BEYOND TAFFETA {The One About Picking Your Wedding Style}

Have you found the perfect theme for your wedding yet?  Maybe you’ve bee racking your brain and just haven’t come up with anything.  Maybe you’ve thought of a million different themes and color schemes and haven’t been able to commit to just one.
The theme is an important decision for your wedding, but it doesn’t have to be an overwhelming one.  In fact, there could be a lot of fun added to it.

{Your Style} Start by sitting down with your fiancé, and evaluating what kind of personality you have as a couple.  Are you hip and fun?  Try bright colors and modern decorations.  Are you traditional and sophisticated?  Muted or soft colors with black, gold or silver would make a wonderful evening.  Perhaps you are opposites attracted to each other by your polarities, in which case you could have a lot of fun combining your personalities to create a unique wedding theme all your own.  Having a hard time defining your “couple style” (kudos to Bride Wars for that phrase)?  Ask your friends to give you three words that describe each of you.  Just remember that every color and theme offers a different mood to its environment.  You’re sure to find one that will scream the future Mr. and Mrs. (insert your name here).

Photos Courtesy of The Knot

{Your Season} The second thing to consider when choosing a wedding theme and color scheme is the season you’re getting married in.  The rules are pretty basic, and there is always room to break them if you want too.  Spring is the season for pastels, summer sun brightens everything, fall brings everything down to earth tones, and winter shimmers in silver, gold and white.  Nature, especially for an outdoor wedding, will always have a say in the atmosphere, and sometimes we have to succumb to mother nature.

Photos Courtesy of Martha Stewart Weddings

{Your Reception Time}  This is something that always gets overlooked, but Emily Post says that the formality of your wedding is determined by the time of day the reception is set for.  The later in the evening the wedding is set for, the more formal the evening will be, and the more formal the theme should be set to.  Granted, if a bride is set on a backyard BBQ at sunset, Emily won’t go knocking on her door.  If you’re a bride looking for some extra guidance, or if you’re at all like me and prefer the structure, this is considered a standard rule.  An evening reception typically implies an elegant affair.