Picking a theme for your wedding can be challenging, especially if you’ve not really got much direction to go in when it comes to colour palettes or have much clue in what style of weddings there are to choose from.
For me, I had a bit of an inkling of what I was looking to achieve with my wedding style, and a lot of it was tied to personal experiences and locations. Ultimately, your wedding day and how it all looks is all down to you and what suits you and your partner. Part of it is also influenced by the type of wedding venue you choose too. With that being said, if you’re struggling with a theme for your wedding, then here are a few tips that might help you figure it out.
Assess Your Chosen Wedding Venue First
To make sure your theme works for your wedding day, it’s got to fit your wedding venue first and foremost. Therefore, it’s good to assess what type of wedding venue you have and how that might influence your selection. For example, you might have a rustic barn venue, and therefore, you may want to think about colour palettes and themes that would fit this type of aesthetic. With my wedding, we had a permanent marquee that was, in essence, a blank canvas for us to be able to transform however we wanted.
Pick Out Colours
Colours are an important one because they really help set the mood. From rich burgundy to royal blue, there’s a lot of choice to pick from. Some wedding couples prefer pastels and others like the more monochrome effect for their wedding day.
For us, it was burgundy and dark blue, with elements of gold that really helped tie in the Moroccan vibe I was going for as we got engaged in Agadir.
Explore Different Styles – Most Have Already Been Done Before
Let’s be honest, you’re not going to create something truly unique on your wedding day when it comes to themes because chances are, someone’s already beaten you to it. It’s therefore important to do your research and take a look at all of the different styles that people have done before. Pinterest for me was a great way of discovering the theme and colours I wanted to go for, as well as all of the little details I then added to my wedding day.
For example, I had gold sleeves on the backs of the chairs, which added a subtle look to the space but really tied everything together. It also made these plain-looking chairs supplied by the venue a little more exciting to look at.
Make It Personable To You
Everything you do for your wedding day should ideally be personable to you and your partner. Adding something that really doesn’t reflect you as a couple isn’t worth the extra expense that it comes with. For us, we added wedding favours in the form of scratch cards because that was what we used to do a lot when we lived in London together, renting.
We added Polaroid pictures of us with the wedding guests as their placecards, and each table was named as a location that held meaning for us as a couple. There were a lot of small details that made the wedding theme in general more personable to us.
Don’t Try To Do Too Much
It’s very easy to get carried away when planning a wedding, especially when it comes to the matter of finances. However, whilst you can spend an absolute fortune on a wedding, it’s useful to be mindful of how much you’re including in the spaces. Try not to overload it with too much noise, and where you can, keep the theme as simple or niche as possible. That way, you avoid it feeling chaotic or being so meaningful in your intentions that it loses its meaning as a whole.
Have you had a wedding? Let me know in the comments below what your advice would be when it comes to choosing a theme and style for your big day.
