The reception, the music, the cake, the favors – too many decisions to make

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‘If you absolutely adore the festive holiday season, and wait with anticipation for the time when dwellings are decked to the nines with mistletoe and holly, and a feeling of joy blossoms in the air, then it makes perfect sense to get married to the love of your life during the Christmas season. The beauty of winter weddings is that it’s the perfect time for a black tie event, if that’s what appeals to you. It’s also the ideal time for a more informal wedding ceremony and family-friendly reception.

If you’re getting married in a church, then being wed during the holiday season can often simplify your planning and even reduce your expenses. That’s because churches are often already decorated for Christmas, perhaps having a beautiful tree up and decorated; garland strategically draped; and candles ready to be lit. 

Do you want your band or DJ to include heart-warming Christmas carols? Holiday songs that make the young and the young at heart smile and sing along? Instead of a more traditional box for guests to leave their cards, what about a gingerbread house? Instead of having guests toss birdseed at you and your new spouse when you leave the wedding venue, what about having your friends hand out jingle bells that attendees can ring with joyful abandon? These same bells can be used at the reception when it’s time for the couple to kiss again, and can also be taken home by guests as a party favor. 

For a tongue-in-cheek touch, you could offer guests the choice between two different types of favor bags, one labeled “naughty,” and the other one “nice.” You could have a gingerbread cake, or a cake with each layer looking like a differently wrapped package. You could offer guests shortbread, iced Christmas cookies or chocolate bark, or desserts filled with marzipan.’ (Source) 

Rachel never realized how much is involved trying to get a wedding together. Maybe they should just elope!

Let’s continue - How about a magical Christmas wedding?

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