So you’ve decided on tying the knot in winter and you’re contemplating themes. Here at Wedding Ideas, we love a winter wedding, and we think that nothing beats a classic all-white theme – so, if you can’t guarantee snow, why not have a beautiful white winter wedding day? Here are a couple of ideas to get you started! 

An all-white wedding 

One of the easiest, least expensive and most effective wedding themes is all white. It doesn’t have to be  dazzling  white – you  could  use  ivory  or  creams – but basically you’re looking for an absence of colour. The overall effect is classic, simple and beautiful, and you won’t have to struggle to match 

everything to one particular shade! 

As well as your big white dress, you can put your bridesmaids in white too – hey, it worked for Pippa Middleton! Carry an all-white bouquet and give your flowergirls and bridesmaids winter white posies.You  could  also  get  white  confetti  for  the  flowergirls  and  scatter  it  on  your  wedding tables  as decoration. Keep your stationery simple and monochromatic, and get your groom and his best men to wear white waistcoats, cravats and buttonholes. 

At  the  reception,  decorate  your  tables  with  white  tablecloths  and  for  a  really  stunning  effect have white chairbacks too. Of course any candles and table centres need to be white, cream or ivory – we don’t want any pops of colour here. 

Sticking  to  a  one  colour  palette  can  be  very  effective,  but  maybe  draw  the  line  at  the  buffet – we can’t imagine all white food would be very interesting! 

A ski lodge theme 

If the pair of you are keen skiers, then why not incorporate this into your wedding theme? We’re thinking of a traditional ski-lodge high in the Alps. You could serve warming gluhwein to everybody on  arrival,  decorate  your  wedding  invitations  with  retro  images  of  skiers  and,  if  you  can, prop  old-fashioned wooden skis and sledges up outside your venue. 

This wedding by photographed by Mark Tattersall used a ski lodge theme, with cozy blankets on the chairs for guests and snow globe table numbers. As it was a New Year’s Eve wedding, everybody wrapped up at midnight to go outside and sing Auld Lang Syne. 

Scandinavian 

Another theme we like is Scandinavian style. Think red and white checked or striped tablecloths, tea lights in little glass vases, cut-out heart details, and table centres in hollowed out wooden containers. These wooden birch bark heart containers would be perfect as flower holders or lanterns. 

Your invitations can introduce this theme right from the beginning – we’re loving these Scandinavian folk art invitations from Etsy. 

For a true Scandinavian feel, remember to keep things cozy, but also bring a touch of the outdoors inside by hanging branches painted white with tea light lanterns as decoration. 

You could give DIY wedding favours like these heart decorations, which are red and white are intrue 

Scandi winter style. 

Let it snow 

If you’re lucky, you  may  have  a  snowy  wedding  day,  but  you  can  still  turn  your  reception into  a winter wonderland even if it doesn’t snow. 

Kate  Middleton  had  green  trees  lining  the  aisle  when  she  walked  down  Westminster  Abbey. For  a similar  feel,  you  could  spray  bare  branches  white  and  use  them  to  frame  doorways  to recreate  the feeling of a snowy forest. 

You’ll find plenty of inspiration for decorating your tables in the Wedding Ideas Shop. Sprinkle silver snowflakes and table crystals over white tablecloths to make the room shimmer with welcome as your guests arrive. You could write people’s names on pretty white and silver snowflake place cards, and put tea lights in special snowflake candle bags. 

Try and keep your lighting low around the room. Hire some outside lanterns to decorate the exterior of your venue and put large white church candles inside for a gorgeous, cozy feel. 

For  a  look  with  impact,  hang  giant  white  snowflakes  from  the  ceiling.  Ikea  has  some wonderful 

‘Strala’ snowflake lights which you could use to create a curtain of illuminated snowflakes aroundthe walls. 

If your budget stretches to it, have an ice carving on the main table, and as for wedding favours – how about all white homemade coconut ice? 

For more inspiration, chat to other brides on our Forum about winter wedding themes and see what ideas you can share with one another. There’s nothing like talking through your ideas with friends who are going through the same wedding planning highs and lows as you! 

Source : Modern Wedding