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Amazing Benefits of a Winter Wedding
A romantic winter wedding can be one of the most exciting, beautiful and memorable events in the life of a bride and groom. The romantic nature of winter weddings makes the winter season a favorite time of year the world over, to exchange wedding vows and say “I do”.
The picturesque winter landscapes, the freshly falling snow, the romantic sleigh rides, its the stuff dreams are made of! But what’s will the cost of those dreams be? Well, not as much as you might think!
One of the primary benefits of having a winter wedding is that it’ll be the off season for most merchants you’ll do business with. You’ll have stronger negotiating power when it comes to purchasing wedding products and services items like the invitations, wedding dress, tuxedos, decorations, DJ’s, catering, honeymoon vacation. Even renting a location for the ceremony and reception can be negotiable. With such negotiating power, it can be easier for the bride and groom to keep their wedding budget without turning their dream of a romantic fairytale winter wedding into a nightmare.
The benefits of planning a winter wedding are numerous. Below are three examples of how brides and grooms can save money on the products and services they will require for their winter wedding.
1) Due to the nature of supply and demand during the spring, summer and fall wedding season, the rental of a wedding hall and reception room will be at a premium and can be quite expensive. Many venues will charge based on the size of room you will require. Obviously, if you have many quests attending, you will require a larger venue. Now, you could choose to cut back on the number of guests you invite to share your special day, but why do that? By choosing to have a winter wedding, you could invite all your guests and negotiate the price of the venue down to suit your budget.
2) With the high peak wedding season in full swing during the months of March – November, purchasing or renting a wedding dress and tuxedo can prove to be rather pricey endeavor. However, there is more economical option for the budget conscious bride and groom. Have a romantic winter wedding! During the winter months of
December to February, wedding merchants such as bridal and beauty shops, jewelers, wedding consultants, decorations and rental shops, and some florists….will be experiencing a decrease in demand for their product and services and as a result, are more willing to negotiate prices . Couples who plan a winter wedding can use this to their advantage and put the power to negotiate these prices back in their own hand, where it belongs!. Doing so may result in getting the deal of a lifetime!
3) Invitations, flowers, and favors are small, but important parts of every wedding and although costly, must have a place within every winter wedding budget. Flower arrangements, corsages and centerpieces can be made at home rather than purchased pre-made. During the winter months, you’ll find great deals on high quality craft material such as ribbons, bows and silk flowers. This will enable the bride and groom (with the help of friends and family of course!) to put together beautiful decorative flower arrangements for their winter wedding at a fraction of the cost of purchasing such items during the high peak wedding seasons.
There’s a lot of work that goes into planning a wedding at any time of year. Planning a winter wedding is no exception. Every bride and groom wants to make sure they are receiving the best value for every wedding dollar they spend. For the budget conscious bride and groom who have decided on a winter wedding, there will be plenty of opportunities to save their money and at the same time make their winter wedding a romantic, beautiful, memorable experience for family, friends and each other.
Melting East and West: Choosing Symbolic Wedding Invitations
Brides and grooms from all backgrounds unite in ceremonies that combine the best of both worlds. Unique customs and time old traditions give multicultural weddings flair, and this special element can be beautifully reflected in your wedding invitations.
A Life Filled With Compromise
As a married couple coming from different cultures, you will learn how to compromise. When it comes to your wedding day, however, the celebration should be a joint effort. Due to the nature of the event, both the bride and the groom have ideas on how to celebrate the special day. Rethinking the theme and catering the details to fit both individual’s needs is the easiest way to mesh the two cultures in one.
Starting with your wedding invitations, think about what each person holds most important in their culture. You can infuse elements of each culture into the wedding invitation. For example, if the bride is from Asian heritage and wants to incorporate the symbolic color red into the wedding invitations, then splashes of this color can be used in the font or even as the envelope. Or if the cherry blossom is particularly meaningful, sprigs of the branches can be included on an all-white wedding invitation.
Take a moment to evaluate which symbols of your culture are most important, and then you can create a wedding invitation that blissfully marries the two contrasts into a happy unity.
Tackling Tradition
There are some advantages to having a culturally recognizable wedding. Unlike anything they have ever experienced before, guests get to take a trip around the world without even boarding a plane. Couples can show their friends and family their acceptance of one another’s beliefs, values, faiths, and culture. They showcase their trust for one another when they agree to marry someone who is different from them. From unique wedding invitations to fusion food, a multicultural wedding marries more than just the bride and groom!
Here Comes the Bride
Perhaps the most noticeable difference between Western and Eastern culture is the color of the wedding dress. Western countries tend to dress their brides in white, whereas Eastern culture adorns them in rich shades of red. Thought to bring good fortune and joy, the color red is common in Chinese and Indian weddings.
Dresses featuring both colors can satisfy both traditions. A white dress with red accents is a beautiful way to come down the aisle and vice versa. Custom made gowns can incorporate the two colors into one. Stunning ruby jewelry from the country of their choice can make every bride feel like a princess on her big day.
If you do not want to buck the western tradition of an all-white wedding dress, then consider incorporating red into other elements of your wedding. For example, your wedding invitations can be red, as can the bouquets of flowers you carry. Use red napkins at the reception, and perhaps even ask your bridesmaids to dress in red. By liberally using the color red, starting with the wedding invitations and extending into the reception, you blissfully merge both eastern and western traditions.
Cuisine That Reigns Supreme
A couple can gain a fewer pointers from the hit TV series, Iron Chef, and combine flavors and spices to create unique dishes for their guests to try. Perhaps one of the easiest ways to get Western and Eastern cultures together is by having traditional dishes that are common in both the bride and the groom’s country. You can even excite your guests about the unique culinary experience they will enjoy by including a sample menu with your wedding invitations.
Music Soothes the Soul
DJs can play a variety of music featuring artists from around the world. While planning the wedding, the soon-to-be-married couple can determine which songs will be right for their unique celebration.
Planning a wedding around different countries’ traditions is beautifully symbolic of the union of man and woman. The key to balancing both the bride and groom’s wishes is to incorporate elements of both Western and Eastern culture into the ceremony and reception. Start with both western and eastern influenced wedding invitations, and the other details of your special day will unfold naturally!