To make a fantasy wedding cost-effective, we suggest making your own costumes for your guests. You can also make invitations and choose outfits for the bride and groom.
If you like fantastic books, movies, then on this significant day you can feel like the heroes of such works.
Where to have a fantasy wedding?
These can be very different places:
- hotel or hotel;
- club;
- restaurant or bar;
- aquapark;
- sauna;
- banqueting hall;
- motor ship;
- an island abroad;
- the shore of the reservoir;
- House of Culture;
- apartment or summer cottage;
- nature.
Depending on what time you decide to have a fantasy wedding, choose such a location. In summer, it is best to celebrate this event in nature or on a boat cruise.
If there is an opportunity to go abroad, then you can go to a warm country at any time of the year. And if close friends, relatives can go there with you, then the hotel and the hotel usually have banquet halls where you can celebrate this event. But in the same place in nature, near the reservoir, you can celebrate a fantasy wedding.
If you live in a small village, then there is probably a House of Culture. You can agree with the management in advance, arrange the hall and celebrate this significant event here.
At any time of the year, including cold weather, you can rent a room in a restaurant, cafe or go to a bar. Some people celebrate their wedding in a relaxed atmosphere, such as in a water park or sauna.
Now that you've decided on a location, you need to decide what kind of invitations you will send out to your guests. These signs of attention can be made with your own hands, bought ready-made or ordered from a printing house according to your sketches and according to your desires.
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Fabulous invitation cards for fantasy wedding
Postcards in the form of scrolls would be appropriate here. You can buy these, then tie them up with dark paper, rewind them on top with a thin satin ribbon, at the ends of which you will tie bows. Usually such text is ordered to be printed in a printing house, but you can create it yourself and print it on a color printer.
Create your own stamp on which you can write the names of the newlyweds. Write your text in prose or verse.
And to make wedding invitations with your own hands, take thick paper and first print the invitation on it. Do not forget to write the address of the celebration, the time and the name to whom this message is intended.
If these are fantasy-style invitations, then you can write that this is a decree, and you invite the addressee to a fabulous place.
After you print the text, use a lighter to burn the edges of the creation. Make sure that only these parts of the paper are exposed to fire.
Observe safety precautions. Better burn the messages in a bathtub where there is access to water.
Now immerse the invitations in the coffee solution, when the messages are dry, roll each into a tube and tie it with twine. Provide in advance that the folded sheet of paper says who it is intended for, so that you do not have to unfold it, or you are not mistaken as the addressee.
Now is the time to think about what to wear for the bride, groom, and guests? The invitees may well come in the outfits of fairy-tale characters. Below you will see master classes and step-by-step photos for them, in which it will be clearly shown how to sew a costume of an elf, a gnome and other fantasy heroes.
Groom costume, bride outfit, guest dress code for fantasy wedding
Creative bride and groom can wear tunics with ethnic patterns, embroidery, runes. Such outfits are tied with wide belts. The future husband will put on leather sandals on his feet, and the bride? summer boots or clogs. Also, a dress in the Greek style will be appropriate for the future wife.
Young people can wear small crowns on their heads; a wreath of fresh flowers will also fit well. Make or buy headbands with large elf ears in advance. Like the heroes of the occasion, guests will also be able to wear these accessories on themselves to make it clear that this wedding is in the style of fantasy.
Camisoles and fabulous dresses can be rented. To dress the invitees in them. But if you have a desire, then you can easily make the outfits yourself. And our step-by-step instructions will help you.
See what an elven-style bridesmaid dress can be.
A light green dress, the color of the forest, grass will be appropriate here. The sleeves are wide, they are trimmed with silk in the main color, like the neckline on the dress. And such wide sleeves, made according to the principle of a skirt, the sun is flared, they are rounded. Create a dress with lightweight, well-draped fabric to fit nicely. A bride can wear such a crown-shaped tiara on her head.
You can make even more puffy sleeves. Then from the elbow to the hand, they will be exactly that length. And on the reverse side from the elbow to the bottom, these parts are longer. It will be convenient for the bride to raise her hands to take something, and the sleeves at the bottom will come down in the form of shuttlecocks.
The belt line of such a dress is understated. It favorably emphasizes the girl's thin waist. If you want a classic white dress, then give preference to its delicate shades. For example, it can be light blue fabric or the top is light, and towards the bottom the sleeves and hem of the dress turn blue. Embroider here with ethnic patterns. Pick up the belt. It remains to make a silver headband, and the bride's outfit is ready.
If a girl wants to wear a colored dress, then let her skirt have flounces of various lengths. To do this, you need to cut out a triangle, you will sew it onto the skirt with an angle in front. Second tier? it is a square that is also angled down in front. The other two corners go to the sides of the hips, and the fourth is at the back. The last third skirt is made in the form of a triangle, and the corners are on the sidewalls. But such comfortable shoes will be very appropriate if you are celebrating outdoors.
Pay attention to one more outfit. Here the hood is made in an interesting way. The fabric is knitted, so it does not peel off. Slice the front of the hood into strips for this effect. And the dress itself has interesting round cutouts at the hem. Here, a mesh fabric is sewn onto the main fabric, and an ethnic pattern is attached to the shelf. Complete the look with bracelets.
Makeup can be done using golden eyeshadows. This image will add mystery and fabulousness to the bride. As for the groom, a white shirt and trousers in light beige shades would be appropriate here. But if you want the future husband to completely enter the image of a fantasy character, then he can at some point wear an elf costume, or you can limit yourself to the ears of this fantasy character. To do this, they are cut out of cardboard, painted and glued onto a hair band.
How to make an elven costume for a fantasy wedding?
Now the promised master classes with step by step photos. You can create the next outfit from a regular green T-shirt.
Cut the sleeves off the shirt. Now cut the given thing in the center, from the reverse side sew a tape to each cut or fold the resulting floors twice and hem. Then sew loops here and sew on the buttons.
With these outfits, a fantasy wedding will be just magical. You need to sew a hat. To do this, take green felt or other thick fabric of this color. Draw triangles here, it turned out 6 pieces. Cut out these blanks.
Sew these together, then use hot glue to attach the pompom.
See how sneakers can be altered to turn them into Elf shoes. Take a fabric of a suitable color, it should be quite dense. Then put the sneakers here, circle them, as shown in the photo.
Felt is perfect for this. Now cut out this blank, sew it. Roll up this soft boot at the top, sew an elastic band here. Then, when putting on, the shoes will not fall off.
When you have a cultural program, some of the guests may dress up to stage a fantasy wedding. In this case, the woman and the man will wear green leggings or tights, you will make similar hoodies from a T-shirt and tie them up with ropes. Then the sleeves and bottom need to be cut in a zigzag pattern. It remains to put on the hat, after which the funny images are completed.
If you want to make a more sexy costume for a girl, then use green velvet or thin velor for this. Create a shape-fitting dress out of it. Trim it up with red faux fur. From the same fur, you will make light boots on your feet.
You can create only tops from such a fur fabric and fix them at the top and bottom with an elastic band.
It is easy to create a hat from the same materials.
Since children are usually present at the wedding, you can sew ears for them to the hat. Sew elements of flesh-colored fabric, put a synthetic winterizer inside and stitch so that the blanks look like ears. Then the child will put on a light T-shirt, and a cape over it. Make it out of a rectangle of green cloth. In the middle, it is necessary to cut out for the head and process the neck with a bias tape.
If this cloak is green, then create a red collar with zigzag cutouts. Sew it in place.
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Now see in detail how to make an elf costume for a girl and for a boy. To create such an outfit for a young lady, take:
- turquoise or green satin fabric;
- organza;
- tulle;
- threads;
- scissors;
- sewing machine.
Cut out two strips of 1.5 m by 55 cm from satin and tulle. Cut a sepal-shaped collar from the green fabric. Overlock or zigzag the details so that they don't fall off.
Take an organza, cut out from it the petals of a semicircular shape, the radius of which is 55 cm.
Now sweep the details, they need to be gathered around the head. First you put the main fabric, put tulle on it, then organza comes next.
On the shoulders and along the neck, process with a bias tape. Then join the shoulder seams. Take a collar, sew two halves of it and baste them to the neckline.
Close the rest of the seams, hem the bottom. Now make an elf hat. Cut from turquoise fabric and organza along the petal with a semicircular end and three pieces with pointed edges. Cut out the receptacle and peduncle from the green satin.
Fold the halves of the petals right sides and sew on the wrong side. Sew the receptacle and peduncle on top. Attach an elastic band to the hat so that the child can wear the hat so that it does not fall off the girl.
Watch a detailed master class with step-by-step photos that will teach you how to make a fantasy costume for a boy or for a young man.
Take a piece of green fabric and fold it in half, make a hole for the neckline and for the arms. The back will be one-piece at the back, and the front shelf consists of 2 parts. Close the seams and cut the bottom in a zigzag pattern. The same goes for the sleeves. At the ends, they should have the same shape. Now, from two identical blanks that resemble rounded triangles, make a hat.
For an elf costume, it is better to take a fabric like fleece that keeps its shape and its edges do not crumble.
If you have a feather, paint it red and attach it to the side of the cap.
The costumes are created, now see what a bridal bouquet can be if you have a fantasy wedding.
Organization of a fantasy wedding
The image of the bride is complete. It remains to pick up a bouquet for her. It is best to use meadow and forest flowers for this. It can be cornflowers, snapdragons, chamomile. You can use these same flowers to decorate the place of celebration. And to make it look charming and magical, you can use the play of light, make this kind of lighting. The table here is built in the form of a ring, in the middle there is a birch with unusual leaves. To make such a decoration, you can use a pillar or column that is located in a restaurant. A decoration in the form of a birch trunk is attached here. Beads strung on a wire can be used as its leaves.
As for the musical accompaniment, it is best to invite an ensemble with flutes, harp and violins. If this is not possible, record music from fantasy films in advance. You will turn it on when needed.
You can also use the recording of birds singing, natural sounds.
Don't forget the entertainment program. Archery will be appropriate here, which can be turned into a competition. Round dances, interesting scenes will also find a place here. Make swords, tomahawks, magic wands out of cardboard or other material in advance to give them to guests. When necessary, you will distribute these attributes to those present, and they can have fun along.
When you start making a fantasy-style cake, let it be light and decorated with fruits and berries. There may also be sprigs of mint, lemon balm. On the hot side, serve dishes of game, roast piglet. Decorate the salads to make them fantasy style too.
When preparing snack dishes, pay attention to their design. You can make salads in the form of the face of the bride and groom, then the girl will have a crown, and the young man will have a wreath. Take a look at the design example.
Such a rice salad, you can combine it with eggs and seafood. hair from thin slices of cheese. Decorate hairstyles with peas, tomatoes. You can also put a cherry berry and a couple of strawberries here. Cut out mouths from boiled carrots, and make eyes from olives and olives.
The cake can be enchanting and mesmerizing. Sugar mastic will help make the background for him and the figures of the bride and groom. Lay the mastic so that it resembles a falling fabric, and place the figurine of the heroes of the occasion on top.
Another option is to turn this sweetness into a kind of hemp. Then you can create edible moss here, elves, figures of the bride and groom can also be made mysterious.
And if you wish, make a fairytale castle on the top of the cake. This attribute is often found in fantasy works. Additionally, garnish the sweetness with flowers that are edible.
Here's how to decorate your fantasy wedding with your own hands. As you can see, there is a lot you can do yourself. Then the preparation for the holiday will be no less interesting and exciting than the event itself. You will certainly be convinced of this now.
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