While it’s certainly not the most popular wedding season, winter affords couples a number of handy advantages and a wholly unique decorative scheme to work with. Whether you’ll be attending a winter wedding in the near future or you’re planning one for 2015, here are a few styles that you’ll be sure to see as the holiday season gives way to the winter months.
- Chic lighting
Lighting plays an enormous role in the look and feel of a winter wedding, and traditionally these gatherings are tailor-made for the warmth of candles to accentuate the rest of the space’s lighting. One of this year’s hottest trends are elegant candle arrangements that are placed on trays in varying sizes, and then accentuated with fake snow, holly and other winter accents.
- Themed cocktails and snacks
These are nothing new for modern weddings, but signature cocktails and snacks can be adapted to this time of year with ease. Some hot trends to look for are eggnog or apple cider mixed cocktails. Biggest of all is the hot chocolate bar, which your guests will certainly appreciate to warm up! Put out a few marshmallows and candy cane stirrers to their drinks a visual pop!
- Winter favors
This is where you can be very creative with your gift choices, as you can pick just about anything and personalize it to suit your occasion. Some great winter gift ideas include hats and scarves embroidered with the couples’ initials, ornate candle holders, holiday ornaments, cookie and cake mixes or cozy blankets for guests to take home with them.
- Greenery
While some may find the more demure winter wedding color scheme a bit more restricting, you can open up your style choices significantly with touches of greenery throughout the decorative scheme. Holly, berries, branches and other greenery pairs beautifully with florals in bold colors, and you can pull them altogether with white or sparkling accents.
