Unique Wedding Theme: Jennifer and David at the Minneapolis Central Library

If you are thinking, “I need ideas to make my wedding unique,” then take inspiration from the wedding of Jennifer and David, which was held in the brand-new Minneapolis Central Library. Instead of the typical wedding locations such as an historic mansion, banquet hall, country club, church hall, or public park or garden, this couple chose the Cesar Pelli designed Minneapolis Central Library, a glass-infused high-tech structure that reads as an abstract composition.

If there is one element of the Minneapolis Central Library’s personality that rises to prominence, one aspect that screams louder than all others, it is that big inverted pyramid jutting high into the sky, above the front entrance. For Jennifer and David, who booked the library on first site, the distinctive venue delivered a ready made unique wedding theme. Once that thematic framework was set, most of the answers to their “I need ideas to make my wedding unique” probe flowed naturally.

Unique wedding decoration ideas derived from the combination of the library’s design and purpose were manifested in the reception held on the main floor, after an exchange of interfaith vows in an intimate hall on the second floor. These included escort cards, typed up by David, that resembled old-fashioned “due date” cards; large red 3-D table letters hand-painted by the bride, instead of table numbers; a small cake placed on each reception table, perched atop a glass brick. Guests signed a copy of A Book of Books, a photographic composition dedicated to the printed word.

The library’s interior is of minimalist aesthetics. The exterior’s high-tech style extends to the interior, using form and materials expressive of modern industrial technology that deliver visual impact. Yet it also conveys a sense of grandeur with tall ceilings and marble floors. As a stark counterpoint, red was used as the primary color throughout this unique wedding theme.

The aforementioned red table letters were just one of the ideas to make this wedding unique. Contemporary wedding invitations featured white lettering on red stock, personalized at the top by use of an encircled monogram of the couple’s initials. As this was a September wedding, the bride and her maid of honor carried autumnal bouquets of roses in various red hues plus hypericum berries. Individual table cakes varied in flavors, such as devil’s food or white Lady Baltimore, yet each was decorated with red icing, accented with white stylized vine designs.

As we have seen, answers to the search for “ideas to make my wedding unique” come from selecting a thematic framework. In the wedding of Jennifer and David, that framework came from picking a distinctive venue that fell outside the norm of wedding venues. The site’s architecture and purpose provided the guiding inspiration for creating unique wedding decorations in line with the theme. Red was chosen as an accenting wedding color, a stark textural contrast to the library’s minimalist aesthetics.