Planning Your Victorian Theme Wedding

There are so many ways to incorporate a Victorian wedding theme into the plans for your ceremony and reception. Brides to be can choose their gowns, decorations and music to fit within this theme fairly easily.

The location for your Victorian wedding theme is important to set the right mood. Popular choices include rose gardens, gazebos, conservatories, and Queen Anne style estates. Many of these have to be booked in advance, so consider making your reservation for these as soon as you decide to get married; the location may determine the date of your wedding.

Once you know the date of your wedding you will want to order your invitations. In keeping with a Victorian wedding theme, colors for your invitations include pastel pinks, purples, blues, peaches and cream.

Interesting variations on the wedding invitation are scrolls, custom boxes for beribboned invitations and a wide selection of beautiful velum papers, cardstock, embellishments and ribbons. The creative bride may even choose to create her own invitation. The elements for making an invitation are easily found at most craft stores.

Planning the wedding at the location of your choice is the next step you will make. It is fairly easy to find and choose planners and decorators for a Victorian wedding theme, as it is very popular.

Florists are able to provide a wide variety of beautiful flowers for your wedding, especially if you hold it in the early summer. Blooms that can be used range from tea roses to magnolia blossoms.

Victorian’s liked to do everything on a grand scale so don’t think less is more. You can decorate with delicately painted flowerpots, wicker plant holders, wrought iron plant holders and pastel or clear vases.

White mini lights are popular to light and decorate archways and tables. There are also faux roses and other flower decorations that can be used to cover the white mini lights in keeping with your Victorian wedding theme.

Floral swags are also very versatile in decorating. They can be used in the ceremony and at the reception. Many times they are moved from one location to another, especially if you have purchased expensive fresh floral arrangements.

Choose your music at your reception to fit your Victorian theme. To incorporate the Victorian wedding theme, rent a victrola, hire a violinist, pianist, or hire a quartet to serenade guests or to play musical instruments. You can also use classical music at either the ceremony or your reception.

The bride will want to find favors to fit her Victorian wedding theme as well. There are a great many types to fit the occasion. Crocheted mini boxes, boxes tied with beautiful ribbons and charms, tussie mussie holders with beautiful silk or fresh flowers, scented votive candles in porcelain holders, the list goes on and on. Use your creativity to make your boxes or fill them with handmade soaps or chocolates.

The bride will have many things to choose from for her wedding day and there are many vendors that carry a wide variety of items for your special day. It may require a small army of friends to sort through all of the possibilities so consider having a mini party of your bridesmaids to help you make your final decisions.