Whether your wedding theme idea is decided or not, you’ll have better luck bringing it to life by seeing your options and going backward from there.

You will still want to communicate that idea in your head to your guests and most importantly…you’ll want to create that atmosphere for yourself and your fiancé.

So for a few minutes, forget about costs, limitations, available space, and all that other stuff. Instead, just look around to see what’s out there. All that other stuff can be dealt with once you have the vision of what you want.

One of the things we try to do here at Wedding Ideas and Details is to keep things elegant. There is no sense in trying to put on an elegant affair with stuff you’d see at a discount store. So we purposely limit our selection of items to those that you don’t have to apologize for. And usually, by making simple budget tweaks here and there or choosing quality instead of quantity, you can have exactly what you want.

With that said, as you look around here and elsewhere, get an idea of what you want your wedding theme idea to look like by looking at the DETAILS. Here’s what we mean:

When you see an item, forget about what it is for a second and think about its qualities and whether you like them or not. Think about:

• Colors – bright and cheery? Or simply white and elegant?

• Designs – simple with classic lines? Or detailed and frilly and lacy?

• Stripes? Spots?
  
  
• Curves or classic lines?
  
  
• Fonts – modern? Script? Calligraphy? Easy to read?
  
  
• Motifs – Simple? Ornate? Monogram?

Or do you want the invitations, placecards, favors, and centerpieces to be different but complementary?

Now you’re turning your wedding theme idea into a real, descriptive picture that is uniquely you.

If you decide on a motif or simple image for your wedding theme, consider "creating a brand" for your event by using the motif on all your correspondence to guests. For example, you could put your brand on your save-the-date cards, invitations, note card in your welcome baskets or bags at the hotel upon arrival, ceremony program, placecards, favor tags, and thank you cards. This small touch can really make a BIG impression. One couple we know that recently got married used a small fuchsia flower motif for their wedding. They even put their "brand" in the corner of the photos they used on their personal wedding website. Now that's focusing on the details!

Remember, there is no wrong wedding theme idea. That's the beauty of this process. All you have to do is look at what is important to you and your fiance and use that to find the unique theme that you'll carry through your big day. And even though this part is a little bit tough at first, once you decide on a wedding theme idea, the rest of your decisions will be much easier as you use your theme to weed out the endless options that you'll have for decorations, favors, and so on.