Week 37 – Dream Theme

Bonjour from Project Wedding HQ

Well so far we have determined our date, our venue, started looking at attire and so we are up to the next vital element for me, which is setting the tone for the whole wedding day.

For me this is very important as a Wedding Stylist, however some brides may find that it is just not a priority.  I stewed over this for ages and I was tossing backwards and forwards over what theme to go with.  As I work in the industry I wanted it to be a little  different to everyone else that I have seen, as I have lots of  resources available to me.

I tried to keep the theme a secret, but I am very excited about it and due to the planning process and having to discuss it with particular suppliers, I thought what the heck, the word is out.

So what have we gone with.  The title is …. “Let them eat cake” …. what does this relate to.  My style will be based around Marie Antoinette, old world france Versailles.  When I think of Marie Antoinette I think of a lavish lifestyle, ribbon flowers, embellishments and more.  But most of all elegance. However my most favourite thing about the one of my design elements for the theme is a nice long candy and dessert buffet full of lots of sweets, yum yum.  My colour palette is that of that era of ivory, blush, powder blue and mint green.

TODAY’S TIP –  Styling your wedding:

• You don’t have to necessarily work with your bridesmaids colour overall and follow it through to the reception.  Remember there is only a  couple of them.
• Work with your venue.  Choose colours that will compliment your venue and not work against it.  For example if you are in a Vintage style home, avoid having a beach themed wedding there.
• What mood do you want to evoke.  Bold colours evoke modern & elegant, where as a soft palette suggests romance.
• Don’t pick to many colours 2 or 3 is enough you don’t want to go overboard.
• Create for yourself a mood board and cut pictures out from a magazine and create yourself a little wedding book.
• Popular colour trends for 2012 are tangerine, dark blue, deep red, aqua, lilac, latte, lavender, charcoal & sage.

COLOUR WHEEL

• Monochromatic Colours – This means many shades of the one colour.
• Analogous Colours – This means colours adjacent to each other on the colour wheel.
• Complementary Colours – This means colours located opposite to each other on the colour wheel.

So enjoy styling your weddings ladies. Until next time.

Au Revoir, The Savvy Bride

Day 278 – Location Location

Bonjour from Project Wedding HQ

Today we take a step back as I refine some of the details about our Wedding Reception location.  Naturally before you can have a wedding date you need to check with your ceremonial area/church, etc and your wedding venue to see if they have the date available that you require.

Planning well in advance will assure you get the date you want and minimise stress.  Due to the popularity of a venue and if it is peak season you will need to book a venue at least 1 – 2 years in advance.  That’s why as soon as Chris and I got engaged and we knew roughly when we wanted to get married we started investigating dates immediately.

We had a basic idea of the look we were going for and we also wanted to actually get married and have the reception all at one place for the convenience of our travelling guests and also have nearby accommodation for them.  Even though we would have loved to have had our wedding on a Friday, so we could party all weekend, we had to consider our guests travelling from interstate, therefore we had to remain with a Saturday wedding.  So silly me has booked our wedding for one of the busiest times of year in my industry.  I have weddings leading up to my wedding day and weddings straight after.  So no honeymoon for me.  Oh well.

WHEN SELECTING YOUR WEDDING VENUE HERE ARE A COUPLE OF VERY IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER:

Capacity – Your venue must be able to seat the number of guests you are considering inviting.  A lot of people do get this wrong and what you have to also consider is that a lot of venues have a minimum number of guests for smaller affairs.

Car Park – Is there enough parking for my guests. Do they need to park a mile away from the location or will they have to pay for parking.  Your guests will not be impressed if they have to pay for parking, just speaking from experience.

Package Costs – When comparing venues look closely at what each venue’s packages include, they will vary hence the reason in price.

Terms & Conditions Hire – Read these very very carefully as you don’t want to be hit up with additional costs that you didn’t read about in the beginning, which will certainly add more stress to the budget closer to the wedding and to you in general as a bridal couple.  You would be surprised at the types of things that can easily be missed on your contract.

Events Manager – Straight away you will know if you are going to have a great relationship with this person who is going to be looking after your wedding reception on the day.  This is vital as is all of the wedding suppliers who you hire on the day, however this is the most important one. Simply for the fact you will be spending a large majority of your time here with your guests and this is the largest portion of your budget.

Chris and I reviewed some of these checklist points above and others and we have ended up booking a lovely vintage style venue, Topiaries Beaumont House at Samford.  It is everything we want for our Wedding.  Have a great day all.

Au Revoir, The Savvy Bride