8 reasons why you should have a themed wedding

Wedding themes can be simple, like colour-based themes right through to movie, TV or character themes. The boundaries are only limited to your ideas, imagination and personality. So why choose a theme for your wedding? Here’s my top 8 reasons why…!

Personally, I think most weddings are themed even when it’s not done on purpose – I’m sure you’ve seen a peach and grey wedding somewhere online? And what about a formal black tie wedding? Or maybe the Bride who added a few 1920′s touches throughout the reception? You don’t have to go all out to create a wedding theme and it certainly doesn’t mean you have to create an over the top candy buffet’d coloured affair either, unless of course that’s what you want.

Wedding themes give the entire affair a symmetry that balances the day and enhances your story and your guests experience of your wedding. And here’s why you should theme your wedding…

 

The top 8 reasons why!

From a simple colour choice to design styles and more extravagant themes like Steampunk, my top 8 reasons for choosing a theme for your wedding are: (in no particular order)

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  It creates a central idea in which to go planning crazy

  
  


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  It gives you immediate direction so that you can research your wedding idea straight away

  
  


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  It gives you control over planning the details and stops the “oooh but I love that too” scenario (or is that just me)

  
  


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  It creates a story; the story of you two!

  
  


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  You get to show off your personal style

  
  


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  A wedding theme ties the elements of your wedding together

  
  


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  Acts as your perfect guide for searching out the details

  
  


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  It sets you apart and creates a unique experience

  
  

And here’s some awesome images from some of my favourites on the blog:

Beginning with (of course) one of my favourites:

Steampunk wedding theme

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Alice In Wonderland wedding theme

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Flowers wedding theme

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Colour wedding theme

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So go for it! Plan to your hearts content and choose a theme, it will make life so much easier and a lot of fun!

And to design your wedding theme in 3 easy steps check out my Alice Cocktail – you’ll be on your way in minutes!

Have fuuuuunnnnn!!

 

8 reasons why you should have a themed wedding

Wedding photo shoot - Ballerinas and Butterflies

‘Ballerinas and Butterflies’ a wedding photo shoot with whimsical inspiration to help plan your wedding. Showcased in Alice, the wedding magazine this month was the brilliant behind the scenes, cinematic trailer of this wedding photo shoot and as promised here is the stunning photo shoot itself showcasing.

Full of inspirations for Brides to Be; a pretty desert table with a colourful wedding cake, three adorable flower girls dressed in ballet tutus, sequenced shrugs and feather boas and two models with wedding dresses designed by Wilden Bride. Marsha Hall created bespoke shoes with hand painted butterflies and Rosie Weisencrantz adorned the bridal party with her stunning jewellery. Adding magic and fantasy to your wedding day but with lovely details of colourful bouquets by Fearless Florals, environmentally friendly rice paper butterfly confetti, bespoke jewellery and two second hand dresses that were revamped by Wilden Bride.

Renza from Delicioux Cakes of Epsom, Surrey said that her aims with the shoot “were to provide Brides to Be with handy tips of combining old with new, to prettify bargain hunts with bespoke accessories and inspire them to look and feel like a prima ballerina on their wedding day. All this without breaking their budget”.

A whimsical and dramatic collage of ballerinas, weddings and butterflies! It’s gorgeous! It’s colourful and it’s so beautifully unique!

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frabjous creatives:

Photography: Icy Lazare Photography

Videography: John Harris Video Production

Cakes: Delicioux Cakes

Dresses: Wilden Bride

Please do check out the video by John Harris Video Production over on Alice, the magazine - it’s fantastic!

Wedding photo shoot - Ballerinas and Butterflies

Lace wedding boots and bridal shoes - House Of Elliot

If you want some serious mood-boosting shoes for your wedding day and you fancy feeling like a foxy-lady, then lace wedding boots are your calling! Truly, is there a more sexy addition to your toes that you could add? (Sorry Jimmy, just heels won’t cut it this time). Let’s face it, shoes make the outfit and if you’re not wanting to funk up your dress with converse, or uniquely challenge what people think by donning a pair of Doc’s, then go sexy and tantalise your Hubby2Be with lace up boots. And these are just gorgeous!

So what is it that makes us girls feel so damn hot when we put on a pair of Loubouton’s or Jimmy Choo’s anyway?! Do you know? If I could bottle that feeling I think I’d be a millionaire by now but lace boots and knee highs are the epitome of sex on legs, no matter what your size or shape; tall, lacey boots make legs look irresistible! And House of Elliot’s collection of lace wedding boots are made to drool over! Some of you with a keen eye for these kinds of shoes would have noticed them in the world’s best Steampunk wedding ever over in our launch issue of ‘Alice’ the wedding Magazine last week. Well, these were made by House of Elliott themselves and are being sold all over the world. That particular pair were sold by Gallery Serpentine, the frabtastic alternative Bridal dress and corsetry company in Sydney who also supplied the stunning wedding Steampunk ensemble.

From Kim, House Of Elliot:

House of Elliot has come to be synonymous with exquisitely designed, show-stopping, hand made lace boots and shoes. Acclaimed by fashion press around the world for their unique and playful designs and attention to detail, House of Elliot have designed their range to elongate the legs whilst giving a woman the luxury gift of comfort.

In our design approach, intricate trims and sensuous materials that make our footwear instantly recognizable are integral to the realization of the whole piece.  Our hand made lace wedding and fashion boots have been embraced by brides from around the world as the ultimate in Bridal elegance. You only have to read what our customer have to say http://www.houseofelliotcollection.com/Testimonials/What-our-customers-say-about-us.

Tantalise your feet

Made from exquisite lace and satin ribbon in black and ivory (and gold) these boots weren’t made for walking they were made for strutting!

Embracing the catwalks and styling any kind of wedding dress, lace wedding boots are a growing trend. Embracing Victorian, Vintage, Baroque, Steampunk and Contemporary wedding themes lace wedding boot suit so many styles. They’re romantic, sexy, feminine, beautifully stylish and unique and they come in ankle, knee and over the knee versions to suit all tootsies and all dresses. I love them! Then again, I love anything lace and all shoes so these are a desirable match for me – I wish I’d found House Of Elliot last year for my vow-renewal ceremony but alas, I shall just have to buy a pair anyway!

 

 

Lace wedding boots and bridal shoes - House Of Elliot