Blossom of Spring Wedding

Spring is a lovely time of year to get married the birth of the new season bringing flowers and rebirth all around us from the crocus, to the baby lambs hopping round fresh green fields. The trees with their blossom, the birds building nests it is a time when we feel it is great to be alive and summer is in our thoughts filled with lazy days and distant holidays. 

Although spring is a really lovely time it is not the first or second favourite for brides this means that for the spring wedding you have a lot more chance of getting not only the day you want but also the venue that may have been denied you later in the busier part of the year. And of course costs will be lower than in the following seasons.

For the ceremony do you have a traditional church spring wedding or perhaps a nice smart venue now that you can get married in a variety of venues the world is your oyster. Lets say you pick a nice venue in a stately home, you are going to have the ceremony in the private chapel so you keep it simple, small hand tied bunches of multi coloured spring flowers at the end of the pews, rose petals sprinkled up the aisle, and a beautiful large bouquet of flowers adorning the alter simple order of service cards with maybe a dried flower attached as a keepsake. A little touch that will show how much care you have taken in your preparations.

This wedding offers an abundance of ideas, indoor and out remember though that spring can be a contrary month bright sunshine one moment and the heavens opening the next so keep that in mind when deciding on your spring wedding theme. Go for nice pastel shades like lilac, pink, baby blue pastel greens and so on. 

So, for the bridesmaids remember they may need sleeves or at the very least a wrap to keep them warm if it gets a little chilly on the day, the dresses can be in a variety of colours and if you are torn between a couple of colours why not go for a rainbow wedding theme. Which will in fact accentuate the spring that is just beginning to bloom. Lemon and pink, purple and green are amazing contrasting colours so have each bridesmaid in a different but contrasting colour. 

They could carry baskets of spring flowers with contrasting ribbons.  Dainty flowered headbands would also look great for spring weddings. You want to promote a fresh spring look. So keep it simple and yet colourful. As the bride you could wear long sleeves to ward of sudden chills or perhaps even a wrap that could drape elegantly over your shoulders, a beautiful teardrop bouquet trailing in front of you with all the colours of spring would look simply stunning. 

Flowers in your hair would give a spring feel to you and accentuate your theme. The Groom could wear a different colour shirt from his best man and you could even ask your guests to keep your wedding theme going. Buttonholes could be multi coloured roses, or maybe calla lilies which are always attractive.

For your wedding favours how about small pottery vases filled with china flowers, or single stem silk flowers in every imaginable colour. Little spring flowers tied into little posies look great and will even go on to brighten your guests’ homes and last for years a continuing memento of your special day. Or as something different you could give your guest a packet of seeds that will bloom later in the year and will give pleasure for a great many years to come. You could even give multi coloured candles with a small posy of silk flowers tied with contrasting ribbons and perfumed as well would make them bring spring alive at home.

As for your special meal, first you need to decide if you are having a sit down meal or a buffet, but in deciding your preferred menu keep in mind it is a spring wedding theme and you have chosen a rainbow theme so your food can be as colourful and tasty as you want. Try to incorporate the spring theme lots of green salads, Asparagus, new potatoes, sugar snap peas, and haricots verts. Fresh fruit.  A chocolate cake with coconut icing. You could also opt for carrot cake with a cream cheese icing. Strawberries, rhubarb, and apricots are delicious at this time of year, and mangos and pomegranates may work as well. Try phyllo dough cups with mousse or custard topped with strawberries. Multi coloured gateaux, and cakes.

So the arrangements are made, and now all you have to do is have the best day of your life a spring wedding that will keep you smiling for many years ahead.