Calling Cupid: The Valentine’s Day Wedding Theme
Marrying on Valentine's Day? You've probably been called a romantic. Perhaps you even got your sparkler (and a great engagement story) on that very same day.
And yet, your engagement's probably not what drove you to tie the knot then. How about this: that giddy feeling you first got in second grade ... when the cute blond boy dropped a dimestore card in the shoebox you made with doilies and ribbons.
In other words? Valentine's Day is a delicious combination of grown-up passion and schoolgirl crush.
Back or Forth? Sussing Out the Season
Your first task: figuring out whether to lean back toward a wintry look and feel, or forward into spring. Part of this may depend on how chilly it typically gets in February chez vous (though some places actually allow an outdoor wedding by then). But weather aside, a lot depends on your vision.
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Winsome Winter
A winter-leaning wedding shares the regal feel of Christmas: heavier fabrics, fuller skirts, classical red roses. For colors, you might have more dignified reds and whites, with gold embroidery and ivory overlays. (Believe it or not, even a black and white wedding with red roses is pitch-perfect for Valentine's Day).And your food will probably reflect winter's formality, too: a white chocolate wedding cake with red raspberry filling, say, or a red velvet cake surrounded with rich cream cheese frosting. Plus, the date sends up a green light for brides who dream of marrying in a daring red gown.
In Spring, a Couple's Thoughts Turn to Love ...
A spring-ish wedding, on the other hand, is filled with flirtier flowers: pink roses and peonies, pale pink rununculous and lisianthus, cream tulips and hydrangeas.Picture this: your guests mark your departure with a shower of rose petals from petal cones. Your dress? Understated, with asymmetrical draping and a sweetheart neckline. Your bridesmaids gear: tea-length gowns with ruffled hems or long, silky sashes.
You might even dispense with the cake altogether, treating the crowd to whimsical cupcake trays and bite-sized appetizers ... and invite them to wash it all down with pink champagne and a raspberry garnish. A berry sorbet with fresh mint cleans the palette between courses.
Timeless Tables
When held in a ballroom, the Valentine wedding benefits from lots of romantic draping. In addition to the masses of red roses (or springtime pinks) it calls for, you can toss together a few more whimsical centerpieces to add variety or mark a spot like the cake table.
Rose Petal Runner
A popular approach to focal points, this table treatment simply involves piling masses of rose petals down the center of the table, just like a fabric runner, then zigzagging white votives down the line.Candy Heart Containers
For pillar candle centerpieces, fill a 1/3 of a hurricane lamp with white conversation hearts. Plunk in a pillar candle, then fill the remaining space with hearts. Or for a floral centerpiece, find two glass bowls, one slightly larger than the other. Fill the space between bowls with conversation hearts, then fill the smallest bowl with water and float a peony head.
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Gift Box with Paveed Roses
Locate round or square balsam boxes from any craft store, and paint to suit. Fill with Oasis (moistened) floral foam cut to fit, and cover the foam with spray or sweetheart roses until no foam is visible. Tie off the gift box with a satin ribbon.Rose Hearts on Cake Trays
Buy Oasis foam in a heart shape, or cut flat foam to shape. Moisten, and cover with spray or sweetheart roses until no foam is visible. Place on an attractive cake stand. Doll up this centerpiece even more with sheer organza draping, satin ribbon, crystal pins or votives.What other Valentine wedding centerpiece ideas caught your eye? Share them below!
Seduce With the Small Stuff
Here's a few more details to make any February 14th wedding sizzle:- Chocolate-dipped strawberries. This oh-so-sexy fruit seems made for this holiday ... and even more so when you dip it in the greatest aphrodisiac on earth (at least for women!)
- Pink martinis. The crowd will thrill to cosmos, no matter their age or gender.
- Valentine candy buffet. No other holiday wedding calls louder for the sweet nostalgia of the candy buffet. Your choices are numerous, from oversized wedding conversation hearts to sweet foil-wrapped chocolates in pinks and reds.
- Candy heart card box. Make an adorable card box that brings back the old days of tempting gifts from parents or sweethearts. Grab a large heart-shaped paper mache box from a craft store, paint it red, and trim the lid with multiple layers of lace and braid, just like the candy boxes you once saw in the five-and-dimes. Cut out a slot, and stamp or paste on your monogram. Adorable!
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Additional Reading
Need a little added inspiration? Here are a few more spots to help with the planning:10 New Centerpiece Ideas (in the Next 5 Minutes)
my daughter is getting married on 4/17/10. She had gone to a wedding previously where they had bowls of assorted candies and you could just fill a gift bag with any candy you wanted. My questions is how much candy should we buy if we anticipate 200 guests?
Linda, check out this page:
Wedding candy buffets
That question has been asked and answered a few times there, so it should help! Plus if you have any others that haven’t, that’s a great spot to ask them. Best of luck!
help me my wedding is on 2/14/09 i need i deas
latrisa, i didn’t know if you wanted the tradtional valentine wedding theme or not. what are some colors that you and your fh are drawn too? what type atmosphere are you wanting, formality? one idea is to have the all white wedding with silver or gold accents, use a heart monogram for everything from invites to programs. another is using traditional red or pink, or combo of the 2. strike out in a different direction with maybe. and lavender which is a highly romantic color. one of the most timeless and classy is the black and white “simple” wedding with pink and red bouquets.
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i have a couple pics… throwing some ideas around, i wanted to show you some untraditional colors for a valentine wedding, i see a black bm dress with this and guys in black.
latrisa, very romantic isn’t it? here are some traditional pics now…
* the pic is chocolate covered marchmallows to resemble a cupcake, great isn’t it? so diy style. just buy long lollipop sticks and take slightly chilled marshmallows on stick and dip in chocolate almond bark, tint white almond bark with re dfood dye to desired shade and garnish. can wrap these in clear plastic wraps with hanging ribbons for favors by the door, or standing up in beautiful cut glass vases for centerpieces.
i think pink hydrangea bouquets would look so wonderful with this theme. or simple pink roses, one stem per bm with flowing ribbons. it makes a impact. (google image pink hydrangea wedding for lots of pics and ideas!)
latrisa, forgot some of my links…
* An Upstate New York Wedding
also google image pink hydrangea wedding bouquet
Where are those marshmallows from? they are so cute? did you really DIY? id love to find where i could buy them!
kate, actually i made a mistake in my earlier post. I have to admit i found the google image, thought they were marshmallows and today i actually found that it is cake.
my apologies. also check out bakerella.com
this!!
But i still think marshmallows could be done. try the diy up top. i have dome something similar to this, on a stick. so the diy will work. i slightly chilled my marshmallows in a COVERED container so they wouldnt dry out. but try it without chilling them. for more of these marshmallow treats google image dipped marshmallow treats and there will be a ton of info. I used almond bark instead of the morsels. i love the way it did, i think morsels take longer. and vanilla bark is food dye ready. my fave candy in the world is chocolate covered marshmallows and i dont care for chocolate but
*Marshmallow Pops
*Making chocolate covered marshmallow treats
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*Dipped Marshmallow Treats
They are cake actually and here is the great link…
*Cupcake Pops
Hello again Ladies, here is the list of things I have for sell for my wedding that we changed colors on so none of this is needed. Ask me any question: Here’s the List:
61-candle votives
4- Wedding Flutes
7- Red Runners
12- Velvet Rose Garland
2000- Dark red rose petals
3000- light rose petals
168- open Velvet roses (bouquet/centerpieces)
12- LED waterproof vase light’s
6- Fairy light (I was going to use them in my centerpiece’s)
9- Red Taper Candles
250- Red Napkins 3 set’s- message says: Where there is love there is life, Love is a beautiful dream, Love is the beauty of the soul (in silver transcript w/ 2 silver hearts)
Shoes- size 9 but I wear size 8 so they run small (silver w/ diamond accent)
1 bunch- Silver curly willow
1 bunch- Red curly willow
12- dark red votives
I will post the next pic’s in next post…
addt. pic’s
more pic’s
I think this is the last of the pic’s:)
hey i was just wondering if you still had all those items for sale and how much for the whole set. thanks!
Hello, I still have everything listed and all together I spent around $1700.00 so I am asking $1000.00 for the whole set.
HiRenee
I’m a bride 2 be!!! I wanted to know if you still have any of your red items available?
I was wondering if you still had the red runners for sale? and how much are they?
how much are you asking 4 all of it
$1000.00 for the set. I spent around $1700.00 for it. Thanks
I was wondering how much for the rose petals and napkins?
Bride to be
I just wanted to know if had sold your wedding items………….?
Hello, I have most of the items still. What exactly are you looking for?
Thanks for looking, Renee
Do you still have the red runners?
Thanks.
Hello, all soon to be Mrs’s. I have alot of different red items for a wedding but we’ve now changed our color’s so nothing I have will work. Items are candle holder’s, napkins, red/black velvet roses, etc. I will post pic’s when I get home today, I just wanted to put the news out there for you……
i had chosen the color red for my wedding and my fiance wanted to have it on his bday but then we both said how about valentines day for our wedding at the same time and we both just looked at each other like it was meant to be….. i cant wait to plan the wedding im just kind of lost whn it comes to the type of favors can someone help???
hi soon2b, have a simple candy buffet or buy beautiful bags in your colors or boxes(like see thru red or white) from any wedding invitations book like jean m. give them a candy or cookie that you and your fh LOVE! keep it edible!! have aheart shaped cookie, iced with your monogram, or something homemade with recipe on card attached to container or bag.
I wasn’t sure about the idea of a Valentines day wedding but now we decided to move our wedding up 5 months just to get married on that day! Does any one have any suggestions on table placements or wedding gowns? I am going for all red, white, and black. My three favorite colors.
hi ashley, i hope your still checking!
look at this simple table with such romance!
* Modern Romance: Dinner for 2
google image red wedding gowns then head over to davids bridal they carry (and type in searchbox) apple red and white wedding gowns. put girls in red. guys in black with red vests and ties. red roses or candles in square vases and scattered rose petals everywhere. have black and white printed programs or a thank you for being here card on top of plate tied with red heart shaped lollipops for favors with the card, have black and white cake with red rose petals scattered around base. add fresh greenery everywhere for lushness. use tulips if not roses.
* Black, White and Pink All Over ( put red with the pink or just replace pink with red)
ashley, i have a pic for ya! its GREAT!
I am getting married on valentines day and my colors sre red black and white, i am going for the 1940s hollywood glam look any suggestions
I was just wanting some cute ideas on what to have for decorations for my Valentines Day Wedding?
“She Walks in Beauty” just let fly with a beautiful post full of ultra-romantic Valentine’s day wedding ideas. Love the cameos, the beading, the long, low-backed crimson gowns, the martinis. Absolute. Must. See!
OK, here’s a really resourceful bride who pulled off a gorgeous red & white wedding using primarily the efforts of friends & family. She was super-organized, and set her helpers up with photos of what she wanted the rooms/tables to look like, and they did a great job!
She also created these beautiful CD favors. Don’t you just love the escort card table? That little topiary is so simple, but puts it over the top when you throw in the rose petals. Beautiful wedding.
:?:?:?I think a Wedding on Valentines day is sooooo romantic!!!:?:?
I’M HAVING A VALENTINES WEDDING AND I’MAKING MY OWN WEDDING FAVORS .I GOT MIMI WINE GLOBLET AND HOT GLUED PINK SATIN RIBBIN ON I TOOK RED RIBBIN WITH LOOPS ON THE EDGE ANDHOT GLUED THAT ON AND TOOK WHITE LACE AND GLUED THAT ON I GOT SOME VERY NARROW RIBBIN IN RED AND PINK CUT ONE PIECE OF EACH COLOR AND TIED A LOOP IN THEM AND ONE ON EACH SIDE. LOOKS VERY PRETTY