Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Carrying a Theme Throughout Your Event

We're in the middle of planning a wedding, a bridal shower and a birthday party for a two-year old. All are happening within eight days of each other. All have something that will tie the various components of the event: a theme.

The wedding has a theme that incorporates blue and orange, but it also has a rustic feel. It's being held at the bride and groom's home and they are incorporating their theme with decorations. The theme was chosen right after they began discussing their big day. When I asked them if they had a theme, they didn't want to incorporate a typical "theme," however, I asked them if there were colors or other items important to them and they both really like the color cobalt. After consulting Pinterest, they were excited to choose orange as the complementing color.

For the bridal shower, an initial theme of "girls day at the spa" changed quickly once we found out that our in-home options were already booked. To ensure this was a personalized party that recognized the bride, the theme became her honeymoon locale. (The details are a surprise, but we'll post pics after the event.)

A birthday party for a two-year old can be low-key or a hands-down blow out that the Real Housewives would be envious of. A nice compromise was made and a low-key themed event was decided upon. This little boy absolutely LOVES trains. Thomas the Train, model trains, freight trains, passenger trains; it doesn't matter, he loves trains. We created a board on Pinterest to decide which details to incorporate into the big day including a bunting, personalized invites and envelopes, a welcome sign, and food have all been planned out. We'll post pictures from that event as well.

Just remember to think about all the details and how to incorporate your theme. You set the tone with the save the date or the invite and end with a favor or electronic follow-up with photos to reminisce on your fun event.

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