When planning your wedding, I highly suggest making it your own! Including little touches here and there adds so much to the overall feel and celebration. People like to see and hear about things that are near and dear to your heart. It gives your guests something to do while they are waiting for you to make your grand entrance. As you will see in the collage above, the theme was cohesive for a holiday wedding. It was warm and inviting with all the candles and deep, red rose petals all around. There was a collage of pictures of the bride & groom - from when they each were younger to where they are as a couple now - for friends and family to be able to reminisce about. The card holder wasn't a standard basket or wedding box but a winter sleigh. There were little sayings on each table for guests to be able to read and take with them at the end of the festivities. One of my favorite features was the special table set up to honor those in both of their lives who would have loved to have been there in person but were no longer present in this world. Each differently colored candle represented a person who had impacted their family's lives and had helped them become who they were on their special day. So my challenge to you is to learn from what Elizabette & Chris Tharp did at the Oak Hill Mansion in Carmel, Indiana, and add as much meaning to your ceremony and reception as possible while maintaining a nice flow.
