Money saving tips for weddings and other special functions
Have a weekday wedding, or at least a Friday instead of a Saturday Get married in the winter months instead of the summer Go digital with your save the dates Go digital with your invitations, doing printed invites only for
Themed weddings: Star-studded
Theme: Star-studded
Inspiration: Celestial
Trend: Shimmer and shine, crystals, dark rich colours
Colour: Shades of blue
Venue: Planetarium, or somewhere outside under the night sky
Themed weddings: Wonderland weddings
Theme: Wonderland
Inspiration: Alice in Wonderland
Trend: Pop of colour, balloons, relaxed and fun
Colour: mint green, rose pink, burnt orange
Venue: anywhere!
Themed weddings: Polaroid weddings
Theme: Polaroid wedding
Inspiration: Vintage style photos
Trend: cozy, deep rich colours, velvet
Colour: eggplant, olive green, dark
Themed weddings: Namib weddings
Theme: Namib wedding
Inspiration: Desert love
Trend: cactus, desert, macrame
Colour: dusty pink, grey green, sand
Venue: outside, a greenhouse, or a blank canvas venue
Themed weddings: Elegant weddings
Theme: Elegant
Inspiration: The Royal wedding
Trend: understated elegance, sparkle and shine, crystals
Colour: shades of white, lots of glass
Venue: somewhere elegant, or surprising like an industrial loft
Themed weddings: Rustic weddings
Theme: Rustic
Inspiration:
Trend: wood details, rich colours, textural runners
Colour: Wine red, copper, deep green
Venue: woodsy venue, or a venue that you can create a woodsy effect in
Theme weddings: Farm/barn weddings
Theme: Farm/barn
Inspiration: fields of sunflowers
Trend: Green installations, high floral arrangements, relaxed and informal, metals – red and yellow copper
Colour: sunshine yellow, copper, deep green
Venue: a barn! Or a farm
Themed weddings: Whimsical wedding
Theme: Whimsical wedding
Inspiration: Airy, breathy, windy beauty
Trend: Single stem flowers in clusters of vases, feathers, relaxed formal, green installations or runners
Colour: Shades of blue
Venue: family home, library, botanical gardens, clubhouse