Garden Theme Wedding

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Many brides dream of having a garden theme wedding, within the lush private grounds of their parents backyards or perhaps onsite at famous botanical gardens. It is a wonderful way to use the splendors of nature to create a special mood for the ceremony. Beautiful garden bursting with colorful and exotic blooms, wedding guests dressed in casual elegance and the sun shining brightly on the bride and groom. It all sounds so glorious but what many couples don’t realize is that an evening affair with a garden theme wedding is equally as spectacular. Instead of the sun, you have the moon and millions of twinkling stars lighting up the night air.

If you are going to be using a garden arbor as your ceremonial alter, make sure you cover it with fresh, fragrant flower blooms and add light garlands so that it lights up the night sky! It is important that everyone at the wedding can see the bride and groom during the ceremony and this can be a little tricky sometimes with a nighttime ceremony. Create a walkway of wedding luminaries by placing them on either side of the aisle from start to finish. You can also use the fairy garland light sets to add sparkle to hedges, shrubs and the back of the house. It is also a lovely way to create a practical path to areas such as washrooms, parking lots and the bar.

Be sure to add plenty of real or silk flower petals down your aisle runner to carry on the garden wedding theme, and perhaps tie off your chair bows or aisle tulle with fresh sprigs of lavender from the garden. One of the lovely aspects about a garden wedding is that you can release lovebirds or doves at the ceremony. Keep in mind that although you can release butterflies at a daytime garden wedding, butterflies can only be released in full sunlight, as they will not fly at night. Instead, consider giving each guest a glow stick or sparkler to cheer on the happy couple following the ceremony – that would be a fun twist! If you are in a rural setting, fireworks are also a spectacular way to make the transition from ceremony to reception and your wedding guests will ooh and ahh!

For the wedding ceremony, subtle touches, decorations and accessories can remind guests of the garden wedding theme. A floral themed flower girl basket and ring bearer pillow; a garden tiara for the bride; hand wrapped floral arrangements for the bridal party fresh from the garden and glass flower holders filled with confetti are all great ways to continue the garden wedding theme.

For the reception, table settings can include small floral arrangements in glass vases on each table, flower accent place cards and place card holders shaped like watering cans or little metal garden pails would be fun! For a more sophisticated look, a tulip in silver flowerpot place card holder would be ideal! Add fresh flower sprigs to the cake and gift tables and as a final touch, sprinkle flower petals can be sprinkled on the dance floor. These are the little theme touches that your wedding guests will admire and remember.

For many couples, they choose a backyard or garden wedding theme because it is the most economical. Luckily, for very little money you can accessorize and decorate your wedding and reception and carry on the garden theme.

For other couples, they choose a garden wedding theme because it is the most personal way to celebrate their love and getting married in the parents backyard holds special meaning for the bride or groom. There is no better reason to choose a wedding venue.

A wedding in the twilight is the ultimate romantic setting for many couples tying the knot. In the heat of summer, the cooler evening climate can also be a much more comfortable for your wedding party and guests. With an evening garden wedding, there is never a need to go over the top – just accessorize with garden, summer and floral themed wedding decorations that will work well once the sun sets and the moon lights up the sky. Leave the rest up to the beautiful garden setting and Mother Nature…