65 Unique Wedding Ideas to Elevate Your Day
From wedding newspapers and table arches, to unique venues and world-wide traditions, these wedding ideas are guaranteed to make yours a day to remember
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When planning a wedding, thinking up fun wedding ideas to make your day feel even more unique can be challenging. With so many wedding suggestions and ideas to choose from, how can you possibly know where to start? The key is to consider what kind of wedding theme you want, what your priorities are, and what you can do within your budget.
Whether it's May wedding ideas you're after, or something for a festive celebration, there's one thing that almost all wedding planning couples have in common - they want their wedding day to be different and unique. But it's important to remember that some of the best ideas for wedding celebrations are actually the tried and tested classics.
Wedding Ideas: 65 Wedding Suggestions Your Guests Will Love
For us, planning a stellar wedding celebration is all about pairing the classic wedding suggestions that everyone knows and loves, and combining them with unique wedding ideas no one else would have thought of. Having a bit of both will guarantee a wedding to remember, but most importantly, a wedding that represents you as a couple!
So, whether you want to focus on the fashion, the stationery, the cake or even the entertainment on your big day, we’ve got creative and fun wedding ideas to inspire every type of couple.
Now, ideas for weddings come along in their thousands, but one common denominator that we hear a lot about is personalisation. Adding personalised touches to your day that are unique to you and your partner can really set your wedding apart from the rest. Now, without further ado, here are 65 of our favourite wedding suggestions that are guaranteed to elevate your big day.
- Wedding Decoration Ideas
- Wedding Flower Ideas
- Wedding Stationery Ideas
- Wedding Favour Ideas
- Wedding Cake Ideas
- Wedding Food and Drink Ideas
- Wedding Fashion Ideas
- Wedding Entertainment Ideas
- Personalised Wedding Ideas
- Free Wedding Ideas
Wedding Decoration Ideas
Lots of these suggestions can be done on a wide range of budgets, depending on how much you want to spend. From do it yourself wedding decoration ideas to simple ways to getting creative with the venue, there are so many ways to make your big day more personal to you.
1. Go Bold With Your Seating
Wedding chairs can be decorated and spruced up, of course, but if you want some really cool wedding decoration ideas, consider going really bold with your seating. We love these pink velvet armchairs and sofas styled by M Fiore Events, they are eccentric in all the right ways and, paired with those blue floral arrangements, provide just the pop of colour you want at a fun wedding.
And you don't have to do this with all of your seats, you could have some unique pieces for just the top table, or in a small seating area where guests can retreat. They also make great backdrops for professional pictures.
2. Add Colour to Your Balloon Arch
Balloon arches inspire so many marriage decoration ideas, but the colour palettes are often subdued and neutral. Why not embrace your bright and bold personalities with a colourful balloon arch like this one at Brampton Grange Estates?
We love balloon wedding ideas and making them into an arch is one of our favourites, for sure.
- Deals: Brampton Grande Estates have some incredible deals on, including savings of £500 when you book for your big day!
3. Embrace Draped Fabric, Everywhere
While we're on the topic of arches, we thought it'd be a great time to explain to you all just how much we love a bit of draping. Draped fabric can turn the simplest of wedding arches, table displays or window sills into the chicest feature - just look at this one by M Fiore Events.
You can match it to your colour scheme, and it's also a great way to add a pop of colour without having to pay out for loads of flowers or decorations.
Though draping can work for a number of themes, they really do suit boho and festival style weddings. They’re also easy to incorporate into your marriage reception decorations, or even as a bold wedding ceremony decoration.
4. Arrange Al-Fresco Drinks
If weather permits, having your cocktail hour outdoors is a lovely wedding idea, specifically for spring and summer weddings.
Not only does it look pretty, but it also breaks up the day and gives everyone a bit of fresh air and more space to mingle and get to know one another. We love the set up here at Edenwood Place - just look at how beautiful that view is!
Some autumn and winter wedding venues will have the facilities to have outdoor drinks in a covered area, so you can get the fire pits going and still enjoy the beauty of the outdoors whilst being sheltered from any bad weather.
5. Include Neon Signs
Wedding signs are a brilliant way to decorate your wedding venue and they look amazing in pictures. You can get wedding signs in so many different styles these days, but neon wedding signs have to be our favourites.
They add such a cool, modern flare to any style of celebration and work so well when contrasted against a rustic farm wedding venue or barn-type space, like this one at The River Mill.
6. Mix Modern & Classic
When it comes to wedding and table décor, mixing modern and classic styles can really work well. Here, Miai Events have combined cool, shiny disco balls with soft, lilac chiffon to create this tablescape, and the result is to-die-for.
7. Have Embroidered Napkins
One genius way to personalise your wedding is to add embroidered words or phrases to your napkins, just like these "Je T'aime" designs styled by M Fiore Events. You could embroider your names, the wedding date, the location or even each guests name onto the napkins, and doing so could make them double up as a keepsake and wedding favour for everyone.
8. Create a Bespoke Chill-Out Zone
Every wedding should have a chill-out zone, where guests can relax and chat when they want a break from dancing. Use cushions and blankets to create a comfortable, unique indoor or outdoor seating area just like this one at Carrick Castle Estate.
9. Choose a Pretty Backdrop
Getting married against a floral arch or beautifully decorated room is one thing, but getting married in front of a mountainous view, a serene lake or, in this case, a live waterfall really creates a stunning backdrop for your ceremony, one that your guests will never forget.
At Newton Hall, you get a waterfall - who can compete with that?
- Deals: Depending on the season, couples can enjoy various wedding packages deals for amazing all-inclusive prices.
10. Decorate Your Aisle
The best way to add drama and style to your wedding ceremony is by including as much wedding aisle decoration as possible.
This couple, captured by Charlotte Wotton Photography, choose to stick to a botanical and beige colour palette, and it works so well. But you could opt for anything - balloons, disco balls, florals, foliage - the only limit is your imagination.
- Deals: Enjoy a complimentary pre-wedding shoot when you book this photographer for your wedding day!
11. Rearrange the Ceremony Layout
There's no reason why your wedding ceremony needs to be set up with straight rows of chairs with an aisle in the middle. If that's not you, change it up. We love this curved set-up at Newton Hall, where the couple will walk in from the side. Everyone gets a brilliant view and there's something about the curved layout that makes it feel really intimate and romantic.
- Deals: Depending on the season, couples can enjoy various wedding package deals for amazing all-inclusive prices at Newton Hall.
12. Have a Dramatic Aisle Entrance
When it comes to wedding ceremony décor, most couples concentrate on the aisle itself. While that's important, we also suggest emphasising the entrance. It'll make both you and the guests feel special while taking to the aisle and it will look so good in pictures.
One of our favourite ideas for an aisle entrance is to have, well, an actual entrance - a door you open, a curtain you part, or, in this case, a dramatic floral staircase for you to walk down. It's a bit of wedding theatre guests are unlikely to have seen before - just look at this set up by Caribou Events.
13. Have Coloured Glassware
One way to really highlight your wedding colour scheme is to have glassware that matches. Instead of doing the usual clear wine glasses and flutes, opt for a bright hue and match all of the tableware to it as well if you want to go that extra mile.
We love this blue ensemble put together by Caribou Events.
14. Decorate Your Chairs
Whether your wedding is indoors or outdoors, decorating your chairs is an easy (if time-consuming at larger celebrations!) way to make your look unique. Ribbons are a chic option, as demonstrated by Monet Events & Weddings, but look at other chair decoration ideas too, such as hessian wraps and foliage.
Wedding Flower Ideas
Wedding flowers can be a significant yet worthwhile investment, so it’s sensible to make the most of what you can do with them. Whether that’s asking your florist to workshop your colour palette into your bouquet to getting artistic with the decor, we have plenty of ideas to inspire you.
15. Have an Ombre Bouquet
There are a few wedding suggestions for making your bouquet stand out, but styling it in an ombre fashion has to be our favourite.
If you do it with the right colours, ombre wedding bouquets can be absolutely breath-taking. We are obsessed with this pink and red arrangement by Miai Events Planner, but the same could be done with any colour, really.
16. Grow Your Own Wedding Flowers
Imagine how lovely it would be to tell guests that you grew (at least some) of the flowers in your wedding arrangements. You'll need some gardening know-how, of course. If space is limited, consider just growing the flowers for your bouquet and buttonholes. Do have a back-up plan, just in case any don't bloom...
If growing your own feels like a bit much, florists such as Blooming Green offer a 'pick your own' service where you can visit them and pick your own wedding flowers from their home-grown stock.
17. Have Large Floral Instalments
Flowers aren't just for wedding bouquets and buttonholes. If you want something that will really stand out at your wedding, ask your wedding florist if they can create a large hanging flower instalment or flower table like this, styled by Caribou Events.
It makes for such a gorgeous centrepiece for the room and really adds to the overall glamour of the event. Not to mention, nothing smells as beautiful as fresh flowers.
18. Build Arches Over Your Tables
We've all heard of wedding arches at the end of the aisle, but what about having floral arches over your table? Dale Alexander is a wedding planner with many talents, and it seems styling autumnal arches across wedding breakfast tables is one of them!
- Deals: Couples that book through Hitched can enjoy a 10% discount - head to their listing to find out more.
Wedding Stationery Ideas
Wedding stationery can set the tone of the entire wedding, as it’s often the first part of your wedding day that guests will see. So in order to get it right, it’s worth spending some time thinking about their style and tone.
19. Have Bespoke Wedding Invitations
Personalising your wedding stationery is such a special wedding idea, as it becomes a keepsake you'll cherish forever - just remember to order a spare one for your wedding memory box!
We are head-over-heels in love with these beautiful illustrated wedding invitations by Created by Magic, who have included a gorgeous picture of the wedding venue on the invitations.
20. Make Your Invitations 3D
Give your guests something to talk about by having a 3D element to your wedding invitations. This wedding invitation by Blush & Blossom can turn into a tipi, giving a hint of what's to come from the festival-themed big day! If your day is set to be full of surprises, an invitation set like this is perfect to set the tone for your guests. Such a cute wedding idea!
21. Record a Video Invitation
If you’re looking for a budget-friendly way to invite your guests to your wedding that still feels personal, why not consider filming an invitation video? There are lots of ways to do it, but one way is for you and your partner to dress up in your fanciest clothes, head somewhere special and prop up the camera to record you both saying the details of your wedding.
Wedding Favour Ideas
Some of these cool wedding ideas do require a little more budget, but lots of them can be made from home. Whether you’re after an impressive memento to send home with your guests, or just some do it yourself wedding favour ideas to elevate your day, we’ve got you covered.
22. Have a Wedding Newspaper
One of our favourite wedding ideas in the UK is to have your very own wedding newspaper. You can have a newspaper as your invite, order of service, menu or just a general good read. Include things like your engagement story, pictures from your relationship, details on how you planned the day and a bio on all the key players in the wedding party.
Suppliers like Newspaper Club are experts in creating these and their designs speak for themselves.
23. Hangover Recovery Kits
Guests will definitely appreciate these a hangover recovery kit the morning after the wedding! As well as a sweet memento of the day, they’ll actually get your guests feeling refreshed and energised after a night of celebrating.
There are some great do it yourself hangover recovery kits out there. Equally, Etsy stock some brilliant hangover recovery kits that you can buy in mass for every wedding guest to take home.
24. Scratch Cards
Now, there are two ways you can do this one. The first is actually gift people one real scratch card on each place setting. It’s an easy and relatively cheap thrill for all of the guests, and who knows - someone might go home a lot richer!
The other way requires a little more budget, but is extra cute. These scratch cards from Etsy can be customised to read the couple’s name and the date of their wedding, and underneath each scratch-away foil is the chance to win a cocktail at the bar. Cheers to that!
Wedding Cake Ideas
Don’t fancy a traditional wedding cake? No problem! Nowadays, there are plenty of new and tasty twists out there to shake up this tradition.
25. Have a Cake Display
If your wedding cake is the highlight of your day (who doesn't look forward to the wedding cake!?), consider giving it its very own table and display like this set up by Miai Events Planner. Not only does it draw attention to the cake itself, but it's also a great photo opportunity for both you and your guests.
Wedding cake hoops are a great way to jazz up your cake display.
26. Cheesy Wedding Cakes
If neither you nor your partner has much of a sweet tooth, then why worry about a wedding cake when cheese wedding cakes exist?
These delicious concoctions consist of different wheels of cheese, the smallest on top and the largest on the bottom, sandwiched together with large crackers and cream cheese. Simply top with figs, chutneys and some grapes, and tuck in. This one from The Little Cheesemonger in North Wales is right up our street.
27. A Doughnut Wall
If you don’t want the hassle or fuss of slicing a wedding cake, or you simply love Krispy Kreme, swap your wedding cake for a doughnut wall, like this one captured by Scott Kendall Photography! Not only are they just as delicious, but they’re easy and convenient as guests can take one from the wall without making a mess, or waiting for the caterers to cut the cake.
Also, they double as a brilliant decoration for your wedding, especially if you match the icing to your colour palette.
Wedding Food and Drink ideas
Your wedding menu is a key part of your big day, as it’s what most of the guests will really be looking forward to (after watching the two of you tie the knot, of course!). So take a look at our suggestions for unique ways to upgrade your wedding day food and drink.
28. Have Sharing Boards as Evening Food
You'll struggle to find a wedding guest that doesn't love a sharing board, and they have had quite the glow-up in recent years with vegan, vegetarian, meat options widely available. Giving guests food to graze on during the reception not only suits them, so they can pick on bits throughout the night, but it also gives your venue staff less to serve and provides more flexibility for the day itself.
And not to mention, they look really pretty in pictures, too. Inspired? Check out our roundup of the best grazing tables for weddings and receptions.
Ideal for an intimate wedding, we love this one pictured above from Norsted Manor Farm.
- Deals: Throughout the month of August, couples can find all-inclusive wedding packages for parties of 80 people starting from £14,550
29. Design a Unique Menu
Make your wedding menu special by ensuring it's all about you. This could be as simple as serving your favourite dishes, but you could also make it meaningful by asking your wedding caterer for elevated versions of your childhood favourites, for examples, or see if they can create food you loved on holiday together, or the cuisine of the country where you'll have your honeymoon.
For extra personalisation, put menus on the tables with an explanation of why you chose each dish. Garni, a catering company based in Chesire, is a master of food storytelling for wedding celebrations.
30. Have a Champagne Tower
Or an Aperol tower, or a beer tower, or a drinks tower including whatever your favourite tipple is. Just have a tower, okay?
If it is Champagne you want, however, we have a complete guide to the best champagne towers to help you out. And if you like the look of this one, then wedding planner Rebecca Brennan Brown can certainly make your vision come to life.
31. Provide Snacks
Wedding food and puddings needn't be formal if you don't want them to be. Why not hire an ice cream truck or crepe station that your guests can enjoy throughout the evening? We guarantee it'll go down well.
Occasion Queens Wedding Coordinator is an expert wedding coordination team with a full book of food vendor contacts just waiting to make your catering dreams come to life, as you can tell from the above image!
Wedding Fashion Ideas
While we all love a classic white wedding dress, the fashion doesn’t need to shop there. Why not explore a different colour for your big day, or coordinate your look with your wedding party? We’ve got lots of fashionable wedding ideas for your big day.
32. Wear a Black Wedding Dress
Black wedding dresses are set to be a huge trend in the coming years, and we can completely see why. Wearing a black wedding dress (or wedding jumpsuit, in this case!) makes a bold statement and is perfect for fashion-forward people who want to break the mould.
You could even wear a traditional white gown for your ceremony and change into a black gown later on in the evening if you still want a hint of tradition.
Unique dresses work perfectly with unique venues, like this one pictured above. Edenwood Place holds up to 200 guests, can can be personalised for couples with a wide range of unique style and colour preferences.
33. Wear a Floral Dress
Sommy Echezona from M.Fiore Events explains what she'd like to see more of at weddings: "Nearlyweds are really finding their own style and not always picking the traditional dress. I'm seeing more floral wedding dresses which I am absolutely in love with and also love when things are personalised with someone's initial or date which makes it ultra chic."
And we couldn't agree more. If you love the romantic vibe that flowers bring, why not add that into your wedding dress and wear something floral? We love this as a May wedding idea, as it's a month synonymous with some of the most beautiful in-season flowers.
Floral wedding dresses also look wonderful when photographed, and this picture from Indigo Images is the perfect example.
34. Match Your Outfits
We love nothing more than when a couple choose to match their outfits - it looks so cool. Most couples tie something in, like the bouquet matching the accessories, but when a couple decide to really coordinate their looks, it makes for the most gorgeous pictures, like the ones snapped here by Karolina Photography.
35. Choose 'You' Accessories
Want to feel like you on your wedding day? If so, we love the idea of accessorising with unique garments that will ensure you still feel like yourself on the day. We love that this couple chose a bright pink leather jacket and black summer hat to accessorise their wedding outfits. They look effortlessly cool and added something truly unique to their aesthetic.
Discover our favourite wedding jackets here. To capture the vibe of the wedding pictured above, check out Miai Events Planner.
36. Change Into Trainers
If you're after comfortable and stylish ideas for wedding outfits, we'd highly recommend getting yourselves some wedding trainers. Not only will your fete be thanking you, but they can actually look really cool with your fancy wedding outfits. Opt for matching styles or different ones and dance the night away whilst embracing your uber-cool footwear.
Love the look of this fun couple's wedding location? We have more funfair wedding venues for you to browse here.
Once again, if you like the look of the wedding pictured above, check out Miai Events Planner.
37. Have a Suit Custom Made
For a totally unique look, you could have a bespoke suit made to your exact specifications. If that's outside your budget, look into custom services, that allow you to choose certain elements such as the lining colour. You could also look into getting just one aspect of your suit made bespoke, such as the jacket, and then buy ready-made trousers that match.
But if your wedding budget does permit - there's no better time to go all-out and get something completely tailored to you than your wedding day. This particular wedding pictured above took place at Marleybrook House, and is ideal for couples after a festival-inspired wedding.
38. Wear Traditional Garments
One of our favourite wedding suggestions of all is embracing traditional attire and garments from yours or your partner's heritage and making sure they are a part of the ceremony. Whether it's a traditional Scottish kilt, a Ghanaian kente gown or an Asian wedding dress, embracing parts of your heritage and identity is the perfect way to ensure your wedding is personal to you.
To channel the vibes of the wedding pictured above, consider Just About Weddings event planners.
39. Mix & Match Bridesmaid Dresses
Mix and match bridesmaid dresses are a trend that has evolved throughout the years, but we love the fact that bridesmaids are now getting more freedom and couples are being more creative with what they put their crew in.
And trust us, mix and match dresses are a wedding idea that they will love just as much as you! For natural wedding photographs of your bridesmaids like the one pictured above, check out Charlotte Wotton Photography.
Wedding Entertainment Ideas
A really easy way to liven up your wedding with some unique twists is to consider your wedding entertainment. From furry friends to live performances, we’ve got so many wedding suggestions to inspire fun-loving couples.
40. Have More Animals
You could stop at just dogs, or you could take it even further and open up your wedding to even more animals. Fun fact, there are actually a number of llama-friendly wedding venues in the UK, Carrick Castle Estate being one of them. Just imagine how cute the pictures would be...
41. Perform for Your Guests
As well as hiring an epic wedding band or DJ, you could also become part of your own wedding entertainment by getting on stage and singing yourself. You could do this as a couple and plan a performance for the entire wedding party, or one of you could surprise the other with a performance.
Perhaps you want to get all the bridesmaids together to learn some backing vocals so you can sing a song to your new partner. And if you want to take things one step further, you could even write a song yourself!
The wedding pictured above took place at Marleybrook House, and is ideal for couples after a music-fuelled, fun-filled wedding.
42. Organise Cool Transport
It's easy to overlook, but your wedding transport can be a fun way to show off your personalities and tastes. Think about how you're both going to arrive at the ceremony and how you'll leave as a married couple. Classic car? Quirky VW? How about a specially tricked-out tuk tuk or this beauty by Lil and Blue.
There are so many fun options - you can even hire movie-inspired cars like the Back to the Future DeLorean! Check out our wedding cars directory for ideas. Don't have room in the budget for fancy transport? See if a friend or relative has a set of cool wheels they'll lend you.
43. Hire a Live Illustrator
Hiring an on-the-day wedding painter gives you something so unique to keep as a memento of your day, but you could take having a painter one step further and hire someone who can also provide your guests with something to keep.
Artists like Barrie James Art can create hilarious and fun caricatures of your guests and also act as brilliant wedding entertainment as well.
- Deals: Couples that book through Hitched can enjoy a 3% discount!
44. Create a Unique Playlist
Ask guests to send in song requests with their RSVPs and ask your DJ to include these in the reception playlist. It's guaranteed to keep the party going all night long - or at least until the venue's noise licence runs to.
Anti Wedding Wedding DJs entertained the guests pictured above, and is the ideal vendor for couples who want to get their wedding party on the dance floor all night long.
45. Make it a Weekend Wedding
Need some wedding ideas on how to make the day last longer? Well, we can't make 24 hours stretch any further, but we can tell you where you can find the best weekend wedding venues. Imagine that - instead of just one day of celebrating, you could have two, three or more! We're talking day-before cocktail hour and morning-after brunch - your guests will love it, too.
This one pictured above is fforest in Pembrokeshire, and is ideal for couples who want to capture the woodland festival vibe for their big day.
Personalised Wedding Ideas
At the end of the day, most of us just want our wedding day to feel like us. So to help you make sure that every element of your wedding reflects you and your partner, here are some simple yet sweet ways to personalise your big day.
46. Write Personalised Notes to Your Guests
Sommy Echezona from M.Fiore Events explains how one of her couples added a super sweet touch to their day, "I love how more and more couples want to personalised their weddings to make them extra special for their guests as well as themselves.
"One of my wedding couples have decided to add personalised notes to the place setting for each guests, thanking them for coming and a small note about their time together. It will be such a nice read for each guest as they take their seat and to reminisce on old memories."
On a similar note, wedding planner Alice Wilkes had a similar gesture in mind for bride Pixie Lott. She explains, "With Pixie, we commissioned personalised poems for each guest. The English poet wrote the poems based on Pixie’s memories and stories of that person. A bespoke scent was also added. Guests were then able to take the poem home at the end of the celebrations.
"All the unique touches carried the theme of a quintessentially English wedding."
47. Choose a Meaningful Location
"We'd recommend couples opt for a location that is meaningful to them, such as the place where they met or the place where they got engaged. It will be a memorable experience for everyone involved and the location can continue to be a special place for you and your partner, as well as everyone who attends the wedding!"
48. Choose Cool Table Names
One of the cheapest ideas for weddings is also one of the easiest to carry out - having unique and personal table names. How sweet will it be if your guests turn up and see that each table has been named after a date location, a country you've visited, your favourite TV shows or, in this case, your favourite cocktails?
It costs next to nothing and is such a cute wedding idea. If you're inspired, we have some amazing wedding table name ideas to get your imaginations going.
Here, Miai Events have themed their tables on Camparis and Aperols!
49. Personalise Your Drinks & Cocktails
Rather than just the usual house white and red, why not choose wedding cocktails and drinks that are meaningful to you. That could be anything from serving the wine you had on your first date or the champagne you opened when you got engaged, to choosing your favourite cocktails for the reception.
For something truly unique, ask your venue if their barman can create a special wedding cocktail for you - you could even change the names to reflect your names or something else that's personal. We love balloon wedding ideas and making them into an arch is one of our favourites, for sure.
Discover lots of unique UK wedding venues here, including the one photographed above, Brampton Grange Estates.
50. Wear Embroidered Garments
Want to make your wedding look completely unique? Choose a personalised wedding veil, or embroidered wedding gloves to add a really special touch.
51. Choose an Unique Wedding Venue
While we love a classic country house or rustic barn, there's no denying that it can be fun to give guests a wedding experience they won't have had before by choosing a unique venue. You'd be surprised at the spaces that host weddings, from vineyards and caves to theatres and cinemas. You can browse our favourite unique and unusual wedding venues here.
These photographs from Indigo Images are a perfect example of how well a unique venue can transform the atmosphere of your big day.
52. Include Traditional Elements
As well as your clothing, there are parts of your wedding day itself that can include a number of traditional elements and wedding traditions from around the world. Whether that be religious elements, traditions from your background or heritage, or just family traditions that are close to your heart - all of them can be embraced on your wedding day. It's your day, after all.
For couples with a specific theme, tradition or style in mind, Nya Rue Events is an ideal wedding planner to use.
53. Personalise Your Ceremony
Whether it's having a hand-tying ceremony, hiring a celebrant or doing things completely your way, personalising your wedding ceremony is the perfect wedding idea for couples who want to plan something different.
If you know you want a personalised, unique wedding ceremony, but aren't sure where to start with ideas, we'd recommend talking to a wedding celebrant - they have so many cute wedding ideas you'll want to try yourself. Waves Weddings and Events is a wonderful wedding planning service with a selection of wedding packages available to suit every couple.
- Deals: Couples who book through Hitched can enjoy a 5% discount!
54. Choose Personalised Readings
There are some wedding readings that come up time and again (Captain Corelli's Mandolin, we're looking at you). While there's nothing wrong with choosing something popular, to make your ceremony unique, try to find some suitable words your guests won't have heard before.
Cast your mind back to favourite books or poems from childhood, or think about any books you've read recently that really resonated with you. Songs, films and TV programmes can also be sources of inspiration!
For natural wedding photographs that capture raw moments of your big day like the one pictured above, check out Charlotte Wotton Photography.
55. Exit in Style
When it comes to leaving your wedding, whether that's to go to your honeymoon suite or jet off on your actual honeymoon, ensure you leave the party in style.
Occasion Queens Wedding Coordinator is an expert wedding planning team with a host of professionals that can organise jaw-dropping travel arrangements to elevate your big day.
Free Wedding Ideas
All of these fun wedding ideas can elevate your big day for little or no money. Cheap wedding ideas certainly don’t have to look cheap, and you’ll be surprised how far your money can stretch with a little creativity!
Do it yourself wedding ideas can be economical but also a lot of fun, so call in a favour from your bridesmaids or best men to lend a hand.
56. Embrace the Seasons
We love the idea of embracing the season you are getting married in, and there are so many cool wedding ideas in the UK you can use that really add to the theme.
We love the way this bride had an autumnal flower crown that perfectly represented the leafy backdrop at her wedding. To create similar photographs for your big day, check out M.Fiore Events for your wedding planning needs.
57. Have Pictures at Dusk
Anyone who's anyone will know the absolute magic that 'sunset hour' does to the lighting in your pictures - so we can't think of any better time to have your couples photoshoot than at dusk when the sun is about to start descending.
The romantic shadows, golden hue and fading blue sky will make the perfect backdrop for what's arguably the most important photoshoot you'll ever have as a couple.
We love the set up here at Edenwood Place - the time of day makes the wedding photographs so much more dramatic!
Some autumn and winter wedding venues will have the facilities to have outdoor drinks in a covered area, so you can get the fire pits going and still enjoy the beauty of the outdoors whilst being sheltered from any bad weather.
58. Arrange a Mini Date
One of the biggest wedding regrets most couples have is the fact that they didn't get to spend any quality time together, because the day just went by so fast. If that's a fear of yours, why not add in a super short slot of just 20 minutes or half an hour for you and your partner to have a little date?
It could between the evening meal and party, or you could double it up as your photography time, asking your wedding photographer to just take natural shots of you both and be a fly on the wall as you take some time to just breathe and let it all sink in.
We'd especially recommend this if you're getting married in a venue like Exceptional at the Lake where you have the most gorgeous setting to sneak off too.
59. Invite Your Pets
Why have just humans on the guestlist when you could invite your pets, too? We love the idea of having dogs at a wedding, and (as long as your venue allows it!), we think it's something all dog-owners should embrace!
We love the way these two cute pugs have been smartened up for the day - how adorable!? This furry scene pictured at The River Mill is so cute, and you could recreate it yourself by checking out the venue.
60. Have a Theme
Having a wedding colour scheme is pretty common, but not all couples have a wedding theme. Now, you could go all-out and have a Harry Potter themed wedding, or a superhero wedding cake - but if you're after something chic and a little more subtle, there are so many options.
We absolutely adore this 70s disco theme created by Miai Events - the groovy shape of the menu card and font for the wedding place names is both modern and giving us 70s vibes, and we love the disco balls - such a stylish nod to the theme.
61. Have a Unique Guest Book
An alternative wedding guest book doesn't have to involve a major DIY project - just get guests to sign an object other than a guest book, ideally that reflects your interests as a couple.
62. Be Creative With the Speech Order
The traditional order of speeches at a wedding has the speeches at the end of the wedding breakfast - but that simply may not suit your unique wedding. Work out when you'd prefer to have them (if you even want speeches at all). Ideas include during the drinks reception, at the start of the wedding breakfast or after each course.
Remember, having the wedding speeches early means any nervous speakers can get them out of the way and enjoy their food. To replicate the cosy scene pictured above, consider Ella Hartig for your wedding planning needs.
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63. Embrace Natural Decor
If you're planning on getting married outside in summer early spring, take a look at what natural surroundings you can use to your advantage. We love the way that wedding planner Ella Hartig has wrapped fairy lights around these gorgeous trees to use them as outdoor décor for this intimate wedding breakfast.
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64. Switch Up Your Wedding Party
Who says you have to have bridesmaids or groomsmen? What if you want a bridesmate, a man of honour or a best woman? We say include whoever you want in your entourages.
Want to expand your wedding party and make it unique? Check out our guide to inclusive wedding party roles. We love this wedding pictured above, worked on by Rebecca Brennan Brown.
65. Write a Couple's Quiz
Want to know which wedding table knows you best? A fun ice-breaker and activity for each wedding table to do together is to answer some questions about the newlyweds. Where did they meet? Who asked who out? Where did the couple go on their first holiday? Ask each table to submit their answers after the last toast, and award the table with the most correct answers with a round of drinks.
And if you think the wedding above looks like fun, you'd be right. To capture the same natural, upbeat pictures on your wedding day, check out Paul Tanner Wedding Photography.
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If more wedding ideas are what you're after, you need to browse our wedding supplier section - these professionals know what they're talking about and have so many unique ideas to share.
