The Thing About Themes...

Like many brides, shortly after getting engaged, I was on the internet checking out wedding websites and scouring the shelves for bridal magazines.

A personal favorite of mine is TheKnot.com which has just about every resource you could ever want, including a Wedding Day Countdown (423 days!) and provides hours of entertainment looking at “Real Weddings”

As I looked at the photos of all these beautiful weddings, a theme emerged: themes. There was a theme of wedding themes.

There were beach weddings, green weddings (not just the color but the eco-friendly kind) there were Caribbean weddings and Tuscan weddings… 

And each wedding theme had details that so perfectly tied the theme together, from the unique color palette down to the hand-crafted favors and escort cards…. I started feeling the pressure to pick a theme for our wedding.

Did I want a vintage wedding or something more modern? I felt restricted by the idea of a theme, and tying everything together.

An engaged friend of mine was panicked about her ceremony location changing her theme. She originally wanted a beach wedding but was already having nightmares about inclement weather ruining the moment. She found a beautifully winery but thought she would have to change her beach themed wedding if they had the ceremony at a winery.

That’s when I began to realize how complicated themes can be.

But the magic is in the details. Pick the details you like first, and a “theme” may emerge.

I can’t decided on a traditional, two-color scheme because while I like the idea of plum colored bridesmaid dresses I can’t seem to choose a second coordinating color that I like.

I know I like fall flowers but don’t necessarily want the bright reds, oranges and yellows. 

Then I came across bouquets like this:

Fall colors yet more muted, more rustic.

I fell in love with these calla lillies

And then I found myself using that word, rustic. Is it our theme? Maybe, maybe not. (Our reception location certainly isn’t rustic…)

But I have a detail, and that’s where the fun begins!