Rustic wedding is a fairly new but growing trend. This idea is suitable for those who love nature and want to hold this event cheap, but fun and unforgettable. Themed weddings have become very popular lately. The newlyweds will choose the style that is closest to them. Part of the decoration of the festival can be entrusted to professionals, but it is not difficult to do it yourself. Now you will be convinced of this.
Rustic wedding - features
This word comes from the French "rustic" and in translation means: simple, rustic. Therefore, this style of the holiday can be chosen by those who want to make it more homely and warm.
Such a themed wedding is also suitable for those who are limited in funds or do not want to spend extra money. No wonder this trend was jokingly nicknamed "burlap". After all, simple and simple materials, including fabrics, are used to decorate the festival.
The best way to celebrate a rustic wedding is outdoors. The warm season is perfect for this.
But if the event falls on the cold season, you should not give up your desire. Then you will need to decorate a restaurant or other place of the festival, adding a touch of country to it.
It would be nice to have an outdoor wedding in nature near the arch, decorated with natural materials. Decorate it with branches, flowers and a simple fabric. Can be used as garland decoration. Lovers of originality can install old doors here, which will symbolize the entry into a new life.
You can do even easier - find a spreading tree in advance, from which you can create a semblance of an arch and decorate it. Tie the branches with threads so as to create a kind of arch, or use not one, but two trees, near which there will be an exit registrar and the spouses. Dances can also be arranged right in the clearing near this tree. Take care of the musical accompaniment in advance. It is best to invite musicians, but if this is not possible, then prepare compositions in the style of jazz, country, folk in advance.
To prevent the sudden rain from catching by surprise, make awnings or take with you a large gazebo made of fabric that you can unfold and put tables with treats here.
Rustic wedding decoration - photo
Take calm pastel colors as a basis, bright ones are not used for this style. If possible, rent a hall, which will be located in nature, and has already been decorated in the right way.
If not, then set up chairs and simple benches here. Guests will be able to stay comfortably in such natural space.
You need to arrange the tables on one line so that they make up a single whole, or you can put separate round tables and cover them with a matching tablecloth.
A rustic wedding allows you to use the simplest materials and save money. The wedding cake and drinks can be placed on one or two barrels, put trays here.
If you don't have enough tables for everyone, then barrels will also be a way out. And the table top will be completely replaced by a round saw cut of a large tree. Only it must first be sanded with sandpaper in order to achieve evenness. A rustic wedding allows even old wooden boxes to be used. Put them in two piles, place a wooden countertop on top. Here you can place food and drinks that are awaiting their turn.
For this style, you can use almost anything at hand. If you have wooden pallets, stack them to create a comfortable table.
Even a wooden cable reel can do this. Quite a lot of sweet table dishes will fit on it.
You will also not have to think for a long time about the design of the surrounding space. Do you have wooden boxes lying around? Place them as shown in the following photo, decorate with Provence-style flowers and the first letters of the names of the spouses.
Take framed photographs from the relatives of the newlyweds in advance, put them in boxes arranged in a pile. Place flower pots between photos.
A wooden chair will also be a great accessory for this event.
Place wooden tables under the open sky, set drinks on them. Think in advance about the lighting design for the evening, since at this time of day it will be already dark. You can lay out the names of the newlyweds, wishes for them or the name of the bar with bulbs.
It is not difficult to make comfortable sofas out of straw. To do this, she is crushed with a special press. Place thin blankets or a blanket here to make it more comfortable to sit and not to chop the straw. It remains to supplement such sofas with small pillows. You can put a fan in each place. If the guest gets hot, he can fan himself with this accessory.
Rustic style and eco style are close, so you can successfully combine these two techniques. Make napkins out of burlap and place them on the table. You can also sew ornaments for chairs from this material. To do this, fold the burlap rectangle in half and sew on the wrong side, then turn it over the face and sew on the small sidewalls. Fold the resulting ribbon in half and pass the two ends through the middle, while securing this decoration to the back of the chair. Tighten the knot.
Don't forget to make a rustic wedding invitation. See what they can be.
How to make DIY rustic wedding invitations?
As you can see, natural materials are also used. To make such a wedding invitation, you will need:
- sackcloth;
- glue;
- scissors;
- a printer;
- invitation template with text;
- dark cardboard;
- a canvas of white fabric;
- some mesh material.
Follow these step-by-step instructions:
- Cut the burlap rectangles so that they are slightly smaller than the cardboard rectangle.
- Print an invitation to a specific guest on a piece of burlap. Trim the edges with scissors to keep the threads from sticking out. Glue the burlap invitation onto the cardboard.
- Fold a sheet of cardboard in half in advance if you want to write some other message to the guest inside.
- Cut a strip of white fabric and twist it into a rose. Cut a circle out of this fabric and glue it to the corner of the card, and attach a flower on top. If you have a double invitation, then tie it up with a rope.
A rustic wedding involves the use of light-colored natural materials such as paper, cardboard, and twine. It is from these materials that you can make the following invitations.
Print them on beige paper. Glue each piece onto a white piece of cardboard. Rustic wedding invitations are ready. Some you can decorate with cloth napkins by tying them to the base with twine.
If guests have never been to the venue, draw a driving directions for them to reach. Use the same subtle touching pastel colors to decorate your invitations.
If you plan that the clothes of all those present were in the same style, then write what dress code is welcome this evening.
Rustic wedding invitations can be made from designer paper or cardboard. Decorate these products with dry flowers, wood-like buttons, sticks, lace.
The bark scrolls look very original. To do this, this natural material must be prepared in advance, cleaned, dried. It remains to write invitations and rewind with twine to make scrolls.
See how rustic wedding accessories can be decorated.
Here is a kit consisting of:
- invitations;
- cards;
- boxes for rings;
- bonbonnieres.
The products are made of burlap and white fabric. They are decorated with white plastic hearts and twine. The cards are placed next to the guests' appliances so that those who come to the holiday know where their places are. Such designations can also be made from wood. To do this, a thin saw cut of the trunk is sawn across into identical circles. Then they need to be sanded and write a number for each guest, his first and last name.
Rustic wedding decoration also implies table decoration according to this theme. Place each guest next to the appliance or on a plate with a napkin tied with a satin ribbon. Such accessories look simple and elegant at the same time. You can also decorate these napkins, which guests will then lay on their knees, with homespun lace.
It is necessary to arrange flowers on the tables. For this, use low specimens of soft colors, placing them in small vases of water, and set them on the cuts of trees. Tablecloths can be made of burlap and decorated with homespun lace. The heart is just as easy to make from this material. To do this, you need to cut two strips of burlap and bend each, connecting their ends to make a heart. Use a stapler for this, and with this tool you will attach the name of a particular guest to such a heart.
The bride and groom must be seated in the most honorable place, having made a cozy sofa for them from straw, pillows and fabric bedspreads. In such a place, the newlyweds will feel much more at ease than, for example, sitting in a restaurant.
Rustic wedding photoshoot
As you can see, decorating a rustic wedding involves taking advantage of the natural beauty of things. Place the juicy apples in a clean bag, opening it slightly. You will have a wonderful composition. Or you can place several apples on a spruce growing nearby, tie them to it with wire or rope. Such a composition also looks great. The combination of hay and a tablecloth with a sack of apples, a cart wheel and a bucket of flowers will create a great place for a photo shoot. The photographer will capture the bride surrounded by cute and simple things.
Let her lie down on a knitted tablecloth. A significant event will remain not only in memory, but also in photographs. To do this, think in advance where exactly the newlyweds will be captured. If the event is planned on the shore of the reservoir, then make an arch and install it so that the river is visible.
Decorate the arch with burlap curtains, and strips of this fabric and fresh flowers will serve as grabs. If there is no reservoir, but there is a picturesque tree, as in the second photo, then install an arch next to it. To ensure that those present can sit comfortably while watching the wedding ceremony, place poufs for them. They can also be sewn from fabric or burlap, or made from plastic bottles and covered with material. A photo session against such a background will also be a vivid reminder of this beautiful day.
Even an autumn storm will not spoil the charm of this day. Make a swing in advance. To do this, you need to wrap a strong branch with a rope rope, and attach a processed wooden board to it from below.
You can make an inscription from natural materials, make three-dimensional letters. Against their background, the spouses also look great.
Even a photograph under the bridge will show the beauty of this day. See how the newlyweds demonstrate unity with nature.
You can also capture them near a low table covered with a lace tablecloth. Two glasses of wine and a couple of pine cones are enough to set such a table for a photo shoot.
Against the background of the forest, the couple in love also looks great. As you can see, you can place some sweets on the table, put a bottle of milk, pour it into transparent glasses. If there is a small openwork fence, it will complement the atmosphere of purity, love and tenderness.
Decide in advance what the wedding procession will be. If the groom arrives for the bride on a horse drawn to a cart, then all this can be excellent components of another photo shoot. And if the girl is not afraid of the horse, let her take the reins and hold them with one hand, while the other will lie in the hand of the groom, who tenderly hugs his beloved.
By the way, the question of the cortege is not at all idle. After all, you can come not only by horse, but also by car, decorated in a certain way. A retro car is perfect. You can tie satin ribbons to it, at the end of which there will be cans. Then the whole neighborhood will hear that this is a wedding going. Such banks on the newlyweds' car are a tradition. After all, it is believed that the louder the tin cans rattle, the better they will be to drive away evil spirits from the newlyweds.
The heroes of the occasion can travel not only in a cart, but also in a carriage. Then they will need to hire someone who knows how to handle this technique or horses. It may well be an invited guest, if he has the necessary skills.
If you like a rustic wedding, then you can organize the next photo session.
As you can see, a car with an open top was chosen for movement and a photo session. The Bridesmaids are dressed in blue dresses of slightly different styles. They have cowboy boots on their feet. You can take pictures of the bride with her bridesmaids who are walking along the road.
These shades of white and beige harmonize wonderfully with the surrounding landscape and meet the requirements of a rustic wedding.
How to decorate a rustic bridal bouquet?
This is also an important question, but you need to think it over in advance.
To create such a bouquet, you need to use light-colored flowers. For this, the following are suitable:
- peonies;
- small white garden roses;
- daisies;
- gypsophila;
- dahlias;
- lilies of the valley;
- astilba;
- decorative sunflowers.
Rewind the stems with burlap and decorate with lace. You can also decorate the bridal bouquet with branches, herbs, dried flowers, ears, berries, moss.
And bridesmaids will suit pastel-colored bouquets. Let the hero of the occasion have a larger flower in the center, and for the girlfriends they will be a little smaller.
Bouquets of wildflowers look great. If you collect them the day before, then it will be possible to exclude this expense item. A cheap wedding is the dream of many. But even this will be no less fun and wonderful than the expensive one.
You can weave wreaths on the head of the bride and her bridesmaids, while you need to take into account what the girls' bouquets are made of. These pairs of accessories should be in harmony with each other.
You can make a simple wreath on your head, for this, wrap a plastic headband with natural or artificial flowers. But it is better to use fabric materials, as they will not fade.
Not only the bride and her bridesmaids will not do without flowers on this day. Use natural materials to create a boutonniere for your groom. For this, daisies and even ordinary dried ears are suitable.
Outfit for the bride and groom, wedding guest wear in rustic style
Bridal attire should be in harmony with the rustic style. On this day, you can not wear a formal suit, let the groom put on beautiful pants and a wide shirt. You can wear a comfortable knitted jumper or vest.
The bride does not have to suffer all day in a narrow corset, because a dress made of flowing fabric at the waist, made of natural materials and trimmed with silk, is well suited for such a holiday.
The bride should look graceful and romantic. You can dress up in an open back dress that has a beautiful knit trim.
And for a wedding in the cold season, you will need to take care of a knitted cape or fur coat in advance. But you can also wear a regular denim jacket or a plaid shirt - after all, a rustic wedding implies simplicity and convenience.
Like the bridesmaids, the groom's buddies should dress in the same style. Pants, light-colored shirt, bow tie and suspenders are all they need from clothes on this day. For the groom to be different, let his outfit be complemented by a vest of the same color.
Children at the wedding are frequent guests; you also need to take care of the attire for them in advance. Let, like adult comrades, the baby put on jeans, a jacket and a wide hat.
Don't forget to invite a photographer or equip guests who can take good pictures. Then a simple but cozy and charming wedding will be captured for a long time.
Of course, you can't do without refreshments on this day. See examples of dishes that can be served.
What to cook for a rustic wedding?
To keep everything in the same style, decorate the glasses by decorating them with rewound twine, pieces of lace and cardboard figures in the form of hearts.
Tables can be decorated with simple flowers such as gypsophila. Place them in regular glass jars or metal buckets. All the same, these natural creatures will look amazing.
You can first put together pots from small boards and place small bouquets inside.
Rustic wedding dishes can be pretty democratic. Organize a buffet table. To do this, you can even use a cart on wheels or put barrels next to it, connect them with a wooden tabletop.
Since this style is not fancy, serve simple meals. This can be young potatoes cooked in their skins, chops, aspic fish, vegetable stew, canned fresh vegetables. For the buffet table, make canapes and a la carte snacks. Cheese bar, fruit will also be appropriate.
Guests can drink all this abundance with homemade fruit drinks, compotes, liqueurs and wines.
If the wedding takes place in cold weather, make hot chocolate, mulled wine, grog. For those with a sweet tooth, you can make mint gingerbread, rolls, cupcakes, chocolate cookies. It would be nice to serve wafer rolls with filling, small cakes, marshmallows.
Abroad, sometimes hamburgers are made for such holidays, they are served with fried potatoes and sauce. That is, dishes such as are prepared at McDonald's.
The cake must be made from natural products.
This one is created from biscuit dough. You need to cook it in sufficient quantities and bake three tall cakes. Each is cut in half and soaked in sweet syrup. It is necessary to prepare a custard butter cream and grease the components of the cake, collect it. Lay a napkin on a clean block of wood, and collect the cake in descending order of cakes. Decorate it with fresh berries, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
You can make a white wedding cake and place it on a wooden spool from an electrical cable. The light cake looks great and you can decorate it as you like or leave it so snow-white.
Decorate this masterpiece with candied flowers and dried fruits. You can place it on a background of wooden decorations.
This is how a rustic wedding is done. If you liked the idea of holding such a themed wedding, then read it in more detail by looking at the plot of such a wedding.
In the first video, a touching wedding is waiting for you, which was celebrated in the forest.
Having looked at the second, you will see how you can arrange a rustic wedding, using the example of the marriage of Nikolai and Christina.
