| When planning a wedding, it is common to decide | | | | but also the scarcity of the items needed to |
| at a very early stage what the general theme of | | | | create your wedding theme. This is especially |
| the wedding will be. This wedding theme, whether | | | | important if you are expecting your guests to |
| it be traditional, western, beach, or any of the | | | | dress to fit in with the theme. Choosing |
| hundreds of other options, can be achieved in a | | | | something unique and unusual is great, but if it |
| number of different ways. | | | | means a lot of work or expense for your guests, |
| One way to ensure a continuity of theme is with | | | | many of them may give up and either turn up in |
| the wedding decorations. The decorations, both at | | | | standard attire, or worse, not turn up at all. |
| the church and the reception can provide a strong | | | | Of course, often the theme will just involve |
| sense of the style and atmosphere of the | | | | sticking to a particular colour scheme. This is very |
| wedding. | | | | easy to achieve and just requires a little thought. |
| Here in part one of this two part article, we look | | | | If you are on a tight budget, remember that |
| at a few things to consider when planning your | | | | flowers are much cheaper when they are in |
| wedding decorations. | | | | season, (ever noticed how expensive red roses |
| The decorations can include; flowers at the church | | | | are in February? It's not just because the florists |
| register office, flowers at the reception venue, | | | | are taking advantage of increased demand) so do |
| wall and ceiling decorations at the reception, table | | | | talk to your local florist about which flowers are |
| decor and design. | | | | around at the time of your wedding, so you can |
| All of these can be tied in with the invitations, the | | | | choose a theme colour which will also help your |
| wedding dresses, the clothing style of the guests, | | | | budget. |
| even the style of music played at the reception. | | | | In part two of this article, we will look at some of |
| so you can see the importance of setting your | | | | the decorations you can use to create the theme |
| style early. | | | | of your wedding. |
| It is worth considering carefully not just the cost, | | | | |