Guest Author - Tonya Callihan

February is the month of love and one of the most romantic times of the year to have a wedding ceremony. Hopefully you’ve booked a ceremony hall and reception site within a year in advance. I’ve included some last minute ideas for the wedding ceremony and for your reception.

The Wedding Ceremony

An old fashioned look is most appropriate for this time of year. It adds a fill of old love to the air. Bridesmaids should wear red or deep pink colored dresses, and the jewelry the bridesmaid’s and the bride, herself wear, should reflect themes such as hearts, roses, doves, or cupids. Flowers should be Roses, but this time of year they are extra expensive so you could look at other red and pink flowers such as, tulips, hydrangea, and freesia.

Gifts that are best to give your wedding party could involve rubies or heart shaped lockets.

Style invitations to reflect a Valentine’s Day card, such as a heart-shaped invitation on red and/or pink paper with gold writing, and cupids with arrows.

Transportation

Every girl dreams of her prince charming in a horse drawn carriage. This would be the time to make that dream come true. Or if it’s too cold outside you could use long white limos as transportation from the wedding ceremony to the reception site.

The Wedding Cake

Your wedding cake could be heart shaped layers decorated with cupids, doves, and red and pink flowers. Or the cake could be white, red, or pink, decorated with flowers, doves, baby cherubs, and cupids.

The Reception

If you live in a warm climate and have the reception outside it’s best to have it at night with soft lighting. Or inside you can dim the lights and use candles that are apart of your centerpieces. Some foods could be chocolate covered strawberries, almonds, and pretzels. It’s the season of love so lobster, oysters, and champagne are Valentine favorites. Or the foods can be plain and a few chocolate fondant machines throughout the reception.

Music can be old love songs mixed in with newer love songs. Every song can say the word love in the title or lyrics. Or love songs that make you think of your someone special.
Reception hall should also be decorated in red, white, pink, and gold. Red table covers, gold silverware, flower centerpieces with cherubs and doves in the arrangements.

Favors

Sugar cookies in the shape of a heart with red, pink, and white icing.

Champagne glasses, the small plastic kind, filled with Necco candy hearts, the one’s with the sayings such as Be Mine, or Call Me.

A mixed CD with your favorite love songs for each guest.


These are just a few quick ideas, I hope this helps you with your big day, whether it be this Valentine’s Day or next. Good luck and Happy Valentine’s Day. If you have any further questions please contact me through the forum or through my contact information.