I’m an idea girl. I love to visualize situations and dream of elaborate events. However, when it comes down to being realistic and coming up with an actual plan I am beyond indecisive. This brings the first problem I’ve come across planning my wedding: coming up with a theme.
So far 5 are on the list. There are two things to keep in mind: it can’t be done to seem in a Disney/cartoony way and it has to be completely new and unique. Keeping in mind how weirdly I plan, I’ve come up with the solution that I think works best. I’m going to be planning 4 possible weddings and eventually begin dropping themes/weeding them out.
Below is a quick view on the themes I have in mind:
from thebookrat.com
Beauty and the Beast
Fairytales have always been big for me. Plus this is the only Disney princess who’s smart and kicks ass. For this theme I’m picturing a fairytalesque winter wedding with a lot of white and dark reds.
from theworldofcinemaandfantasy.blogspot.com
Lord of the Rings
The fiancé and I have spent many weekends watching all three Lord of the Rings movies. Think outdoors forest with a lot of silver and flowy dresses. Another plus is that my second ring will be lotr inspired and we’re hoping to do our honeymoon in New Zealand.
from wired
Alice in Wonderland
One of my favorite books (along with Peter Pan and Little Princess which the fiance already vetoed). The brunt of the inspiration will be from the Tim Burton movie (I loved how visually appealing Wonderland was). However, I do want a lot of touches from the books and the musical.
from freemoviedb.com
Across the Universe (Beatles songs)
We watched the movie Across the Universe as our first date. Because of that, the proposal was very Across the Universe inspired with Beatles music and the actual proposal being “Hey Jude” reworked (I’ll do my full engagement story in a later post). Because of that I love the idea of having the wedding theme tie-in with the rest of our relationship.
from simpsonschannel.com
The Simpsons
I think one of the first “he’s my soul mate” moments was when we realize that our Simpsons collection matched up perfectly. I had seasons 1, 3, 9, and 10 and he had 2, 4, 5, and 7. When we realized we had no overlapping seasons for our favorite TV show, we bought seasons 6 and 8 together. It was a perfect nerd romance story. If we go through with this theme, I want to avoid a cartoony wedding and want it to be Simpsons inspired instead. (i.e. a saxophone for Lisa, land of chocolate for Homer, etc).
Everyone I talk to about my themes have pretty strong opinions about which ones they like/hate. What are your thoughts?
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