The best wedding themes

The best wedding themes for a unique wedding

Everyone dreams of that special day when it’s all about you and the love of your life – your wedding day. Little girls, boys and non-binary children have all, at some point, wondered what their wedding day will be like. Many of us have probably played at getting married with our friends when we were children or even as teenagers, where everyone dresses up and someone ‘gets married’. Here are a few theme ideas to get your imagination flowing.

Sports theme

For football fanatics and all those couples who met through a sport, a match or have a favourite team whose flags adorn certain rooms, a sports-themed wedding might just be the perfect wedding. With your favourite team’s colours lining the aisle and a reception featuring old-fashioned betting booths where guests can place bets on whether the bridesmaids or the groomsmen will win in a light-hearted three-way competition against each other – or perhaps another team made up of various guests.

Forest theme

Many weddings are no longer held solely in churches or sacred religious sites; instead, many couples take their entire wedding out to a place that is special to them, so they can share their favourite spot with all their loved ones. For many, this is a large, beautiful forest in a clearing, surrounded by wild flowers. With tables set in earthy colours, adorned with beautiful flowers and candles, alongside sparkling crystal details that catch the daylight and reflect natural rainbows all around the guests, a forest theme can be truly magical.

Fairytale wedding

No matter how old you get, everyone has a favourite fairy tale or Disney film from their childhood. A wedding theme inspired by Beauty and the Beast, with beautiful red roses and wedding attire that perfectly reflects the characters, and the opening melody playing as the bride and groom walk down the aisle as a married couple. Perhaps with a reception featuring antique furniture in cheerful colours, reminiscent of the enchanted people from the Beast’s castle, arranged as if they were mingling or ready to dance. Only the world of fairy tales can put a stop to a fairy-tale wedding.

Circus or Cirque du Soleil theme

The romanticised fantasy of running away with the circus when it comes to town, and then getting married surrounded by flying aerialists, has long been a trope for those who yearn for adventure in life. So why not go for a theme in vibrant colours and hire artistic gymnasts, fire-eaters standing outside the big top, and aerial acrobats dancing past the guests in the air with beautiful silks?

Starry Night theme

Many people tend to hold their weddings in the morning or afternoon, but why not have a midnight theme at midnight itself, on a starry summer’s night? Every year there are various beautiful events linked to the stars, so why not seize the opportunity and plan your wedding for the night when the stars come out, and have an outdoor wedding under the moonlight? With decorations of moons and stars beautifully illuminating both the reception and the ceremony, combined with candlelight and a string quartet, there’s almost nothing quite like the outdoor dance floor as the bride and groom dance their first dance as a married couple beneath a clear sky filled with shooting stars.

Met Gala

Every year, the most popular and beloved actors and artists of all time flock to the extravagant Met Gala in stunning outfits, and for those who love seeing these creative designers dress up these celebrities, this could be the perfect wedding theme. Throw out the idea that only the bride and groom should stand out from the crowd, and ask all the guests to come dressed in what they would wear to the Met Gala. Let the reception and even the celebrant reflect this stunning event – one that everyone will make a special effort to attend, just to see how everyone will be dressed.

A wedding just for you

Throw tradition out the window; don’t let expectations of a standard, traditional wedding stop the perfect wedding of your dreams from happening. Whether it’s the older or younger generation, or a distant relative trying to downplay your creative vision of how you want to get married, don’t give in. That’s why bridesmaids and groomsmen are there from the very start of the wedding planning right through to the big day itself – so they can listen to all the negative comments about how a particular person wants your wedding to be, sparing the bride and groom from having to hear it themselves. Let your dream wedding be a ceremony that everyone will remember with laughter, happiness, love – and groomsmen being rugby-tackled by the smallest of the bridesmaids to secure victory!

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