Most brides choose to get married in the summer. While getting married in the summer has many advantages, the winter is a wonderful time with lots of ambiance to enjoy. Shopping at a Christmas market could be a great opportunity to gain some inspiration for your winter wonderland wedding. In this blog we will give you tips and inspiration to create a magical winter wedding. Are you ready to be inspired?
Making a mood board
Whilst the summer and spring have their own charms, winter can be a magical time to get married. Twinkling lights and candles can give you the ultimate Christmas sensation. The ambiance of Christmas combined with a wedding can feel mysterious and special. As many couples get married in summer, a winter wedding is truly unique. For future brides, it can be quite hard to imagine what a winter wedding would look like. This is why making a mood board is the first step to working out the ideas for, and details of your wedding. You could try to make several mood boards. Each with a different theme or color. This way it is easier to create a clear image of what your perfect winter wedding would look like.
How to make a mood board, you ask? Well, like many brides we start with exploring ideas on Instagram and Pinterest. These platforms have countless of winter decors to choose from. One even more beautiful than the other. Topics you could find are, for example, pictures of table settings inspired by the snowy surroundings or Christmas trees with the most beautiful decoration. We want it all! The ambiance will be amazing and is something different than the standard summer wedding setting. Furthermore, you could choose to apply your theme to your wedding cake by means of snowy cakes, the application of white roses or pinecones, or a wedding cake inspired by snowflakes and icicles.
Feeling the winter wonderland ambiance
By the time that you have finished your mood board containing your dream wedding dress, table settings, wedding cake, or essentially your entire dream wedding you will have realized that a winter wedding is super romantic. This leads us to the next point; Christmas markets. Secretly we all love them. For brides, a Christmas market is the ideal setting for getting a taste of the ambiance and for looking for a wedding dress that fits the theme perfectly.
Decoration
Beautiful Christmas decoration is a must. Use lights, green winter plants, pinecones, or branches with red berries as decoration. The possibilities are endless: reindeer, icicles, Christmas ornaments. Make sure they stand out, but still stay elegant. Neutral colors with some bright color accents are perfect to create a beautiful decor. The Christmas decoration is the cherry on top of your wedding cake and will do great things for the ambiance at your wedding. Beautiful decoration will invite your guests to take pictures and create beautiful moments which will later become fond memories of your wedding. Make your wedding feel magical, like a real winter wonderland fairytale.
Snacks and beverages in theme style
When we think of Christmas and winter, we of course think mulled wine, hot chocolate, Christmas candy and you name it! At winter weddings often there is a stunning cute mulled wine/hot chocolate stall. You can make your own mini bar or hire a stall. Decorate your hot chocolate milk with marshmallows and serve cute Christmas candy.
If you would like to serve your guest the best of the best it could be a good idea to create a food area with decadent snacks such a chocolate covered strawberries, beautifully decorated cupcakes or other kinds of delicious finger food. If your wedding has a sit-down-dinner you could serve courses with locally sourced ingredients or seasonal fruits and vegetables, decorated to fit your winter wedding theme.
The perfect winter wonderland wedding gown and styling
Now the most important part, for bridal shops but also for brides; the wedding gown!
Planning a winter wedding of course brings some challenges like for example lower temperatures. There are different wedding dress options and also accessories to make sure that the bride stays warm outside. Continue reading for recommendations regarding the search for the perfect winter wedding gown!
Like in summer, in the winter you can also choose between bohemian bridal dresses or more traditional bridal dresses. Bohemian wedding gowns are not typical for summer and are also a great option for the winter. Wedding gowns with sleeves are always gorgeous, but especially in the winter they are a good option to stay a bit more warm. A perfect winter bridal gown is our dress Galley Galley is a stunning wedding gown with sparkles, feathers, long sleeves and a real eyecatcher! The feathers make the dress look extravagant and the sparkles contribute to a fancy magical look.
Another stunning look for a winter wedding is our wedding gown Glitter, with hundreds of sequence and beads this dress is a true gem. Does dress Glitter look a bit cold to you for a winter wedding? Do not worry, you can select gorgeous boleros from fur and feathers. This is totally on trend right now. Other options are a crochet stole, leather jacket, for a trendy look or even a denim jacket with embroidery to create a more bohemian look.
Of course you need accessories to finish the look. Gorgeous bouquets, corsages adapted to the season with pinecones, a lot of green leaf’s and gorgeous red berries. Another great idea is to use the winter flowers and colours from a bouquet in a flower garland as hair accessory.
In the summer the most popular colours for a wedding gown are often ivory, and when you choose a colour Blush or Nude. During the winter time it is often gorgeous to select cool tones, like the colour Powderblue. A wedding gown in this colour is gorgeous on different skin hues and always gives a fresh look. For the styling there are also many options. Golden and silver tiaras and hair decoration are always gorgeous, but you can also adapt to the theme and for example choose for snowflakes as hair decoration.
Are you persuaded to do a winter wonderland wedding? Check our board on Pinterest for more winter wedding inspiration and start planning your own theme wedding!
