The wedding style discussed in this article does not refer only to ideas for decorating the reception or taking wedding photos, but to the overall idea covering the whole process, from preparing for the wedding until the wedding day itself. One idea running from beginning to end will create a striking highlight for your love story.
Three simple steps to define your wedding style
To start choosing a wedding-day style that suits you, brides and grooms can try asking some questions or doing the following:
1. Discover yourself and your style:
- What kind of person are you? Try sketching your own portrait.
- What do you love? What makes you feel happy?
- What kind of person do your friends think you are? The more objective your friends' opinions, the more useful they are.
- Look around your home and your own room, and gather the things you have bought and use. Why did you buy them? What is special about them? Some items will define the style you prefer, and that is also the answer to discovering yourself and your own favorite style.
These questions should be applied separately to the bride and the groom. You can also add your own observations about your partner to understand each other better.
2. Your love story:
- Remember the day you first met, your dates, and the memories you have shared. Recalling those earlier moments together is also a chance to immerse yourselves in your happiness as a couple, and it helps you find wedding ideas that are very much your own.
- You are not like any other couple? Together, list a few distinguishing characteristics so that you can recognize yourselves and tell yourselves apart from other couples.
3. Your intended wedding day:
- Recall together the weddings you have attended before. Write down what you enjoyed at their receptions, which are also the details you still remember when you look back on those earlier parties.
- Imagine the wedding ceremony taking place. Try to guess what is around you and in what order the wedding unfolds. Imagine and embellish your dream reception together before returning to reality.
- Which details or situations did you dislike at the weddings you attended before? Are there details you find unnecessary and can skip? Thinking about these will help you find ways to save costs and note what matters when designing your future reception.
- What do you want your guests to tell others after sharing in your joy? What they recount is the memorable highlight of your wedding.
Name your wedding style
After discussing with your partner, gather your favorite ideas, note them down, and choose words and images that describe the character of your wedding day. Then sum it up in one simple sentence following this pattern: “We want our wedding to be + (words that most clearly express the wedding style you want).” A few illustrative images are also helpful so that vendors, friends and family can picture more clearly the wedding style you are aiming for.
Once you have identified the right wedding style, you will find it easier to work with vendors and to understand which wedding services to choose to most clearly express your love story