Peculiarities
Before you decide to exchange rings in winter, you need to carefully weigh the pros and cons.
The objective advantages of a winter wedding are:
- the ability to organize an event in the shortest possible time;
- prices for all services, from restaurant rental to dress rental, are significantly lower than in summer (with the exception of New Year holidays);
- there is no crazy queue to register a marriage at the registry office;
- the presence of beautiful landscapes for a fabulous photo shoot, especially if the photo walk on your wedding day is in a winter forest;
- the opportunity to enjoy unique competitions and winter activities: snowball fights, skating rink;
- a wide selection of decor for the banquet hall, taking into account the theme of the celebration;
- originality and beauty of the bride's outfit using interesting accessories: a fur coat and muff, for example.
On the other side of the scale are the disadvantages of holding a wedding in winter:
- unpredictability of weather, which can ruin plans for a photo shoot;
- the likelihood of getting sick after the event (or before it), if it occurs at the height of a seasonal epidemic;
- the impossibility of a long photo walk through memorable places;
- the risk of getting faded photographs due to the merging of the bride’s white dress with the snow if the photographer is poorly chosen;
- unavailability of some vegetables and fruits.
If you take into account the problems associated with bad weather and look for solutions in advance, it is obvious that there are many more benefits.
Wedding decoration in winter style
Couples who choose a winter-themed wedding will not regret their choice ; winter is favorable for marriage in every sense, even organizationally.
Many couples, succumbing to temptation, postpone their weddings to spring and summer, and not always successfully: in fact, in winter it is much more convenient to organize everything, and prices are much lower.
The only exception may be the New Year holidays. But winter is long, and you can choose a period without holidays.
Cake and fireplace
To hold a celebration, we recommend renting a country mansion for a day with a fireplace, a huge staircase, and pompous columns. Then your wedding will be a complete winter fairy tale. If you have the means, or just want to make this day memorable, then you can hold a wedding ceremony in Europe; Sometimes, renting a small ancient castle will cost you the same money as a mansion in the Moscow region. If you don’t have a lot of money, then choose a small restaurant.
Don't skimp once again: if your venue has a fireplace, then light a fire in it, having prepared the wood in advance. Decorate everything with garlands and tinsel, this will give the atmosphere of a fairy tale and comfort.
Place
A truly fabulous feature of a winter wedding, especially for residents of big cities, will be a rented chic mansion outside the city, decorated in a classic style.
Just imagine: a luxurious front door, huge fireplaces and polished mirrors, an oak staircase, walls with pompous stucco and floors with exquisite parquet... You will feel like a king and queen, and you deserve such a feeling on one of the most important days in your life.
An alternative option that is not inferior in luxury is organizing a wedding in Europe , where prices for renting mansions are slightly higher than in large Russian cities.
If you're not willing to spend too much on one day, even if it's a memorable one, consider renting a nice restaurant with an outdoor area.
Winter wedding: tips on style and colors in decoration
Winter is a wonderful time of year. Many people like the charm and atmosphere of a fairy tale, and therefore some young couples prefer a winter wedding to a summer wedding. Trees covered with snow look extraordinarily beautiful, and the bride’s snow-white outfit will be in great harmony with the winter nature. A winter wedding is the choice of out-and-out romantics who want to make their wedding special.
Theme and colors
A winter wedding can be held in one of the following styles:
- rustic : room in a rustic style, classic outfits with a retro twist;
- Russian style : log house in the forest, folk festivals, musicians, drinking tea from a samovar and other original details;
- wedding “Winter's Tale” : based on the scenario of a fairy tale story. For example, Koschey kidnaps a beautiful bride, and a good fellow (groom) must go through serious tests to save her (other fairy-tale characters - witnesses and guests - help him);
- New Year/Christmas wedding , if the event is planned for the appropriate dates: in the room - a fireplace, a tree and socks for gifts, in the images of the newlyweds - an abundance of red, in the bouquet - fir cones and pine branches.
When choosing the color scheme for your celebration, rely on your own taste or use one of the popular trends today :
- a combination of green (pine branches) with red (balloons, tinsel, berries);
- main white color with silver accents;
- a combination of silver and blue symbolizing winter.
Important! The colors of a winter wedding can be any, but with the ones listed above it is easier to maintain suitable stylistic formats.
Lilac wedding is just a song!
A lilac wedding is a great solution. This color is noble, luxurious and philosophical. He does not belong to a specific gender: he can be both male and female. In general, this is an ideal option!
But if you choose it, you will have to dilute it generously. The color power of lilac is so enormous that not everyone can withstand its impact. Especially throughout the whole day. So it will be much more effective to place beautiful accents rather than fill the entire space with them.
Lilac goes well with white, beige, silver, lilac, and gray. With these flowers he looks calm and gentle. The following colors give it a bright, sunny mood: yellow, orange, green.
So, lilac wedding!
Let's start with the invitations. They, like the calling card of the upcoming celebration, should reflect the main idea.
If your dream is a stunning lilac dress, then you're in luck! Wedding salons now offer a large selection of dresses of this color. It is better to complement the image with white and any shades of lilac. A bride in lilac immediately sets the right tone for the entire celebration. She is the center of this day and everything revolves around her!
But if you have always wanted to wear a white dress at your wedding, do not deny yourself this pleasure! Use lilac accessories: a belt (can be with a bow or long ribbons), shoes, a delicate wreath of white and purple flowers in your hair.
What would a dress be without charming shoes?!
The bride's bouquet at a lilac wedding can be made entirely of purple flowers, with different shades of purple, or mixed with white flowers.
Now let's move on to a little intimacy: a wedding garter. She is the real embodiment of tenderness and femininity! Something deliciously forbidden and full of charm.
And, of course, a cushion for the newlyweds’ rings.
The bride may need a clutch to store essential little things.
Feel free to choose plain lilac dresses for the bridesmaids if the bride herself chose a white outfit. Together they will look simply great!
At a lilac wedding, there is an excellent option for the brave groom: a suit of the appropriate color.
But if he adheres to a more conventional style, he may limit himself to a bow tie or tie, a shirt or scarf, elegantly tucked into the top pocket of his jacket.
There are also great options for little princesses.
To decorate the wedding procession, lilac ribbons, balloons, and flower arrangements mounted on the hood or roof of the car are suitable.
When decorating a banquet hall, use chair covers, tablecloths or napkins. Bouquets on tables made of fresh flowers of any lilac shade. Above the newlyweds' table, install an arch made of ribbons, organza or tulle, lace and balloons. Or a garland of flowers. Decorate the newlyweds' glasses with compositions of ribbons and artificial flowers, using rhinestones, beads and other endlessly cute decorative paraphernalia.
Place purple fruits on the table: grapes, plums, blackberries... Decorate bottles of champagne with purple satin ribbons and paper flowers. Dress the bottles on the newlyweds' table in the groom's suit and the bride's dress.
And don't forget about sweets! The main dish on the table is cake! Here, too, you can emphasize the thematic direction of the wedding, for example, using tinted mastic.
Additionally, you can order cakes and sweets.
And more additional details, decorated in the same style. They will definitely make your wedding original! Invitations and a book of wishes, a wedding treasury, badges for witnesses, a wedding padlock, a pillow for rings, a basket for petals, candles for the table, bonbonnieres or bags with small gifts-compliments for guests: aromatic handmade soap, aromatic sachet...
And don't forget to warn your guests about the specific color scheme of your wedding! Ask them to wear at least something appropriate. Almost everyone has at least something suitable in their wardrobe: a dress, a tie, shoes, a handbag, a hair decoration, a belt. You can always get out of a difficult situation by doing makeup in the appropriate direction! Warning: A black eye is not considered appropriate jewelry! 
Candle.
Bonbonniere.
Basket for petals and cushion for rings.
Love, good luck and lots and lots of happiness to everyone! Thanks everyone!
Bride style
The dress does not have to be white : a silver model also looks expensive and elegant. In this case, it is important to choose the right tone for accessories (gloves, veil) and shoes. Jewelry made of pearls and white gold will harmoniously fit into the image.
If the bride still decides to opt for the classic white color of the dress, she can think about appliqués in the form of snowflakes and exquisite lace imitating frosty patterns.
A silver fur coat and muff will help complement your winter look - this is not only a matter of aesthetics, but also functionality: no one wants to catch a cold on one of the most important days in their life.
Before going outside, you should definitely wear warm white tights under your dress: no one will see them anyway, but the bride will feel comfortable during a photo shoot in the snow, and not shift from foot to foot and chatter her teeth from the cold. Already at the banquet you can change your boots for shoes, and warm tights for fishnet stockings.
Bride's image
It's cold in winter, so it's important to think carefully about your outfit. Any color is suitable for the dress: from classic white to blue, pink, ash, pearlescent, red, purple. The only thing you need to take into account is that the white dress will blend in with the snow. Therefore, you need to spice up your look with a contrasting belt or brooch. A fur coat, gloves, and ankle boots are used as insulation. Take a warmer pair of shoes just in case.
A bride in a white fur coat or fur cape will look especially impressive in winter photographs.
You can view suitable fur coat models here - https://dianafurs.ru/catalog/norka.html
Groom image
It is important for a man to follow the same health guidelines as a bride. In a winter look, you can’t do without warm underpants, thermal underwear or an insulated jacket.
When choosing a style, you should focus on your own preferences. It will be interesting to look at a version a la 19th century with a tailcoat instead of a jacket and an elongated black coat. Daredevils and originals can add accessories such as a cane and top hat.
A less eccentric and more versatile option is a warm tweed suit with a bow tie. A special highlight will be a corduroy, velvet tie or woolen scarf.
Bride's bouquet and groom's boutonniere with photo
The bride's bouquet is made in the prevailing colors of the celebration. The boutonniere should be a mini version of the bride's bouquet so that the newlywed couple looks harmonious.
Any flowers with the addition of artificial snow are appropriate. If the wedding is in a rustic or rustic style, a bouquet of fir branches and cones will look great. Bright bunches of rowan and viburnum are suitable for those who like brighter options.
In addition to flowers and branches, you can add knitted details to the bouquet and boutonniere if they resonate with something in the image of the newlyweds.
For a photo shoot, you can take a spare frost-resistant bouquet of crystal flowers. Firstly, such a touch is still rare, and guests will definitely be delighted. Secondly, with a crystal bouquet you can take stunning shots outdoors, but return to the standard version indoors.
Dress code for guests
If your celebration requires a specific dress code, make this known to guests in your winter wedding invitations. Send them in early so that you have time to find outfits.
It will be great if you can prepare boutonnieres for all male guests and small bracelets with flowers/twigs for beautiful ladies, and for the photo shoot everyone can bring scarves and mittens in the same color scheme.
Advice! If you move away from the classic style, you can invite the groom's friends to come in cozy knitted sweaters.
Decor for invitations and place cards
All printing is done in the same color scheme as the wedding itself. At the same time, it is advisable to add to the design of invitations and place cards something that speaks of the coming winter, for example, snowflakes.
Winter wedding invitations with a calligraphic font that imitates handwritten text will hint to guests even before the holiday that something special is coming.
Wedding procession
If you want the walk to the venue to be memorable for you and your guests forever, hire a trio of horses harnessed to a beautiful carriage.
Those who love original solutions can consider renting a sleigh driven by horses or blue-eyed huskies.
If finances allow, and the wedding is on New Year's Eve, you can even rent a sleigh with reindeer , and the newlyweds can dress up in the costumes of Father Frost and the Snow Maiden.
Decoration of the banquet hall
When choosing decor for a banquet, follow these recommendations:
- Don’t skimp on lighting : in winter, electric garlands and multi-colored LED strips are appropriate. Decorate them around the perimeter of walls, windows and front doors to create a festive mood. If you don't like twinkling lights, order standard drapery with balls and fabrics, as is customary for summer weddings, but this option will look less interesting;
- If you decide to hold an event in a restaurant with an open area, you can light fireworks there at the climax;
- Light a lot of candles on the tables - this will make the atmosphere special. The flickering of candles will amazingly transform wedding photos;
- Choose a restaurant that doesn't skimp on tableware. Crystal is the best choice for a winter wedding banquet.
Important! When planning a winter wedding, pay attention to interesting details and findings and feel free to include them in your wishes to the decorators.
Wedding in purple: what you need to know
When decorating a wedding in the style of one color scheme, it’s not so easy to decide right away, because there are so many spectacular rich shades around! This article is dedicated to those newlyweds who have set their eyes on the elegant purple color. If it is correctly included in the concept of wedding decor, then your holiday will turn out to be truly luxurious.
Purple wedding: choosing a palette
For a purple wedding, you need to decide on a combination of shades from the very beginning. If purple is chosen as the main color of the wedding celebration, it is important not to overdo it. An excessive palette of one color can create a not very cozy pretentious atmosphere. Moreover, this tone is very saturated, so it would be better not to use lilac as the main one, or to combine it with a softer, muted color.
Plum is considered a noble shade that combines beautifully with a wide variety of colors. Harmony can be achieved by combining it with silver, gold, gray, white and burgundy. Particular sophistication is the combination of plum and cream tones. Also pay attention to the combination of plum with eggplant, lilac, classic purple and magenta.
In general, white color will help to emphasize the nobility and beauty of a purple wedding. Therefore, the combination of white as the main one and purple as the additional one will be very successful. Also take note that figs, plums and other fruits can be used as festive table decor for a wedding in purple. This will add a pop of color to your color scheme.
Wedding in purple: table decoration
Table decoration, as a rule, begins with the choice of textiles. It is best to choose a white tone with purple patterns, such as abstract flowers, intricate geometric shapes or watercolor stains. All dishes should be selected in the same style, similarly candlesticks, trays and various serving elements. The lilac shade looks perfect in the design of glasses, which would not be amiss to decorate with velvet purple ribbons.
For a celebration in this style, you need to competently approach the choice of decorative elements for tables. First of all, this applies to flower arrangements. Florists advise placing small, spreading bouquets decorated with fruits, such as figs, plums or grapes. Flowers that are perfect include roses and orchids, peonies, calla lilies and tulips. Lilies of the valley will look incredibly delicate; if the season allows, be sure to include them in the composition.
If you want to achieve more contrast in your wedding decorations, then try using lilac tablecloths with snow-white floral arrangements.
Menu ideas
You shouldn’t order a lot of light salads and snacks: they are only suitable in summer. Place appetizer rolls with caviar and red fish on the table. For starters, you can serve exotic soups: surprise, surprise! When choosing a second course, give preference to hearty dishes, pay particular attention to hot dishes. An excellent option is all types of meat: beef kebab, goose, duck, roasted pig.
For dessert, guests will enjoy chocolate fondue and hearty, aromatic pies, and for drinks they will certainly enjoy warming non-alcoholic mulled wine.
Instead of traditional ice cubes, you should serve frozen fruit figurines with alcohol : this will pleasantly surprise your guests.
Cake
An incredibly tall snow-white cake decorated with fragile snowflakes would look ideal. The final touch to the menu at a winter wedding should be such that everyone present simply gasps with delight.
How to arrange a wedding?
The use of draperies made of flowing veils and heavy satin will emphasize the splendor of the celebration. Tablecloths can be used white, with accents in the form of the finest lace, embroidery, butterflies and petals of the chosen shade. Lilac lighting in the form of electric garlands, flashlights, and lamps looks great. Balloons and, of course, flowers are relevant.
Depending on the style of the wedding, the interior can be decorated with textiles, antique gilded or bronze candlesticks, the same bowls, goblets, and boxes. You can place glass and ceramic vases with flower arrangements, sculptures and figurines, and colorful candles. Large photographs and posters from the lives of the newlyweds, wedding symbols, flower garlands and fabric compositions are appropriate on the walls. You can string sparkling threads of crystal beads, garlands of fabric and paper weaves, flags, and lanterns along the ceiling. It is desirable to have one or more large chandeliers that provide bright light.
Flowers in bowls with colored water, floating candles, and scatterings of beads are often used to decorate the table. Lace or linen napkins can be white or lavender. A table served with porcelain or silverware looks great, and glasses, bottles of champagne and candles can be decorated with gold or silver plating, lilac lace, and rhinestones.
To decorate the room, you can use the following flowers in suitable shades:
- roses and lavender;
- lilacs, violets and delphinium;
- irises, meadow geranium, lilies;
- gladioli, alpine aster, pansy, snowdrops;
- catnip, crocuses and hyacinths;
- hydrangea and lupins, tulips.
You can create hanging arrangements of flowers in the form of flowerpots, individual buds in glass balls, or spherical bouquets. A wedding arch, if it is created in the warm season, can be woven abundantly with greenery, with a luxurious floral pattern. And in winter, an ice or snow arch with lilac lighting will look incredibly solemn.
Entertainment examples
When choosing entertainment, you should start from the given theme.
An example for a winter wedding in the “Winter’s Tale” style: act out the story of the struggle between good and evil in an open area near a restaurant or in the forest (if you rented a mansion). To do this, all guests are divided into two teams and begin a snowball fight. And when good wins (it always wins), the groom launches fabulous fireworks.
If a photo walk in the park before the banquet is planned together with the guests, you can arrange a slide or ice skating.
There are also universal ideas for entertaining those gathered: on the second day, a friendly group can go to the forest on skis or to the mountains to enjoy snowboarding and skiing.
Pros of a holiday in the cold season
For many, the winter season evokes the most pleasant associations - large flakes of snow swirling in the air; skating, sledding, skiing and romantic evenings under a cozy blanket with your loved one.
The same emotions can be transferred to your own wedding, organizing it in a classic form or in a stylized one, for example, in Russian or fairy tale traditions. A winter wedding, the ideas of which are suggested by nature itself, will certainly become an unforgettable and wonderful event.
Benefits of a winter celebration:
- Any outfits of the newlyweds and guests will look harmonious against the backdrop of a snow-white shroud. For a girl, this is another reason to try on the image of a traditional Russian beauty or a snow queen. At the same time, it is not necessary to dress in this way; the sensations that arise will be enough.
- If you choose a winter wedding, ideas for organizing it can be timed to coincide with the New Year holidays or Valentine's Day. This will make the event even more romantic.
- During the cold season, there are no such queues at the registry office as in the summer, and in most establishments you can easily book the banquet hall you like.
- You can save money on the services of a photographer, video operator, hairdresser and makeup artist, since the cost of their work decreases during the off-season. The emphasis can be placed on the surroundings - an unusual wedding in winter will cost less.
In winter, weddings take on a completely new charm and solemnity. This option is suitable for romantic natures who have the most tender and warm feelings for each other, which do not freeze even in the most severe frosts. This is exactly the idea that can be implemented at a wedding, making it touching and magical.
A winter wedding also has some disadvantages that may influence the decision of future newlyweds:
- The bride and groom will need to purchase additional winter accessories. But decorating a wedding in winter is cheaper - nature itself takes care of the decorations.
- For a photo shoot, you will need to choose not only a picturesque area in nature, but also a studio or some other room, since in cold weather, walking for many hours in a thin dress and suit can negatively affect your health. Renting museum halls or estates for filming must be arranged in advance, as some of them may be closed for the winter.
- Unpredictability of weather can ruin the ambience that was originally intended. If the bride and groom can still come to terms with severe frosts, then a sudden thaw can upset the plans.
- Prices for fruits and vegetables rise in the winter, and these are additional costs.
In general, the disadvantages of a winter wedding are not critical, so future newlyweds can organize a celebration to their liking without any problems. Such a celebration should have a lot of light and sparkle, and the main colors for a winter wedding are definitely white, blue or red. The atmosphere can be either romantic or fiery, the choice depends on the preferences of the bride and groom.
Photoshoot
If there is snowfall on the day of the celebration, you are just lucky! You will have many amazing shots: how you kiss in the falling snow, how you throw a handful of snowflakes up in your palms and laugh. Trees sprinkled with snow in the background will complement the fabulous atmosphere in the frames.
You can draw a heart in the snow and take a photo next to it, or if you are not afraid of freezing, lie down in the snowdrifts and make snow angels.
Advice! If there are frosty patterns on the restaurant windows, be sure to take atmospheric shots against their background.
During a winter wedding, photos can be taken in almost any location, and they will be winning. If you have the opportunity to go to Central Park before the banquet, do it. Don't bypass the ice slide there, take a ride! You will get bright, emotional shots.
Wander through the ice labyrinth and skate hand-in-hand on the outdoor ice skating rink. Believe me, when you look back at these photos years later, romantic memories will come back to life again and again.
Recommendations
If you have firmly decided that you want to say the cherished “Yes!” to each other. on a winter day, be sure to consider the following important points:
- Even if the weather forecast promises a clear day, you should not trust it 100%. An unpleasant surprise can be a sharp wind and an unexpected thaw. Plan the course of the event in such a way that the vagaries of bad weather cannot significantly affect the organization;
- Thoughtfully plan when registration starts, what time the photo walk starts, and so on. Winter days are short, so you need to do everything in time. It will be a shame to end up with dark photos simply because you didn't take this feature of the season into account;
- Solve the issue with the premises for the celebration , find picturesque places for a photo shoot, agree on the menu in the restaurant and choose a sketch of the wedding cake with the confectioners;
- Think about the style and color scheme of your winter wedding. Select the necessary accessories, order invitations, a bridal bouquet and a boutonniere for the groom;
- Decide on the outfits of the bride and groom so that they are not only attractive, but also warm during a walk in cold weather.
If you realize that you don’t have time to solve all the problems yourself, hire a professional organizer.
Winter wedding color scheme
What colors do most people associate with the New Year, a symbol of winter? Red? Green? But a wedding taking place in winter should be special, which means that the choice of colors must be approached with all responsibility. A winning option could be a combination of silver and red. They are not only perfect for decorating a hall, but can also become an element of a wedding dress, a witness’s dress and suit, the main color scheme for invitation cards, and the decoration of the newlyweds’ car.
The combination of white, silver and gray will look very New Year's - these shades seem to remind you of winter, while giving the celebration a touch of elegance. The combination of white, silver and ivory is very interesting; there is also room for green, light blue or dark blue, which harmonizes with almost all of the above shades. If you like unexpected solutions, use rich purple, white and silver colors. Even if the bride's dress is white, a purple bouquet, ribbons or decorations can complement the image and make it bright and unusual. Red and gold colors remind us more of Christmas, so using this combination in a wedding theme is not the best solution; in extreme cases, you can dilute this tandem with a third color.
