Hi Lovely December Ladies,

What's your theme/colour scheme?
Are you having a traditional Xmas theme or going for a Winter feel or maybe neither?

I'm going for a Winter Wonderland. Would love to share and swap ideas with any girls who are having the same theme x

Hi Misty xx,

I'm having a dark green and ivory colour theme. It will also be a Christmassy/winter wonderland mix!!! Lots of ivy and ivory roses, big christmas tree, lots of fairylights and candles! Sooo excited!
Is your winter wonderland all sparkly? What colours are you having?? x

Ahhhhh... that sounds lovely AlthorpBride!

My date is after Xmas (NYE) so I'm not going for a Xmas theme but still want some parts to be festive.. ie crackers as favours with handmade choccies inside, mulled wine and mini mince pies on arrival for guests.

My colours are white and silver with lots of snowflakes. Centre-pieces are going to be branches/twigs decorated with fairy-lights snowflakes and icicles. Snowflake wine glass charms for the ladies, snowflake place-card holders that sit on top of wine glasses etc.,

Just booked a sparkly led dance floor - which I'm really excited about! Same company is also supplying fairy-light star-cloths, colour painting the venue and he told me when we met him yesterday that he supplies snow machines.. woohooo!!

I've lots of gold snowflake table confetti, if any of you lovely ladies wants some just let me know x

Hi,

Im going for more of a winter feel having dark purple and silver with a snowflake theme.

Im making my own stationary and centerpieces having silver plates with a wired xmas tree with candles on as my centerpieces i just have a vision of it at the moment havnt got all the things to make it yet but when i do i will get some pics on for all yours opinions
xxx

Hi,

I'm having a Christmas theme mixed with some winter wonderland, I am hoping for lots of sparkle. I brought a dress back in March which was gold so we had planned for red and gold, but I've changed the dress now which is white with silver! So the main colour is a deep red with some silver and greens.

Having some Christmas trees and asking everyone to design a bauble and bring with them to put on a tree. Also got candlebras as centrepieces, pine cones for place names and candles as favours for the ladies. I am hoping for lots of candles in the windows with twigs, berries etc and maybe a snow machine. Just hope it isn't as wet next December as it is now!

Am hoping to have fairylights somewhere in the venue just don't know how expensive they are and how easy it'll be. Do you have to have lots of plugs around? (sounds silly i know).

How are all of your plans coming on?

x

Rainbow and Amzie.. both your themes sound amazing!

Pics will be brilliant Amzie! :)

Have you thought about battery operated fairy-lights Rainbow? This will cut down on the amount of plugs that you will need.

My dress is white and silver too, great minds and all that! lol
Going to have silver bridesmaid dresses, i've been informed by 2 shops that for a Dec wedding we need to order around February so will be sorting and ordering them then. Going for charcoal grey suits with silver cravats etc to tie in. x

I'm loving this thread!! So many ideas going round...although I think it may be confusing my vision!

Rainbowgirl321, I'm planning something similar to you I think... lots of candles and twigs and berries everywhere..more of a winter theme then a Christmas theme I think... We have gone for twig/berry wreaths for the centrepieces with a candle in the middle even though I originally wanted twigs with fairy lights in but encountered the same thought as you in terms of where am I going to plug them all in!?!?
We're going for lots of mulled wine, spices and pine cones everywhere also to mix in with the Christmas decorations that will already be up in the venue...

Misty - I like the idea of battery operated fairy lights but am worried about bulk buying costs! Also... I'm a tad concerned that you said that we should be ordering bridesmaid dresses in February...!!! Eeekkkk!!! When did you find your dress?

Oh...I feel a bit of research today then!

Some wonderful ideas there girls.. makes me feel all festive reading them! :)

I've seen sets of 20 battery operated fairy-lights for £3.99. They should be cheaper though after Xmas. Just a thought, depending on the colour of you centre-pieces you might need clear cable so it will be easier to disguise in your vases etc.,

I was surprised too Dilly. I only made enquiries last week and couldn't believe it when the 2 shops I rang said February! Hmmm must admit though, it does seem a little early to me but they know best. I bought my dress end Aug/beginning Sept, have you got yours yet? x

I know... I'm feeling very festive after reading everyone's themes!

Thanks for the advice Misty, might have to get cracking on deciding who my actual bridesmaids are!!
I haven't got my dress yet, tbh I haven't even been out to look for it yet and I've already been engaged a year! I know, I know, I need to get going on this one! Think my mum and I will be making arrangements for a host of weekends in January for the all important dress trip! I'm nervous....!!
Where did you get your bridesmaids dresses from?

I have literally been on here all day... So many ideas and useful threads going around! Pity I'm not being productive and actually doing anything about them!

Hello ladies,
hope you don't mind me gatecrashing this thread!
I am getting married on the 18th Dec this year, in 10 days!
We are having a gold and red theme with gold snowflakes, my dress is red and i have a gold shrug and bridemaids are in gold with fur shrugs.
We are having the tables decorated with candles and holly and sparkly gold snowflakes, thinking to have two small trees outside venue with lights on but not sure yet, the venue has two christmas trees in it so i am decorating them both in gold decroations, and also all the children have a gold stocking filled with nice things and also a snow globe with their names on as their placecards, having mulled wine fizz and mini mince pies after the ceremony then a roast beef dinner.
H2b was very specific that he wants a winter wedding not christmas, but I think Ive managed to sneek plenty of christmas in!
Enjoy your planning ladies x:\)

Not at all Snowflake 18, thanks for sharing your ideas with us - which btw the way sound wonderful!!

I think I might steal your stocking idea for the children. I was having silver boxes filled with small toys and treats etc but the stockings sound much nicer.. thanks :)

Have a brilliant day - not long to go.. woohoo you must be so excited! Please come back and share some pics with us to give us 2010 girlies some inspiration.

I've not bought my bm dresses yet Dilly.
Don't worry about dress shopping - there's nothing to be nervous about. I'm the most indecisive person in the world and imagined myself still running round trying on dresses next December! lol. I visited 3 shops in total, only tried on dresses in 2, I didn't bother trying dresses on in the last shop, came out and rang the 1st shop and told the lady to hang on to the 4th dress I tried on until I got there!

Don't worry either about booking things, we have loads of time. I just had to get my butt into gear and get things booked early due to my date (NYE) x