Planning A Wine Theme Wedding

Brides are choosing a wine theme wedding from the Napa Valley to the Finger Lakes Region. If you don't live near a winery, you can still have the same ambiance with careful decoration and planning. Elegant decorations and complementary foods and wines at your wedding will leave your guests feeling that they are enjoying their time at a quaint winery.

Choosing the location of your wine theme wedding can be tricky if you live outside of a wine region. If you live in one of these regions you can book your wedding, reception and lodging as well. A bride can also have a wine theme wedding in a park with grape arbor reception areas or a conservatory that has a botanical feel. The goal is to create a warm and inviting atmosphere for your special day.

Decorating for the wine theme wedding is simple if you want to make the decorations yourself. Make table decorations with faux grapes in green and purple. Decorate guests tables with faux green grape leaves arranged randomly in the center. Finish off the look with elegant tapers in muted purple or white in the center of the leaves and grapes. You can use tulle material and pool it in the middle of the table then place faux grapes and grape leaves in the middle.

Other decorations you can use for an outdoor wine theme wedding include using wine barrels and half barrels with flowers planted in them, and grape trellis with faux grape vines and grapes attached to them. All of these materials are easily obtained at your local greenhouse or do it yourself hardware store. These decorations can be used together to make an archway or backdrop in your reception area.

Another way to decorate for your wine theme wedding is to have a cake that is in keeping with your theme. There are many variations on the grape theme to choose from: grapes dripping off of the layers, grapes clustered on the top of the cake and leaves on the layers and grapes that are sugared for the top of the cake. Cake toppers for the wedding cake can be traditional such as the use of a gazebo or small arbor or a simple porcelain grape and leaves cake topper.

Decorating the guests tables for a wine theme wedding can be easy. You can purchase lighted garlands complete with grapes and vines for your archway or to drape across the head tables. Use small votive candles elevated on a pedestal in the center of the tables. Decorate the pedestal with a small wreath of vines and grapes to complete the look. Your centerpiece can even be a collection of cheese cubes and fresh grapes for your guests to nibble on. Add a few bottles of wine to the table for your guests to enjoy with the appetizers during the reception.

Don't forget to include wine charms for your guests wine glasses. Wine charms come in a wide variety such as grape clusters, wine glasses and grape leaves. Grape leaf coasters are also a fun way to decorate the wedding reception tables. You can also use these grape leaf coasters to cover a plate and then place cheese and grapes on them for a unique look.

Wine theme wedding favors can be as elegant or as fun as you wish. Favorites gift ideas include grape jams and jellies, marzipan grapes given in small grape vine baskets, porcelain boxes with tiny grapes and leaves, bottles of favorite wines and shirts embroidered with grapes and vines.

If you'd rather leave the planning to professionals, consider a wine destination wedding. These are very popular with brides planning a wine theme wedding. Many vineyards can provide the food, decorations, music and lodging for your wedding and reception. All you will have to do at a wine destination wedding is show up with your wedding dress on.