Most girls over the ages have been enchanted by fairytales of the princess going off with her handsome prince and living happily ever after. Thus as a woman prepares to take the dive into married life she might like to relive some of the childhood romance with a fairytale themed wedding. This may seem a little childish but isn’t the theme of true love and romance at the heart of every wedding to be celebrated and cherished?
Fairy tale wedding themes are still popular, provided that the couple doesn’t mind raising a few eyebrows. Themes from popular fairytales such as the Frog Prince, Cinderella, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty are often used.
The Cinderella theme might be the most popular of the princess themed fairytale wedding many stores cater to this theme providing favours in the shape of glass slippers and even sugared white mice.
For the Snow White theme red apple candies are popular and those that prefer the frog prince would give out chocolate frogs. To give the couples a rousing send off why not hand out “magic wands” which are sparklers, so the attendees can wave them off to their new life.
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For the bride her obvious apparel would be a flowing bell-shaped ballroom gown with a wasp waist bodice covered in some glitter, these could consist of some crystal or any other shimmering material. Don’t forget the royal tiara which is a must for any princess and perhaps some long white gloves and clear “glass” crystal slippers actually vinyl. In terms of jewelry choose a centerpiece such as a pearl necklace with some matching earrings.
As for the groom his choice is much clearer cut as a formal tux is the norm or a military-style uniform to play along with the Cinderella theme, for the arrival why don’t you try renting a carriage pulled by white horses. Fairy tale wedding themes share many of the same décor and props as castle wedding themes. This is mainly because of the medieval setting of both themes with the same basic characters such as knights, princesses, princes and white ponies.
If you have the budget and are living nearby why not rent a castle for your wedding, of course these are for the few brides that have the money to do so. For the rest of us mere mortals we would have to do with some faux castle decorations and castle wedding cakes.
To get an authentic castle look you have to start with fabric, hire a designer to create a ceiling of fabric swooping romantically joined in the middle of the room to recreate the majesty of a castle ballroom. Decorate the rest of the furniture in likewise manner using chair covers in soft colors of your choice. The same goes for tables, cake tables, banquet tables and any other important spots which should be decorated ornately.
As for the centerpiece, a simple idea would be to use a real pumpkin. Use a jack O lantern shaped variety and paint it in white, if you have the time you can turn the pumpkin into a carriage just like in Cinderella by using some simple modeling tools and figures. As for the wedding cake it can be a castle shaped one with a prince and princess wedding cake topper to top it off.
If you are short on ideas try using the internet there is sure to be plenty of great ideas online simply type in the keywords you wish to learn more about such as Prince Charming, Cinderella, The Royal Ball, Enchanted Castle, Four White Horses, Happily Ever After, The Glass Slipper, The Fairy Godmother, The Magic Wand, The Clock Tower and The Pumpkin Patch. These will lead you to some great sites on how to decorate your wedding according to theme.
Also don’t forget to book all your props ahead of time as you don’t want to rush things because some preparations for theme weddings would take a long time to muster. Thus the wise couple would start preparations at least two months ahead to avoid any mishaps. After all it is your big occasion; why not take a little extra time to make sure everything is fairytale perfect.
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