There isn’t a single bride or groom-to-be who wants their wedding day to feel average. This is one of the most important days of your lives together, and, as such, you deserve to have it feel as if you’ve stepped straight into a fairytale, where everything is perfect.
However, pulling off this feeling of elegance and sophistication in the real world can be challenging. So, here are some wedding day tips to help you make your dream a reality.
1. Choose A Beautiful Wedding/Reception Location
Elegance is a feeling and, when it comes to highlighting it, you need to have a gorgeous location for the wedding and/or reception to take place. An elegant wedding banquet hall in a castle or stately home is going to be more appealing and glamorous than a hall at the back of a bar, so do your research into the perfect location for your wedding day, and visit each one to get a feel for them. Ask to see previous wedding photos that each venue should have on hand to get an idea of how the space can look with different décor styles.
2. Choose A Timeless Color Palette
Timeless color palettes can make any wedding feel glamorous. Ivory, navy, gold, purple, and red are the classics. Try to incorporate these into the bouquets, the outfits that the maid of honor and the bridesmaids wear, and of course, make sure the best man and the groom have accents of them too, to bring the entire day together.
3. Hire a Wedding Planner
It may seem like an additional cost but, if you’re stuck on how to pull off a wedding with an elegant look or feel, hire a wedding planner. These guys are professionals in how to pull off any wedding day, irrespective of the theme, and they’ll know how to make any big day look and feel like it’s out of a Disney film.
Of course, you and your partner won’t be cut out of the loop and will have a say on any final decisions but, having a professional on hand can be very helpful, as well as stress-relieving.
4. Make Flowers A Core Decorative Feature
Flowers are a core part of any wedding and, if you’re looking to up the wow factor of your big day, try to have them as a core feature. This isn’t to say that they need to be everywhere, just that instead of focusing on the table runners and so forth, focus on the flowers at each table and around the location.
You can match them to the color palette and even use a set group of flowers, to create a cohesive theme. If you’re not sure which flowers to choose, talk to your wedding planner or florist.
5. Elegant Attire
It’s highly unlikely that any bride or groom will want to wear clothes that make them look dowdy. So, one feature to focus on when planning your elegant wedding is the outfits worn by the bride, the groom, the best man, the maid of honor, and the bridesmaids.
Ensure they all follow the same color scheme and, for the bride, go for a fitted wedding dress that’s simple; any dress that’s too complicated may spoil the look. Try to ensure that all your guests dress elegantly too; no clothes that are unflattering! Also, try to have as many aunts with big hats as you can!
