Jan 12

Any good decoration ideas for a Valentine’s Day wedding?

I am getting married on Valentine’s Day and need help with ideas for decorations, flowers and favors. My colors are Apple Red, Light Pink, and white.

a BIG *C*O*N*G*R*A*T*U*L*A*T*I*O*N*S*
to you BOTH!

My hubby and I will be sharing our 2nd anniversary this coming Valentine’s Day!

Since it was the 2nd marriage for both of us, we were very low key. One thing I did was to make our own wedding invites. I took a cute rectangular pad of notes (all of this stuff was Valentines’ theme), and placed them on a sheet of paper, attached carefully with 2-sided tape. Then I used WORD to type the invite on to the tablet sheets. After I was done with that, I came across some really cute Valentine’s day soft, pliable plastic sticky’s that were of varying sizes of hearts, V-day sayings and such. So, I laminated the invites, then attached the little decorations. On the back of the invite, I had a copy of a cute map directions to the Church. These invites were then placed in a standard sized business envelope (pink colored), all in keeping with the red, pink and white theme.
My hubby wore grey and black, and I wore red and black pantsuit.
The after-wedding festivities had valentines balloons, cake, just general stuff. Immediate family and friends.
Like I said, very modest, intimate, small, but memoriable. Had cute little valentine bags full of candy and nick-naks given out for those who came to the wedding, some with gift cards to various restaurants (our way of saying ‘thank you for coming’). A nephew did a video, others had cameras for pics. All very nice.

I hope I came up with SOMETHING you can use.
Best to you and future hubby! Valentines Day is the BEST day to get married!
God Bless you both!

111408 12:37

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13 comments...

  1. Posted by jade B2B May 15, 2010 12th January, 2010 at 5:57 pm

    how tacky…
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  2. Posted by patron on ice 12th January, 2010 at 6:42 pm

    not to point out the obvious but how about HEARTS???
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  3. Posted by Lily 12th January, 2010 at 7:29 pm

    Hearts might be nice
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  4. Posted by timmy 12th January, 2010 at 7:53 pm

    I’d be careful not to overdo the hearts theme, you want it bridal and classy not looking like an elementary school valentine’s day party.

    A heart here and there okay, but not everywhere. Your color scheme already is very valentine’s day.

    One idea for place cards/programs: I love Victorian and 1920s valentine’s cards and you may be able to find reproductions as well.

    As for decorations, I think crepe paper, bells, and ballons are kind of tacky, stick to some beuatiful flower arrangements with those colors.
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  5. Posted by Kim Y 12th January, 2010 at 8:18 pm

    a BIG *C*O*N*G*R*A*D*U*L*A*T*I*O*N*S*
    to you BOTH!

    My hubby and I will be sharing our 2nd anniversary this coming Valentine’s Day!

    Since it was the 2nd marriage for both of us, we were very low key. One thing I did was to make our own wedding invites. I took a cute rectangular pad of notes (all of this stuff was Valentines’ theme), and placed them on a sheet of paper, attached carefully with 2-sided tape. Then I used WORD to type the invite on to the tablet sheets. After I was done with that, I came across some really cute Valentine’s day soft, pliable plastic sticky’s that were of varying sizes of hearts, V-day sayings and such. So, I laminated the invites, then attached the little decorations. On the back of the invite, I had a copy of a cute map directions to the Church. These invites were then placed in a standard sized business envelope (pink colored), all in keeping with the red, pink and white theme.
    My hubby wore grey and black, and I wore red and black pantsuit.
    The after-wedding festivities had valentines balloons, cake, just general stuff. Immediate family and friends.
    Like I said, very modest, intimate, small, but memoriable. Had cute little valentine bags full of candy and nick-naks given out for those who came to the wedding, some with gift cards to various restaurants (our way of saying ‘thank you for coming’). A nephew did a video, others had cameras for pics. All very nice.

    I hope I came up with SOMETHING you can use.
    Best to you and future hubby! Valentines Day is the BEST day to get married!
    God Bless you both!

    111408 12:37
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  6. Posted by chefperry 12th January, 2010 at 8:23 pm

    This sounds very nice,
    I would advise you to stear away from the obvious theme with all the cute hearts and heart shaped decorations

    be different and have a sofisticated valentine theme, think old vintage elegance.

    e.g. have invitations, letters,cards etc in oldstyle joint writting
    http://www.weddingplanner1.net/images/wedding-themes.jpg

    http://www.lefiores.com/images/2008/wedding-table-centerpiece-1.jpg

    http://www.hawaiianweddings.net/candles_centerpiece.jpg

    http://memorablemomentsproduction.com/wp-content/gallery/wedding/place-setting-candles.jpg

    http://www.ozarksoycandles.com/images/cinnamon_buns1.jpg

    http://image40.webshots.com/41/2/71/71/308527171ltRlXn_fs.jpg

    turkish delight favours in pink or white
    http://www.karinsweddingfavours.co.za/products/91.jpg

    you could put them in jars on the tables or in napkins or boxes

    If you wish to have any heart shaped decorations, i sujject it would be nice in white (for a different feel)

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  7. Posted by Ashley S 12th January, 2010 at 8:37 pm

    I was also going to have my wedding on Valentine’s Day but decided against it because it also happens to be my birthday! I do have a lot of good ideas for you though.

    These websites have a lot of cute ideas.
    http://weddings.about.com/cs/bridesandgrooms/a/valentinestheme.htm

    http://bp0.blogger.com/_sMOk-MRHsWo/R7PciD6bilI/AAAAAAAAAp0/qGUjh-kIPRw/s1600-h/mosaic8391933.jpg

    http://www.favorideas.com/wedding-themes/holiday-themes/valentines-day-wedding-theme/

    Not sure if you’re a traditional or non-traditional bride but my friend wore this dress to her wedding! It’s actually a quinceanera gown by Alyce.

    http://cinderellasgowns.com/cmsimages/aq4.jpg

    Cakes: you could add more red or pink!

    http://www.cakechannel.com/images/valentine-hearts-cake1.gif
    http://delicious-is-the-word.info/images/valentine_cake.jpg

    Pretty or tacky…I can’t decide:
    http://www.projectwedding.com/photo/browse?photo_to_show=246056&tag=valentine

    Sorry for the long answer…I hope all of this helps you in your planning!
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  8. Posted by Sarah S 12th January, 2010 at 9:07 pm

    if for a wedding a lot of white things. but for a valentine wedding a lot of red things. red ribbbon red hearts red dress and table clothes and don’t forget the red roses
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    my head i luv valentines day

  9. Posted by mozabrat 12th January, 2010 at 9:54 pm

    I do not care for Valentine Day weddings, way too overdone. I would say get away from the norm and do not have a heart in sight.
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  10. Posted by Angel 12th January, 2010 at 10:06 pm

    why not get some purple decorations as well since purple stands for love and royal. you could get some roses because roses stand for love it would be even better if it is red roses. you can design your wedding place full of hearts since it is valentine’s day and inside each heart would be your memories and his memories together. in the middle there would be the biggest heart and in the heart would be a picture of you and him together.
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  11. Posted by optimizer88 12th January, 2010 at 10:51 pm

    OK, a wedding on Valentine’s Day is not tacky at all. It is the most popular day of the year for a wedding for a reason.

    For flowers, I would pick roses for sure.

    I say regardless of anything, choose a favor that is useful and practical, something every guest will enjoy.

    Here are a few good choices:

    This was the best and most useful favor we ever received – Slice of Love Pizza Cutter: http://www.favorsandaccessories.com/slice-of-love-pizza-cutter.html – Everyone hates getting a pizza that is not cut all the way through and how many times do we curse a hot out of the oven frozen pizza while trying to cut it with a steak knife?

    These peelers are pretty useful as well: http://www.favorsandaccessories.com/apeel-to-my-heart-stainless-steel-peeler.html

    Good luck with your wedding!

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  12. Posted by eternalmask0201 12th January, 2010 at 11:37 pm

    There is this great blog I stumbled upon a while back that has videos of actual weddings. Great resource for design elements, color schemes and centerpiece ideas. Check it out:

    http://www.uniquelyyouplanning.com/
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  13. Posted by Kevin A 12th January, 2010 at 11:59 pm

    You might check; http://wedding-planning.blinkweb.com
    They have quite a bit of information for planning a wedding.
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