| Are you planning a wedding and wondering how to | | | | guests are not confused. Yes, it is difficult to host a |
| make the guests talk about your day for years to | | | | truly spectacular theme wedding on a small budget. |
| come? To do this, you must do something different | | | | However, the average cost of a wedding today is |
| and something unique. I hate to say "Theme" as I don't | | | | $30,000. And for that...it can be done elegantly and |
| want Star Wars or Balloons to come to mind. | | | | efficiently. |
| However, planning a theme wedding is the greatest | | | | Speaking of elegant, keep this at the forefront. Stay |
| way to make your wedding sparkle. If the word | | | | away from "cheese". Remember, it's a wedding, not a |
| scares you, think "Element" or "Style". To venture | | | | birthday party. A few years ago we coordinated a |
| toward a theme, start by thinking about your passions. | | | | wedding for the pitcher of the Pittsburgh Pirates. When |
| What is important to you? What do you love? What | | | | we asked the bride about a theme, baseball did not |
| are your hobbies? What do you love to do together? | | | | seem like the appropriate title for her wedding day, |
| How did you meet? How did he propose? Where are | | | | although it is what they both loved. When we asked |
| you going on your honeymoon? Where will you live? | | | | her what else made her happy, her answer was |
| What are your favorite colors, sounds, foods, textures, | | | | "Chocolate". Thus, her theme was set. With this theme, |
| and smells? There are multitudes of ways to come up | | | | we could definitely portray elegance. |
| with your own personal style. | | | | Don't shy away from a theme as it can truly be the |
| Contrary to what you might think, planning your | | | | best gift you give to yourselves and all the loved ones |
| wedding around a theme, will actually make wedding | | | | you invite. Most everyone has gone to a wedding. |
| planning easier and give everything you do, each step | | | | Many people go to weddings over and over again. |
| of the way, more meaning and direction. There is a | | | | After a while, they come to expect the same old thing. |
| catch though, you must do it right. Do it all of the way | | | | Once they eat dinner they look at their watches to |
| or not at all. You want the theme to be obvious to | | | | see how much longer they have to stay to seem |
| your guests. If you just insert haphazard pieces here | | | | respectable. To many people, weddings tend to |
| and there, your element will be lost. This does not | | | | become boring. The trick-bring them to an event! Give |
| mean that every little detail has to relate to the theme | | | | them an experience. Entertain them and surprise them. |
| (although that is best). It just means that you want to | | | | Make it personal. Stimulate their senses and make it a |
| incorporate the element into enough aspects so your | | | | night they will never forget. |