Elegant and Snowy Winter Wedding

This inspirational wedding shoot shows just how beautiful winter weddings can be. Grey-blue skies, and in this case, an ice-covered body of water set the tone for just-gorgeous through and through.

A stunning wedding gown and the perfect colourful winter bouquet make for the kind of day every bride envisions. Don’t miss the simple and elegant berry-topped wedding cake!

Food for an Elegant and Snowy Winter Wedding

With an elegant and snowy winter wedding, your guests are probably expecting a wedding meal that’s warming and soothing for the soul. It doesn’t necessarily mean that it needs to be stodgy or unrefined – you can take delicious, warming crowd pleasers like lasagna, roasts, and more and make them look elegantly wedding-ready.

With a winter wedding, the last thing your guests are going to want is a summer salad or a pavlova for dessert – keep everyone warm and content with a seasonally appropriate menu. Also, make sure you have some warmer boozy beverages on hand to keep everything festive and on theme.

Table Setting Style for an Elegant and Snowy Winter Wedding

There are plenty of ways to bring elements of your elegant and snowy winter wedding theme into the table setting style of your wedding reception. You can use light, icy blue aspects and weave that hue throughout your table linens and chair covers to tie it into the seasonal vibe.

You can also bring in the elegant side of things with crystal style glassware that looks like frozen ice–- think about if Queen Elsa threw an elegant wedding. You can add colour to centrepieces and your table setting by using the vibrant red berries and floral notes that are inherent to this time of year.

Budget for an Elegant and Snowy Winter Wedding

As with any wedding of any theme or style, there are tons of ways to blow the budget, or try and cut back on certain things to make the whole event cheaper and more affordable. For this particular elegant and snowy winter wedding, you can utilise vintage elements for the elegant side of things that can help add glamour without loads of extra cost.

You might also find that some of your wedding venue hire rates might be cheaper due to it being in the off-season. Obviously, there are some costs such as heaters and extra bridal jackets and footwear that might be more expensive when you’re thinking of having a wedding in the snow.

Wedding Dresses & Accessories for an Elegant and Snowy Winter Wedding

When you’re thinking about a wedding dress for an elegant and snowy winter wedding there is one big factor that you’re going to have to consider and that is staying warm but still remaining beautiful and elegant throughout the day and into the evening.

It’s a hard balance to strike and most of the time it’s done through the use of faux fur style shrugs or patterned pashmina blankets during the reception. A lot of the time, this kind of theme has a fuller dress for this exact reason – to keep you nice and toasty throughout your wintery big day.

What to Look for in a Venue for an Elegant and Snowy Winter Wedding

The thing with an elegant and snowy winter wedding is that chances are you’re looking for a large, historic indoor venue. Think about a stately home, a fancy hotel function room, or a ballroom to really bring that elegant aspect that you’re after. These don’t tend to come cheap but in the winter months, you might be able to get a deal.

You also want to make sure it’s somewhere that has grounds or at the very least a courtyard so that you can get those dreamy snowy wedding photos that you’re after. Getting a wedding venue in the middle of a busy city, no matter how elegant, probably isn’t going to fulfil both sides of this theme.

Colour Palettes for an Elegant and Snowy Winter Wedding

Where winter wedding colour palettes are concerned our minds immediately jump to an assortment of whites and icy blues that can often leave a wedding looking cold – and not in a good way, in a sterile way, and let’s be honest, no bride wants that.

So, when you’re building your elegant and snowy winter wedding colour palette consider bringing in some hearty greens and reds that are often seen throughout the winter months in different forms. Opt for a darker green and more vibrant red to show contrast and bring a more natural feel to your elegant and snowy winter wedding scheme.

Ceremony Decor for an Elegant and Snowy Winter Wedding

To really get your elegant and snowy winter wedding theme into your wedding ceremony decor, you’ll want to think about the vibe and atmosphere that you want your guests to experience as soon as they walk into your chosen wedding venue.

For an elegant edge to your venue, perhaps use floral arrangements to adorn the end of each row of seating. To give the illusion of you gliding down the aisle through the snow, get a white textured runner to run the length of the wedding venue, this way it’ll tie into your overarching elegant and snowy winter wedding theme without getting your feet cold and wet.

Wedding Reception Music and Entertainment for an Elegant and Snowy Winter Wedding

With such an open wedding theme as an elegant and snowy winter wedding, there are a lot of avenues that you can go down for your wedding reception music and entertainment. To go down the elegant route, maybe consider a string quartet that can play covers of more modern songs as you have your meal.

If you want more of an upbeat dancing vibe, perhaps switch it up after dinner for a DJ or full band. In terms of entertainment, to keep things cool and frosty, maybe have a “make your own” shaved ice station or a frozen cocktail machine.

Bouquets & Boutonnieres for an Elegant and Snowy Winter Wedding

For an elegant and snowy winter wedding theme, there are some pretty standard, traditional and classic floral arrangements that you can look at. Fundamentally, you have your white flowers, red berry accents and wide green leaves to provide a bit of balance and give you a range of different textures.

As for your boutonnieres and smaller floral accents, consider having one of each of these colours but ensure that the chosen flowers are pretty sturdy in case you spend a while getting your snowy wedding photos taken. This goes the same for any bouquets that you’re looking at and you have to make sure they’re hardy enough for winter conditions.

Wedding Invitations for an Elegant and Snowy Winter Wedding

Although this is one of the first aspects of your wedding, and you might not have all the aesthetic details worked out for your elegant and snowy winter wedding theme yet, it’s important to at least allude to the overarching scheme in your invite so your guests can dress accordingly.

For an elegant and snowy winter wedding theme wedding invitation, you can use the blues and whites for the main background of the card and perhaps use the colours in your floral arrangement as a motif to bring that elegant element to your wedding invite that is so important for sharing the formality of the event.

Timeless and Elegant Snowy Winter Wedding

With a nod to classic, European old-world styling, this snowy winter wedding inspiration shoot from Kate Weinstein Photo is the definition of elegance! I’ve never been so eager to go somewhere snowy as I am after looking at these images. They’re simply exquisite.

The detailing on the BHLDN bridal gown is reminiscent of frost-covered leaves and the fur shawl are a perfect addition to a winter wedding. Pops of burgundy against the glamorous, neutral colour palette are a delightful touch. The floral designs consist of one of the few flowers that bloom in the snow – hellebores in addition to ranunculus, spray roses, garden roses, tulips and privet berry.

Did you notice the ceramic cake stand? Its pastoral scene reminds me of Wedgwood Creamware circa 1750 and I love it!

Credits: Photography & Floral Designs: Kate Weinstein Photo // Wedding Dress: BHLDN // Paper Goods: Sugar River Stationers // Jewelry: Lizzibeth // Hair & Makeup: Laura Timmer // Model: Katelyn Kosinski // Shoes: Schutz from Nordstrom // Rentals & Venue: The Home Market in Wisconsin.