Wedding Theme: The Great Gatsby

Introduction:

Every event should have a common thread. To build this one in a wedding it should have a theme witch attend the whole event. The theme for the following wedding is The Great Gatsby. The Great Gatsby is a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald and takes place in 1922. The fashion in the twenties is scarred by lots of pearl necklaces, feather boas, headbands and pixie cuts. The music is dominated by Jazz and Swing bands.

The ideal venue:

The Bloomsbury Ballroom is located within the Victoria House in London. The room is kept in the style of 1920 thereby the location brings along the perfect requirements for a Great Gatsby wedding. The location can be used for celebration and also for the ceremony of the wedding. Thus spares a transportation for the whole wedding party from one place to another. The Ballroom disposes a stage where the planned entertainment can be held. By the use of round table dining the room can capture 300 guests.

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Wedding attire:

Bride:

The bride can choose a dress in white or champagne-colored. To mirror the Gatsby style the dress should have elements of gold and black. The accessory consists of a lot of jewelry including pearls and headgear. The make-up can be in suspension of gold and black to reflect segments of the dress. The hair should be pinned-up to match the twenties. The hairstyle can also be with curls or water waves.

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Groom:

The groom’s suit should be adjusted to the dress of the bride. This means if the dress has elements of black and gold the suit should have them too. The suit could be black or dark blue. Colors of the dress can be absorbed like the examples in the pictures below. Long tie or bow tie is optional appropriate to the preferences of the groom.

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Food and beverage:

To the cake should be coffee and tea served. During the dinner there can be every think from wine over soft drinks to champagne. After the dinner special cocktails from the 1920’s can be offered.

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During the champagne reception can some finger food be served.

The food should a large facet of dishes for the different kind of tastes of the guests. For example something for the vegetarian and also meat and fish.

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Wedding cake:

The wedding cake can be a combination of black, white and gold, like the picture below. It could also be more related to the Great Gatsby movie with recognizable symbols and pattern and some pearls and feathers.

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Floral decor:

The decoration can be featured in black, white and gold. This is mainly reflected in the table decoration. A strong symbol of the Gatsby time is also the feather. They should be included in the decoration. Even some pearls can be used for the decoration.

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The invitation cards and also the table cards for the guest can be designed in the style of the Great Gatsby.

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Music and entertainment:

At the beginning of the celebration during a champagne reception a DJs play some music from the jazz genre. That can be old classics and also jazz remixes of the latest charts. After the dinner has been served and finished a Jazz band can relieves the DJ, this can also be done later. When the band starts the bridal couple will do their wedding dance and after they are finished the whole wedding party can join them.

During the breaks of the band Burlesque or Charleston dancer can entertain the wedding guest and this breaks offer also space for speeches. After the band ended it is the DJs turn again.

A photo booth can be prepares so the wedding party can take photos of themselves and get the chance to save their own memories of the event.

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Transportation:

After celebrating the wedding day with friend and family, groom and bride take off to their honeymoon in an original car from the 1920’s.

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Text by Sophia Jürgens

Black and Gold wedding theme

Luxurious and elegant wedding

We all want to create something new by being inspired of some certain elements in our lives. For me the inspiration to this theme came from the love to my favorite team: Boston Bruins. The black and gold has been their colors since they started in 1920’s.

When I started to study more about the color combination of black and gold, I saw how perfectly they fit together to create a luxurious feeling.

In general, black and gold make you feel wealthy and when it comes to wedding, we all want to feel like being royalty for that one special day.

Wedding attire

Wedding Dress: Long black and gold silk dress

Black and Gold Wedding Dress

Wedding suit for the broom: Black suit, golden vest and tie and white long sleeve shirt

Wedding Suit

The Wedding Ring: Black and gold ring with red stones

The Wedding Ring

The Venue

When choosing a venue for the black and gold wedding,bthe main point is to be able to create black and gold effects. A good example where you can arrange black and gold weddings is the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fountains in front of the Hotel with the lights, will create a black and gold effect during the beautiful evening.

Bellagio, Las Vegas

As wedding decorations you can use golden candles, black chair covers with golden ribbons, white flowers in black and gold vases and some lighting to create a night sky look.

 Black and Gold chair covers  

Black and Gold table decoration

 

Black and Gold night sky lighting

Catering and Music

The catering in weddings usually a buffet, which leave the couple a great choice of what they want to offer for the guests. The main reason for buffet is also the possibilities of guests having different allergies and food orientation.

The buffet table

The Wedding cake

As original wedding dance is the classical wedding waltz, played by a local band with classical instruments. These instruments are usually black and gold colored.

Text by Joni Holmberg

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Coco Chanel Wedding

The wedding theme about a popular culture is about Coco Chanel. A wedding with the inspiration of the French fashion designer and the founder of the Chanel brand is an event which bases on the three main colors white, black and pink.

The wedding destination should be in Paris – in the home town of Coco Chanel. A perfect wedding venue would be little church or chapel in Paris. The couple could get there by an old “deux-chevaux” which is decorated with pink flowers on the bonnet.

The chapel is decorated with pink and white flowers. The bride is accompanied by her bridesmaids who all wear pink long dresses.

The bride herself wears a white long dress with lots of pearl necklaces. She has jewelry of Chanel and of course the perfume “Coco Chanel Nr. 5”. Moreover she has a long veil and black shoes with diamonds. Her bridal bouquet is made of 30 white and pink roses. All in all the bride is dressed as Coco Chanel herself said once: “A girl should be two things: Classy & Fabulous”.

                   

The groom is dressed classical. He wears a black suit and according to the theme a hat. However, his shirt is pink with a pink checked tie.

After the ceremony the newlyweds go to the wedding location. It’s a restaurant with a beautiful rose garden. There are lots of tables for 4-8 persons that are decorated in white, black and pink. The table clothes are pink with a black bow. In the middle of the table there are white and pink flowers in a black vase. And the plates are decorated with black napkins and pink roses. In the middle of the garden there is a fountain.

The food and beverage is very extravagant. As an aperitif there is a very expensive Champaign and canapés. For the main course there are French specialties and different sorts of red and white wine.

After the meal there is a traditional wedding dance of the bride and the groom. Classical music is live played by an orchestra. There a lots of pianists and violinist.

As a big entertainment point the groom and bride are cutting together the wedding cake. The wedding cake is like stacked head boxes in black, white and pink with flowers and with pearls decorated.

Text by Corinna Potysch and Alina Schweer

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