Have you ever had or wanted a Themed Wedding? If yes what did you choose?

Question

I want a themed wedding, just haven't made a decision on what would be best. Your experiences, and thoughts should give me some ideas.

Answer 1

Here are some themes that don't come off like children's b-day parties.

rustic country
picinic chic
urban loft
tea party
victorian
seasons (spring summer autumn winter)
beach
ferns/nature
fairytale
hollywood glamour
4 elements/ zen (earth fire wind water)
destination weddings can take elements from the destination (Cuban/ Paris/ Hawaii etc)

The key w/ a theme is not to go overboard. Choose 2 or 3 things from the theme (ie. for "winter" theme: snowflakes/ peppermint sticks/ mistletoe) then repeat them from invitation to reception. Choosing 17 things about winter will be confusing. Repeating the ideas or items is much nicer. Use a snowflake stamp on the invites/ tie ribbon around old fashioned peppermint sticks for favors/ hang mistletoe in the reception hall. Use snowflake candles on the table. You get the idea...

Hope this helps! :D

Answer 2

I wanted a theme wedding just because I wanted it to be memorable. But I didn't want a cheesy theme or to have it take over the wedding. I chose Japanese, as well as my color theme of pink and green. Things weren't too overly Japanese at my wedding - I had mini rice paper lanterns that were tied to chairs to decorate the aisle, and I also had Japanese food at the reception. My favors were origami flowers tied to chopsticks. That was about it, that and the colors pink and green for most of the flowers and the bridesmaid dresses.

I loved that my wedding had a coherent sort of theme going on and that it went together. I thought it turned out really nicely. If I had any advice it would be to choose a theme that is REALLY important to you and your fiance. You don't want something that will be really cheesy or forgotten in a few years. But when a wedding is really personal to the bride and groom it makes it meaningful and really nice. At least that's been my experience with the weddings I've been to.

Answer 3

I want one, but it's a little out there. I think it would be cute to have a wedding with a Grease/50s theme. The bride could wear the dress Sandy wore to prom, and the bridesmaids could wear the pink lady outfits or the dresses the pink ladies wore to prom and same for the T-birds. The reception could be in an old 50s themed diner.

Answer 4

I am in the same situation I want to have a theme to my wedding but I can't come up with anything exciting and original.
I thought and 80's theme would be cool go with old 80's style dresses in aweful colors at least you could buy them from 2nd hand shops so they would be cheap and play all 80s music, with maybe 80's trivia and stuff.

Answer 5

I had a Victorian holiday wedding. It was perfect, because the church was already decorated with my theme colors of ivory, burgundy and antique gold. The tiny white lights added a romantic sparkle to everything. I wore a Victorian ballgown(of course) and hired a string quartet, to add an extra touch of elegance. It was a small wedding and a lot simpler than it sounds, but perfectly lovely!

Answer 6

No. I didn't have a themed wedding. We just had a big birthday bash for all the those having a birthday within 3 days of either side of our wedding date (we had 4).

Answer 7

We had a tropical theme. The girls wore knee-length yellow dresses and white flip flops, my dress was also knee-length and I wore white flips, and the guys wore khakis, hawaiian shirts, and flip flops. We got married at a park that overlooks the water. His parents made an arch out of bamboo and decorated it with leaves from a palm tree. Our centerpieces were beta fish in a vase with a plant in it. The tableclothes were blue. And the gifts for the guests were little gel candles with seashells in them and sanddollars with our names and the date written on the back in calligraphy. And the wedding cake had a very light blue icing on it and it was decorated with white chocolate candy shaped like seashells, starfish, and sanddollars. Using the colors yellow and blue really helped bring a tropical feel to the day. And everyone loved it because they didn't have to dress up!

Answer 8

we were thinking about a medieval feast, but the cost would get way out of control if we started talking about costumes etc, and besides, I don't want my wedding to look like a fancy dress party!! Maybe look at elements of themes as well as the full blown theme wedding, and see what works well for you.

Answer 9

my wedding is going to have a Hawaiian theme. me and my hubby got married in hawaii it was small and private just our parent was there. we then held a huge reception with a video wall showing the ceremony and at the end we walked in with the same outfits. Everyone was told to wear white and khaki and we had sand in the corners where people could take pictures...hope this helps and congrats.

Answer 10

We're doing ours in a 1920s theatre, so the decorations are already there.

EVERYTHING is movie-themed. The tables have romantic names on it, all the songs are from movies, we're having fake Oscars given away to the "most eligible" bachelor and bachelorette instead of a garter and bouquet toss.

We are having a full-sized movie poster made of us in dramatic pose/costume. During dinner we are showing Casablanca (my fav movie).

Really, it's a load of fun. There's no way to go wrong!