Choosing to have your wedding during Christmas could be cost effective and a time saver. When planning a wedding many decisions need to be made and one of the biggest is to set a budget. Christmas is one of the most festive times of the year when friends and families gather to celebrate. Why not have a Christmas wedding and avoid spending to much time and money?
Haven taken part in planning a Christmas wedding, I learned many ways to help cut costs and still have a beautiful ceremony. One of the largest expenses of a wedding is decorations. During Christmas season, most venues are already adorned with greenery, wreaths and Christmas trees. While you may want to add some of your own special touches to your venue of choice, it would probably not be necessary.
Before deciding on your wedding colors, you may want to check with your venue to see what their decor consists of. There are several places, which do not use the traditional colors of Christmas decor. You may have had the opportunity if seeing your wedding venue previously decorated for Christmas, but in case you have not you could ask the venue to see the decorations they will use or if they could tell you their color scheme. This information will help when choosing bridesmaids dresses, tuxedos and flower bouquets.
Most venues, including churches, restaurants, public parks and personal homes, already decorate for Christmas. There are a few tips I learned when planning a Christmas wedding while sticking to a strict budget. Most decors will include Christmas trees with beautiful lights, as well as wreaths, ribbons and candles. For added personal touches, you may have things around your house or that you could borrow from friends and family that you could incorporate along with the venues decorations.
Having a Christmas wedding allows you the opportunity to utilize decorations you, and your family or friends may have around the house, such as white strands of lights to be used around the wedding venue, wreaths to adorn church pews or reception tables, candles and even fresh greens cut from Christmas trees that could also be used. A great way to pull together wreaths that are not matching is to add a matching ribbon to each. Christmas ornaments are also a way to add some beautiful textures and colors to a table or Christmas tree.
If you would like to incorporate flowers to your venue, a great choice would be Poinsettias. They are in season during Christmas and readily available. Poinsettias are a beautiful red flowered plant, and would be an inexpensive alternative for a fresh splash of color.
Planning your wedding at a time where etiquette allows you to avoid serving quests a complete meal can save a lot of money. An early afternoon wedding would allow for serving delicious festive cookies, candies and cakes, along with hot cocoa or apple cider for a tasty addition to your ceremony. This would allow you to add your own touches if you baked them yourself or you could pick them up from a local bakery, either way saving a lot of money.
Christmas season is one of the most festive, vibrant times of the year, with sparkling lights, fresh greenery and baking smells, and bright beautiful colors. Planning a Christmas wedding when most venues are already beautifully adorned with greenery, lights and colors is a great money and time saving idea.
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