A combination of vintage and contemporary vessels holds white spider mums, seeded eucalyptus (available at florists), and blue Atlas cedar branches lightly frosted with silver floral spray paint. – Martha Stewart Weddings
WEDDING CEREMONY GARLAND Bundle airy baby's breath into a wreath-dotted swag and delicate table spray. The secret ingredients behind this jaw-dropping, simple-to-make backdrop are foam wreath forms and basic rope. – Martha Stewart Weddings
WINTER WEDDING FLOWERS
Flowers bring beauty and life to any space, and present the opportunity to put the couple’s own flair and personality into an arrangement.
Winter White and Snowy Green: "a standout bouquet that radiates the magic of the season without being too conventional." – by Blush & Bloom for HOUSE & HOME.
winter wedding bouquets
For a winter wedding, we love the idea of pale greenery paired with white blooms. It’s a simple yet elegant color palette, which will match whatever other decor you choose. A bouquet of large white roses with green foliage would be stunning as centerpieces, or even as the bridal bouquet.
The flower list: Penny eucalyptus, green skimmia, tulip, phlox, scabiosa, parrot tulip, ligustrum, orinthogalum, cedar, olive foliage, Carolina sapphire foliage. (via HOUSE & HOME)
A chic winter wedding bridal bouquet, a posey of scabiosa. (via Sarah Winward)
Your best bet for fresh flowers during winter are roses and amaryllis. Admittedly, it’s not always easy to get your hands on your choice of fresh blooms during the colder months, so fake flowers are a good alternative. We have a full range of incredibly realistic silk flowers, leaves, and plants, to suit any wedding theme.
INSPIRED BY A PAUL KLEE PAINTING Floral designer Lindsey Taylor began by cutting stems of flowers to slightly varying lengths to ensure an undulated look. She set the larger flowers, the pale peonies, to define the shape, then filled in the smaller stems of echinops and garlic scapes to give the arrangement texture. – The Wall Street Journal
It’s a great time to get your hands on peonies, a classic wedding flower, outside of their typical blooming season in the spring.
Eucalyptus arches for the wedding ceremony. (via Natalie Bray)
winter wedding ceremony
Turn a doorway or window into a Christmassy portal by with garlands or wreaths. Again, eucalyptus is a wonderful option here. It can be wound around and frame arches and stairways. Use these same garlands as table runners on reception tables.
For the ceremony, drapery adorned with eucalyptus garlands. (via Belle The Magazine)
For a winter wonderland theme, you can’t go past mistletoe, ancient symbol of romance, fertility, and vitality. Even a small amount hung on doors, wound around chairs, or suspended from the ceiling, will go a long way in bringing your decor together.
A large window is perfect for hanging multiple smaller wreaths. (via Pinterest)
Similarly, you can hang evergreen, eucalyptus, and olive branch wreaths in windows for an extra festive touch.TABLE NUMBERS
Often one of the last things on the list, it’s still important to have chic table numbers that match the rest of the wedding. Calligraphed numbers are easy, but it’s always worth putting in a little more effort. Check out this example of our brass vases doing double duty as centerpieces and table numbers in this Martha Stewart Weddings copper, silver, and gold wedding decor story.
SHINING WEDDING CENTERPIECES Contain the glimmering arrangements in golden vessels bearing silver number stickers, and surround them with smaller gold-leaf votives. The details: Jamali Garden 6-inch brass cylinders were affixed with Chartpak 3-inch vinyl numbers... – Martha Stewart Weddings
WINTER WEDDING CENTERPIECES
The best thing about glass vases is how versatile they are. Use them for small arrangements, single flowers, stems of foliage, or as candleholders with pillar candles or tea lights. Our round glass vases come in a range of different sizes to suit your needs. Whether you’re going for a monochromatic winter wonderland, or a red and white extravaganza, it’s a good idea to hunt down some white ceramic or glass vases for the centerpieces.
ICE QUEENS A mix of China, spider, and pompon mums creates a wintry, textural snowball. Round out the mix with baby's breath, carnations, and silver dusty miller then run several small arrangements down the center of a table. White Glass Cylinder Vases, jamaligarden.com. Opaque vessels hide stems for a clean look. (via Better Homes and Gardens)
A low white ceramic bowl, for example, lookz stunning overflowing with evergreens and dotted with a few red flowers. Make it shine with a mix of white blooms nestled into a bed of metallic leaves.
COZY IN PLAID Both seasonal and cozy, a plaid tablecloth brings an unexpected look to the table. Mercury candle holders and a showstopping centerpiece of fresh, pale blooms and leaves amp up the sophistication. – BRIDES
For a more low-key look, use ceramic bud vases filled with a single flower stem or a pine pick. They add interest without taking up too much space. Bundle olive branches into a vase for a tall arrangement that for an escort card table or bar. White table linens and white place settings are the base to this SNOWY TABLESCAPE from Martha Stewart Weddings. It's a perfect example of contemporary and festive without the use of any flowers. And, it is an easy project for the DIY-bride or groom. "If you can wield a can of spray paint, you can create this wintry display. Using simple paper stencils, transfer the patterns or table numbers to vases with a couple of coats of Rust-O leum Specialty Frosted Glass Aerosol Paint. Then place small pillar candles inside."
ETCHED-GLASS DOT PILLAR CANDLE HOLDERS Evoke a winter wonderland with frosty glass pillars that encase warm, flickering candles. – Martha Stewart
LIGHTING AND CANDLES
White candles are a must. They add beauty and light, and are well suited to the winter theme. If you’re having a black-tie wedding, crystal candlesticks will be perfect when set at intervals along the tables. Don’t be scared off if they sound too stuffy –– we have great modern candlesticks too.
All-nude tent draping and off-white floor carpeting, long mirrored glass tables filled with flower petals, crystal candlesticks with towering taper candles, gold-rimmed goblets, gold-framed chargers, and fresh mini-flower collections, each in their own vase. (via Birch Events)
For a more timeless look, candlelight from small crystal candleholders looks lovely, the flame casting the pattern etched into the glass right onto the table. When you cannot have open flames, get the look using LED candles. They are available as pillar candles, tapers, tea light and votive candles. These genuinely mimic the real thing with lights that gently flicker, and some that even have real wax bodies. Include the outdoors in your winter wedding. Christmas lights are just as beautiful indoors as they are strung in trees.
LOVE IS IN THE AIR Make a visual play on the phrase "love birds" by slipping this sweet little scroll into the wires of a bird cage and displaying it on a guest book table or at the head table. – Martha Stewart Weddings
One unique way to display fairy lights or vintage LED bulbs is by winding them into a cute birdcage. Hang a few of these birdcages from the ceiling or place them on the bar. Our white birdcage also makes a striking visual when filled and decorated with birds and butterflies.
WHITE CLOUDS A ceiling filled with white paper orbs. (via Bolia)
OVERHEAD DECOR
Consider the overhead decor when planning your event. A winter wedding means that you can really lean into a snowy theme. Large white pom-poms hanging from the ceiling immediately invoke the feeling of winter, especially when the rest of your decor is silver and white.
RIBBON ROSETTES Tie the knot with these pom-poms. Each one is made up of several separately made rosettes; just combine two or three, sew or bind together at the center with white pipe cleaner, and fluff into pom-poms. Suspended almost invisibly from the ceiling by monofilament, these soft orbs recall clouds sailing across a blue sky; they also echo in color and shape the white peonies in the centerpieces. – Martha Stewart Weddings
Go bold with teal colored table linens set with white dinnerware, white vases, and snowflake-like satin ribbon rosettes suspended just overhead at varying heights.
A sweet nod to the season: Mini "ornaments" adorn a simple white wedding cake. (via Every Last Detail)