Winter Wedding Decoration Ideas For A Heartwarming Celebration

When it comes to winter wedding decoration ideas, Christmas weddings have long been popular; and countless married couples mark their wedding anniversaries on Valentine’s Day. However, the winter season offers more potential for wedding ceremony and reception decoration motifs than those two distinctive occasions. Here are a few winter wedding decoration ideas to help create a joyous event that you and your guests will remember fondly.

Let the winter wedding decoration ideas mirror the strength and love of family, as the bride’s and groom’s families merge in celebration. Form a scrapbook for the bride’s family and one for the groom’s family and position them where guests can leaf through them and perhaps relive some fond memories. Create wedding reception picture decorations for each table in the form of a collage of family photos or childhood pictures of the bride and groom.

Homely surroundings are a much loved scenario for winter weddings – a family home, a quaint cottage or an historic inn where guests can gather round the fireplace. If you’re intending to host a sizeable wedding and need a larger space than a home or small inn offers, you can still establish a homey atmosphere for your winter wedding if you know how to decorate your wedding reception hall with a warm, comfortable feel.

Think country design with wooden decorations made by hand and elements of nature such as berries and pinecones. Serve cider and spiced apples, and let the aroma of cloves and cinnamon and other spices fill the air to warm your spirits. Make or buy a gingerbread house for guests to enjoy. Decorate with bright gold colors to enhance the light and warmth of your winter wedding. And be sure to find a venue with picture windows that overlook the pristine winter landscape.

White might seem to be the natural color for winter wedding decoration ideas, but it’s not the only color. Winter is the season for bold, bright colors that serve as counterpoint to the icy brilliance of the outdoors in many areas during the winter months. Think of evergreen forests, holly berries, log cabins, stone chalets and a deep blue sky reflected off ice-covered ponds. Accent your white winter wedding decor with bright red, forest green or royal blue. And yes, you can have pink at a winter wedding. Pink and chocolate brown for winter wedding colors can be a fun alternative.

Typically, a Christmas wedding is decorated with lots of evergreen and dark red or burgundy hues in keeping with traditional Christmas style. Pine garlands, large red velvet bows, poinsettias and strings of miniature lights transform the reception hall into a Christmas wonderland. Baskets or plates brimming with festive sugar cookies make a wonderful Christmas wedding centerpiece. Scatter miniature candy canes on each table and decorate with candy cane candles. A special Christmas ornament at each place setting makes the perfect keepsake for your Christmas wedding.

If you want winter wedding decoration ideas that are entirely atypical and especially offbeat in cold climates with lots of snow and ice, think about a surf and sun theme for your winter wedding. Create an indoor beach theme setting or a tropical paradise theme. Mix up colorful cocktails served in carved-out pineapples or coconut shells. Play surf tunes or reggae music. Perhaps invite your wedding guests to wear Hawaiian shirts. If you want a winter wedding affair that will stand apart from the crowd, a beach theme wedding or tropical Hawaiian theme wedding in mid-winter should solve your problem.