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Fun touches to your wedding

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StrongInside · 31/07/2019 10:29

Hi,

I’m only starting to plan our wedding. Kind of have an idea in mind- everyone wearing sunset colour scheme, lemon and orange slices in water in vases for table decoration among some bright flowers

Let’s share some ideas for quirky, pretty and/or fun ideas to make a wedding setting ‘pop’. Having our day in Scotland so it can rain and be bleak, want something Pinterest-worthy to make the wedding colourful and interesting, without spending too much.

As an example, I made artificial flower corsages using online supplies for a relative and all her female guests (very small wedding, no bridesmaids) as keepsakes from the day. That was their wedding favour instead of getting something noone needs like a mini alcohol bottle or a sweetie.

Thanks!

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ChihuahuaMummy1 · 31/07/2019 12:20

Are we talking orange and red suits?

Namechangeforthiscancershit · 31/07/2019 12:21

If I had to wear "sunset colours" then FGS give me booze as the favour not a corsage!

Malteserdiet · 31/07/2019 12:22

One of the best things we had on our tables were packets of those long thin squealy balloons. It really brought the whole room together when people were letting them off randomly through the meal and speeches. Everyone was laughing and it set a great mood for the dancing part. The photographer told us he recommends that idea to all the couples he meets now Grin

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MotherofKitties · 31/07/2019 12:22

I only know of one wedding where all the guests abided by a certain colour scheme, and in this case it was all the colours of the rainbow. The wedding in question was very rural and I have to say the photos looked beautiful, very colourful, but I haven't been to a wedding myself yet where the bride and groom requested guests wear certain colours (other than the weddings party) so you may have a few raised eyebrows.

Sunflowers would be big and bright for yellows and would look beautiful in a tall vase with a couple of candles on the table; sometimes less is more and looks more stylish. Otherwise in terms of flowers chrysanthemums are cheap and can look amazing in big bunches (and white ones can be dyed orange) so you could have loads of yellow and orange foliage for your theme x

Somersetlady · 31/07/2019 12:23

If i was invited to a wedding and told what colour to wear I would be declining the invitation

crumpet · 31/07/2019 12:23

I would not want a keepsake from a wedding - it’s a bit like kids party bags, that after a few parties you start to feel inundated with clutter. Something to eat, drink or use is far better - or even lottery tickets.

PurpleDaisies · 31/07/2019 12:23

Sunflowers would be big and bright for yellows and would look beautiful in a tall vase

Not if hot want your guests to actually be able to talk across a table.

HotChocolateLover · 31/07/2019 12:23

We had a caricaturist and he went down a storm. We’ve still got our pic and I know a few other people and got theirs framed. He was £280 for 2 hours but well worth it.

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StrongInside · 31/07/2019 12:32

Peachgreen, if they don’t even have a scarf/pashmina/shrug in ANY colour other than grey, black, white, brown or beige, then they can get one in Primark, not a whole new outfit needed. Males will just be given a colourful buttonhole, I think, since I don’t want Hawaiian shirts, so it’s really just kids (every kid has something in A colour) and women. None of the women coming will object, and like I say, if anyone declined, so what🤷🏻‍♀️ We are paying for overnight accommodation for the whole group and for food, no annual leave required, they don’t have to travel far.

Anyone got any fun decoration ideas that aren’t a colour scheme criticism?😆 It’s happening people, let it go.

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StrongInside · 31/07/2019 12:33

Thank you! That’s the sort of thing I was after!

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StrongInside · 31/07/2019 12:35

Fuzzyspringroll, thank you! That’s the only thing I actually asked for advice on!

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PorpentinaScamander · 31/07/2019 12:40

I went to a wedding with a caricaturist (maybe it was HotChocolateLovers) it was brilliant!

Other than that the best wedding I ever went to to a small totally relaxed affair in a village hotel that had a wedding license.
The night before the wedding the brides best friend (who is a beauty therapist) offered free eyebrow threading for anyone who wanted it. At the reception people were drinking wine from the bottle because its cheaper to buy that way and means no one lost their bottle (classy I know) and some guests were in their pajamas and back downstairs dancing at 11pm.

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StrongInside · 31/07/2019 12:41

Changesat30, no, it’s not going well at all! 🤦🏻‍♀️😆

I know for a fact that none of the people invited will mind, we are only inviting around 15 people and half of these are our parents, siblings and their kids. It’s like a fancy dress party, people dress up and turn up, or don’t turn up, why would they mind doing that for our wedding. I know for a fact that none of the invited have a bland black and grey wardrobe, so no concerns there.

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Craptop · 31/07/2019 12:42

I think it would fuck me off EVEN MORE that men didn't have to abide by the stupid dress code!

TheInvestigator · 31/07/2019 12:43

I didn't end up getting married, but one of the plans was a mini Lego set for every seat with their name on It! But all my friends would find that fun (family... not so much).

PurpleDaisies · 31/07/2019 12:43

Males will just be given a colourful buttonhole

That’s fair. Hmm

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StrongInside · 31/07/2019 12:45

MamaLazarou, I’m curious, what exactly is costing guests too much? We won’t have a gift list, so if anyone absolutely wanted to bring a gift, they could get it at s carboot for pennies. None of the guests drink excessively (and we will be buying drinks from a supermarket to stock up the cottage/lodge where people will be staying), accommodation and food paid for. Am I missing a big cost that guests have to cover?

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MsSquiz · 31/07/2019 12:47

At our wedding, rather having dessert at the end of the meal and having a wedding cake, we combined the 2 and had a 12ft long dessert table which included brownies, donuts, homemade marshmallows, shot glasses of trifle, individual strawberry tarts, banoffee pies and creme brûlée as we as copious strawberries! There was nothing left come 7pm! (Served at 4pm)

We also had chocolate bars as favours: white chocolate and raspberry (DH's favourite) or milk chocolate and orange (my favourite) and the children had candy floss flavour lollipops.

We had lots of garden games outside for the kids (and big kids)

I had peacocks in the lace of my dress, so asked the florist to include white peacock feathers in my bouquet and 1 in DH's buttonhole (he didn't know until the day)

I walked down the aisle to a Bon Jovi song as a surprise to DH

We had our first (unplanned) dance in the church while waiting to have some photos taken. The singer we had just carried on playing and the photographer came back in and took some sneaky shots.

ohcanada · 31/07/2019 12:49

OP! Get on Reddit. They are very pro-wedding. MN is horribly anti-wedding.

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StrongInside · 31/07/2019 12:50

ODFOx, oh, I simply haven’t thought of entertainment or food yet, that’ll be another dilemma or two. I’m only starting to think about the setting and location, but the fun touches I would like aren’t limited to decor. What were the memorable touches at those weddings?
Thank you for your tactful response, by the way!

I don’t have Instagram and don’t post any photos anywhere else, this is all just for me and my partner, because I find traditional white linen/rose bouquet/hotel package weddings boring.

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NuttyOrNice · 31/07/2019 12:52

The most Pinterest worthy thing to have a a wedding is smiling happy, relaxed people and that includes the bride and groom.

Aiming for a Pinterest worthy scheme is probably going to be tricky as you have to consider everything. For example sunset dressed guests would look lovely on a sunny beach but the effect would be totally lost on a grey Scottish day in a formal hotel. Iyswim
For effect though I’d hop ave loads and loads and loads of balloons and loads and loads and loads of pretty lighting depending on when and where you are getting married.

Limpshade · 31/07/2019 12:55

Would second garden games. We didn't really have much "weddingy stuff" at our wedding, but since our venue had a lovely big lawn, I hired a giant Jenga, croquet set and giant Connect 4 from a party company. I think it was around £50-60 for delivery, set-up and collection. I'm not sure what your budget is but this was by far the best money we spent on ours. The Connect 4 in particular was a big hit - it was all played with continuously until midnight.

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StrongInside · 31/07/2019 12:58

PurpleDaisies, this is a non-topic because everyone is definitely turning up and will not decline. If any guest declined and didn’t care to make an effort for us to bring a scarf or bag in any colour, then I don’t care about that guest. Why should we be more accommodating than our guests? It’s essentially a party we are throwing, just like Halloween or any other party with a theme. Most people I know who have gone to weddings recently have bought a new dress and/or shoes for a wedding they were attending. I know that our parents, siblings and close friends have at least one dress/top/skirt in a colour.

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