"Winter Wedding Tips And Ideas"

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Dazzle your guests with elegance, glamour and sparkle, by planning a winter wedding. Decorate your wedding with the sparkling essence of winter.

If your planning a winter wedding you might want to also consider these locations...

* Historic Landmark

* Inn

* Ski Lodge

* Winter Cabin

Make your arrival magical in a horse drawn carriage or sleigh.

Use the colors of winter such as white, platinum, silver and ice blue. Add a touch of glitter and sparkle to your color pallet.

Consider wearing a traditional snow white dress with a velvet or fur shawl. Or wear a dress trimmed with white faux fur around the cuffs, hem and collar. The groom should wear a white or black tuxedo with a silver or ice blue bowtie and vest. Have your bridesmaids wear silver or ice blue dresses that match the groomsmans attire.

Consider an elegant, yet simple all white rose bouquet or add a touch of sparkle by wrapping the stems in white ribbon embellished with crystals.

Have a roaring fire throughout the night in the fireplace for the romantic winter effect and a warm and cozy feel for your guests. As your guests arrive at the reception, serve warm cider, coffee and white hot chocolate.

Adorn the reception with an abondance of candles for a romantic feel. String white lights wrapped in tulle or white ribbon around the staircase, doorways, archways, poles and tables to add both warmth and romance to your reception site.

Decorate the reception area with large bare winter branches that are sprayed with faux snow or sparkles placed in large containers. Add lights and hanging crystals to decorate the branches. Place lightly sprayed branches with faux snow or sparkles in clear vases, add hanging crystals and use as centerpieces.

Adorn oversized crystal candelabras with winter flower for stunning centerpiece. Decorate tables with simple white poinsettias, snowball mums, white roses, white tulips or other winter blooms in clear crystal or silver vases.

Add crystal accents, clear accents, sparkling snowflakes, glittering icicles, iridescent snowflake confetti, white or silver ornament balls, clear glass vases, glitter, and faux snow for a snowy, romantic effect.

Place an ice sculpture on your reception table or upon enterance of the reception for an icy winter feel.

Play a more classical sound as your background music during dinner at your reception.

Serve your guests ham, winter vegetables, winter salad, hot soup, and warm rolls.

Serve festive drinks in glasses rimmed with clear sugar crystals.

Add a white chocolate fountain and an all white and silver candy buffet with white chocolate truffles, chocolate kisses, white chocolate covered pretzels, white jelly beans to add to the excitement of a winter theme.

Choose an all white cake decorated and dusted with edible silver powder. Top the cake off with a silver monogram. Add sparkle and drama by combining white, ice blue, silver with plenty of crystal to a cake. Accent the cake with snowflake patterns, silver embellishments, or sugar sculptures.

Add a white sugar ribbon, fondant snowflake motifs and crystal drops cascading down one side of the cake with a sparkling snowflake for a cake topper. Decorate the cake table with white rose petals, metallic ornaments, or add votive candles circling around the cake that adds a suttle light.

Give your guests adorable holiday inspired cookies . Choose designs like silver iced snowflakes or sprinkled with sugar crystals . Have winter wedding favors to give your guests like, glittering snowflake ornaments favors, or mini snowglobes.