Having a Christmas or Holiday themed winter wedding is a great way to celebrate the peace and joy of the winter holidays and make your wedding memorable. While in the past it was not considered proper to schedule a wedding to coincide with the winter holidays, these days it is becoming increasingly acceptable, even fashionable, to hold your wedding during the winter holidays. When most people think of a winter wedding they immediately envision a Christmas or holiday wedding. There are several different ways to approach a Christmas wedding without looking campy or over the top.

Choose an elegant Christmas wedding.

A beautiful option for a Christmas wedding is to make everything very formal and elegant. Think black tie and evening dress and all of the elegance of a grand ball. You could decorate the church with white lights and white satin bunting and you could also trim the pews with gold ribbons. Pin a few sprigs of holly or even mistletoe to the gold ribbons for a pretty effect. Dress your attendants in elegant evening wear and wear a glamorous vintage style gown to go with the elegant theme. Make sure to include some sort of wrap, like an elegant white pashmina wool wrap, for your attendants or for yourself to make sure that you aren’t freezing during the ceremony. At the reception, have a large natural Christmas tree in the corner of the room decorated with ropes of white lights and pretty little gold bows. Decorate the tables with large bowls containing gold floating candles and white rose petals.

As a wedding favor, give guests a small gold Christmas ornament inscribed with the date of the wedding and your names. Many gift stores have inexpensive Christmas ornaments that are lovely and they will often engrave them for a reasonable cost. That way, guests will have a lovely keepsake reminder from your wedding. Box up all the ornaments, one for each guest, in a white box with a gold ribbon, and pile them under the Christmas tree. At the end of the reception invite each guest to pick their own “present” from under the tree.

If you want to take the time to put each guests name on a box it would add a personal touch, but it’s just as easy to let people to pick any box from under the tree. An elegant Christmas wedding with simple, tasteful decorations in white and gold doesn’t have to be expensive. If you are creative you can have a gorgeous and elegant Christmas wedding even if you’re on a tight budget.