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Winter Wonderland
For Narnia magic any time of year...
Think… glitter balls and sprayed willow; white roses and mistletoe; flickering church candles and a crackling fire.
Details… mulled wine and quince pies (the foodie ingredient right now);
faux fur wraps and diamante brooches; midnight-blue marquee liners
dotted with fairy lights.
Personalise with… a cake covered with
white meringue icicles and tables scattered with paper snowflakes (find
snowflake hole punches at art shops).
Rustic barn dance
For a folksy farmyard feel...
Think… hay bales in a field; barrels of cider; a hoedown band and caller.
Details… wellies, watering cans and wheelbarrows full of flowers; a
festive hog roast; homemade twig hearts; centrepieces of colorful fruits
and squash.
Personalise with…heart-shaped blackboards where
guests can scrawl messages and doodles and pose with in groups (great
for the guest book).
Versailles
For a day of theatrical flourishes
Think… Marie Antoinette and terraced ballrooms; gilt mirrors and chandeliers with table names in ornate frames.
Details… lavender bags and pretty fans; silver flower bowls of lilac
and violet; sherpherdess crooks wound with ribbons for flowergirls;
bouffant hair with diamante pins, and dresses with big bustles.
Personalise with… antique ivory invitations decorated with a cameo
brooch motif, and names written in elegant 18th-century-style
calligraphy.
English country garden
For your midsummer night’s dream...
Think… wisteria-clad walls and Pimm’s on the lawn; a string quartet; elderflower wine and strawberries with cream.
Details… roses or peonies in classic vases; flower girls with fairy wings and trees draped with pretty lanterns.
Personalise with… pots of fragrant lavender and herbs for favours, and raffia-tied napkins with sprigs of rosemary.
Around the world
For couples who love to travel...
Think… world music and steel drums; an international menu; colourful flags; vintage-cool passport stamps.
Details… airmail-style invitations; mini suitcases as centrepiece
containers; a kaleidoscope of coloured flowers, cake layers decorated
like luggage; boarding-card place names.
Personalise with…
tables named after cities or countries you both love. Use a giant world
map on an easel as a table plan and attach a list of guests’ names to
each location with pretty pins.
By the seaside
For chilled-out, sand-between-your-toes romance...
Think… a blessing on the shore; beach huts; his and hers flip-flops; multi-coloured pinwheels and pebbles as decoration.
Details… orders of service printed on fans; piles of rustic daisies;
driftwood table names; storm lanterns; jars of seashells; fresh oysters
and an ice-cream truck.
Personalise with… a unity sand
ceremony. You and your groom each pour sand of a different colour into a
single vase to symbolise your coming together as one.
Old Hollywood
For all-out glitz with a hint of nostalgia...
Think… classic starlet style a la Grace Kelly and Marilyn Monroe; an
ornate ballroom; sophisticated up-dos; black-tie and floor-length
bridesmaids’ dresses.
Details… smoky eyes; white calla lilies;
crystal candelabra; pearl-and-rhinestone hair combs; a lace-patterned
cake; laser-cut invites; live music by Big Band-style group; a vintage
Rolls Royce.
Personalise with… a chic cocktail bar where a
white-jacketed mixologist shakes up classic martinis, Manhattans, Whisky
Sours and Sidecars.
Autumn romance
For a harvest vibe with a quirky Halloween twist...
Think… falling leaves; golden light; bowls of apples; burnt orange accents.
Details… Witches Brew cocktails; gingersnap biscuits; carrot wedding
cake; masquerade-mask flavours; carved pumpkin table centres; warm
candlelight; an outdoor campfire with toasted marshmellows and blankets
for guest to wrap up warm in.
Personalise with… a message tree.
Instead of a guest book, have guests write well wishes on hand-crafted
paper autumn leaves and tie them to the branches with bits of twine.
Fairytale
For the princess inside every bride...
Think… voluminous satin ball gown and elbow-length gloves; a horse and
carriage ride to your historic-mansion venue; romantic arrangements of
roses.
Details… scroll invitations sealed with wax; a harpist;
vintage editions of fairytale classics; tall glass vases filled with
gypsophila; glass-slipper favour boxes.
Personalise with… an ice sculpture or wedding cake in the shape of a castle for a dreamy focal point during the reception.
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