Here Comes the Bride!
Welcome to part three of the unique wedding ideas series. Fresh from the ideas bank at wedding wish lanterns. Uk, comes this wild western theme- a lassoe flingin’, knee jerkin’, hat tiltin’ hoe down of a wedding idea that will be sure to put a whopping great smile on all your guests faces.
Be warned though, if the word Oklahoma says to you Southern US State rather than much loved Rogers and Hamerstein musical, a wild west wedding may not be for you. If however you’ve long been a fan of ‘Raw Hide’, count ‘Old Yeller’ amongst your top five favourite films of all time, or sleep with a snapshot of John Wayne under your pillow, then this could be just the thing you are looking for. Here are a few ideas to get you started along the cowboy wedding trail.
1. It’s of course always important to think about the bridal wear. Do you want to go Little House on the Prairie or Brokeback mountain? Do you want to be in turn of the century dress or accessorize your wedding gown with cowboy boots and hat and perhaps the odd horse-y trinket?
2. Once you’ve decided on your outfits, then you can mould the rest of your wedding around it. If you’ve opted for period dress, then you might want to think about having a horse- driven buggy, or carriage to take you to the church. You could also take the film Oklahoma as your inspiration, and model your bridemaids dresses on the fashions exhibited on it.
3. Why not have invites and placecards with cowboy images on them? You could take this further, and have a cowboy themed cake stand, or a lassoe and horses weaving around the body of the cake itself.
4. As your wedding reception, you could have a traditional barn dance. Hire a band and have a jolly hoe down. You could also use some music from famous Westerns interjected between the live music, to muster the appropriate atmosphere. The emotionally charged main theme from Gone with The Wind, will certainly be a crowd pleaser. Later into the night, Will Smith’s, Wild Wild West might just strike the right mood…
So, there are a few ideas to get you started. If it’s a unique wedding you’re after, look no further than a western wedding!
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