Wedding Theme Idea: Going Western
More and more engaged couples now feel compelled to make their weddings more prominent, or distinctive, by any means or at any cost. Having a themed wedding doesn’t have to break your bank account, couples are just now imaginative.
Below is one example of a unique wedding theme idea:
Gettin’ hitched’
Images of Daniel Boone, Davey Crocket and John Wayne litter Susie Shelton’s childhood memories. With her father, she watched “Little House on a Prairie” and “The High Chaparral” growing up in Oro Valley.
When her fiance, Scott Dallaire, 36, proposed to her in August 2005, the couple thought Old Tucson Studios would be the perfect venue for their Oct. 14 wedding. Many of the westerns Shelton watched as a child had in fact been filmed at the faux cowboy town.
The western theme park regularly plays host to weddings. It likely could book weddings every weekend, from next February to May.
Weddings in October, like Shelton’s, allow guests to participate in Night Fall, the annual Halloween-themed event in which cowboys turn into ghouls. Additionally, Shelton selected a “character interruption” for the ceremony.
“When they say, ‘Does anybody here object to the wedding,’ (costumed characters are) going to jump up and cause a scene,” Shelton said.
Old Tucson Studios’ resident preacher, the Rev. George Darmondy, said guests generally enjoy the interruption even during a traditional ceremony.
“There are so many people on the guest list that get a kick out of it that it’s a fun thing,” said Darmondy, who has performed about 100 weddings at Old Tucson Studios in the last five years.
Other western touches include old-fashioned stick candy in mason jars, galvanized buckets with candles and silk flowers, treated to look old and worn.
The couple’s guests will be treated to a train ride through the park, which will take them from the ceremony’s location at the Crooked Creek Chapel to the High Chaparral and into Night Fall, if they choose. Guests received their train tickets in the mail with the invitations, which of course read like wanted posters.
Shelton’s dress remains traditional, but Dallaire’s wedding apparel strays from a suit and tie. He’ll sport black jeans, a vest, a white shirt and a cowboy hat.
Via Explore News
Photo credit: Santa Fe Wedding
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2 opinions for Wedding Theme Idea: Going Western
kathleen
Jul 29, 2007 at 11:28 pm
Since we live in Texas, I couldn’t imagine anything else but a western wedding. The girls are wearing denim dresses. The guys including the groom are wearing jeans, boots, and tuxedo shirts. Drinks are being served from big galvanized buckets filled with ice. There will be a barbeque buffet. And, the tables be decorated with bandanas and candles. All this with the goats, horses, cows, and sheep watching from the pasture next to us. It probably is not every girl’s idea of a perfect time- but I want to be comfortable and make sure that everyone has a good time!!
Scott Dallaire
Nov 4, 2007 at 11:54 pm
I Happen to come across this article while I was surfing the internet one night, BEST DAMN WEDDING ever ! Susie and I are still lucky in love over 1 year together 3 Years total together. This was a very memorable wedding and reception with 130 in attendance. A western wedding is the only way! Just remember we planned this out for almost 18 months and it was all over in 4 hours, We still both dont remember much of the details of the reception because it was such a exciting night. If your planning a western wedding Susie and I wish you all the best, Scott Dallaire.
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