by Lise Rina
Choosing to have your wedding during Christmas could be cost effective and a time saver. When planning a wedding many decisions need to be made and one of the biggest is to set a budget. Christmas is one of the most festive times of the year when friends and families gather to celebrate. Why not have a Christmas wedding and avoid spending to much time and money?
I had the wonderful experience of planning a wedding during Christmas and learned very quickly, there are many opportunities for creative and cost effective ideas. During Christmas season, many venues for weddings, such as churches, family member's homes, restaurants and even public parks are already adorned, with beautiful decorations.
Before deciding on your wedding colors, you may want to check with your venue to see what their decor consists of. There are several places, which do not use the traditional colors of Christmas decor. You may have had the opportunity if seeing your wedding venue previously decorated for Christmas, but in case you have not you could ask the venue to see the decorations they will use or if they could tell you their color scheme. This information will help when choosing bridesmaids dresses, tuxedos and flower bouquets.
Most venues, including churches, restaurants, public parks and personal homes, already decorate for Christmas. There are a few tips I learned when planning a Christmas wedding while sticking to a strict budget. Most decors will include Christmas trees with beautiful lights, as well as wreaths, ribbons and candles. For added personal touches, you may have things around your house or that you could borrow from friends and family that you could incorporate along with the venues decorations.
Check to see if you or your friends and family have white lights, wreaths, pillar candles, or fresh Christmas tree cuttings you could use. Wreaths are great for adorning church pews or used as table centerpieces. A wreath, along with a pillar candle in the center, makes a great inexpensive table centerpiece. You could even use fresh tree cutting along with pillar or tea light candles as beautiful table decorations. If you plan to use borrowed un-matching wreaths you could pull the look together with matching ribbons. Your own Christmas ornaments are also a great idea for adding colors and textures to existing Christmas trees or as table decor.
If you would like to incorporate flowers to your venue, a great choice would be Poinsettias. They are in season during Christmas and readily available. Poinsettias are a beautiful red flowered plant, and would be an inexpensive alternative for a fresh splash of color.
If you are having a reception following the wedding, planning the wedding and reception at an hour where etiquette allows avoiding serving guests a full meal, would save big bucks. A great idea would be and early afternoon wedding that would allow for serving Christmas cookies, candies, and cakes along with hot cocoa and hot apple cider, which you could bake yourself or pick up from your local bakery.
Christmas weddings are very beautiful, with the beautiful red and green colors, fresh greenery, beautiful smells, and lighting. Why not have a Christmas wedding, which allows for utilization of beautifully decorated venues and prevent you from spending to much money?
Christmas weddings are a great way to utilize existing decor and be a part of one of the happiest times of the year. By utilizing venues that are already decorated, along with your own personal touches, you can enjoy a beautiful wedding at a fraction of the cost. Christmas lights, ornaments, trees and greenery are great additions to existing d?cor for almost no additional cost.
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