| If you love the movies (like most of us do!), try a | | | | by saying Lights! Camera! Action! |
| Hollywood theme wedding. This type of wedding | | | | - Use nice china and tableware with fancy tablecloths |
| theme is all about glamor. Do you want to feel like the | | | | for the tables. |
| star of your own movie? This is your chance to do | | | | - Have "expensive" crystal-looking stemware if you |
| just that! With a few special touches here and there, | | | | can't afford real crystal. |
| you can really capture the feel of Hollywood! | | | | Food |
| Color Scheme | | | | Have either a buffet or a sit down dinner. There are all |
| The main colors to use for a Hollywood theme are: | | | | sorts of "themed buffets" you can have, including |
| - Black | | | | popcorn buffets (using movie type containers to serve |
| - Silver | | | | the popcorn in). |
| - Gold | | | | If you have a formal affair, and can afford it, try to |
| - Red | | | | serve the following foods: |
| - Blue | | | | - Caviar |
| Invitations | | | | - Martinis |
| Here are some invitation ideas to help get your | | | | - Champagne |
| Hollywood theme rolling! | | | | - Steak |
| - Make them look like a movie ticket. | | | | - Duck |
| - Have them in the shape of a movie camera or | | | | - A variety of steamed vegetable dishes |
| projector. | | | | Have cherries jubilee or baked Alaska along with |
| - You could start the wording off with "Lights! Camera! | | | | wedding cake for dessert. (All in all, just try to make |
| Action!" | | | | the food as glitzy as the decorations are). |
| Flowers | | | | Wedding Cake |
| Use formal flowers in the bouquets and arrangements. | | | | - The wedding cake can be made to look like different |
| Flowers like the classic ones listed here: | | | | sizes of film cans stacked together, with a movie |
| - Roses | | | | projector on top. |
| - Peonies | | | | - You could also do an extravagant formal cake, |
| - Lilies | | | | decorated with your choice of flowers with the bride |
| These flowers will help set the tone for even an old | | | | and groom on top. |
| time, classic Hollywood theme. | | | | Favors |
| Decorations | | | | Let you guests carry some Hollywood home with |
| - Silver or Gold candelabras with white candles for the | | | | them using one of these favors: |
| alter area. | | | | - Tuxedo looking sachets |
| - Roll out the red carpet not only for your guests but | | | | - Chocolate candy molded into Oscar type statues |
| for you as well. | | | | - Key chains with director's clapboards attached. |
| - Have the movie theater gold cording up to let your | | | | Locations |
| guests in. | | | | - Rent an old movie theater (one from the 40s or 50s |
| - Put clusters of ostrich plumes at the end of the | | | | would be perfect!). |
| pews. | | | | - A rental hall decorated to look like a movie studio set. |
| - The centerpieces could be silver or gold vases filled | | | | - Have it outside and make it look like you are filming |
| with flowers with little movie cameras sitting in front of | | | | "on location". |
| them. | | | | This is a wrap on the ideas here. Write your own |
| - Movie clapboards with the guests name on them for | | | | screenplay for your wedding and see if the movie is |
| place cards. | | | | an award winner. Best of luck with your new sole |
| - Have plenty of stage lights set up to make it look like | | | | mate, as you star in the movie of your life as a brand |
| a movie set. | | | | new newlywed! |
| - Have someone use a clapboard to start the wedding | | | | |