5 tips for a Valentines themed wedding

Are you planning your wedding to coincide with the season of love, but are needing some inspiration to make your Valentines wedding really stand out?

Dreamsaver Wedding Insurance have got your back, with these 5 tips for a romantic Valentines themed wedding!

Colour scheme

You might associate Valentine's Day with bright pink and shocking red as the colours of love, but don't worry - that doesn't mean your romantic valentines themed wedding has to be as gaudy! Try some alternative colour schemes to help your wedding pop!

• Matt Black - Matt black themes can give your event an air of class, style and sophistication, as well as helping hints of colour to really pop and stand out in a 'less is more' kind of way.

• Rose Gold - Sticking with the classic valentines pink, but toning it down and classing it up. Also incredibly popular more recently, rose gold will be a hit with your guests and let everyone know you're with the current trends.

• Maroon or burgundy - A deep mysterious red, again sticking with traditional Valentines colours but without bright and gaudy tones giving you a headache! These colours will look both romantic and stylish at your Valentines themed wedding.

Your colour scheme can be used for the seating and table decorations, name place cards, wedding favours, balloons, flowers, buttonholes, wedding arch, invitations and more!

Replacing white with red

If you really want to stand out and be unique on your valentines wedding, you could even swap out the traditional white wedding dress for a ravishing red valentine's day dress! Perhaps controversial, but a bold move you won't regret when your wedding pictures are unlike any of your friends.

Your marrying partner and wedding party could even wear red buttonholes to match the dress!

Heart shaped

You didn't really think we'd give heart shaped accessories a miss, did you? The classic symbol of all things love - how could your valentines wedding be complete without heart shaped paraphernalia!

Some ideas of heart shaped wedding accessories include:

• Beautiful heart shaped name place cards, perhaps embossed with floral design, or finished with rose gold trim.

• Heart shaped confetti or even replacing the aisle flowers with tissue paper hearts.

• Heart shaped balloons for decorating either the wedding ceremony or the reception or both!

• Heart shaped valentines wedding centrepieces for the table.

CAKE

Everyone knows the cake has to be perfect, so what a great opportunity to bring your theme home! Here you can really use your own (or your baker's) creative license, but here are a few ideas for some valentines wedding cake inspiration!

• A traditional white three tier cake topped with bride and groom struck by Cupid.

• A traditional white cake decorated lavishly with red icing roses or love hearts.

• Red heart shaped cupcakes or cookies.

• Have a giant red tipped Cupid's arrow striking your cake so everyone knows it's true love.

Chocolate fountain and candy bar

What says sickly sweet valentines wedding more than, well, sweets!?

You could have a giant chocolate fountain, sure to be a hit with guests, and surround it with Valentines themed dippable snacks such as strawberries, heart shaped biscuits and pink marshmallows. How about a candy bar or centrepieces stuffed with Valentines sweets such as love hearts, red foil wrapped chocolates, and fizzy peach hearts!

Combine this with sweet and fruity pink drinks to get your guests feeling bubbly and full of love!

Get covered with Dreamsaver Wedding Insurance

Hopefully this has inspired you to get planning your beautifully romantic Valentines themed wedding!

Whatever the theme, don't let your time and money go to waste in the event of unavoidable circumstances cropping up on your wedding day. Dreamsaver Wedding Insurance is here to protect your wallet and peace of mind for your special day.

Offering 5 levels of cover starting at just £27 and can even offer cover for both UK and overseas weddings and civil ceremonies. Dreamsaver Wedding Insurance can be purchased up to 2 years before the big day and provides financial protection for deposits paid before you purchased your wedding insurance policy!

This article is for information and entertainment purposes only. It does not constitute advice in any way. The information provided here is correct at the time of writing however please check the latest policy wording here for the latest policy terms, conditions and exclusions.