Country &
Western wedding
"Ye Ha" Western
weddings are
brilliant. You
can`t beat a
good beer, a
Barbecue and a
good old camp
song. I hope
this lot is some
use to you.
Location
See if you can
get rent a barn
that will allow
to have open
fires out doors,
Barns would make
a nice backdrop.
Think barn dance
and check out
movies that have
those scenes in
them, for ideas.
Decor
Bales of hay,
rope, gingham
and calico, old
boots, mason
jars, jugs,
bunting and
swags, washtubs,
wire, livestock,
garlands of
greenery and
arrangements of
fruit. Tree
trunks are ideal
for sitting on
outside Set the
wedding cake on
a cool bird bath
or pedestal wash
basin stand. The
bride's dad
could carry a
prop shotgun for
a real shotgun
wedding effect!
Invites
Look for
heavy rustic
papers and for
your
invitations.
Flowers
Use soft
rope to hand tie
the bouquets and
add wild weeds
and hay.
Wildflower
bouquets are all
a cow girl
needs. Fill old,
odd containers
with flowers at
the tables. I.e.
paint cans,
tins, baskets,
mason jars, use
coils of rope to
hide the vases.
It should look
simple and hand
done. You can
easily make all
the decorations
you need just
using hay, weeds
and herbs.
Brides
attire
Look around for
old western
wedding dresses.
Or wear a long
flared ankle
length skirt
with a white
shirt. Or a long
denim skirt with
tassels on and a
white or denim
shirt. Or you
dress casual
denim jeans and
a shirt. Wear
boots and put a
bandana on your
head if you are
wearing any of
the latter 3. If
you are wearing
a traditional
western wedding
dress wear wild
flowers in your
hair.
Grooms
attire
Find out if you
can get cowboy
tuxedos. "I`ve
heard of them
but I think you
might have to
send away for it
from America".
He could wear a
denim shirt with
tassels on,
jeans or vest
and blue jeans.
Food
Cowboy`s love
their Barbecues
Cook as much as
you can outside.
There are people
that have
rolling pits
that can come to
your site and
cater barbecue.
Don`t you do any
of the cooking.
Eat on picnic
table and
benches and
extra bales to
sit on. Drink
from tins to
give it the real
western feeling.
Have the cake
made to look
like bales of
hay with plastic
rifles on the
top joining in
the middle.
Transport
Ride to the
wedding and the
reception on a
horse or horse
carriage or hay
wagon if
possible.
Music
Find a band that
can do at least
one square dance
number for mood
if nothing else.
Violins, banjos
and guitar. Look
for music to set
the mood you are
after. Take a
long a few tapes
with all your
favorite music
on and a battery
operated
cassette player.
Favours
Give dead
bullets away in
tin cans.
