Thanksgiving Day and Your Wedding – How to Make it Work and Make it Fabulous!
You may not automatically think of Thanksgiving Day as a possible date for your autumn wedding but consider how many advantages there are to combining this special event with a major holiday and the trend for Thanksgiving weddings may soon kick off! The first obvious benefit to having your wedding on Thanksgiving Day is that there are already many family members visiting from out of town so this will greatly ease up on making travel arrangements for both you and your guests! However, when considering a Thanksgiving wedding, there are also many other things that brides-to-be are often concerned about, such as infringing on other people’s plans for the holidays. There are many ways to take care of these issues and ensure that your wedding will be fabulous and unforgettable!
The first thing to do is to get your invitations out as soon as possible, considering that you will be holding your event on a major holiday and need to give people as much notice as possible. Choose invitations that are embossed with leaves, or other fall elements, set against a background of ivory or cream. This will lend the invites with a traditional look combined with a sophisticated feel. It can be a nice touch to also combine the theme of Thanksgiving with your wedding, beginning with the invitation. Choose wording such as, “Please join us for a day of celebration and thanks as Rebecca Jones and Michael Smith join in holy matrimony.”
The natural colors of the season make it easy to plan your wedding scheme and up the ante on your décor. Use traditional reds, oranges, and golds or take it further with tinges of rust, burgundy, cranberry, and wine colors. For Thanksgiving Day, it’s important to have a traditional Thanksgiving turkey roast as one of your menu choices so that people don’t feel as though they’ve missed out on tradition by attending the event. However, also offer another choice such as pork loin roast for those that are happy to get away from traditional fare! Serve alongside honey-glazed butternut squash, roasted chestnuts, and apple and mango chutney and it’s sure to be a Thanksgiving feast fit for all!
You should be able to have your wedding any way or day that you want it so don’t feel as though you can’t have it on Thanksgiving. By adding a few personal touches, paying tribute to the holiday, and incorporating a bit of tradition with contemporary details, your guests will wish that there was a wedding every Thanksgiving Day!