Holiday Weddings

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…yes, even for a wedding.

Some couples find the holidays quite a natural time to bring together the family to witness their commitment to one another. It truly is a special time to get married and there are lots of ways to incorporate the season into your wedding day.

Whether it’s Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year’s, the colors and ambience of the holiday is a natural to blend into your wedding planning.

For a Thanksgiving-themed wedding, imagine mini pumpkins, dried berries and gourds as centerpiece and floral accents with bridesmaid’s dresses in shades of browns or oranges. Menus can be customized to reflect traditional Thanksgiving foods such as cranberries and turkey and maybe even a pumpkin cheesecake wedding cake.

Christmas opens the door for even more creativity. Of course, reds and greens and poinsettias adorn the room and maybe even the bridal party. The ideas for holiday décor are endless: snowglobes as centerpieces, evergreen and pine, garland and little white lights. Christmas cookies are strewn throughout the sweet table after a dinner of beef tenderloin with peppercorn sauce or a magnificent roasted capon. Imagine a personalized ornament for the tree as a party favor for all your guests or a small Christmas stocking stuffed with truffles.

Begin the year as husband and wife with a late-evening ceremony on New Year’s Eve. Serve champagne and hors d’oeuvres as you dance the night away. Invite guests to join you on handmade woven paper with silver and gold, and dress your bridal party in black with rhinestone and glitter accents.

Another reason holiday weddings from Thanksgiving to Memorial Day are so popular is the ability for people to travel with the extra days off from work and that families and friends are planning to spend that time together anyway.

If you decide holiday season nuptials are for you, prepare to make your plans well in advance, as the Christmas season in particular is the busiest entertaining season of the year. Most hotels, restaurants, country clubs, banquet halls and caterers are also busy with business dinners and parties.

Your choice of a holiday themed wedding will give you, your friends and family double reason to celebrate!