Compelling Reasons for a Winter Wedding

Yesterday I came clean on my passion for winter weddings, today I'm going to give you every reason under the sun dog to have a winter wedding and to do it with style and ease.

• Some of the best deals can be had in the winter, which is technically the off-season in snow country. Food and beverage minimums are significantly lower, 25 to 50% lower than during prime wedding season. This goes for wedding professionals as well. While they may not lower fees as drastically, they are happy to book a date when everyone else is home playing Monolopy by the fire. I'm certain you will see major concessions or complimentary upgrades of goods or service if you inquire about a Saturday in February or March.
• Design and decor is a no brainer - the color schemes are wide and varied but all have one thing in common, look around what do you see? Sparkles, bright lights, warm hues, ice crystals, numerous shades of white and nature at its barest, bark and branches, ice and evergreens...the options are endless. You see beauty in the crystal blue sky after a snowstorm, frost patterns on your window panes and every little tree branch blanketed in newly fallen snow, shimmers and glistens. These same looks can be recreated indoors with the help of a talented florist, designer or wedding consultant. Some of these looks can be done on your own, but just be careful it doesn't look like Aunt Betty and her knitting club did your "decorating".
• Flexibility with venue options is much greater with a winter wedding. I've seen couples have to settle for a wedding date or a location that wasn't their perfect or first choice because many sites book a year or more in advance. Chances are you will get your first pick of dates and locations with a winter wedding.
• Along these sames lines you are almost guaranteed to confirm the most highly sought-after wedding professionals by choosing a winter wedding. The award-winning, industry leaders book dates a year or more in advance but with your winter wedding chances are great you can secure your first choice.
• Chances are good your wedding date will not conflict with friends or coworkers weddings so your guest attendance may be higher than the average 65%.

Watch for additional posts regarding winter weddings - there is so much to say and so little time to say it...

Winter Weddings

Okay, I admit it...I am a closet winter wedding geek. For anyone who knows me, they hear me constantly complaining about the snow and cold but more likely they'll hear me scheming to get to the warm waters of the Caribbean or Mexico.

However when I stop and think about it, winter can be a beautiful time of year all courtesy of Mother Nature. I read that forecasters are predicting a snowier than usual winter, which means driving headaches and parking angst. But hey, I'm a "glass is half full" kind of gal so I'm choosing to put a positive spin on this.

I had the great pleasure to design and pull together a fabulous winter wedding for Ashley and Shea this year and we used a lot of silver and gold. But the color palates can vary from silver and blue, to all white tone on tone, to red and green during the Christmas season. Actually there's almost no colors that won't work for a winter wedding...except black and orange maybe.

Here are some ideas and photos of elegant yet simple decor for your winter wedding. Check out my previous post on ice lanterns. They are eco-friendly and economic and make a stunning impact with little effort.

I'll be posting some of the huge advantages to a winter wedding over the next few days so stay warm and enjoy the holidays.