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Ideas for a Texas Country Wedding

If you're getting married in Texas - or just want a good old-fashioned Texas country wedding - you're sure to be looking for ideas for a Texas country wedding. From setting to attire, from flowers and arrangements to music and dancing, we've got some great ideas for a Texas country wedding that will be remembered by all of your friends for years as one of the most rollicking parties they've ever attended.

What goes into making a great country wedding? Start off with all your friends, add one great backyard, a barbecue grill, some of the most dramatic flowers in the country and shake up with the best country music you can find. If you'd rather set up indoors, a clean barn makes a great hoedown hall, with plenty of space for dancing and groaning tables full of food.

We've rounded up some of the best ideas for a Texas country wedding for you. There are food ideas, decorating suggestions, suggestions for wedding favors and more. If you're planning a country hoedown, wander through these ideas for a Texas country wedding and help yourself to the best.

Ideas for Texas Country Wedding Decorations
Go for the gingham - blue, red or green checked tablecloths and napkins say country in a big way. Roll the napkins and tuck them into straw napkin rings with brightly colored raffia flowers. Keep your centerpieces natural and simple, too. Baskets of wildflowers with bows and ribbons are perfect along the buffet tables and at the banquet tables. If you want something a little more 'country cute', you can fill watering cans with bouquets of wildflowers. Or, for a touch of the Old West, pick up vases in the shape of a cowboy boot to hold daisies, Queen Anne's lace and goldenrod.


Not a wildflower type of gal? Here's an idea for a Texas country wedding centerpiece - a baby saguaro cactus in a painted Mexican terracotta pot. Pick a plant saucer that's about six inches wider than the terracotta pot, center the cactus on it, and surround it with wrapped wedding favors for your guests.

Music Ideas for a Texas Country Wedding
Country music, of course! But don't stop there. Pick a band that can keep a good two-step going for hours, and change it up with a mix of hard-driving Southern rock and cowboy ballads. If you're up for it, hire a band with a square dance caller, and get your guests up on the floor for a few rounds of do-si-do and promenades.

Food Ideas for a Texas Country Wedding
With all that dancing and foot-stomping, you'll want to serve hearty, stick-to-your-ribs fare. Keep the chili pots simmering, and fire up the grills for barbecue ribs, chicken and the best thick-cut steaks you can find. Make sure there's plenty of salad - potato, macaroni and fresh garden - with a variety of dressings.

Skip the champagne fountain for a Texas country wedding - it just doesn't work well with ribs and steak. Instead, fill a couple of huge cans with cracked ice and cold beer. Pick a couple of great table wines - in a jug, of course - from a bottler like Three Thieves, who pick up some of the best varietals on the bulk wine market and bottle them up in good old country jugs.



About the Author

Abe Gardea is a full-time freelance writer and a regular contributor to http://www.wedding-decorating-ideas.com.

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