Whenever you try and search for things about weddings, you usually end up getting results for the whole big white beautiful wedding scenario. The traditional wedding style is gorgeous, no doubt. However, it doesn’t fit everyone’s aesthetics. Couples who are more alternative or eclectic often opt for a more updated style of wedding, with more personally sentimental pop culture elements.
If this sounds like you, you’re in the right place. There are many ways you can tastefully add your interests to your wedding without it looking childish or outlandish. The biggest criticism of unconventional weddings is that they can sometimes look tacky if not done well. With this guide, you can keep your wedding elegant and fun. Let’s find out what your options are.
One fun way to incorporate your interests into your wedding is to have a magnificent bouquet styled after it. If you like a comic book character, you can choose flowers of that color and ask your florist to arrange them into the logo. If you think that’s too much, you can just select the same colors as your character and enjoy your own little Easter egg.
If you and your fiancé met over a shared movie interest, you could see if there are any flower scenes in those movies that you can adopt into your wedding. Use your imagination and creativity to incorporate what you feel is significant into your bouquet for an elegant yet fun pop-culture twist in your wedding!
One of the most iconic moments of the wedding is when you exchange vows and rings. After the ceremony, all eyes will go to the bride’s hand and what new jewelry she has on it, and it is something you two will live with for the rest of your lives. If you have a shared interest, use the ring as a way to express that bond between you two.
Instead of choosing a diamond ring, you can opt to buy an emerald gemstone ring for your wedding to add some color. Natural emeralds are rarer than most diamonds, making them an exquisite and elite choice. A flawless emerald can cost you more than a diamond, but love shouldn’t have a budget!
If you are compromising with your family by not having the themed wedding you wanted, this is an excellent option. Here, you can include small motifs of your eclectic interests in your wedding invitations. Handmade wedding cards are very trendy right now, so speak to someone who is willing to go the extra mile to incorporate your vision into the final product.
This is a win-win situation. Keep these motifs small and tasteful, don’t go overboard here. For example, if you like Harry Potter, then you could have your invitations hand-embossed with gold sorting hats and some hints at having a magical evening. People will remember the meticulous attention to detail for years to come.
Themed cakes, like themed weddings, can look tacky and childish if not done right. As grown adults, you have the right to choose what you want for a wedding cake. If you want a themed cake, you shouldn’t let anything stop you. However, keep in mind that not everyone at the wedding will understand the references, so add things for them to enjoy looking at as well.
If you want to add your pop culture elements subtly, you can ask your baker to incorporate a small mention of them on the top or the bottom of the cake. You can even buy officially licensed merchandise as cake-toppers. They can style it like the themed cake is peeking out from under white fondant, which is a very elegant and classy option. If you like multiple shows, get a multi-tier cake and dedicate each tier to a show you like.
At most weddings, there are centerpieces on every table. These centerpieces are usually flowers, so if you were planning to leave this to the florist, you can. However, you can also use this opportunity to make your own centerpieces that reflect pop culture elements that you want to incorporate into your wedding instead of exotic flowers from all across the world.
You can also commission artists to custom make something according to your taste and aesthetic as well. These boutique pieces would look stunning in the pictures, and the bespoke element would add a level of glamour to your wedding too. Guests are sure to appreciate being surrounded by a field of art! You can also look into getting a single statue commissioned as well, for a more central centerpiece.