Baseball Theme Weddings
"There are only two seasons — winter and Baseball."
— Bill Veeck
You've figured it out — you both want to play on the same team for life. But how to play to the cheering crowd when it comes to your wedding day?
Here are a few tips for a wedding Lou Gehrig would love ... and a whole lot of experience below from hype-creative fans.
Note to Guests: You've Got Box Seats
Try eBay for helpful stationers who can whip up elegant, personalized baseball theme wedding invitations. Or be super-chic and send your guests custom event tickets that look just like the real thing.
Baseball Decor
Decor doesn't have to be hard. Try centerpieces featuring roses in your team colors. Chicago Cubs fan? Try red and white hand-tied bouquets in vases you've tied off with royal blue ribbon. Attach a handsome enameled team pin to the center of a bow, and you've got an elegant arrangement.Another fun idea: fill large clear vases with mini baseballs, and top with floral "baseballs" made of densely petaled flowers, like white carnations. Adorable!
Got a sweet tooth? A candy buffet in your colors can be a bold and beckoning statement. Concession picks are perfect here — so are local city treats. Don't forget to fill a jar or two (or scatter the linens) with a few chocolate baseballs. Personalizing striped takeout or pillow boxes with a cute custom label is half the fun. Or, go upscale and yet still stay on theme with a gourmet popcorn bar (Dale & Thomas is a decadent favorite).
Then, dress up your tables with elegant vintage baseball cards — or simply name them after leading lights from your favorite team.
Don't forget the ceremony! A treasured mitt makes a wonderful ring pillow. And for fabulous photos, exit under a shower of pennants .... or ask your best men to line the chapel steps so you can duck beneath an "arch of bats" as husband and wife.
Last but not least — hand your guests some Sharpies and have them sign a few baseballs or a handsome bat instead of the usual (yawn!) guest book.
A Moveable Feast
Create an unforgettable cocktail hour and bring the astroturf indoors by offering a few outdoor vending classics to your delighted guests — available at major rental stores: soft pretzels with mustard and cheese (or nachos & cheese), ballpark franks, movie-style popcorn, or salt water taffy in waxed paper bags with personalized labels. The carts make these fabulous.For the non-drinkers, serve up personalized bottled water ... and classic Coke with real sugar (no corn syrup!) in glass bottles. This will get guests cheering for days.
A fun addition to cocktail hour? Mock up some "sports news sections" to take to the printers, with headlines starring you and your honey:
Mark
and Tori Named CCAC Couple of the Year
Baseball's Winningest Couple Returns To [Hometown]
Tori Selected To The NAIA True Love Team
Mark Earns Top Hitter, Matrimonial Distinction
Needless to say, happy stats and headlines like these are best served with fresh-cut cigars.
Baseball Favors
The baseball theme's a cinch to pull off when it comes to favors. Here are some fun ones:
If your guest list's intimate, offer up baseball caps for your beloved Cubs or Red Sox on a table near the door. Or, old-fashioned Crackers Jacks in the boxes makes a head-turning treat.
Team-emblazoned cookies or individual cupcakes can really dress to impress when whipped up by talented pastry artists. Set up a baseball-themed candy buffet. Or, hand out bags of favorite hometown treats: Cubs branded peanuts, Boston Baked Beans. Attach a cute tag with a favor saying, such as You Made Our Wedding A Hit or Our Love Hit A Home Run.
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Thanks for all the great info - we are planning a baseball themed shower for a coworker (she & her fiancee are huge baseball fans) - and we were stuck for ideas - until we found your site.
Congrats to all the brides!!
Hey!!!Just came across your website—————we are lookin for an unusal way to give a baseball favor—and include a volleyball theme too. The bride is a college volleyball player and the groom played college ball and is a proffessional baseball player—-HELP!!!!!!
Hi,
I loved reading your suggestions and wanted to be sure you are aware of our company, Cooperstown Cookie, based in Cooperstown, New York, the home of baseball. We would be happy to hear from anyone needing help w/ baseball themed favors, etc.
Hi Stacey,
I’ve hand crafted “baseball ticket” place cards for several weddings. See below for my reply to Courtney. If you haven’t found anything yet and you’re interested, feel free to contact me at christina_walsh@verizon.net. In the meantime, good luck with your planning.
Christina
I would to have baseball ticket place cards. I was wondering if anyone knew how I could make that happen. Any help is much appreciated!
Don’t worry about what’s tasteful and what’s not. Just have fun with it! I still receive compliments about my baseball wedding. Ours was very casual, but I think that made it more fun and enjoyable for everyone. Including me! Check out our pictures. Maybe you’ll get some more ideas.
http://picasaweb.google.com/BetsyDeck/WorldSeriesWedding02
The best part was the house party holding up baseball bats “military style” for our exit.
I am also planning a baseball wedding for our big day on 08/08/08…these are some of the ideas that I am playing with. We used customsportscards.com to make our save the date cards…everyone really loved them! I found some baseball pilsner glasses at galasource.com that will be our vase for our centerpieces. We are using the espresso color to play off the color of the glove as our main color and the ivory to make it look more elegant. I will be naming each table after a baseball team and using mini pennants we found at Academy or almost any other sports store. I am still not sure on the favors because I want for them to look nice and tasteful, but if I figure it out, I will let you know. My fiance and I are having so much fun with planning this wedding…everyone just can’t believe we are having a baseball theme wedding, but they love the idea. We will also be touring several baseball parks for our honeymoon.
Courtney,
You can make these yourself way cheap. I made them for my reception. Each table was themed after a different ballpark so I had seats 1-8 for each table. They are going to be handed out to the guests as they arrive so they know which ballpark they are seated in. You can add whatever you want. I made mine in microsoft office publisher. If you want I cna upload a picture. I kept mine plain because I was makeing seats for 260 guests but you can add pictires of a stadium or the two of you. The only limit is how much time you want to put into it. I printed mine on glossy card stock and they are perfect!
Hi Courteny,
Just came across your question. I’m a work from home mom who does graphic design from home. I’ve hand crafted “red sox ticket” place cards for several weddings. Attached is a sample. I charge $1.50 per card. Layout and design is no additional charge provided any changes are minor. If you haven’t found anything yet and you’re interested, please email at christina_walsh@verizon.net
Christina
Nicole,
did you get any info on your sons’ Yankee Bar Mitzvah? Also looking for good ideas….
Heather — check out Mark Silverstein’s designs. He as a line of sports-themed rings for men. http://www.msimagines.com/ click on “men”
Amanda asked:
I was just wondering if anyone had seen a wedding band for the groom that looks like it has baseball stitching on it.
Just wondering if anyone has? I would love this for my groom!!!!!
Hey Jan, thanks…..I was thinking of doing that but not sure how it would come out……I will try it and see and in the meantime I will keep searching. I did find a site, but they no longer have a website. Thanks for the reply.
I’m sorry I didn’t look at this site sooner. The helmets were ordered from http://www.gumballhelmets.com/. These were helmets with logos of baseball teams on them.
I’ve also seen some places where you can order custom helmets with your names on them or any design you choose.
http://www.qualitylogoproducts.com/tradeshow-promotions/baseball-helmet-ice-cream-bowl.htm. These can also be ordered through promotional advertising reps.
You might just try googling ice cream helmets and see what you come up with. I saw some for sale on ebay as well.
Good luck and have fun!
My baseball wedding was a blast!
Betsy
Michelle, I think the best you can do is buy some Cracker Jacks in boxes from nationwidecandy.com and then have some labels made like you want to put on the box. You can find labels at myownlabels.com. Hope this helps.
Hey…..I have a question and need help…….I am doing a baseball theme for my son’s communion and have a number of ideas, but one thing I am looking to do is personalized cracker jacks boxes with my son’s name on it personalized…..does anyone out there know where I can find this done or even have a way for me to do it myself. Thanks.
Does anyone know where I can get placecards for a wedding to look like a baseball ticket?
PLEASE someone tell me where i can find a mens wedding band with a baseball stiching pattern around it! i have looked high and low and can’t seem to find ANYTHING!
yeah i’m desperate…seriously.
thanks.
For anyone feeling pretty Martha after pulling off a few triumphant holiday dinners, check out this cute baseball cap cake (def. grooms cake material) that apparently even regular people can make, following the directions in Elisa Strauss’ new how-to/lookbook Confetti Cakes. The cake in the photo was made by an Amazon reader, not the author (pretty amazing).
My Finance and I decided to do a baseball wedding, we are even getting married on his high school baseball field. Any ideas, on how to decorate the reception and still make it look elegant.
Thanks
Feel free and email me at tigger_tilly@yahoo.com
with any ideas.