WINTER WEDDING THEMES:

Royal Russian Theme Wedding

Having a Opulent and Elegant Royal Russian Wedding

 Ethnic and national themed weddings are very popular, especially when one or both people in the couple have a particular ethnicity or national heritage. Because of the landscape and the weather, a Royal Russian theme wedding is very popular for winter weddings, even if the couple isn’t Russian. A Royal Russian wedding theme is very elegant and is great for an evening winter wedding. Think of pulling up to a church with Gothic architecture lit by hundreds of white candles in a white horse drawn sleigh wrapped in layers of warm Russian furs as the sun sets…

Think “Opulent”

For a Royal Russian wedding theme everything should be very opulent and elegant. An early evening or nighttime ceremony is best for a Royal Russian wedding theme. The church or wedding hall should be appropriately grand; try to find a Russian Orthodox Church where you can have the wedding ceremony to have the perfect atmosphere. Decorate with lots of white and gold candles, and flowing red fabric trimmed in gold. The bride should wear an elegant gown, a tiara, and fine jewelry and the men should wear tuxedos with red vests. For the bridal attendants, deep red silk gowns with gold jewelry are a must. The ladies can carry red shawls or even fur shawls, depending on your beliefs about wearing fur, in case the church or wedding hall is drafty. Flowers should be deep red roses trimmed with baby’s breath and gold ribbons.

For the reception, choose a location that is very grand and can be made to evoke the feeling of a royal court. The ballroom of a historical mansion or the dining room of a fine hotel is usually a good place to hold a Royal Russian theme wedding reception. Put the seats for the bridal party on a raised dais and line the path up the dais with a red carpet. The table settings should be fine china trimmed with gold, and the flatware should be gold. Decorate the tables with arrangements of red roses and gold candles. Add some Russian nesting dolls to the table decorations for a nice effect. Make sure that the tables all have bottles of champagne with a custom label announcing your names and the date so that family and friends will have champagne available for toasts. Serve Russian delicacies for dinner. As wedding favors for your guests, make up replica Faberge eggs for each guest filled with gold wrapped Jordan almonds and fine chocolates.

A Royal Russian theme wedding is great for couples who live in areas where it gets very snowy and cold, because the snow and cold actually adds a lot to the theme. And which woman doesn’t want to be a real princess, even if just for one day? Planning an opulent Royal Russian theme wedding can be your chance to be a princess and to start your new life with your husband with the luxury of having your family and friends celebrate with you.

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