Popular Wedding Themes We Love!

Our Atlanta wedding photographers at Atlanta Artistic Weddings have come to realize that, just like people, no two weddings are exactly the same. There are so many different types of people and personalities in the world. Even in our city of Atlanta alone there is so much diversity, which is amazing! That being said, it only makes sense that people would want their wedding ceremonies to reflect their personalities and some people do so by assigning their wedding a theme that speaks to who they are as a couple. This week I want to take you through some of the more popular wedding themes our Atlanta wedding photographers have seen.

Classic/Traditional Wedding

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This is likely what first comes to mind when one thinks of a wedding. This type of ceremony focuses on tradition and ritual. Guests usually have a program or list of standard rituals and events, such as the vows, exchanging of the rings, and toasts, where they can follow along with what will happen and when. This type of wedding usually takes place in either a church that is meaningful to the couple or a nice event hall. The decor is simple and elegant with flowers and candles and usually includes neutral colors, like white or grey. This is a formal event, so people usually dress in formal or black tie ensembles. The bride and her bridesmaids wear formal dresses, with the bride in white and the bridesmaids in a soft or neutral color. The groom and groomsmen wear formal suits or tuxes with ties and accessories, like cuff links or socks, in a color that matches the chosen color scheme.

Rustic Wedding

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This wedding theme tends to be more organic and natural. These weddings usually take place outside or in an open-air structure so the decor normally includes a lot of wooden, floral, and forest elements. Rustic decorations also provide the perfect opportunity to DIY and put one’s own personal touch on the ceremony, such as burlap bows around the floral centerpieces, distressed wood picture frames holding meaningful pictures, or a wooden/floral arch to mark where the couple will stand. The attire is also slightly more casual than a traditional wedding. The rustic groom will wear earth tones to match the theme. most of the time he will wear the suit, but he may also wear a button down with no jacket or just a vest. The rustic bride usually wears a slim-fitting, flowing dress, sometimes with lace. She also usually wears her hair down with flowers woven through it.

City Wedding

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This is definitely one of the more modern wedding themes and is perfect for those more outgoing and social couples who enjoy the city night life. This type of wedding usually takes place at a local hotspot in the heart of a city in it’s downtown area. A city wedding can range in feeling from a Vegas club feel to old Hollywood glamour. The decor could be made of steel or metal elements and incorporate bright colors signifying the street art found around the city. It is also more likely that a DJ will play music at the reception, rather than a live band. The attire is still formal, but it is more sleek and modern than traditional formalware. The brides dress will often be fitted, or at list a slim cut, and the groom will wear a less formal suit, as opposed to a tux, and possibly a bowtie as opposed to a regular tie.

Beach Wedding

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Weddings with a beach/tropical theme can be super fun and have a relaxing feel to them, weather permitting. There is a lot you can do with this theme, from seashell and pastel decor, to coconut drinks and seafood at the reception, to leis and shell necklaces as party favors. You can also have some fun with lighting, using tiki torches at the reception after dark, or stringing lights on a pier or the chairs that have been set up. Everyone usually dresses a bit more casually for beach weddings, sometimes with no shoes, short sleeve, spaghetti strap, or strapless dress for the women, and khakis for the men. Summer is the perfect time for this sort of wedding and you can even make the perfect beach playlist for your DJ to play at the reception.

A Wedding Customized To Your Interests-It’s Your Day After All!

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This theme, which we have discussed before, is one of my favorites and can really show off the couple’s personality! It is basically the classic wedding ceremony, but with the couples own individual twist on some of the rituals and traditions. These twists can refer to a couple’s favorite show or book, their occupation or hobbies, or places that are significant to them, or that they love. They can personalize the decor by personalizing centerpieces, such as using favorite objects or photos instead of flowers, or creating a unique, fun cake topper. The couple may also customize their favors in the same way, with a favorite logo, character, or saying. The wedding attire can also be customized with, fun socks or watches for the groom and groomsmen and fun shoes and accessories for the bride and bridesmaids. This day is for the bride and groom and this theme will really let them shine!

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All of these themes are unique, as well as timeless, and never seem to disappoint. Whatever theme you choose for your wedding day, make sure you choose one that best showcases you as a couple and your personalities. Is there a wedding theme you enjoy that we didn’t include? Let us know, we would love to hear about it!

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Striking a Pose: The Meaningful History Behind Bridal Portraits

If there’s one thing an Atlanta wedding photographer knows, it’s that no wedding album is complete without a glamour shot of the bride. There is always a photo of her, dressed to the nines in her gorgeous gown, smiling and striking a pose. Some people don’t know that this photo is actually called a “bridal portrait” and they have been around for centuries. This week, I want to go into the history and meaning behind the photographs we see today.

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Although brides everywhere take a “bridal portrait” nowadays, it first came about among wealthy families, mostly royalty, in Southern Europe in the middle ages. Before cameras, paintings were the only way to really capture significant moments in this time.When there was a wedding on the horizon, the family would commission a painting of the bride from a professional artist to commemorate the event. The bride and the painter would meet at a designated date and location, where she would then sit for a portrait in her full bridal ensemble. This would take place days, possibly weeks before the actual wedding ceremony. Sometimes, during this era, by the time the wedding day arrived the groom (normally a king or a royal) would have only seen his bride through a painting of her commissioned for their engagement. The portrait of the bride was then displayed at the wedding reception and then hung in the home of the new couple to instill family pride in future generations.

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The invention of cameras and advancement of photography opened up new opportunities for the bridal portrait. At first cameras were large, so brides still had to go to a studio to get their photo taken. However, around the time of World War II, cameras had gotten smaller and more portable. This meant that brides had more flexibility for their photos. The date and location can be chosen by the bride now, instead being confined to the limits of a studio, and it can all be set up the way the bride wishes in order to showcase her personality. The new technology also made the photographs smaller in size, which meant people could keep them in their pockets or purses, and they were then given as keepsakes to those parted from their lovers by the war. They were also more affordable, meaning more families in more places could afford to have them done. The “bridal portrait” was now accessible to more brides than ever before, and they soon became a common element of weddings. The tradition has even become a staple in places like the South in the United States.

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Today, bridal portraits are usually done the day of the wedding, either before or after the ceremony, along with the other photos of the day. Now they are used on a bride’s social media as a profile picture or as part of a digital album to commemorate the special day. Whatever the bridal portrait may mean to you, it can be a special keepsake of a very important milestone that you can hold onto for a long time.

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Thank you so much for visiting this blog. I hope you keep coming back to see what the Atlanta wedding photographers at Atlanta Artistic Weddings are up to! If you’d like to contact me go to the contact page and drop me a line at https://www.atlantaartisticweddings.com/contact-atlanta-wedding-photographer. I would love to hear from you!

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