
Game of Thrones
One of the most popular TV shows in the world gives an abyss of ideas for a wedding party. When, if not on this festive day, young people and their guests can plunge into the medieval atmosphere and feel like one of the representatives of the Seven Kingdoms. At the same time, makeup and hairstyle should not be particularly bright, everything must fully correspond to the atmosphere of that period. The bride can complement her outfit with massive pendants, as well as a crown, a stylish cloak with a hood, but the groom will use a fur cloak to appear in front of her guests in the image of John Snow.
Chicago
The style of America of the 30s of the last century is very often used at theme parties. Young appear in the guise of mafiosi since Al Capone. Choosing an outfit here is quite simple: a defiant make-up, a bright openwork bandage on the forehead, decorated with feathers, a dress with beads, sequins and rhinestones, and now the bride already looks like a beloved of the respected Don, and he appears before the guests in an impeccable three-piece suit, and necessarily in a gangster hat.
Hobby
If the young people have some kind of common hobby, it will be very original if it is reflected in the wedding event itself. For example, at a wedding of bikers, a motorcade of motorcycles is good, for divers you can offer a thematic photo shoot underwater in an exotic place.The procedure for exchanging rings in a balloon looks very bewitching - there the spouses can both conduct the registration itself and go on a trip. By the way, this fully reflects the common saying that marriages are made in heaven.
Venice Carnival
This is a very stylish undertaking for a wedding celebration: all guests are surely given stylized masks, and ladies also have fans. The holiday itself should be replete with fireworks and confetti explosions. By the way, at the end of the event, you can arrange a fun competition for removing masks, for sure such a party will remain in the memory of relatives and close young spouses for a long time.
Organization of the celebration depending on the season
Each season has its own characteristics, which must be taken into account when planning.
In winter
When organizing a winter celebration, they most often use New Year's, as well as Christmas, ethnic or fairy-tale style. Christmas and New Year theme suggests an abundance of sparkle, red-green decor and, of course, tinsel. Weddings in the Russian style are no less popular, and quite often they arrange a photo session in a snowy forest against a wood log hut with a mandatory steaming samovar, ruddy bagels, earflaps and nesting dolls.
But the most popular winter idea, without a doubt, is a winter fairy tale, here the bride resembles the Snow Queen or the princess, her image can be supplemented by a crown, a horse-drawn carriage. It will be very appropriate to have your own fairy tale story, which the young will play in front of their guests. In winter, you can arrange a lot of different entertainments:
- rent a rink for guests;
- play snowballs with a team of representatives of the groom against the team of the young bride;
- take the snow fortress in which the young is hiding;
- ride in a carriage decorated with bells.
All these games can be a great alternative to a familiar walk around the city.
In summer
In the summer, you can implement almost any wedding idea. Warm weather, a riot of colors and the sun represent a great scope for imagination. In the summer, holidays in the fresh air are very popular, for this you can choose a cozy forest glade, the shore of a picturesque reservoir or the top of a mountain - do not be afraid to invent something non-standard and new. Here are just a few summer wedding ideas:
- berry celebration - here fruits and berries become not so much a treat as a part of the decor of the room;
- ceremony in marine style;
- ceremony on the roof of a multi-story building with city views;
- holiday in the village;
- a picnic in a forest clearing.
Celebrations in the Greek style are no less popular - the beach is best for holding them.
In the spring
Spring is a wonderful time when nature awakens, and the dull gray cities and villages in front of our eyes transform and become bright, juicy and vibrant. That is why in spring weddings they most often focus on color design. The ombre in the decor of the table and the entire wedding room becomes a very stylish solution. In the spring, eco-weddings are often held, when the menu includes a lot of fresh fruit, and a sweet table is replaced with a berry one. And, of course, in the spring you can complement the decor with such touching details as bird cages and fluttering butterflies. You can order them at any specialized agency.
Fall
Autumn is an unusually beautiful time of year, in the charm of which lies its own special atmosphere and charm. Moreover, beauty can be seen in the golden decoration of trees, and in lead clouds, and even in raindrops dripping from the sky. Banquets at this time are especially cozy and warm, and to make them even more romantic, you can make several stylish accents, for example, decorate the banquet hall with fruit compositions, vases with ears of wheat, decorative branches and dried flowers.
During this period, Russian folk weddings are often held, but pumpkin parties are held in a really creative and stylish way. Here, this vegetable becomes the main decoration of the event: pumpkin vases are in demand, small pumpkins in a young bouquet, a photozone with pumpkins. Even instead of a special pillow for rings, you can use small vegetables.
Examples for inspiration
We offer you a photo selection of the most stylish and original wedding ideas that can make a truly special and romantic modest wedding together, and a chamber event, and a magnificent celebration.
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