How is a loft wedding celebrated? We offer ideas for decorating, organizing a wedding and a festive table. Find out what the image of the bride and groom should be.
Loft-style weddings are familiar to Western Europeans, but in Russia this trend is only gaining momentum. Such a celebration should be unusual, creative, extravagant. A wedding like this involves a combination of modernity and antiquity.
Registration of the hall with a photo for a wedding in the loft style
First of all, you should think about where it will take place. After all, a celebration in this style implies the use of an environment similar to an old abandoned factory, workshop, factory. If you have in mind such a room or the opportunity to agree to rent an abandoned House of Culture for one day, then you will decide the question of where you will celebrate a loft-style wedding.
Of course, such sites must be pre-renovated. If there is any other room of this kind, where there are high ceilings, untreated wood, large windows, spacious halls, then it is also ideal.
As you can see, for this wedding, a room with raw brick walls was used. It has been restored with laminate floors. There is a bar counter not far from the entrance, and tables are set in the hall. They are covered with white tablecloths, plates and chairs are in the same color. You can rent folding chairs, and if you don't have a lot of guests, then buy wooden ones, for example, in an IKEA store and paint them white.
This room has metal columns, which are also great for a loft-style wedding. The interior here is unpretentious; when decorating, only a multi-tiered garland will require close attention.
But it is not necessary to use only white. If you like shades of aqua, then pick them up. Cover the table with a tablecloth of this color, put here an old clock, sculptures of cupid angels, small copies of wedding cars, white candle lanterns.
The bride may have navy blue shoes with silver buckles. Silver rings are suitable for this color scheme. The groom and the bride can arrange a photo session against the background of an untreated brick wall.
If you like cool colors, then, in addition to blue and silver, use gray and dark blue. Chairs and armchairs look beautiful in white and blue tones. There may be dark curtains on the windows, small bouquets and thin white tall candles on the tables. Place a few conifers in large pots for a loft-style room.
Since the design of a loft-style wedding involves the use of restored factories and plants, those with large windows in the room are perfect. Thanks to them, the hall has good daylight.
As for the evening, you can use floor lamps, lamps, garlands, chandeliers. If there are not enough chairs, take stools, barrels, wooden boxes and use them as seating. We decorate the room with antique vases, antique clocks, using modern metal figurines, lamps, photographs.
Old chairs are great. These wooden ones can be painted red, and tables can be made from boards.
It would be nice to order the letters in advance to lay out the names of the newlyweds or write that this is a bar. Such volumetric letters from cardboard are made by hand. But you can make them from other materials to put light bulbs here. Decorate your ceiling with simple lights or balloons. And include karaoke singing in your entertainment program.
Loft style wedding - the image of the bride and groom
For such a celebration, a fluffy dress with ruffles, flowers or rhinestones will be unacceptable. It should be simple, but with a twist. It can be a lace insert, interesting cut, embroidery. Massive ones are used as decorations. Let the bride wear earrings, necklaces, decorate her hair as shown in the next photo.
Usually, a loft-style wedding is decorated with burgundy and green. Therefore, the groom can safely choose a shirt of these shades or a suit. At the same time, the outfit should be classic, but this is not a strict tuxedo.
If the bride wishes, let her wear a beautiful blue dress with a spacious bottom and shoes of the same shade. The highlight of this outfit is an openwork neckline and translucent fabric. Of course, this dress must have a lining. The black suit of the groom will be in harmony with such an outfit of the bride.
Since the outfits of the newlyweds are made in a dark style, then they will be photographed against a lighter background. Gold is suitable for black and dark blue, so the tablecloth for the table is of exactly this shade. There should be a lot of light that casts reflections not only on the floor but also on the brick walls.
You can also take pictures in the spacious hall. Ceiling decorations made of transparent fabric and LED strips look amazing here. Simple folding wooden chairs are complemented by dark bows. The napkins are made of the same dark brown fabric and lie on the cutlery.
If you want to add chic to the decor, then these chairs will do. The upholstery for them is made of tapestry. If there is someone to make such inserts, then you can restore the old chairs so that they turn into modern ones with a touch of antiquity.
One of the elements of decorating a loft-style wedding is candles. But it is better to take those that will not lead to a fire due to careless handling of fire.
Loft style wedding arch decor
If you are planning an off-site check-in, then install a flower-decorated wedding arch against a backdrop of wooden stairs and rusted water pipes. After all, such a celebration includes the use of modern and old trends. Young people can be seated at a separate table, which is covered with such a long tablecloth. And it is decorated with a garland of fresh flowers.
If you have a textured table and don't want to use a tablecloth, you can do without it. Place it against the backdrop of a pristine brick wall, decorate with flowers, and you can assume that the area for a photo shoot is ready. Young people may well sit at such a table and receive congratulations from guests.
Metal columns, which have not been spared by time, will become an impromptu arch. Connect them on top with a strong rope, which you must pre-decorate with flowers. A photo session can also take place against the background of this arch.
If you want to hold the ceremony in the summer, then you can make an arch from curtains. For this you need 4 pieces. First, a base is made of bars or metal pipes, welded together, and then curtains are attached to this frame, which are decorated with flowers.
A similar arch can be made from just two curtains, attaching them to the window.
An interesting and original solution will be the following arch, made in the loft style.
To do this, take:
- large tree branches;
- wire;
- artificial flowers;
- metal frame of the arch.
Install the metal frame of the arch. Attach branches to it with a wire. Decorate those with flowers, also fixing them with wire.
Even an old concrete wall with peeling plaster makes a wonderful backdrop for a loft-style wedding photo shoot.
If this is the outside of the house, then spread a few sheets of gray cloth on the ground. Attach light bulbs to the wall, decorate a small table with flowers. Give the bouquet to the bride.
If you love flowers, then you can decorate an entire wall with them. High ceilings give a spacious feel. Hanging baskets with flowers will be wonderful decorative elements for a room that looks like an old castle.
You can arrange registration right next to such a blooming wall. If a site is chosen for this, then install a double metal arch here, hang small curtains and several flower arrangements.
You can decorate the window with twigs, which are decorated with artificial greenery, and light bulbs in ordinary plastic black sockets will become an original garland and frame for an impromptu arch.
Place candles in glass containers to prevent fire.
Another wedding arch is made as follows. Take:
- four birch slabs;
- satin ribbons;
- artificial or natural flowers;
- threads;
- wire.
You can take young birches that grow near ditches. Anyway, foresters cut down this undergrowth, and you use this undergrowth.
Tie four birches with a wire, placing their trunks vertically. Place the rest of the trees between these four horizontally at the top and decorate with flowers here. Tie satin ribbons.
Loft style wedding menu
Loft-style weddings include a variety of light meals. You don't have to spend a lot of time decorating dishes. See, this type of celebration involves the use of a minimum of decor in everything.
For the rest, complete freedom awaits you. If you wish, then arrange the feast as a buffet table or in a traditional way. If any of the guests are vegetarians, include such dishes in the menu.
Keep the cakes simple but original. If you want the newlyweds to say that they are two boots of a pair, then let the top of the cake be decorated with just such shoes. Of course, it will be edible, made from mastic and other sweet materials. The cakes are made in such a way that, when finished, they resemble a birch frame. And real wood cuts can be used as a stand for dishes. This is also demonstrated by the photographs, as well as the fact that you can decorate the cake with flowers.
Miniature pumpkins, other vegetables, as well as fruits and herbs will be excellent table decorations.
You can arrange snacks in rolls made from dough and place them on a tray between the herbs. For guests to eat nuts, arrange such food in transparent bags and also place on the table. Such a la carte dishes will look good against the background of candles and other wooden décor elements.
You can place each dish of the buffet table separately on small tables. Then the invited waiters or the guests themselves will impose what they like.
Since a loft-style wedding implies zoning of the territory, you can enjoy snacks, and at the same time guests can chat in the so-called chill-out. Place soft armchairs and small tables here for champagne.
Another area is themed rooms. There will be a tattoo parlor and a photo studio.
For those who want to have fun every minute, the play area is suitable, where there are board and video games, karaoke.
Now you know how a loft-style wedding is arranged and held. If you still have any questions, you can find the answers to them by reading the following videos.
From the first one you will learn about the basic ideas for decorating such a festival.
The second will reveal the image of the bride, tell you what her bouquet and the dishes of the wedding table might be like.
