Whether you are just putting the finishing touches on your winter wedding or just starting the planning process for next year, Sweet Occasions Bridal Consulting is here to help.

Winter decorating can be as simple as adding a candy cane to a cocktail or as elaborate as transforming your reception venue into a winter wonderland! If you are planning to have your winter wedding in the Canadian Rockies, you will find breath taking back drops everywhere you look. With all the beauty that surrounds you, why not pick up a few tips from Mother Nature herself?
Your centerpieces can be a stunning crystal blue, like an ancient glacier or go green! By using sapling pine trees you can add a lovely local flair to your table, as well as a natural light scent that all your guests will enjoy. A true green bonus; use the saplings in the spring and reduce your carbon footprint! (Be sure to keep saplings moist so they don’t die before spring.)

Another small but fabulous idea is having a signature drink made for your wedding, served in winter themed martini glass. Think snowflakes or snowmen! Garnish with a small candy cane, perfect treats to add to your color scheme!

Adding dark rich colors to your decor can be dramatic as well as comforting. Couches and armchairs can be added to conventional reception seating to add warmth and comfort to a room. Use throw pillows in rich plums, red, greens and gold to enhance your receptions look and feel.
For a simple elegant centerpiece, place Christmas bulbs in a clear bowls; add a few tea lights for extra reflective sparkle.
By taking a queue from nature you can add a bit of dramatic flair to your centerpieces. Using sections of felled trees (please be sure they were cut down for more than just decorations) in various sizes, pillar candles, colored bulbs and small sections of fabric you can jazz up any table.
Ceiling and wall swag used sparingly in dark rick colors and accented with backlighting can beautifully play up any wall.

If your reception is in a room with a less than stellar view, why not bring
the majesty of the Canadian Rockies inside? A boring corner or nook with
extra room behind the gift table can be made to look like an alpine forest.
A few pine trees (purchased from tree farm) and a couple of faux trees to
fill in the empty spots and your forest were in place. Add some spray on snow
to the branches, wall swag of white with a hint of light blue and you have a
replica mountain forest right in the room. Perhaps you’re having a Christmas
wedding, decorate a tree with all the trimmings for a festive glow.
If you are into winter sports such as skiing, skating and hockey, bring that
part of you into your wedding decorating. Make a table top into a skating
pond with mirrors, figurines and trees. Drape white linen over upside down
vases of varying sizes to create your own ski hill! Aside from looking
whimsical they will be fantastic conversation starters for guests that have
never met!
Instead of the traditional table number, name a table after a Rocky Mountain
Ski Resort, favorite run or even members of the Canadian Olympic Team!
Injecting aspects of yourselves in your wedding photos will make for unique
and exciting wedding pictures! Put your skis or snowboard on for a couple of
pictures! Not into downhill or cross-country? Don your ice skates for a quick
hockey game, you and your brides maids against the groom and his groomsmen!
With the bride and groom facing off at centre ice.

If you have a January wedding in mind, the Chateau Lake Louise has
magnificent ice carving every year as well as a replica “hotel” on the
frozen lake. With timeless mountains and beautiful ice carving your wedding
and photos will be remember and talked about for years to come!

Angelachrempf

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Do you dream of amazing mountain views as you are walking down the aisle? Ever think about getting married on a mountain, with your closest family and friends?

Whether your vision is small and intimate or big and lavish, Sweet Occasions is here to help. With our main office in Banff, AB, Canada, we can orchestrate your perfect day in Banff, Canmore, Lake Louise, Jasper and Emerald Lake. Please take a look at our website, sweetoccasions.com for a list of packages and venues for your dream day.

Each week will bring you fun, helpful tips for everything from color schemes to bridal gown fabrics. Of course if you have any questions feel free to contact us for a complimentary half hour consultation with Angela Schrempf.

Angela Schrempf

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I would like to say congratulations to Leo from Canmore`s prestigious Willow Haven Flower Shop.   Not only is Leo a talented floral designer but he is also a man with a big heart (and BIG shoes!)

Walk A Mile in Her Shoes combines big hearts with big feet, and brings the whole community together for a great cause. The event premise is simple; men walk one loop round Banff Central Park in women’s shoes, raising eyebrows and funds in support of YWCA Banff’s activities to stop domestic violence and provide safe, affordable housing to women in our community.

Great work Leo & great shoes!

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