Why You Need a Wedding Theme

What is a Wedding Theme and Why You Need One

A wedding theme consists of an overall "feel" and "look" to your wedding. A wedding theme concentrates on a central idea or focus for the atmosphere you want set for your guests.

For example, a couple might choose a "Victorian" wedding theme or a "beach" wedding theme. What is important is to choose a wedding theme that reflects who the bride and groom are.

If you are on a tight budget, having a wedding theme will help keep you (and others) away from purchasing items that, although very pretty, may not work out as planned.

For example, a bride-to-be might see a crystal cake top that she "has" to have because "it's so gorgeous!" Down the road, she might discover that it is very expensive---too expensive--- to tie everything else to the look of the cake top and the entire wedding planning gets thrown off.

Do you see what happened? This bride-to-be tried to create a wedding theme around a cake top when the cake top should have accented her wedding theme.

Having a wedding theme helps to dramatically improve the mood and elegance of a wedding as well as be the central core of your wedding planning.

A Wedding Theme Creates Focus...and Helps to Avoid Embarrassing Moments

Having a wedding theme keeps your wedding party, friends and family from going astray from the central look and feel of your wedding. Having a wedding theme also helps to prevent overspending and winding up with a hodgepodge of wedding items that don't tie in together.

Aunt Sue may insist that you use a floral arrangement from her wedding as soon as your engagement was announced. However, if you have established a wedding theme at the onset of your wedding planning, you will be able to avoid many embarrassing moments.

Aunt Sue may automatically realize that her "pink and purple" floral arrangement would look ghastly in a wedding theme of "blue and white."

A Wedding Theme Helps with your Wedding Planning & Budget

Once you have established your wedding theme, it will help with your wedding planning and avoid "just buying" something because an item is pretty and you're thinking you'll "make it fit."

It works the other way around; everything from wedding decorations to food needs to revolve around your wedding theme---and help to keep your wedding budget down.

Your wedding theme should always stay in focus when you are doing your wedding planning; everyone who is involved with your wedding planning should be aware of this fact.

Having a wedding theme right from the start will help everyone involved because there will be fewer misunderstandings and mishaps when you arrive at your wedding day.

Considerations when Choosing your Wedding Theme

The list of considerations during wedding planning and staying within your wedding budget can feel overwhelming---especially if you do not have a wedding theme.

When choosing your wedding theme that also fits within your wedding budget, consider these items:

Attire: Dresses and tuxedos including any for a flower girl and ring bearer.

Food: Finger food or sit-down dinner and, of course, the cake.

Flowers

Gifts for the wedding party and mementos for guests.

Decorations for the ceremony and reception

Wedding and Reception Location

Entertainment

Your wedding day is a special day that marks the beginning of a couple's new journey together. Having a wedding theme says who the couple are and keeps a wedding memorable.

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