There is so much to think about when you're organising your special day. This not only applies to Weddings but really any celebration you're organising.
So how do you actually decide where to start? Here are some helpful questions you can ask yourselves that will ensure you choose a theme that totally reflects you as a couple and has meaning to you both and to those who attend.
What's your budget?
What is something that you and your partner LOVE to do together?
Where is your favourite place to go as a couple?
If you already have a venue in mind, is there a specific theme that would suit that venue?
What time of year will you be marrying? (This will effect your dress & outfit styles & may affect your colour choices)
What type of "vibe/feeling" do you want on the day (upbeat, fun & full of laughter or serious & meaningful, OR a combination of both!)
Do you want casual and relaxed or formal & fancy?
Who will you be including in your ceremony?
Are there any special people that you wish to incorporate into your special day?
Is your theme appropriate for all guests you're considering inviting? (A sandy beach can be tricky for wheelchairs)
These considerations will give you a great foundation list to work from and cut your choices dramatically so you're not wasting time on choices that clearly don't fit with your theme.
As you can see from the photo above and those below, the theme for our wedding in 2015 was casual and relaxed with a beachy/natural theme. We chose this theme because we have had many wonderful memories together with our kids at the beach, we love nature and the brilliance of the sunshine on the ocean and we love the serenity of the beautiful lakes, parks and tributaries in and around Lakes Entrance. We're relaxed, natural and easygoing people so we wanted our wedding to reflect that "vibe".
We wanted the theme to flow through the entire Wedding process, so we started with engraved "thong/flip flop" bottle openers as our save the date option. Being on a tight budget, I made the wedding invitations myself and together with my fiancee we put together over 30 "messages in bottles" and hand delivered them. We enlisted the help of my amazing friend at Digital Devotions Photography to create placecards and labels for our male guest's gift wine bottles and our beautiful daughter made us some soy candles, which we labelled similarly to the invitations, as our ladies gifts.
We were married at "Paradise" which is a stunning 23 acre property overlooking the Entrance at Lake Tyers Beach. The ceremony was outside and the "aisle" was marked with shells & driftwood from our local beaches. Our extremely talented friend Lea spent hours creating the driftwood arbour, which was also made with driftwood off our local beaches.
The Reception at "Miriams Restaurant" was decorated simply with small glass mason jars full of sand, shells, & driftwood & beautiful flowers that blended with those in our bouquets.
Our colour palette was extremely natural with soft pinks, neutral beiges, whites & browns with a hint of soft green here and there. My flowers, which were from the florist in Myers Street Lakes Entrance, were absolutely stunning and really highlighted the golden tones of my dress and the soft pink in the bridesmaids dresses.
To complete our theme, we chose a gorgeous picture of us on the beach and printed a sincere thank you message, sending this out to our guests as both a thank you and a keepsake of our special day.
As you can see, having a plan for your theme ensures that everything flows seamlessly from the first contact with your guests, right through to the reception.
Happy planning.
Shine on beautiful souls
Caz
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