Our Top 4 Wedding Themes for 2013!

  

 Top 4 Wedding Themes for 2013!

          Your wedding day is quite arguably the most important day of your life, and one that you will never forget for certain. Once your significant other has popped the question, however, you are bombarded with a series of ideas, and wishes, to make your already special day the perfect day for you and your guests. Although you are like many women who have dreamt about your wedding since you were a little girl, you realize now that the decisions are endless, and that it is not as simple as you may have originally thought.
           Planning your wedding should be an enjoyable process, but unfortunately it becomes easy to get overwhelmed by the endless choices being thrown at you from every direction. What silhouette you would like for your wedding gown, long or short dresses for your bridesmaids, were you planning on a church ceremony or something that strays from the traditional, the food, the drinks, and above all... your theme. In today's wedding-world there are hundreds of possibilities when it comes to wedding themes, and color schemes. Brides and Grooms across the nation are searching for the theme that will set them apart from the rest, so that their day will forever be remembered for their guests.But not to worry! ModernVows has narrowed down the choices to the Top 4 Wedding Themes for 2013 to make your planning a little less hectic!


1. The Nautical Wedding

ModernVows loves The Nautical Wedding because it presents an opportunity to escape for you and your guests. The nautical wedding can include elements from the Caribbean or other tropical islands to tie in the feel of a destination wedding, all without leaving home! This wedding theme is innovate because of its emphasis on the ocean in particular. Unique elements for a Nautical Wedding would include sea shells, washed-beach-wood, and many knots. The Nautical element is put into play most effectively by focusing on the details or a sail boat including a color scheme of navy blue and pearl white, and rope. This style wedding could be held prodominantly on the beach, or if you'd prefer your guests to be inside,a yacht club would hold an elegant affair on the water. One interesting way that rope had been put into play in the more modern Nautical Weddings is within the escort cards and table numbers for the guests during the reception (as shown below): 

          White flowers are suggested for this particular theme to compliment the navy blue, thus adding a light effect against the dark shade of blue. Any wedding gown silhouette would suit this style reception although ModernVows recommends something with a clean, flowing fabric as shown below:

2. The Shabby Chic Wedding
 This highly simplistic wedding reception is the new rave! The question of "how do I make my wedding elegant, and still totally unique at the same time" is answered with this new theme! The Shabby Chic Wedding includes rustic elements that are brought together to create an elegant affair that is completely innovative. Despite it's old-time feel, the Shabby Chic Wedding is an extremely modern affair, and paving the road for all bride's and groom's to be. 

The key to this wedding theme is understated, and simply magnificent. An appropriate wedding gown silhouette and style for this theme would be sleek, and plain-jane, an example is shown below:

By simplifying the decor at your wedding, you will ensure that you and your hubby will shine on your wedding day!

3. The Garden Party Wedding
If being surrounded by mother nature's beauty is your idea of an incredible wedding day, look no further than the Garden Party Wedding theme! Taking a spin on the up and coming Shabby Chic Wedding theme, the garden party it less rustic, and more  focuses solely on the natural surroundings of lush gardens, and seas of luminous flowers. the Garden Party Theme requires minimal decor due to the utter magnificence of the environment surrounding the couple on their wedding day.

Why spend a fortune on decorations for your wedding day, when mother nature has given you a stunning venue that requires minimal, if any alterations? An appropriate wedding gown for this type of event would include virtually any bodice, or silhouette, but it is recommended that there is a combination of lace, and fabric because of the classic beauty of the surroundings on your wedding day. A few examples are shown below to guide you into a certain style of dress that would suit your wedding style!

4. The Big City Wedding

For the bride who loves her urban surroundings, and stopping traffic, the Big City Wedding Theme is for you! This highly modern wedding theme is viewed by Modern Vows as sophisticated and over the top! The Big City Wedding is great for a show stopping affair that will leave your guests breathless!

An appropriate wedding gown for this size of an event would be something striking, and very unqiue, and modern. The entire event should include sharp lines, and the dress should fit right in, the bigger the WOW the better! Some examples are shown below: