Weddings By Season

Choosing to accent your wedding with a seasonal theme is a great decision. Your choices will be classic and timeless. Obviously, once you have decided on a seasonally-themed wedding, you will realize that you have four choices.

The two obvious choices are the spring and summer weddings.

If you are thinking a spring wedding, you should think about what that means. Spring is a time of rebirth and renewal. It’s the perfect time to begin something new and special, a marriage. This is often the most popular time of year to get married. You’ll need to decide if you want to get married in early spring or late spring, whether April, May or June appeal to you. Ask your florist about the best wedding flowers for spring. Take some extra time to think about spring wedding dresses. Most wedding dresses seemed to be designed for spring with skirts that are too heavy for summer and tops that are too light for winter. Spring brides should look for a versatile dress that can be paired with a wrap in case the day is cool.

Summer weddings are ripe for an outdoor setting. Couples considering getting married in July and August should consider such locations as the beach, a garden, a park or a beautiful backyard. Many couples take advantage of the long days of summer with an afternoon wedding. And some even choose an evening wedding to take advantage of the beautiful sunsets. Try putting Clementines and cumquats in your flower arrangements to enhance the ripeness of fruit. Table center can be large vases filled with lemons.

The less chosen, yet magical and poignant, seasons of winter and fall are perfect choices for a wedding. Your Yuletide wedding will have everyone in a festive mood.

More and more people are choosing fall weddings to help ease the financial burden of getting married. Since it is the off-season for wedding, couples can often save money on everything from the venue to the wardrobe. Also, a fall wedding reception can be filled with glowing colors and the crisp smells of autumn. Think about enhancing your wedding décor with golds, greens, red and deep purples.

A winter wedding wonderland is one of the most magical of all weddings. It can be glamorous, cinematic and wonderful. The most difficult aspect of the winter wedding is the dress. Since most wedding dresses are made for warm weather, brides are challenged in adapting the dress of their choice to the cool weather. Brides getting married in winter should look for fur wraps and diamond-like jewelry.