Valentine's Day Wedding and Reception Ideas

Romantic and Stylish Ideas For A Wedding On Valentines

Dec 16, 2007

From vibrant wedding invitations to a romantic reception menu to tasteful ceremony decor, some fresh wedding ideas to consider if getting married this Valentine's.

Valentine’s Day is one of the most popular days to get married. Here are some fresh, new wedding ideas that will help add the Valentine’s theme to your day in a stylish way.

Valentine's Wedding Decorations

If you don’t want to decorate exclusively in red, make the color scheme pink and white with small pops of red. Something like red chargers under the plates, one red flower in the middle of a pink bouquet, or a red headband on the bridesmaids would work nicely, like the Swarovski Crystal Red Headband.
Since roses are very romantic, scatter red rose petals down the aisle (if the church approves), as well as on the head table, buffet table and gift table. Bags of simulated rose petals can be purchased at Oriental Trading.com.
At the reception make the backdrop behind the head table a drape of red satin.
For place cards, use miniature white plaster cupids (which are available at any craft store) and pierce the guest’s heart-shaped place card through Cupid’s arrow.

Valentine's Wedding Menu

If serving dessert, be sure to have the chef line the side of each plate with a heart piped in chocolate or raspberry sauce.
Offer guests a romantic chocolate drink like Godiva’s White Chocolate Liqueur when they arrive or at the end of the evening.
Embellish the wedding cake with small cinnamon candy hearts.

Valentine's Wedding Attire

For a Valentine's wedding gown, the bride could wear a red wedding dress if she dares, but otherwise she could just add hints of red, like small red crystals in the veil or dress train.
For a Valentines wedding, bridesmaids could wear dresses of varying shades of red or, alternatively, different fabrics such as red velvet, red satin, red taffeta, and so forth.

Other Wedding Details

Valentine's Wedding Invitations: It will cost quite a bit more but use raised red velvet lettering on invitations, or have the inside of the envelope lined in red.
Valentine's Wedding Car: Plan to arrive at the church in a vibrant red car, such as the Saab 9-5 Sedan in Chili Red, the Jaguar XJ in Radiance Red or the BMW 7 Sedan in Merlot Red.
Valentine's Wedding Bridesmaids' Gifts: A great gift for bridesmaids, in tune with the theme, would be a bracelet of red glass hearts, such as the Murano Heart Bracelet.
Valentine's Wedding Favors: Simple and inexpensive gestures include leaving a large opened heart-shaped box of chocolates on the gift table and beside the guest book. They’ll sign the book for sure. And a great wedding favor to give each guest would be a beautiful Valentine decorated gourmet cookie, like the ones from Elenis.com.
Getting Bride and Groom to Kiss: When you want your guests to get the bride and groom to kiss, they must tell their own love story or the most romantic gesture they have ever received.
Throwing the Bouquet: Instead of throwing the bouquet to the single women, randomly give each non-married female guest a single rose as a Valentine’s gesture. Put a fake diamond ring inside of one and whoever gets that one, is the next to get married.

From red velvet lettering invitations to a veil accented with red crystals, there are so many tasteful, beautiful ideas for a Valentine's day wedding.

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