Wedding Decor Advice for Themed Weddings | Wedding Q&A

Well, hello, lovely humans, and welcome to Engage, a wedding planning podcast for the modern-day couple. I'm your host, Jamie Wolfe, and I truly believe that wedding planning does not need to be complicated or time-consuming. I kind of picture these episodes like jumping on a quick phone call with your wedding planner. You get your answers and you go on your merry way, because sometimes not all of us have an hour to dedicate to listening to super long podcasts or super long intros. So without further ado, let's just jump right on into it. Today's episode is going to admittedly be a little bit all over the place. You see, every single month I sit down with the people over in the Master Plan course and answer your questions in lifetime. So if you find yourself struggling and really need to sit down and speak with a real life wedding planner, I would love to be a part of your wedding planning journey. Join us over in the Master Plan today to get your questions answered. Until then, take a listen. I love a vintage chic vibe. What decor do I need to bring? What decor do I need to be sure to— oh my gosh. See, let's try that again. What decor do I need to be sure to include to get that vibe across? That's so complicated. I'm kind of thinking Bridgerton-ish. Okay, so Bridgerton has a lot of pastel colors, but like just slightly saturated pastels, so it's not super, super muted, just a little elevated. Make sure you have pinks, purples, oranges, yellows. Um, we did a wedding, uh, Rebecca, if you could find it, it's the behind-the-scenes one where the AC broke at the wedding in Dallas. In summertime, it was, it was a sweaty one, I will tell you that. But that one had really good Bridgerton vibes. One thing that they did is they used, um, chicken wire and baby's breath that had been dyed and created these like, uh, really beautiful moving centerpieces because they were able to— the florist was able to stick it into the chicken wire and kind of create a lot of movement to it down these really, really beautiful tables. That might be a good one to go get inspiration But the vintage chic vibe versus the Bridgerton— Bridgerton's a lot more saturated in my mind than vintage chic. Chic, I would go very muted, um, don't really stray away from the, the light tans, the café au laits, the ivories. That's what I see when I see vintage chic. You're going Bridgerton, it's almost like a saturated Easter. That makes sense. Sitting here listening to a podcast is all fine and dandy, right? But sometimes you need an actual person to be asking some of these questions to. And you may be sitting there going, you know what, Jaimie, actually, yeah, that, that makes a lot of sense. 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So if you want my recommendations for making your perfect budget, for you and your partner, head on over to weddingpriorities.com. My fiancé and I have a very small budget. We are trying to do our best to make our wedding simple yet elegant. What are some things that you would add— oh my gosh— what are some things you would advise, not advertise, are worth it to DIY ourselves to stay within budget but aren't, uh, but that aren't too overwhelming? Wendy, that is a fantastic question. Um, I think we've got a couple of Um, follow-up things if you want to go look at. There's this guy, Braun, this guy, flower guy Braun, who is incredible. He's actually a luxury style florist. I did a whole interview with him and he talks about affordable design and how to really pick your moments if you choose to DIY your florals. I personally am in camp keep it very minimal and very simple when it comes to your florals. I'm talking a handful of bud vases, maybe with just really elegant greenery in there. And that's all that you have on your tabletops. Keep it really clean. And there is something about that, that one is very easy to DIY and two just says timeless. In fact, in on our Pinterest, I can, I know there's a board that specifically covers this. I don't know if Rebecca's gonna be able to find it. I might know it better than she does. So I would go really minimal. Really minimal with the florals. Um, it could even have like a minimalistic, maybe botanical vibe, because if you go with the more saturated greens like monstera leaves, palm fronds, those sorts of things, it has like an ethereal, earthy, but still very clean feel. Another thing that you can DIY very easily is any sort of printable or any sort of sign. Canva is your best friend, your best friend. If that means that you pay for Pro, for a couple of months while you're designing this, do it, do it, do it. You can get it printed through Canva, or you can export it and get it printed through a local printer instead. I'm trying to think of where else you can DIY. Now we're focusing mostly on style decor and DIY for this one, but if you're talking about things outside of that, you could potentially DIY your desserts, your appetizers, and your drinks, as long as you keep those pretty streamlined. When it comes to other decor, you could do florals, keep it simple. Skip an arch. You don't need it. We've joked on and off, actually repeatedly in this course, that if you don't have an arbor, your marriage doesn't count. There kind of seems to be this idea of like, no arch, uh, your vows are void. Sorry, no, you don't have to have one. And they present beautifully for photos. I will not argue with you on that one, but you don't have to have that. So kind of cut out all of those extraneous things. If you want to have a photo moment for people, great. You don't need props. Uh, you don't even need a camera. Just give them an Instagrammable moment. So maybe just a backdrop or maybe something with just some florals there to kind of highlight it. Um, and give, you know, your girlfriends who just got super dressed up and need a place to go take a cute Instagram picture for their stories. All right. Natalie says our wedding will be in a forest glade and the reception under a Bedouin-style stretch tent. You shut your mouth. My dress is simple and vintage and my bouquet is an armful of wildflowers to give you the vibe. Where is this and when is it and where is my invitation? I want to come to this event. That's incredible. Um, I am envisioning a Midsummer Night's Dream style of decor. I'm thinking terrariums with moss and string lights on the tables, bud vases, strong cafe lights, and hanging lanterns. Maybe textured throws on the benches and oriental rugs. I would like suggestions for where my money for rentals and time for DIY is best spent. Oh. Goodness gracious, your vibe is delectable. Uh, okay, well, I don't know what your budget is and I don't know how much of this you can DIY, uh, because this is a backyard, or because if it's a backyard location or a location that you have enough time to do some heftier setup, then we can do a lot more with this. Um, but if it's a singular location that you only have for 8, 9, 10 hour rental, whatever happens to be that cuts your setup time down astronomically, which means you either need a large amount of volunteers if you're DIYing, or you need to pay a professional company that does wedding design, not just rentals, but can do a proper setup for you to do this. So all of this is contingent on the style of venue that you have. So if it's someone's backyard or someone you know, and you like really fuss around with it and kind of pick at the details and take your time setting up, great. Um, if your time is limited, then you either need a bajillion volunteers, and I'm not that that's the actual number, bajillion, or you'll have to pay a pretty penny for that setup. So if you have a little bit more context you want to give for me, location is Airbnb that I have for 2 days in advance. Great. Thank you. I'm so glad I looked over because I was about to move on from this question. Um, okay. Then I would say, um, rugs are great to purchase if you have the funds for it, because then you can reuse them in your home. And I think through a lot of those kind of things. What are some things that you want in your home? Ask me how I know this. Rebecca and I did an event in Central California where I bought so much stuff and we literally like hauled a trailer up there, put it all together. It's one of my childhood best friends. We went all out for this one, but they were all pieces that I conveniently needed to use in my home afterwards. So if you want to get little lanterns, I could see brass lanterns being gorgeous with the textures that you've got going on here. Throws would be a good idea. Pillows, if you want to have some sort of lounge area. It's just how far are you traveling with this stuff? Is it feasible? Is it anything you can and you can and will use in your own home? Can you borrow anything from anybody? Because you're in an Airbnb situation, yes, you'll still be traveling there and you can't store it there ahead of time, but I think you get a little creative with this. If you are struggling with wedding planning and you have questions and you just need someone to listen and to chat with, come join us in the Master Plan Community over at themasterplanwed.com. Com. I would love to have you in there. Thanks so much for listening. 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