| If you and your significant other are the type who find | | | | together a flight of wine for a reception tasting, or |
| weddings boring and stuffy you may want to consider | | | | choose wines that mean something to the both of you. |
| having a themed wedding. They can be very casual | | | | Perhaps the first bottle you ordered at a restaurant. Or |
| and light-hearted, and you will certainly be giving your | | | | a champagne dated the year you met. |
| guests something to remember. | | | | Decorations can include grapevines, wine bottles, or |
| A couple of things to keep in mind when considering a | | | | posters of wine regions. For wedding favors you can |
| themed wedding: choose a theme which speaks to | | | | give your guests a bottle of wine with a personalized |
| who you two are as a couple; make the theme easily | | | | label of the bride and groom. |
| accessible to others, don't choose something so | | | | 4) Butterfly Wedding Theme |
| obscure that others might have trouble dressing for | | | | Butterfly releases after the wedding ceremony are |
| the occasion. | | | | becoming quite popular with couples. If a butterfly |
| What are 7 top themes you might consider for your | | | | release will be part of your wedding, you can make |
| wedding? | | | | butterflies part of your theme with butterfly |
| 1) Hawaiian or Beach Theme. | | | | decorations. |
| The good thing about a Hawaiian or beach-theme | | | | 5) Sports Wedding Theme |
| wedding is the amount of decorations you can find. | | | | No matter what type of sports the bride and groom |
| You can make your own paper leis or paper palm | | | | are into, you can turn it into a wedding theme. You |
| trees, or find Hawaiian-themed items anywhere. Be | | | | could have a theme of a certain sport, such as golf or |
| sure to check the local thrift stores for anything tropical | | | | baseball, and decorate with items from those sports, |
| - dishware, shirts, dresses, etc. Just make sure all the | | | | with wedding favors reflecting the sport given to |
| decorations, as well as the attire, scream "BEACH." | | | | guests. Or, you could celebrate a certain team. |
| And, you can cut down on the cost of champagne | | | | If you wanted to go totally casual the bride and groom |
| and serve Mai Tai's or other tropical drinks. | | | | can dress in attire from the sport, such as basketball |
| You might think a Hawaiian or beach-theme wedding is | | | | jerseys, with all the guests dressing in costume as well. |
| just perfect for a summer wedding. Well, you're right. | | | | As for the bouquet that the bride throws? Maybe |
| But, a beach-theme wedding can also be fun during | | | | instead of a bouquet she'll throw a football or toss a |
| the wintertime as well, and give people a fun respite | | | | baseball. |
| from cold, dreary weather. Just remember if you're | | | | 6) Las Vegas Wedding Theme |
| having a beach-theme wedding during the winter to | | | | Hire a few poker, roulette and craps tables and a few |
| hold it indoors. Those slinky Hawaiian dresses and | | | | Vegas-style dealers and you have yourself a Las |
| breezy Hawaiian shirts can get a little cold in the snow. | | | | Vegas-themed wedding. Throw in an Elvis |
| 2) Country Western Wedding Theme | | | | impersonator and you have yourself a wild |
| Plan a shotgun wedding with a country western | | | | Vegas-themed wedding. In most large cities there are |
| wedding theme. Western outfits are fairly easy to | | | | companies which rent out tables and dealers, as well |
| create or assemble, and a western cookout will surely | | | | as any number of Elvis impersonators to choose from. |
| keep your wedding reception costs down. You can | | | | For wedding favors consider a pack of cards with the |
| either hire a company to have a western-style | | | | bride and groom's picture. |
| barbecue, or just use your own grill. | | | | 7) Pirate Wedding Theme |
| Western decorations are very easy to make or buy. | | | | Decorate your reception hall to look like an old saloon |
| Again, thrift stores can be perfect places to find | | | | or the deck of a ship. Peg legs, hooks for hands and |
| boot-shaped vases, cowboy hats and shirts, or other | | | | eye patches make nice touches to your pirate |
| western items for decorations. For music you can play | | | | wedding costumes. You might consider using a |
| country-western CDs or hire a country trio or band. | | | | treasure chest to store your wedding gifts. |
| 3) Wine Wedding Theme | | | | As you can see, when it comes to wedding themes, |
| For those of you into wine, a wine-themed wedding | | | | the possibilities are only limited by your own imagination. |
| can be a great idea. You can hire a sommelier to put | | | | |