Friday, November 21, 2008

A Winter Wedding for the Romantic in You

By Ciara Daykin

A winter wedding is a fabulous thing. Many brides opt for a winter wedding over a summertime wedding for several reasons. The crisp, sparkly snow outside with a roaring fire inside with lots of candlelight makes for an uber romantic atmosphere. A winter wedding can also give a bride more options for vendors as typically wedding professionals deem the spring and summer months as the peak season and have more open dates in the winter.

A Wonderful Wedding in Wintertime

You might want to give your winter wedding celebrations your own personal touch. If you are wondering how, here is some help.

Give your winter wedding the personal touch by using these 5 great ideas:

1. Let the outdoors come inside - So you want your wedding to be graceful and sophisticated. But you are worried that you cannot have such a wedding outdoors. Don't worry. You can always get the outdoors inside. Imagine this: You are dressed in a beautiful flowing wedding dress, you walk down an aisle which is lined up with trees, and the trees are decorated with frosty branches sparkling with lovely blue lighting. If that sounds like your ideal wedding, then go ahead and get the outdoors inside on your wedding date and still retain the elegance in it.

2. Give your guests the cozy feeling of being home - Everyone loves hot chocolate in the cold winter season. Welcome your wedding guests by giving them the hot and chilly Mexican Hot Chocolate. The Mexican Hot Chocolate is made of hot chili powder, cinnamon and unsweetened chocolate. Now that sure is a great idea for your signature drink.

3. Classy fashion in the winters - A winter wedding is classy not only because of the snow and the fire and the candlelight, but also because of the fashionable outfits you can put on. Imagine this: you as a bride looking beautiful wearing lovely long white gloves, a laced dress with long sleeves. When its time to take some pictures, you look more cute and lovely wearing some stylish furry boots. To further add to some winter fun, you can even put on a fur hat or caplet. And also the men. Won't they look handsome in their hats.

4. Delicious winter food for your guests - One of the best things about a winter wedding is choices of food available which you can serve at the wedding buffet. Guests love a hot meal sprinkled with aromatic and flavorful herbs such as sage and rosemary in the winters. Whereas in summers you have to wonder what food to serve, winters offer a number of options and choices.

5. The Colors of Winter - Some people prefer going with white at their winter weddings. It always works great. But you may want to add a dash of color to your winter wedding. Winters are the time to try out some deep rich colors. You can choose sapphire blue. Greens and Purples are also perfect for a wedding in the winters. Merlots and deep rich scarlet red also look elegant. Of course you can also pick a combination of the colors of ivory, cream and white, which is always the favorite of brides.

So the winter is slowly rolling in. It's the time to plan your perfect winter wedding. Don't make it harder for your guests by choosing a summertime wedding. They will really thank you and appreciate you for preventing them from going through an ordeal during a hot summertime wedding. The winter wedding will provide them with the perfect opportunity to celebrate your wedding with you.

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