Outdoor wedding themes

Themed weddings are really only limited these days by your own imagination. Imagine having your wedding photo taken on the big wheel or some crazy ride. Just think of the memories that this will evoke in the years ahead.

Your groom could be your knight in shining armour and arrive at the venue on a white charger, whilst you wait patiently dressed as lady Guinevere at the side of the lake. Follow the ceremony with a traditional medieval feast set in the grounds of an old romantic castle or stately home. You could provide jousting as entertainment, archery, quoits, etc. 

If you are a water lover, have you ever thought of getting married underwater? After your wedding you can celebrate your reception on a tropical beach with the sun drying you off and the gentle breeze in your hair. The sand warm beneath your feet and you drink your toast out of coconut shells, whilst the sea laps gently at your feet.

You could have a Disney wedding theme where you all dress as Disney characters. You could be Cinderella, and your groom prince charming. All the guests could follow the theme, and you could then have a big winnie the pooh picnic with lots of fun and food. The kids will love this theme too; you could even give a small prize for the best-dressed guest.

Or if you love animals, you could think about a milkmaid and shepherd wedding theme, followed by your reception in the cowshed (cleaned and decorated of course). With the animals looking over from their paddocks. And your guests dressed as milkmaids and shepherds.

You can go cruising down the river on your own river cruise and the reception is held on board, the boat is decorated with flowers and lights and you start married life with a moonlit romantic cruise, and buffet served on board, while you all dance the night away.

If you are a thrill seeker you go bungee jumping out of a hot air balloon to celebrate your wedding, with champagne thrown in for the ride of your life. 

If you fancy a fun outdoor wedding theme, then why not hire a big top and have a circus themed wedding. The bride and groom dress as circus acts and get married on the trapeze or high wire. Or you could be the clown chasing after an invisible friend. Everyone loves the circus and this will provide a great deal of fun as well as a day to remember for everyone for a long time to come. Followed by a circus feast fit for the top act of any circus.

Of course if you can get a minister or registrar to agree you could always marry at home in the garden under a flower decked archway, with your guest sitting in the sunshine, the birds flying overhead, a buffet under a canopy and dancing in the moonlight till the wee small hours. With your guests catered for, you can enjoy the best day of your life in your home surroundings.

Then you have country and western weddings where you have a traditional cowboy day. You arrive in a ribbon decked horse and trap, and your groom arrives on horseback, followed by line dancing in the barn and everyone on root beer or soda.

How about a through the ages outdoor wedding theme where everyone dresses as a figure from history be it past or present, you could be Cleopatra or Marie Antoinette, or even Elizabeth the 1st. Your groom could be the dauphin of France, or an emperor, a gladiator, or the red baron. Whatever you want you can be and the day will be filled with wonder and joy and memories will be vivid for the rest of your life.

Another nice theme would be getting married at the top of a cliff with the sea lapping the shore below you, the wind in your hair. This would be a really romantic setting. You could be Scarlet O’Hara and Rhett Butler in your own version of gone with the Wind.

Whatever theme you decide to go with you can be assured that an activity outdoor wedding theme will be talked about for many years to come. And, as you celebrate your future anniversaries, the past will be as vivid as it was on the day you decided to say I DO.