Christmas Theme Wedding Planning: Bringing It All Into Focus

The entire month of December is perfect for a Christmas theme wedding. It’s a time when you can share the holiday spirit with your family and friends. A Christmas theme wedding is a chance to celebrate the season while beginning your life together and starting the New Year.

While Christmas wedding decorations can include everything from a snowflake bookmark favor to a white marabou flower girl basket, most couples stick to traditional winter themes with only minor variations to reflect their personalities. Selecting the date is the first and foremost priority in planning a Christmas theme wedding but there are several other essential components of a Christmas wedding plan.

Choosing a Location

Most likely you will choose an indoor site to hold your wedding. For a religious service, your own church is best. In selecting your location, also consider the driving distance and convenience for decorating. For a civil ceremony, you may be married in the county courthouse, or somewhere of your own choosing with a judge or magistrate in attendance.

Theme Colors and Attire

Once you have chosen your attendants, it is then time to choose the color theme. The most popular Christmas wedding colors are variations of red or green, but recently black and white has also become popular. Both men and women are using plaids in their wedding attire. Velvet is a popular fabric and brides now frequently include a hooded cape with faux fur as part of the wedding ensemble.

Music

If you’re married in a church, there may well be an organist and/or a choir available for your special day. However, if that isn’t the case, bringing in a local choir to sing holiday-appropriate songs or carols may be an excellent alternative. Also, consider a harp or hand bells.

Flowers

Many couples choose traditional plants such as holly, sprigs of ivy and poinsettias as a part of their Christmas wedding décor. However, for something different, consider Fire and Ice Roses (white with red tips) or Gardenias. Add mistletoe to corsages or boutonnieres to create interest.

Eating and Drinking

Depending on whether you plan for finger foods or for a formal, sit-down meal, guests always remember what is served at a wedding. Of course, the cake is the culinary focus of the event and its flavor and decoration are the couple’s responsibility. Christmas theme weddings may see a cake decorated with small, glass balls or an entire top tier that resembles a Christmas tree.

Decorations

 The Church: Many churches are already decorated for the holidays. However, if the couple is responsible for decorations, they might select clear white electric candles for an evening or night wedding. Poinsettias or small Christmas trees with small white lights also work well. Pew decorations might include small wreaths or cinnamon sticks wrapped with flowers and/or greenery. The use of fir or pine garlands is also very popular. It’s always attractive to light the path or roadway leading up to the church’s entrance with luminaries.

 The Reception: If you have selected a theme for the church, carry it through to the reception. Christmas trees decorated with small white lights are very good for eye appeal. Think about using balloons (white, silver, gold) to brighten up the décor. Again, consider using luminaries. If affordable, an ice sculpture is nice.

Christmas and the “Perfect” Wedding

There’s no doubt that a Christmas theme wedding can be one of life’s most memorable events. This holiday lends itself to Christmas festivities, because there are so many decorations available and because they are available so far in advance of the actual event. A Christmas wedding can, indeed, be the “perfect” wedding for any couple who loves the holiday season.

About the Author

Valeria Vegas has a Masters degree in Writing and regularly writes for a local newspaper. She also teaches writing workshops in San Francisco and has taught high school English. As a freelance job, she corrects essays for the SAT and ACT through Pearson scoring as well as write copy for websites. She is the Associate Editor of a literary magazine, edit manuscripts for Behler publications, and works for authors independently. One of her stories was named Notable Story of 2004 by Million Writers.