Christmas Wedding

In the wedding industry the wedding "season" is most generally considered from May to October. The Fall months are just beginning to get hot, not literally, although Al Gore may disagree with that. In Michigan, especially, we are seeing a large increase in September and October wedding dates. One thing we do not see many of are Winter weddings, my one question is....why? What is more romantic than warm candlelight on a cold winter night?

(photos from theknot and marthastewart)

I love the idea of having a wedding around Christmas time. There are a few ways that this time of year could even save you money. Having the right venue you may even be able to save on decorations. A venue like Frederick Meijer Gardens decorates the facility for their annual Christmas exhibit, all you would need to do is set out some centerpieces and you would be good to go. Or if you plan far enough in advance it would be very easy to purchase your decorations the year before, after Christmas, at a considerable discount.

There are many fun things you could incorporate from the season as the favors to your guests. A few ideas are small ornaments that your guests can use each year and remember the wonderful time they had at your wedding, peppermint bark or gingerbread cookies, cute tins with hot chocolate mix in them and your logo on the top.

Fun ideas to consider for your Christmas wedding:

• Have your guests place gifts under a decorated Christmas tree instead of a table, hopefully they will even wrap them in seasonal giftwrap.
• Name your tables after popular Christmas songs or if you have a small enough guest list use the items from "Twelve Days of Christmas"
• Hire a Santa to have your guests pictures taken with
• If your venue allows visitors on the grounds, hire a horse and sleigh to give rides
• Send your centerpieces home with one lucky person from each table at the end of the night for them to use for their holiday parties

Have fun incorporating the season into your wedding planning, it is a wonderful time of the year...don't worry I am not going to start singing.

Merry Christmas!

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