Tips for Holiday Weddings
Getting married around Christmas time or perhaps New Year’s Day or Hanukkah’s? Why not heed Deborah Collins‘ tips for a more festive and creative wedding celebration!
Christmas Ceremonies & Receptions
There are countless possibilities when it comes to making your wedding a festive event. If you choose a Christmas wedding, bright reds and greens make stunning colors for bridesmaids’ dresses. In place of ribbons and bows, try glistening white lights and garland streamed about the sanctuary.
A Christmas tree in the lobby, reception hall or sanctuary can be adorned with ornaments from your childhood. What’s more, set up a tree that represents the beginning of your new life together. Pots of poinsettias, from tiny to tremendous, can be placed all about bringing in yet more holiday color including red, white, pink and more.
During your reception, serve warm, spiced cider rather than traditional punch. Also consider offering your guests Christmas cookies, sausage balls and other holiday treats. Planning a sit-down dinner? Nothing says, “Christmas dinner” like turkey with all the trimmings.
Hanukkah Decorating & Food Ideas
For Hanukkah weddings, tradition will demand brilliant blue for the attendants’ dresses. White lights with blue ribbons also make striking decorations for the synagogue. Does your family have a menorah that’s been handed down from generation to generation? Using it during the ceremony is a memorable way to honor tradition. If there isn’t a family menorah, purchase a new one and begin your own family tradition.
Doughnuts, latkas and honey puffs (loukoumades) can all be made into individual-sized portions, perfect as hors d’oeuvres. If serving a meal, beef brisket, sweet and sour cabbage soup and other longstanding recipes will represent the holiday well.
New Year’s Weddings & Receptions
New Year’s is another option for a holiday wedding. Your wedding party will look fantastic dressed in a sharp contrast of black and white. Even if you don’t become husband and wife at the stroke of midnight, use bells during the wedding to symbolize ringing in the New Year and your new beginning.
The food selection is entirely up to you, as New Year’s doesn’t have “traditional” type foods. However, Champaign for toasting is certainly a must.
Unique Wedding Favors
The smells and tastes of the holiday season make for some of the most vivid memories, so make sure to include your favorites at the reception. Use candles scented with evergreen, cinnamon or baked goods to add to the holiday theme.
Unique wedding favors might include silver bells that can be used for decoration or personalized Christmas ornaments. There are also candleholders, bookmarks and key rings in the shape of snowflakes that go along with the holiday theme. Other unique wedding favors include personalized packages of coffee and tea that will help warm your guests.
It surely will be a season of celebration when you add your holiday wedding to the list of festivities. With friends and family drawn near, the memories you make will add to the joy of the holidays to come for years and years.
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