A Christmas Wedding?
Hear the bells ringing? It is not the joyful chimes of school letting out for winter break or the noise of Christmas bells. It’s the bustling melody of wedding bells echoing throughout. Shh…just listen! You can barely hear the carolers outside singing their rendition of Jingle Bell Rock. Wedding ceremonies, intimate or extravagant, are always difficult to plan during this time of the year. A winter wedding sounds like a magical scene, but it is one that competes with the holiday season.
Wedding planners everywhere will do their best to avoid taking on a job in the month of December. Why? Because it spells disaster for any couple gusty enough to walk down the aisle near Christmas mourn.
One thing is clear, dare to argue with a bride about what she wants for her wedding and you are asking for trouble. Give her a life or death scenario – a decision she has no problem making – yes, It’s either you or the personalized guest towel that she has always wanted for her wedding. Poor fool, you never had the chance and soon you will be swimming with the fishes, that is, once the pond thaws over.
A winter wedding can be unpredictable. Getting married near the upcoming holidays is challenging for many obvious reasons. The pros and cons, if you choose to make a thorough list, will have you seeing Christmas red with animosity. Picture it, a bride dressed in a festive wedding gown taking out her frustrations on Rudolph and all his friends. It’s not a pretty sight.
The bustle of the holiday season will put you in quite a predicament. For the unequipped, those being pretty much everyone on the face of the earth, the holidays will keep you tethered to a fickle game plan. Now, what does your list reveal? First, count on an intimate wedding. This can either be a blessing or a curse. Plans collide and your potential guests will cancel, especially near the holidays. Second, your color scheme may be limited. To keep this wintry theme going, you don’t have much to play with. Cool colors like blue, white and silver are yours to consider. Keep things festive and colors like red, green and gold will be on your palette. The third and most important reason is the weather. For some, Christmas is just not Christmas without a sprinkle of God’s dandruff on the ground. For any prospective husband and wife the possibility of saying – “I do” – during a snow storm is plausible, depending on where you will tie the knot of course.
In the end, it should not matter what theme, color scheme or time of the year you decide to get married on. Base your decision on just one question. Want do you want for your wedding? Send out those personalized wedding invitations because time is ticking. Christmas is just around the corner and those pesky carolers will not stop singing. Come to think of it, why not have a spring wedding instead? How about getting married next summer?
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Paulette Leto
While a winter wedding does have its appeal, I don’t think I would want to have it during the Christmas season. I would feel simultaneously tugged in two different directions when it comes to personalized wedding invitations, and the personalized napkins that go along with them.
To go along with the Christmas theme and colors, or to use other wintry colors and focus on the blue, white, and silver instead? That’s the question.
And just think, not only might you have fewer people able to make it to your wedding this time of year, but you can basically forget about Christmas gifts from anybody because people will say “well you just got a wedding gift.” It’s like having a December birthday in that way. Not that gifts are the most important priority during the holidays – of course they’re not. But they ARE nice after all. Think of it as one more reason to have your wedding at a different time of year.
12 December 2012, 5:51 pmIsabel Gutierrez
I love winter weddings! Maybe not for myself, but the imagery is just too beautiful. It seems like we don’t get snow til later in the winter though, so if I were planning one, I would take that into account. For example, if I wanted snow on the ground for my photos, I would set the wedding in January since I would think that’s when there’s most likely to be snow on the ground.
But having a wedding during December definitely allows you to tie Christmas, Hanukkah, or whatever other holidays you might observe into your wedding theme. I could see red and green personalized guest towels for the occasion being a big hit. And if you’re going that far, you might as well add the holiday touch to the personalized wedding invitations as well, right?
13 December 2012, 1:06 amAshleigh316
I’m not sure if I’d like a winter wedding or not. I mean, the photo opportunities you get with the wedding party out in the snow are just phenomenal, and having the option for Christmas-themed color schemes for your personalized napkins and other decor is cool as well.
But I don’t know if I would want to have my anniversary so close to the holidays. There are already so many other parties and celebrations going on at this time of year, and I already feel rushed and like I barely have time to recover from one holiday before the next is upon me. Adding in a wedding anniversary might be an awful lot to cope with. That’s where having a summer wedding appeals to me – there’s not a lot else going on in July and August, so it’s the perfect time to add your own cause for celebration.
13 December 2012, 2:29 amHenry B Springs
“Silver bells, silver bells. It’s Christmas time in the city. Ring a ling, hear them sing. Soon it will be Christmas day.” Christmas Weddings can be great ways to ride the momentum of the season and capitalize on the availability of family, friends and acquaintances. What better time to get married during the last month or last two weeks of the year when everyone will be enlivened with the holiday spirit. You can actually work your wedding into the holiday stream of events. You can still create a very unique moment with Personalized Wedding Invitations, Napkins and Guest Towel Napkins that will both compliment the season and signaturize the event. Why not try a few of your favorite personalized napkins at your reception with your favorite sparkling wine, champagne or mineral water? Why not get married on Christmas or New Year’s Eve. Everyone will be able to come and and you’ll always have a two fold anniversary celebration. For some large families and those that live in the same central location
Pearl Color Mist, Snowflake Holiday or Champagne Holiday Napkins will add flair to any reception this holiday season. Toast to the couple, the wedding, the holiday or your good fortune at the wedding reception or dinner and and dinner to follow. You’ll remember your first toasts. Raise Champagne glasses with monogram napkins acting as great buffers. Have you decided on Vueve Clicquot, Moet Chandon or Dom Perignon. What’s your favorite Champagne. Use Classic Monogrammed napkins as coasters or special coasters. Our soft and absorbent Personalized Napkins are available in ivory and white to keep your glasses and mugs tidy, attended or unattended. Silver Flourish Coasters boldly display a single initial with a pure white background for special events, holidays and weddings. Silver coasters encased in silver holders are ready to make whimsical wedding moments come to life. The 3.5 x 3.5 coasters make stunning style statements for any anniversary, wedding reception, or Christmas celebration. Our Personalized Napkins and Guest Towels helps you enjoy all the shimmering moments of your life
” Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at it destination full of hope. ” It arrives on time at your holiday wedding, come rain, come shine.
Writer~ Maya Angelou
13 December 2012, 10:30 amJonathan Price
A friend of mine had a wedding during the Christmas season a couple of years ago. She wasn’t fortunate enough to have snow on the ground outside at the time, but it was still cool to see the red and green personalized napkins, the Christmas-themed decor of the reception hall, and I also loved the personalized wedding invitations coming in holiday colors and patterns as well. Even the little plastic bride and groom on the cake topper had tiny Santa hats. It was really cute, I have to say!
My favorite, though, was the massive table full of Christmas goodies like a huge gingerbread house, candy canes, and about a dozen varieties of Christmas cookies. Fortunately they stashed a bunch of personalized guest towels at that table too, so guests didn’t get crumbs all over their nice clothes.
13 December 2012, 3:26 pmHenry B Springs
“Silver bells, silver bells. It’s Christmas time in the city. Ring a ling, hear them sing. Soon it will be Christmas day.” Christmas Weddings can be great ways to ride the momentum of the season and capitalize on the availability of family, friends and acquaintances. What better time to get married during the last month or last two weeks of the year when everyone will be enlivened with the holiday spirit. You can actually work your wedding into the holiday stream of events. You can still create a very unique moment with Personalized Wedding Invitations, Napkins and Guest Towel Napkins that will both compliment the season and signaturize the event. Why not try a few of your favorite personalized napkins at your reception with your favorite sparkling wine, champagne or mineral water? Why not get married on Christmas or New Year’s Eve. Everyone will be able to come and and you’ll always have a two fold anniversary celebration for some large families and those that live in the same central location.
Pearl Color Mist, Snowflake Holiday or Champagne Holiday Napkins will add flair to any reception this holiday season. Toast to the couple, the wedding, the holiday or your good fortune at the wedding reception and dinner to follow. You’ll remember your first toasts. Raise Champagne glasses with monogram napkins acting as great buffers. Have you decided on Vueve Clicquot, Moet Chandon or Dom Perignon? What’s your favorite Champagne? Use Classic Monogrammed Napkins as special coasters. Our soft and absorbent Personalized Napkins are available in ivory and white to keep your glasses and mugs tidy, attended or unattended. Silver Flourish Coasters boldly display a single initial with a pure white background for special events, holidays and weddings. Silver coasters encased in a silver holder is always ready to make whimsical wedding moments come to life. 3.5 x 3.5 coasters make stunning style statements for any anniversary, wedding reception, or Christmas celebration. Our Personalized Napkins and Guest Towels helps you enjoy all the shimmering moments of your life
” Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. ” It arrives on time at your holiday wedding, come rain, come shine.
13 December 2012, 7:43 pmWriter~ Maya Angelou