5 Ways to Blend Christmas in Your Wedding Plan this Summer

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Christmas is the most exciting time of the year. With Christmas just over a month away, you’re probably starting to get in the festive mood – with big plans and surprises!

While Christmas and NYE both celebrated in December, many couple feel this would be the perfect time to get married, to grab some exclusive fun and joy at the end of the year. There’s no denying that Christmas time is special and a Christmas wedding can be beautiful and unique in many ways. Let’s take a look at some of the ways where mixing Christmas flavour to your wedding will result unforgettable memories for lifetime.

1. Christmas Decorations

This is the most obvious one and is likely the thing you’ll consider first if you’re celebrating your wedding around Christmas. The trick is not to go too overboard when it comes to decorating the venue, a few sprinkles of Christmas cheer here and there should give you the right balance unless you’re heavily investing in the ‘Christmas Wedding’ theme. A Christmas tree, candy canes on the tables, Christmas hats (make for fun wedding photos), random traces of mistletoe - the list of options can go on.

2. Serve Traditional Dishes or Snacks

Your wedding menu can have some typical Christmas meals and dishes included. You can serve many different Christmas themed offerings at your wedding banquet including Christmas puddings, cakes, mince pies or Santa/Christmas tree shaped cookies with coffee. The next step of course is to serve turkey and mulled wine! Nothing is more Christmassy than eating good food with friends and family.

3. Choose Flower Arrangements Accordingly

Decorative and bouquet flowers can be made to have a Christmas theme and the colour options are numerous. Green, white and red are a safe option and generally work well, however you can always spice things up with white Christmas colours, depending on the overall setting of your wedding (works better for decorative flowers).

4. Lighting and Candles

Even though it’s summer during the Christmas time here in Australia, seasonal decorations are generally winter-based. While warm lighting and candles are typically associated with the colder months, they can go a long way in helping create a magical Christmas mood. Summer Wedding at Christmas can be very interesting.

5. Be Creative with Hair Accessories and Bridal Jewellery

All eyes are going to be on the bride and the bridal party on your special day, so if you’re embracing the Christmas wedding idea, make sure you look that part. Again, there are many options here - bridal earrings, head pieces that fit with the Christmas theme come in all shapes and sizes and can be any of the typical white, red or green. Silver and white tiaras are particularly popular.

When it comes to bridal accessories, you can be more presentable with necklaces, bracelets, earrings and even Christmas brooches. We’ve seen cases where brides have even painted their nails in Christmas colours!

There are many ways to give your wedding a Christmas feel, but often creativity is one of the key! You should never feel compelled to make the focus about Christmas however it can be lots of fun and work really well if you do.

Exclusive Wedding Accessory Ideas for Summer Brides

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Wedding day is one of the most important days of women's life, so selecting the right dress, flowers, venue and bridal accessories can make or break that special day. For example during the coming summer months, floral inspired accessories always blend well while peach, pale pink, coral, and shades of yellow are trending colours for the summer season and of course the ever popular white will never go off the trend. 

Gorgeous Summer Hair Accessories

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One of the most elegant, simple ways to style your hair for your wedding is to add a gorgeous hair accessory. In summer, flower crowns, floral hair pieces and bright colours become trendy. Bridal headpieces, pins, comb or a tiara with a touch of floral design could add glamour to your hair up dos, curls, braids, and twists. If you fancy the traditional wedding idea, you may want to try a lace wedding veil, there are many lengths to choose from, from the very formal cathedral length, to a pretty, simple birdcage veil.

Wedding Jewellery You Would Love

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Bridal jewellery is truly special, and deserves to be thought of as an investment. Your bridal accessories will be treasured forever and may even be passed down to future generations, not to mention your bridal bracelets, earrings, and brooches will be immortalised in your wedding photos. In summer, colour-stones and pearls that complement your skin tone and brighten up your outfit are often a good choice. Consider how your jewellery will complement your overall look, the shape of your face, hair length, shoulders, and neckline. For example, brides with short hair or up dos could try long bridal earrings to give a slimmer look to their face, while brides with elaborate dresses may steer clear of a bridal necklace altogether.  

Summer Delights on Your Wedding

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In the summer sun, staying in the shade is not only the best way to stay fresh and glamorous throughout the function, it can also be used as a fabulous excuse to accessories! Brides and bridesmaids with parasols look fantastic in photographs throughout the day. Other accessories include wraps and lace boleros which can add a bit of feminine glamour, beaded bridal belts and sashes to give a finishing touch to your wedding dress or the bridesmaid dresses and bridal clutches, beaded purses and bags are another highlight to hold all your “must have’s” in place in style.

Grooms Won't Be Left Alone

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Accessories are not only important for the ladies, a groom’s accessories should be proper and carefully selected to match the occasion. Ties and bow-ties should be in colours that complement the bridesmaid’s dresses and accessories. If you don’t want to stick to the rectangular silver or gold, groom and groomsmen could pick tie pins and cuff-links to reflect their interests. In summers, colourful, tropical floral boutonniere could also complement grooms look.