10 Tips for Throwing the Ultimate Spring Wedding 2022

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1. Choose Your Date Carefully

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Between various holidays (like Passover and Easter) and other seasonal events (like Mother's Day and college graduations), your guest's spring calendars might fill up with commitments fast.

1. Choose Your Date Carefully

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Choose the date of your wedding carefully to avoid major conflicts, and send out save-the-dates (like this one, from MLC Designs) as soon as you can.

1. Choose Your Date Carefully

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2. Commit to Your Theme

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Are you throwing a garden wedding? Go all out with thematic details, like a stone path in lieu of a traditional aisle. No matter what seasonal theme you choose, get creative to best achieve it.

2. Commit to Your Theme

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3. Select a Seasonal Venue

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Embrace the beauty of the month that you're marrying in with a venue that showcases some of what it has to offer. We love a backdrop of blooming cherry blossoms, for example.

3. Select a Seasonal Venue

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4. Pick the Right Palette

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Certain shades lend themselves to spring—in fact, that might be why you chose the season! We're suckers for hues like this pink, but the possibilities go far beyond.

4. Pick the Right Palette

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5. Consider Guest Attire

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Some fabrics and patterns (including seersucker and gingham) scream spring, but don't necessarily fit into an ultra-formal dress code. Keep this in mind when deciding what look you'd like your attendees to adhere to. These springy accessories were from High Cotton.

5. Consider Guest Attire

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6. Send Out Stationery

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Set the scene for a springtime affair with stationery that reflects the season, whether that's through colors (like this green, orange, and blue palette by The Idea Emporium) or motifs (like that garden-tool print).

6. Send Out Stationery

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7. Find the Perfect Outfit

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Florals for spring might not be groundbreaking (sorry, Miranda Priestley of The Devil Wears Prada) but they sure are pretty in the form of embroidery or appliqués, which are both featured frequently in wedding dresses, including this Rime Arodaky one.

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8. Select Spring Flowers

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One of the biggest perks of having a spring wedding is that there are so many blooms to choose from. Work with in-season flowers for fresh, lush bouquets, centerpieces, and floral décor. This clutch was created by Moon Canyon Design.

8. Select Spring Flowers

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9. And Use Them Creatively

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With so much flora at your fingertips, there's no excuse not to get imaginative. How sweet (and unique) do these buds look pinned to this bride's veil?   

9. And Use Them Creatively

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10. Decorate Your Ceremony

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You don't have to go overboard, but you can definitely honor the season at your ceremony. Flower arches—or more modern installments like this mega wreath by Becky's Brides and Hothouse Design Studio—are good places to start.   

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