When you picture your wedding, do you see yourself in white? Are the men wearing tuxedos, suits and ties and jackets, or just dress slacks and dress shirt? Can you picture the color scheme that ties it all together? White and peach, greens and blues, reds and oranges are just a few of so many color choices to incorporate into your wedding. See if you can decide on a color scheme now. If you can make that decision, it will make the later decisions about decorations, flowers, and attire that much easier to make. However, you may want to wait until a site for the ceremony and/or reception are pinned down, or even until after you have chosen your dress.
Some couples choose to have a theme for their wedding that ties together some or all the following items: their attire and possibly that of the guests, the music, the food, the ceremony, the decorating, and even the location. Themes might mirror an ethnic tradition, a time period, or something more spirited: a Renaissance wedding, an African celebration, an Old South or Gone With The Wind type wedding, a My Fair Lady theme, or even a Disney style. You could also think about a look or design: art deco or country garden or city lights. Remember if you can decide on a color scheme, theme, or style now, many of the decisions to come on down the road might be easier to make.
Choosing a color scheme can be a little easier than many people make it out to be. For me it was simple. I love dark colors and it always seemed that navy, burgundy, green, and ivory work so well together. Having green as my favorite color and dark blues as my husband’s favorite color did not hurt matters either. But I have also gone to hobby or craft stores and combined different colored flowers and swatches of material to see if a specific color combination caught my eye. Even looking at comforters for beds or furniture can give you ideas on color schemes and even designs.
Acknowledgement of each other’s personal heritage in a wedding celebration has a way of accentuating the common bonds between the couple. To show respect and eternalness, some couples include portions of their ethnic or religious traditions into the weddings, while others include a motif that has special importance. This is their goal for unity and harmony that a meaningful celebration is supposed to represent. My husband is of Catholic faith and I come from a mix background of Baptist and Pentecost. I have been to church with my husband and his family and adore the religion. I can relate to more of their beliefs than from my own background. So we had a Catholic Marriage Blessing read during the ceremony. It was very beautiful and very touching.
The couples that choose a theme wedding want it to be unique and unforgettable. Many will go to great lengths and expense to guarantee that everything is genuine in every way. The only limitation to a theme wedding is one’s own imagination, and the means you have to dedicate to it. The only consideration is for you to be constant without going too far. It is not the amount of details devoted to the theme, but the uniqueness of those you choose.
Now to begin: write down any color schemes you like, any ethnic or religious background ideas of your and your fiancé’s, then any themes that pop in your head. Then figure how much you want to and can spend. You are now on the way to developing the background work for your wedding.
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