Planning a wedding can be overwhelming, but simple tactics make it a bit easier. For one thing, it’s best to choose and stick to a specific theme before you start organizing.
With a theme in the back of your mind, it becomes so much easier to make decisions leading up to the event. For example, you’ll instantly know if a color, candle, or flower fits the theme or not. Also, having a theme makes your message and the story you’re telling much clearer on the day since it helps create a sense of cohesiveness.
Couples ideally want their special day to be memorable—for themselves but also for their guests. One way to get it right is to pick modern, trendy elements for your big day’s theme. We’ll show you how.
Establishing Your Theme
So, you know you want to do something different, but you need some specifics. Identifying a theme is vital, no matter what type of wedding you’re planning. As mentioned, it serves as a guideline for everything that’s to come.
Picking a specific theme is your chance to set the scene so you as a couple can communicate a certain message to the wedding guests. Is it the romance of your story you’re celebrating, or the excitement of the adventures you’ve been on? Your theme is how you ensure the day represents you two, instead of simply following boring traditions or doing what a magazine tells you to do.
To identify the right elements of your edgy theme, couples can ask questions such as:
– Do certain colors carry meaning for us?
– What’s your personal clothing style?
– How can you showcase your personalities in wedding décor and attire?
– Looking at our living environments, are there certain décor types we both prefer?
– Are there wedding elements you’ve dreamt of ever since you were little?
– Do you respect certain traditions or want to skip traditions entirely?
– What are the messages and emotions you want guests to leave with?
– What do you imagine seeing in your wedding photographs that you’ll cherish forever?
– Which cuisine types do you love most?
Use this to start a discussion and set out a theme you both love.
The good news is that the range of elements that can work for a modern, edgy wedding is quite vast. This theme doesn’t stipulate a specific palette, flower, or pattern, but rather it’s about how you use elements and put them together. You’ll have the freedom to incorporate features you prefer.
So, there’s no reason to follow traditional wedding décor guidelines. You can be different and create a memorable, edgy wedding day and the steps below will help you perfect it.
Choose a Venue that Matches Your Aesthetic
Your theme can help you pick a venue because while visiting different locations you’ll quickly see which one helps you bring your theme across effectively.
For starters, with your theme being modern and edgy, you’ve already created room for yourself to choose something different than a chapel for the ceremony. For modern nature lovers, what about an outdoor wedding with the sun setting in the background while you say, ‘I do’?
You can also pick unconventional venues that already have your preferred color palette represented in the general décor. Alternatively, give yourself a blank canvas that you can create a stunning ensemble, by booking a space with neutral features, such as white walls and a concrete floor.
In some cases, couples find a wedding venue even before starting to plan details. In this case, your venue may influence your theme to some extent.
Incorporate Bold Colors and Contrasts
As stated, it’s all about how you use the elements of your theme. And when it comes to color for an edgy wedding, it has to be bold. You can use your favorite colors but pick the brightest and boldest hues.
Another effective technique is to use contrasting colors—so different than most traditional wedding palettes. This is how you make a boulder, edgier impression.
Even when using distinctly different hues, it’s easy to create a cohesive feel throughout the wedding because the color is easy to use in all aspects of your day. Table settings and décor are the obvious areas to incorporate splashes of rich, bright colors. But finding more points of interest to add color to is how you give your wedding a modern feel.
Start off with colorful and trendy wedding cards and reinforce your chosen theme with an entranceway that makes a statement with yards of fabric. Or create an interesting arrangement of chairs upholstered in bold colored fabrics at the door of the venue. As should be the case with quality design and proper planning, such a setup will have both functional and aesthetic value, giving guests a stunning place to relax in before everything starts.
Once inside, continue the theme’s colors with bridesmaids’ dresses of different designs and fabrics and even a tuxedo in any other color than black. Order a wedding cake of any design appropriate for your theme and accessories like theme-relevant, stylish eyeglasses in different colors worn by the wedding party can complete their outfits. You can choose glasses with colorful frames that match the color scheme of the wedding decor. For example, if the wedding theme is navy blue and white, you can opt for navy blue or white-framed eyeglasses for the wedding party.
Whatever option you choose, make sure that the eyeglasses fit well and are comfortable to wear throughout the day. With the right eyeglasses, you can complete the wedding party’s outfits and enhance the overall wedding theme.
Playing with Textures and Layers
The texture is everywhere, so how you can you use it to communicate your theme? Pick out colorful glasses with textured surfaces instead of traditional, plain wine glasses. Almost any fabric—textured too—can be turned into tablecloths and layering more than one can help you incorporate your contrasting colors.
Mixing and Matching Decor with Your Look
Of course, the wedding dress provides an opportunity to reinforce your theme, color palette and textures, and so will the entire wedding party’s clothing.
Embroidery on the wedding dress and other outfits allows you to use color and texture effectively. This is also where layers are powerful. If you do love the idea of a traditional white wedding dress but want to add at least one edgy element, let a layer of brightly colored and richly textured fabric peek out from underneath the white.
Jewellery and accessories should also be planned in detail to complement the overall effect. What about making your diamond wedding ring part of the theme by using décor containing crystals and metallics?
For example, you can use the design of your diamond wedding ring as inspiration for the overall wedding theme. If your wedding ring has crystals and metallic elements, you can incorporate those elements into the wedding decor by using similar materials in the table decor, centerpieces, and other wedding details.
In addition to your wedding ring, other jewelry and accessories should also be considered to complement the overall effect. You can choose earrings, bracelets, and necklaces that match the wedding theme and the style of your wedding dress. By carefully selecting your jewelry and accessories, you can enhance your bridal look and create a cohesive and stylish wedding theme.
Use Non-traditional Floral Arrangements
A thing that’s synonymous with weddings is the flower bouquet. From the one held by the bride to the one decorating the wedding party’s table, you have multiple ways of making your wedding modern and edgy by NOT using traditional flowers and arrangements.
Add fun elements like balloons if it fits your theme or uses anything except flowers. Modern brides have walked down the aisle with bouquets containing a collection of brooches, ribbons, buttons and many other objects that carry personal meaning for the lady. For this purpose, it’s clear how important it is to settle on a theme at the start, so you can easily identify what objects and elements are non-traditional and edgy, but perfectly aligns with the day’s look and feel.
Conclusion
The best thing about wanting a modern and edgy wedding is that there are no strict rules. No need to feel constrained because it’s all about what will make the wedding day special for you as a couple.”. Still, guidelines help you stay on track during planning this important day, so start off with a few details that clarify what your specific theme will be. Then have fun incorporating décor, accessories and other elements into the plans so you can say ‘I do’ during an unforgettable celebration.
