Military wedding themes are basically military weddings. However, there is a lot you can do with a military wedding. Every branch of the military has its own ways of doing things, own traditions, values, dress code, and code of conduct. The first thing to picking and using a military wedding theme is to decide on the branch of military to follow. 

Once you’ve decided the branch for your military wedding theme, it’s a good idea to pick the country you want the military wedding theme to be from. Or there is the option of picking the country then the branch. Each country also has their own ways, traditions and customs for military style unions. No matter which branch of the military or country it is important to do the research to make sure that your military wedding theme is complete. The other great thing about choosing a military wedding theme is that you can choose the military from any time period. This allows a wide range of options, combinations and allows for individual taste. 

Dress code is critical with military wedding themes, especially those that are going to be in the wedding party. One idea is to dress everyone from the bride and groom to all their attendants in uniforms. For example the groom and his attendants can dress in military uniforms from the time period and branch decided on, using various ranks. The bride can have a dress with a military style short jacket or other fashion style that gives off the formal military air followed by attendants in a similar style. This will definitely lead to an authentic feeling military wedding theme. 

This is simply one idea of many that can make a military wedding theme really stand out. Flowers, these might be a little difficult to pick for a military wedding theme, so one idea is to take a look at the meanings behind the flowers and find flowers with meanings that fit in with the military wedding theme of your choice. Decorations can be the military coat of arms or seals. The military wedding theme decorations can also be made with items that represent that branch of the military. Colors can also follow this; each branch of the military has colors that it uses for various things that are unique to that part of the military. Use these colors in your military wedding theme. 

There are an infinite number of locations that one can have a military wedding theme. There are a number of forts, battle fields, memorial sites that can be used for a military wedding theme. If one of the participants is an active service member it might be possible to get permission to have the ceremony on a military base, or active personal location. 

Once the location has been decided, the decoration, the flowers, and the dress there is one thing that military wedding theme can have that is different from most wedding themes. Using a military chaplain or having the opportunity, if the military wedding theme branch of choice was the Navy, having a naval ship captain perform the ceremony. Under most laws these weddings are still binding as a ceremony a carry over from older times. 

It is important to be sure that they are recognized within your state or country as a legal marriage. The reception at a military wedding theme event can be wonderfully set up with a military or military style brass band for the music. The center pieces can be something from aspects of the branch of military being used for the military wedding theme. The cake can also carry over the military wedding theme, for example a ship for the navy, a tent for the army, a plane for the air force and so on. All receptions lend them selves to speeches, they are actually a traditional part of any wedding reception but highly formalized themes like a military wedding theme, lends it’s self especially to this tradition. Military wedding theme couples might find themselves with very formal speeches since the atmosphere will lend it self to more formalized behavior. 

For the reception dinner, military wedding themes being up thoughts of fine wine, or at least good wine, with a traditional formal dinner, rather than a more relaxed environment, so consider more formal menus with a military wedding theme. Another thing to consider is the favors that will be passed out for everyone to take home. These favors can be anything that resembles an aspect of the branch, the era, and of course the country of choice. Perhaps a pair of crossed sabers as a place card holder can be taken home as a favor or a small figurine, or even a personalized metal with the couple information and date information on it.