How to Have the Perfect Green and White Wedding: Have a Color Themed Wedding

This article will cover how any couple can have a fantastic green and white wedding.

Wedding Stationery

Use a vibrant green colored background with white lettering and horizontal stripes at the top and bottom of the invitations. For the envelopes, use white envelopes that are lined on the inside with vertical green stripes of different sizes. These invitations will have a preppy, summer feel to them. The guests will know that they are in for a treat on the wedding day when they get their invitations in the mail.

Attire and Ceremony

The bride could wear a summery wedding dress with a green sash tied around her waist to accentuate her figure. The bridesmaids could wear sage green dresses with white sashes and the groomsmen could wear matching sage green ties. The groom and groomsmen should wear green and white cuff links.

Have the ring bearer also wear a sage green tie and send him down the aisle with a matching ring pillow. A white linen ring pillow with sage green accents would be the perfect accessory for the ring bearer.

Décor and Table Settings

The bride’s bouquet is one of the important features that most wedding guests notice. Make sure that it fits with the theme. Carry a bouquet of green and white flowers tied with a green and white striped, thick ribbon.

Think about using bright white table cloths on each table. To make a table runner simply use different colors of green ribbon. Put a few ribbons running one way and then weave ribbons going the other way. Use long, rectangular white vases for the centerpieces and fill them with hydrangeas and viburnums.

Food and Favors

Start with a lively cocktail hour where guests are served two specialty drinks, mint juleps and green apple martinis. Have each drink served with green and white napkins. Also, during the cocktail hour the couple could serve appetizers. More Information for this theme is mini cucumber and cream cheese sandwiches. While the couple is off taking pictures together, the guests will be refreshed and entertained.

Favors are one of the last impressions that the couple can make on their guests, so make sure they fit in with the green and white theme. Get small, green boxes, white ribbon, a few sheets of white cardstock, and a horseshoe stamp at the local craft store. Buy a bulk container of white and green Jordan almonds or M&Ms to place in the green boxes. Then tie them up with the white ribbon and add a tag made from the white cardstock that has a green horseshoe stamp on it.

Guests will not forget such a memorable green and white themed wedding. When a couple chooses to revolve their wedding around a color palette, they should consider stationery, attire, table settings, food, and the favors.

Candles make an Inexpensive party favor involving an afternoon or two of crafting. A bride can gather her bridesmaids or close friends for an afternoon of wedding favor making. Depending on how many favors need to be made, keep this a fun event. Small wedding? A bride may be able to make several favors each evening. Whatever the favor to be given, don’t leave making these small crafts for the last minute. Create them early and set them someplace safe.

Taper Candle Favor

Nothing could be simpler than tying together two taper candles. Although ribbon might be the most obvious choice, also consider raffia or plastic-coated wire.

• Embellish the ribbon by hot gluing a small silk flower in a complementary color to the center of the ribbon. Consider tying a bow or wrapping the ribbon smooth and gluing the ends shut.
• For a fuss-free technique, twist short lengths of metallic wire garland around the candle. Look for garland that reflects the wedding’s theme or a motif used throughout the reception. Consider leaf wire garland for autumn, silver snowflake or star garland for the winter, or metallic butterflies for a summer wedding.
• String some beads onto the ends of the ribbon, raffia, or wire.
• If there is a motif that is used throughout the wedding stationery – butterfly, leaf, star and moon – look for a paper punch in that design. Use the decorative punch and fun patterned paper to make paper shapes. Then, glue the adornments onto the ribbon.

Votive Candle Favor

Give votive candles alone or tuck one into a decorated candleholder. If the candles are scented, make certain the favor table isn’t too close to where people will be eating or hanging out as the fragrance will be more overwhelming in bulk and may set off allergies.

• Tuck a bit of tulle around the candle and tie it shut with a ribbon decorated with beads or tiny flowers and a paper tag listing the couple’s name.
• Wrap a bit of metallic wire garland around the candle.



• Glue tiny dried flowers or leaves onto the surface of the candle.
• Twist two chenille stems together and then wrap around the candle.
• Rubber stamp a mini image reflecting the theme of the wedding over the surface of the candle – don’t worry about every imprint being perfect.

Create a Gift Tag

In any case, create a small tag that includes the wedding couple’s names and ceremony date. Determine the size of the tag – figure a piece of paper one-fifth to one-quarter the length of the candle or votive. Use an interesting font or duplicate the font from the wedding invitation or program.

Print the information on a piece of cardstock. Cut the tags into shape. (Consider using a paper punch that creates a shape large enough to fit the desired information. It might take a bit of work to format printing the text onto the cardstock before punching the shapes.) Punch a hole in the corner of the shape and string the tag onto the ribbon or garland.

Candles make inexpensive and easy-to-give wedding favors. Add special touches using ribbon, raffia, or wire garland, etc. along with a decorative tag citing the couple’s name and wedding date for a thoughtful take-home gift.