Winter, with its gently falling snow, heartwarming holidays and clear, moonlit nights - brings an undeniable magic to winter weddings. The winter season is magical and inviting, and invokes warm memories of holiday celebrations surrounded by friends and family – and is the perfect time to bring to life the magic of the season with a celebration of marriage. If you are planning on a winter wedding, there are many ideas on the market today to add the sparkle of winter to your day, and bring the magic of winter indoors. Here's a few ideas to incorporate into your winter wedding theme:'
The Ceremony: Pew bows can be made in crisp white, cool ice blue, silver, or even made with sheer, sparkly tulle to add shimmer and shine to your ceremony. Add a snowflake charm to the bottom of each bow. For your aisle, prep the aisle runner with silver or iridescent glitter to add shine and sparkle to the aisle - or have your flower girl toss silk snowflakes instead of petals. The altar can be dressed in pretty white winter flowers, wood inspired sprays, even glistening dried silver dollar plants – which are reminiscent of ornaments hanging from a tree.
The Reception: Scatter your tables with fluffy snow, or add shimmer with snowflake confetti. Place card holders can be sparkly silver, iridescent white or small silver and ice blue balls which look like ornaments. The most multi-tasking place card holder out there though are these beautiful Snowflake Place Card Holder / Ornament Winter Wedding Favors which not only serve as place card holders with stand on back, but they can hold a picture as well, serve as an ornament for your guests, or even be used as a refrigerator magnet. For centerpieces, purchase small table top sized trees. You can spray the tips with snow, dress them up with mini white or blue battery operated lights, and you can even tie small favors such as ornaments, bookmarks or key chains to the branches. For drinks you can offer white and ice blue martinis. Add snowflake or snowman stirrer sticks!
The Cake: Your wedding cake can be dusted with silver edible glitter, which adds shine and is not overpowering. Your cake can be decorated with icicles and snowflakes – maybe even top it off with a bride and groom snow-couple cake topper.
Winter Wedding Favors: Cookies, cakes, browines and candy are extremely popular, and there are many which could double as winter themed. Hot Cocoa packs personalized with your names and date is also a cute touch. For a bit of staying power in your guests’ homes, mini snow globes, snowflake bottle stoppers, or snowflake photo coasters all will leave a lasting impression as winter wedding favors.