I’m having an Enchanted Secret Garden themed wedding. The colors are pink and green. Does anyone have ideas?
Friday, December 25th, 2009 at
9:24 am
I’m having an Enchanted Secret Garden themed wedding and the wedding is in November ( fall ) but my colors are pink and green. I need some idea’s on centerpieces and cakes and decorations and flowers and pretty much everything lol. Any ideas would be appreciated.
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First, congrats on your engagement- what a wonderful journey!!
Second, my first thought was a secret garden tea party theme. You could go many ways with that but going either whimsical or vintage would be my suggestion. My fave centerpiece idea for you is super easy, affordable, and charming- simply use antique china (from your china cabinet or even an antique or thrift store) and fill them with soft, romantic, vintage-esque flowers like pink roses and peonies. You can arrange them at different heights and combinations on each different table. You can even add something sweet into a few of them- gold wrapped chocolate candies are great throw backs.
Or, if you want to go whimsical, try using oversized mugs (you can pick them up at the 99 cent store) and add a few found objects to the mix like candle holders, top hats, or sparkling accents from your local craft store. If you place different elements at different heights on the table it will add a bit of a fairytale feel.
Also, along with pics and directions for these projects, we’ve got TONS more wedding ideas on our website http://FourWhiteMice.com !! We have over 1,000 easily searchable do-it-yourself wedding projects including many vintage options from flowers, centerpieces, invites, veils, and the list goes on… Plus we have everything else you’d need to make a completely affordable, custom, couture dream wedding- including a map and monogram suite with free downloadable software and directions! And it’s all for the price of around one bridal mag!
Hope this helps!
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The first thing that popped into my mind was birdcages–like the old timey wooden kind (I think you can find them in craft stores?). With some ivy and flowers woven thru the bars they’d make pretty decorations or table centerpieces.
Reminds me of fairies. Maybe your flower girl could be wearing wings. That’d be adorable.
The Secret Garden was one of my favorite children’s books. How lovely.
OK this was set in the height of the Victorian Age. The favorite flower was roses - I believe pink roses would be lovely. Tea roses are pretty much available all year but if your florist can get old-fashioned cabbage-type roses that would be even nicer; but the teas and miniatures would be nice.
Centerpieces can be live, miniature roses that can be taken home by the proverbial church ladies who always grab centerpieces. Wrap the pots in silver florist’s foil with a big pink or pale green silk ribbon. Flank these with pink or white tapers.
The cake can be a traditional 3-tier - decorated with pink roses and pale green leaves and stems in a free-form style - like the climbing rose that was Colin’s mother’s favorite.
Decorations - cut cedar trees and plant in buckets to hold them. String clear lights throughout the trees. Cover the pots with batting or foil or other material to make it look like an overgrown garden. Cedars are also aromatic - so there will be a woodsy fragrance throughout.
That is an awesome theme and there is so much you can do with it. Before I make my suggestions, I would like to propose that you watch the following movies and they will give you some great ideas.
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings…just fast forward to the two elven forests, totally different but beautiful
A Midsummer Nights Dream…the one with Christian Bale, Calista Flockheart, and Michelle Pfeiffer. Most of the scenes with Michelle Pfieffer are in this enchanted glade.
The Secret Garden…watch the newest two releases.
Decorations
I would definetly go with a mixture of white and green christmas lights, twinkle lights would be really cool. I think trellis work would be awesome, with vines of wisteria (fake or real) going up it. I would put accent your flowers and other things with gold because it’s a fall wedding. Just about any flowers would be good, even if they aren’t pink or green, because of your theme. There is a company that makes little led butterflies to put outdoors in your garden, but I think making centerpieces out of flowers and putting those in there would be kind of neat. Oh, and going along with the whole Secret Garden theme, a swing is a must. Not like a tire swing, but a tree swing made of rope and wood…One of the Secret Garden movies shows one like I’m talking about. Also, you can have your flower girl and/or bridesmaids wear hair pieces made of flower (real or fake). I’m thinking of a sort of flower halo, like a wood nymph or fairy, and have the flower girl go barefoot. Thats about all i can think of for now, sorry, I see it in my head but its hard to describe
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Hmmm….I just LOVE those two colors together, but I don’t think of them for November….but in any case, here are some ideas. Go to Google and type in "pink and green weddings" under "images." That is where all of these came from:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/254/517553151_7508eb9d5e_o.jpg
http://lh4.ggpht.com/bridalgownz/SH5c3UUoIOI/AAAAAAAABEI/JAGD1oc_BcA/s800/pink%20&%20green%202.jpg
http://stylisheventsblog.com/wp-content/gallery/inspiration-board/pink-and-green2.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mVNQFjdp3b0/SHKjEmWb72I/AAAAAAAAAbg/Qy6Ah9H5UDU/s320/4-10%2B-%2BPink%2Band%2BGreen%2BShower.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_skoudgScMio/SdwOIKR4Z8I/AAAAAAAADQU/WoTS0hnKb1k/s400/Pink+and+green+wedding+flowers+2+Kuga+Designs.jpg
There are some great ideas here;
http://www.editurl.com/3dy
have fun!