All the Cool Reasons We Love A Winter Wedding!

Yes, we know, most people imagine their wedding in spring, or in summer. Both of these seasons are amazing. But when you’re looking to have a wedding dressed in the perfect wedding colors, in the style you want, and that too on a budget, then spring and summer may not be the perfect season for you. If throwing a wedding on a budget then, a winter wedding will be perfect for you! We love winter weddings because they are beautiful, dreamy, and romantic. And if you plan your winter wedding right, you’ll enjoy many benefits! If you’re looking for reasons to throw a wedding in winter, we have some amazing reasons to have a winter wedding instead of a spring or summer wedding. 

Glamorous Wedding Dresses 

One of the biggest and the best reasons to get married in winter is that you can go all out with your wedding planning and add the bigger-than-life details! And there’s no better way to add wedding details than with graceful, artsy, and pretty wedding dresses. We know, we know, you can wear any kind of wedding dress for any season, but there’s something magical about a winter wedding and over the top bridal outfit. From black bridal dresses to colorful wedding dresses, the sky’s the limit! And let’s not forget, the styles and patterns fit winter weddings perfectly. For example, if you have a velvet wedding dress, you can have a flowery summer-styled wedding dress, or you can choose a cottagecore wedding dress, none of these ideas will look out of place!  You can choose to wear a wedding dress with long trains, or you could choose a wedding dress with long, flowy sleeves. Another way to add a charming touch is to put on a sweatshirt or a pullover, to add more details. For example, if your grandparents have passed on and you have a festive sweater your grandmother knit for you, you can wear it on your wedding dress as a way to honor their memory! Another way to enjoy the brilliant charms of the season, you can even add DIY details to your bridal look by adding dried flowers to your wedding dress or even painting over the dress

The Wedding Day Weather 

Now that the biggest thing about your wedding day, which is the wedding dress, is out of the way, let’s talk about the next big thing - the day and how the day will turn out. One of the most charming qualities of a winter wedding day is that you’ll have the opportunity to make your wedding celebration a perfectly romantic affair. What we love the most about winter weddings is that it gives you a chance to turn your wedding into a wonderfully lit celebration, and by lit we mean lanterns, paper lanterns, lights, and dazzling tapered candles! Above everything else, a winter wedding means there’s a chance that it will snow on your wedding day! Snowy winter weddings are absolutely adorable, and make for the perfect wedding photos! If you’d take a minute to visualize the scene, you’ll see a snow-covered wedding venue of your choice and a photo session with your partner! Another reason to love winter weddings is the fact that if it snows, you’ll also have a chance to take picturesque family photos! Apart from that, even if it does not snow, you’ll still have a beautiful day! 

Light It All Up 

As we just discussed, there was a reason why we did not talk about the decor in the previous point! There are many Winter wedding ideas, and all of them are lovely. But there’s something about a wonderful wedding decorated with festive decor, mistletoe, hollies, lights, and candles that will add exceptional details to your wedding. You can use string lights to create the ambiance and add lanterns throughout the reception party venue. To add more light to your wedding decor, you can use paper lanterns to add more details. The paper lanterns should either complement your wedding color scheme or have them in the same color as your wedding colors! This will help you to improve the color combinations and maintain synchronicity. If you’re looking to add a DIY detail to your wedding, then how about choosing to make paper lanterns, that is if you’re good with crafts! The reason why we love a wedding with handmade paper lanterns is that you can control the details and designs. You can add some pretty patterns, whatever you’d like, and whichever color you’d like. Apart from this, you can also use large candlesticks and add tapered candles to them! If you’re hoping to use colorful candles to add more color to your wedding details, then you can easily add color by painting over the candles! And you don’t even need to be exceptionally skilled to paint over the candles! To mix up your wedding decor, you can add some blocky or thicker candles to add more details! Also, to make your reception dinner absolutely perfect, you can also add sequins and pearls to add more romantic details, which is another DIY detail you don’t need extra skills to do right! 

Creative Foliage 

A winter wedding, especially a whimsical winter wedding is a dream! And if you’re looking to enjoy decorating and planning a wedding, then you should consider using winter foliage! A great way to create the absolutely perfect winter wedding decor is to use fresh and dried foliage for the perfect set-up. From the welcome wedding arch to a photo shoot corner inside the wedding reception venue, fresh and dried foliage is a versatile way to add wedding decor! You can have the wedding venue dressed in patches of the foliage you choose. Additionally, you can also add these foliage options to your wedding dinner tables! Winter foliage is not just pretty, it is tremendously dazzling! Not only can you use seasonal flowers but also some seasonal greenery to add to your wedding decor! You can create a brilliant background out of the chosen greenery as well as the seasonal flowers for your sweetheart table. However, if you’re planning a wedding on a budget, then forgoing the use of flowers would be a great way to throw an ethereal wedding without increasing your budget! You can use greenery for your wedding ceremony as well as for your wedding’s reception party. Foliage and greenery do not cost as much as fresh flowers. A great idea, as we discussed earlier, is to create a balanced mix of fresh greenery, twigs, dried greenery, dried flowers, and some fresh flowers. This will help you create the perfect wedding decor! 

Tweak the Idea 

A great way to improve this idea is to blend it with your decor idea of lights and candles. The reason why we recommend blending these two ideas is that it will not only be budget-friendly but will also ensure that your wedding is perfectly beautiful, befitting the weather and season. A great way to throw a romantic and stylish winter wedding with minimal details, you can have string lights running through the greenery you choose, and go for an overhead hanging decor idea. Additionally, you can try using a beautiful ball of greenery and wrap the string lights around it and have multiple of these greenery balls hanging all over the reception venue. Lastly, you can have hanging greenery as well as hanging candle holders! You can use small candles and add them to hanging clear glass floating candleholders! For this, however, ensure that you take fireproofing measures for your greenery and foliage decor. 

Cozy Outdoor Setups! 

One of the biggest reasons we love winter weddings is that you can enjoy the outdoors more! Of course, the obvious question is “why?” because of the chilly weather. But there are budget-friendly options to help you avoid the chill in the air. One of the best ideas that we love is an outdoor fire pit! You can create a space outdoors, a lounge if you will, with a fire pit in the center. This can help you to create a wonderful and charming wedding experience! Whether you’re in love with the bonfire experience, or you just love hanging outdoors around a warm fire, a fire pit at the wedding will make everything cozy. You can leave some checkered warm blankets for your wedding guests, in case some of them get colder or the warmth of the fire pit is not enough. Also, you can tweak this idea and make it a money-saving idea as well! All you can do is set up dinner tables outdoors, add a fire pit to each of the tables, and throw an outdoor wedding reception party! You can have a foliage-decorated sweetheart table outdoors! 

The Perfect Celebration is not a Dream 

Winter weddings are one of the best things because it not only gives you a chance to throw a wedding during the off-season but also help you create an evening of celebrations where your guests can have as much fun as you do at your wedding. The thing is, summer weddings and autumn weddings are everyone’s dream and are the peak season. Multiple weddings during these seasons cause a phenomenon called “wedding fatigue,” which will take the fun out of the celebrations. And that’s not all of it, because there’s something else you may miss. When pretty much everybody is waiting for summer and autumn, there is a bigger chance that the people you love and the people you want to be at your wedding, may bail out because they have to visit someone else’s wedding. However, a cool winter wedding helps you avoid these challenges. 

 More Wedding Venues and Dates! 

Although we have spent most of this blog talking about the different ways you can throw a romantic wedding, the last few points are a little different. One of the most difficult things for you, when planning a wedding, is not being able to find the wedding venue you want on the date you want to get married. But going around that problem is easy peasy if you decide to tie the knot in winter! The best thing about the season is, as we just discussed, that most engaged couples will choose the summer or fall season to tie the knot. A winter wedding gives you the freedom to find the venue you like and throw the wedding party of your dreams. Another point worth mentioning is there’s a chance the venue prices, along with decor prices may be lower during the off-season! 

Winter Weddings Are Money-Saving Opportunities! 

Planning a wedding is never an easy task. Once you have your wedding budget, you’ll have to come up with a variety of things to work through. However, a winter wedding takes care of it, to a degree, on its own. Not only do you stand to save money thanks to the wedding venues, but you can also save some more because of the festive decorations! As winter sets in, most churches, and venues put up their Christmas decor. And thanks to the festive season, you may find wedding venues and ceremony venues with decorations already up and glittering! The celebratory decorations of the festive season in the wedding venue may be given to your wedding as well, depending on the venue vendor. A great way to use the winter season to your advantage for your wedding is to look for a wedding venue that already has its festive decorations all over around the time or the date you’re planning to tie the knot with your soulmate. 

Bonus Idea: The Perfect Time to Throw a Black-Tie and White Wedding!

Summer and fall weddings are an amazing time to tie the knot, don’t get us wrong here. However, for some people dressed to nines to your wedding theme or dress code, if you have any, is not easy. But if you’re planning on choosing a dress code for your wedding but it is in winter, you’ll see that your wedding guests are comfortable. A black-tie wedding is a great way to celebrate the magical time of your life in class. What’s more, you can pair your wedding ideas with a completely white wedding theme, which goes well with the season and black-tie requirements! And the best part is a minimal wedding decor with greenery will work exceptionally well! What’s more, throwing a minimal white wedding with a black-tie dress code and greenery will help you save a ton of money! Greenery, as we discussed before, is a budget-friendly substitute for floral decor. And secondly, a white wedding color scheme is easy to create and add details to! 

And with that, we come to the end of our reasons to love a winter wedding. Apart from the points above, you can also choose to throw a metallic-inspired wedding in winter, because dazzling details are just right for the season! What’s more, you can even throw a Christmas-inspired wedding to enjoy the vibe of the season! The reasons to fall in love with winter weddings are many, and the list is endless. We hope that our ideas, and the reasons, especially the money-saving reasons to fall in love with winter weddings, help you plan a wedding that fits your budget and style!