Planning A Winter Wonderland Wedding Theme: Tips For The Perfect Day
- Date: August 23, 2024
- Topic: Events
- Contributors: Written by Alexandra Kozub
Source: Peerspace
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Winter is a truly magical season — and a wonderful time of year for a wedding! If you are busy planning a winter wonderland theme wedding, we at Peerspace share a few tips to make sure the event is everything you dreamed of and more.
As the largest online marketplace for hourly venue rentals, Peerspace is where wedding planners turn when they want to uncover and book unique hidden gem spaces perfect for themed wedding venues. We’ll show you a few of these ahead so that you know what we’re working with! Let’s get started on bringing your winter wonderland wedding theme to life.
Tip #1: Find a true winter wonderland venue on Peerspace
One of the first big “to do” list tasks when planning a wedding is to find the perfect venue. With Peerspace, the search is made easy. Just go to Peerspace.com and type in your event (in this case, a wedding, of course!), your wedding location, and the date if you know it.
Once you click search, you’ll be met with an array of fabulous wedding venue options! You can pare down your search by entering guest numbers, a price range, or selecting specific parameters through the “more filters” tab. You can also search by keywords like “winter”, “snow” and “Christmas” to find a space that really fits your winter wonderland wedding theme! Ahead, we share a few examples of what you might find during your search.
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Say “I do” at a rustic Christmas tree farm in California
Tis the season for Christmas trees and winter weddings! This gorgeous Christmas tree farm in San Juan Capistrano, CA grows statuesque and festive Monterey Pines and Leyland Cypress Christmas trees. Best of all, you can rent its rustic 2,000-square-foot twp-story barn as the site for your ceremony and reception. Inside the barn, enjoy its unique 14-foot reclaimed barnwood chandelier, with the host noting that you’re free to decorate the space as you see fit. There are also farm animals on-site, perfect for posing in your wedding photos!
Celebrate near the ski slopes at this Big Bear lodge
Hit the slopes, get married, and get back to skiing! If you and your spouse love winter sports, then this lodge in Big Bear Lake is calling your name for your winter wonderland wedding. This exquisite cabin is actually a part of a camp of renovated Nordic-style cabins so your wedding guests can rent out neighboring cabins to stay at after the ceremony and reception.
This particular cabin, which you can use as the honeymoon suite, comes with a clawfoot soaking tub overlooking a floor-to-ceiling window view of the forest. It’s a beautiful way to wake up on your first married morning!
Snuggle up for a micro wedding in a cozy North Carolina cabin
If you are looking to keep your winter wedding small, consider renting out a beautiful, rustic cabin in the woods and send out invites to only your closest friends and family.
This Todd, NC cabin is set upon 22 acres of beautiful flowing creeks, a Koi pond, and a large wrap-around porch. All would serve as beautiful locations for your photos, ceremony, and reception!
Rent an ornate Victorian mansion that glistens in the winter snow
Winter weddings aren’t just about rustic cabins and outdoor settings. In fact, your winter wonderland wedding theme can be anywhere you like! Such as at a beautiful mansion that glistens in the winter snow.
For example, this 1880s mansion in Independence, MO is recognized as one of the finest examples of Second Empire Victorian architecture in the U.S. and was built in 1881 by tycoon Harvey Vaile! Catering is available upon request, as well. You can ask the host about all the amenities and catering options in a Peerspace message once you’re ready to book!
Tip #2: You don’t need falling snow to make a winter wonderland
Live in a location that doesn’t get snow in the winter? That doesn’t mean you can’t fully embrace the winter wonderland wedding theme! Instead of celebrating outside in the snow, decorate an indoor venue with artificial snow-covered trees and icicle lights, or even hire someone to carve ice sculptures at the reception. There are plenty of ways to make a winter wonderland wedding theme work without actual snow!
Tip #3: Serve a hearty winter supper
Hearty winter stews or chili are great catering options to get all your wedding guests in the winter wonderland spirit! You can offer soups, stews, and chilis as a starter — or make them a meal all of their own. Vegetarian chili is also an easy option for guests with dietary restrictions and you can offer great toppings and a bread bar to go with this style of meal, as well.
These cozy winter dinner party ideas provide more scrummy menu ideas to inspire your wedding day feast.
Tip #4: Take the wedding crew on a winter outing
Are you and your partner sporty? Then why not incorporate some winter sports into your winter wedding? After all, the season’s fabulous winter sports are some of the best selling points of the snowy season! Consider adding an outing as part of your wedding day celebrations. Guests could snowmobile into the reception area, or even come on cross-country skis.
Or if you are looking to do something truly unforgettable, fly yourself and your wedding guests out to a wedding venue via helicopter. It doesn’t get much more winter wonderland-themed than getting married on a remote glacier!
Uncover even more non-traditional wedding ideas to ensure your big day is truly your own!
Tip #5: Include creative winter decor
Plan out more than just winter wonderland wedding theme decorations — go all out with winter themed decor and furniture!
For example, how amazing would it be to host your wedding reception in a rustic mountain cabin decorated with white Christmas trees and other winter decor? When you rent this private mountain cabin surrounded by trees in Lake Arrowhead, CA on Peerspace, you can! Its white stone fireplace and hearth and picture-perfect location make it ideal for those wedding portraits, too.
Tip #6: Order a winter-themed wedding cake
Fondant isn’t your only option for making a winter-themed wedding cake! An ice cream cake would make a fantastic winter wonderland wedding-themed desert or, if you are looking for something really fancy, serve Baked Alaska to all your guests! Baked Alaska is ice cream, lined with sponge cake, and then covered in meringue. It’s then placed in a really hot oven to firm and caramelize the meringue crust but leave the ice cream inside firm.
Making a Baked Alaska is a true culinary art form — and it would be an unforgettable wedding cake option to serve your guests!
Winter wonderland wedding theme: conclusion
With these winter wonderland wedding theme tips and the perfect rustic wedding venue from Peerspace, your big day will come together with grace, style, and ease. Head to our platform to start your search for the most magical wedding venue near you!
