Sunflower Wedding Theme
Wedding themes are all the rage today. But if you like nature and flora, you can try out the sunflower wedding theme. It is a fun and colorful wedding theme which can radiate happiness, vibrancy and well being. So if you want to have a unique and memorable theme for your wedding, read on.
Location:
Since the theme involves sunflower, it would be best if the setting is outside. The best location will be a garden, full of pots filled with sunflower plants or sunflower wedding bouquets as an alternative. It is mostly during July to October that the flowers grow in their beautiful best. You can also opt for beach weddings, since the sunflower theme goes on beautifully with the ocean and sand. Other options can be old churches, new ones will also be great for the job, barns etc.
Invitation
Sunflower wedding invitations should of course come with, design and colors complimenting the theme. Choose a sunflower design for the card, using both its shape and color. Sunflower pictures should adorn the background of the wording on the invitations. To make your job simpler, surf the net for the many sunflower themed invitations. You can even download the designs and use them in your invitation card.
Color Scheme:
The colors should should definitely be vibrant and bursting with life. Light colors like yellow, orange and cream should be used for the wedding dresses. Warm and sunny colors should dominate the surrounding, but you can also throw in a dash of red and brown, so that the other bright colors do not become overpowering. You can use a green cover to give it a natural look.
Flowers:
Use sunflower wedding flowers of all sizes, with a bit of greenery thrown in. Having a sunflower themed wedding does not mean that you should use the common yellow sunflower.They come in a variety of colors like creamy white Italian to brilliant orange and peach . You can also use some deep burgundy autumn sunflowers for the wedding flower bouquets. The atmosphere should focus on cheerfulness, warmth and goodwill. Other flowers that you can choose from, are chocolate cosmos, yellow mums, gerber daisies etc.
Decorations:
Want to have a classic and elegant touch to your wedding? Use sunflowers in large beautiful vases, as wedding centerpieces, accompanied by sunflower inspired tablecloths, candles, dried sunflower wreaths, sunflower shaped lights and other sunflower accessories. Decorate the way to the alter with sunflower laden pots. The bouquets which will be carried by the bride and the bridesmaids should be filled with sunflowers. They can also use sunflowers as brooches. Basically, the whole wedding decoration should be in line with the theme.
Menu
Corn, green beans, squash, peas, roasted chicken are some of the options you can go for, while planning for the wedding menu. The vegetables are ready for picking around the same time when the sunflowers are blooming. See that the vegetables that you will be serving are fresh from the garden or something fresh from the countryside. These will ensure that your menu will be yummy. For the dessert you can serve a variety of colorful fruits or something that compliments your theme. Keep the wedding catering simple, yet elegant.
Cake
For the wedding cake, you can trail sunflowers down the tiers of a layered wedding cake. Or you can simply break tradition and go for a large single layered cake, that is made to look like a sunflower. Another idea can be to take a sandwich tray and fill it with sunflower shaped cupcakes.
Favors
Wedding favors mark an important part in wedding. For sunflower themed wedding favors, you can give boxes or containers filled with chocolates or candy covered sunflower seeds. These will be delicious as well as sophisticated. They also make for great honeymoon snacks. Or you can gift your guests, some packaged sunflower seeds, with perhaps a pot so that they can take home and plant them.
The sunflower is a beautiful and unique flower which calls for celebration. With these ideas you can surely have a happy and a sun-blessed wedding. So if you are going to have a summer or autumn wedding, be sure to consider the sunflower wedding theme.

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