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Butterfly Theme Spring Wedding

Spring is a time of rebirth and renewal. Many couples choose to marry in spring for various reasons. Spring weddings are traditional and beautiful. Blossoming flowers, chirping birds and warm sunshine all combine to make spring a magical time of year. Celebrate your spring wedding with a fun butterfly theme and watch your most romantic dreams take flight!

Location

Outdoors is the perfect place for a spring wedding. A spacious backyard or park can make the ideal location for your ceremony and reception. Traditionalists or those in cooler climates may decide to hold their wedding in a church or other relevant indoor location, which is perfectly appropriate for all seasons.

Invitations

For a butterfly theme spring wedding, you'll want either butterfly shaped invitations or those that feature images of butterflies on them. Be sure to specify whether the wedding is indoors or outdoors and always request an RSVP. Send out the invitations at least two months ahead of time so that guests will have plenty of time to respond.

Decorations

You'll want to select wedding colors that match your theme. There are all different kinds of butterflies in all different colors. Go for solid color accents like streamers and balloons, combined with a butterfly-printed tablecloth. Nestle fake butterflies in your wedding flowers and bouquet. You can even hang them from the ceiling with clear string or wire. If your wedding is outdoors and you want to attract real butterflies, choose appropriate wedding flowers like hollyhock, red columbine, honeysuckle, butterfly bush, rose of Sharon, delphinium and fuchsia.

Attire

When choosing a wedding gown, think light and airy. A ballerina-style gown with a frothy tulle skirt is ideal. Wear butterfly jewelry like a necklace, earrings or hair clip. For bridesmaids, choose butterfly patterned dresses or solid pastel dresses accented with butterfly jewelry.

Menu

Your wedding menu should reflect the tastes of the season. For example, try pairing a light dish like chicken, pork or fish with steamed or roasted seasonal vegetables. There are lots of appealing choices for your wedding cake. You could go with traditional chocolate or vanilla, but why not go with something more invocative of the season? Lemon, carrot, berry and angel food are all great springtime wedding cake flavors. Adorn your wedding cake with colorful butterflies made from frosting.

Favors

There are all kinds of creative wedding favors you can choose for your butterfly theme wedding. Butterfly shaped magnets are a cute choice. Or, try giving your guests seed packets that will grow into butterfly-attracting flowers like cornflower, butterfly bush and honeysuckle. Other popular wedding favors for all themes include disposable cameras, packets of birdseed and miniature bottles of blowing bubbles.