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Having your wedding closer to nature, especially when the
days are long and warm, is always a great idea. What an easier way to do so,
than have a country style wedding? You can host your wedding at the country
side, in a barn, at your holiday home. Don't have the opportunity to run away
into nature for your wedding? Not to worry. You can still have a wonderful
country style set up on your wedding day, even in an indoor venue. All you
need, are the correct decorations.
When you think about a country wedding, the first that
comes to mind are those wonderful wooden barns, stylish cowboy boots, hey and
horses. So, it is only natural for you to wonder, how would a country style
wedding fin on an island like Santorini? I say, perfectly!
First off, let's start with the ceremony, as this is the
beginning of a wedding. Whether on a caldera venue, or a beach venue, you can
still recreate the country style you are looking for. The first detail is the
aisle. Something simple like two wine barrels in the beginning on the aisle,
with a wonderful flower arrangements on top, will be enough to give your
ceremony the barn feeling. Put some simple, white chairs for the guests, and
you have completed the image.
Whether you choose to have a gazebo or not, for the bride
and groom to stand under during the ceremony, it can be decorated in the same
matter that the aisle is. Use two similar wooden, wine barrels on each side of
the gazebo, or next to the ceremony table, decorate them with beautiful and
rich floral arrangements, and ta da!! Country wedding! To make the gazebo look
even more impressive, add an additional layer of white curtains.
Wish to make it even more fun? Use cowboy hats as flower
baskets for the flower girls. Incorporate some horse shoes to the decoration,
both for good luck, and the country feeling. And of course, have a country song
as your entrance song!
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Done with the ceremony, it's time to think about the
reception. Here is where most of the work and creativity will be required, to
achieve that country feeling you are going for, and make you and your guests
feel like they are out in the country side!
Country weddings have the wooden element strongly in
them, meaning that a lot of decorations are made from wood. On other words,
wooden decorative items are the first thing you should think about. So…Barrels!
Again! They are amazing to use for a sweet or welcome table, and using them at
the reception will make the transaction from the ceremony area to the reception
much smoother.
Another way to use wooden decorations, is to make awesome
DIY decorations from pallets. Examples? You can make really cute welcome signs
for your guests, at the entrance of the reception venue. Pallets can also be
used to make your photo booth look like a real barn! Don't forget about the
wooden crates. Use them as flowers pots with beautiful flower compositions.
Place the crates around the venue, for a country style decoration.
A country wedding should have mason jars in it, or there
will be something missing. You can use them as glasses for the refreshing,
non-alcoholic welcome drinks for your guests upon their arrival at the venue.
You can also use them for as vases, to put the flowers for the table
centerpieces. Mason jars can even be used at the sweet table, as jars for the
various candies.
To give your reception even more of that country feeling,
don't forget to use tin buckets when decorating the venue. As with the all of
the above, tin buckets are quite versatile. They can be used for your floral
arrangements at the bar, the sweet or wish table, or even at the dinner tables
when having the right size. Another smart and fun way to include tin buckets to
the decoration, is using them as coolers for the drinks during the ceremony.
Ask the bartender to fill the buckets with ice and bottles of beer, and have
them placed near the dance floor, or at the bar, so that anyone could grab a
beer easily.
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What am I forgetting… ah! Fairy lights! Fairy lights are
the key, into making your guests feel like they're under the night sky full of
stars. They are also great decorative items for the head table, the bar, the
candy bar. You can use them as curtains, wrap them around the bar, place them
over the dance floor. Whatever feels more beautiful for you.
Last, but not least, let's talk about the flowers used
for a country wedding in Santorini, as without them the decoration will be
incomplete. Since country weddings are close to nature, the flowers you can use
for the wedding can be simple wildflowers and herbs, you could easily find in
the country side: Sunflowers, daisies, aster, thyme, lavender, to name a few.
As for the colors, you are allowed to use any color combination you like, and
still have a great country wedding style!
Those are just some ideas for a country style wedding
here in Santorini. If you love barn weddings and Santorini, and need help
combining those two, feel free to contact Cardoon Events for some help and
advice!
Thank you very much for reading! I wish you a lovely day!
