The Flowers:
For this wedding and this theme a beautiful bouquet would include hydrangeas. They are beautiful and bright and available in both blue and green so they would mix perfectly in a bouquet. People are often hesitant to mix blue and green together but outside of clothing the "Blue and green must never be seen" rule does not apply.
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| Bouquet by Just Bloomed |
For the theme of this wedding I want to focus on waterfalls and how they flow. The perfect dress to highlight this would be the Maggie Sottero's dress Claudia. The ruffles on the side mimic a waterfall, the way it cascades down. The dress is a Paris Chiffon gown with a glamorous Swarovski crystal ornamented waist.
Hair, Make up, Nail, Accessories:
For any wedding, going with the make up the bride is used to wearing is always a great choice. She knows what she likes and is used to it, so there is no worries about what the outcome will look like. For this wedding, all about Nature and Natural Beauty, a great way to go with with all natural make up and nails. The perfect hairstyle for this wedding would be curly. The curly will go well with the frills on the dress and will look like waves. Also adding a nice veil would be a great addition. Finally, a beautiful necklace for this state, like all the states would be the Arkansas State Pendant.
The Invitations:
The waterfall theme for this wedding is a little nontraditional so it is sometimes hard to find things to match it. In this case the invitation doesn't match the Thank You card or the reply card in colour but the theme is the same so they work. Sometimes this is a must for invitations because mixing and matching is the only way.
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| Waterfall Wedding RSVP |
If a chapel wedding is what the bride and groom wants and amazing option would be Thorncrown Chapel. It is so beautiful and would be perfect for this wedding. The chapel is nestled in the Ozark Mountains near Eureka Springs, it is 48 feet tall and has 425 window in it. It is a beautiful place for any wedding, but for a wedding revolving around nature it is the best choice. It is the perfect place to take some wedding pictures.
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| Thorncrown Chapel |
Rings never have to match the theme of a wedding. Whatever the couple likes is what they should choose. However sometimes it is nice to have a ring that reminds the couple of their big day. The Hammered Wedding Ring in 14K White Gold by Blue Nile would be a great one in this case. The look of the ring has the same look as the water reflecting shadows and light and would be a nice reminder of water and nature.
The Reception:
A beautiful place to have the reception for a wedding revolving around Natural Beauty would be Garvan Woodland Gardens. Garvan Woodland Gardens is the botanical garden of the University of Arkansas. They offer three reception venues, the Garvan Pavilion, the Dierks Promenade and the Magnolia Room at Pratt Welcome Center.
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| Garvan Pavilion |
The Food:
With Arkansas being a southern state the food their can be considered Southern Cuisine. In that case the perfect option for a meal would be a Fried Pork Chop, with Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Steamed Green Beans. And the perfect dessert would be a Caramel - Apple Dump cake. Nice additions to this wedding would be a drink fountain (like punch or the couples very own signature drink) and a chocolate fountain that guests can dip fruits into.
The Cake:
For this wedding naturally the cake should have blue and green in it to match the theme. However, an even better way to match the theme is to have a water element to it. Cake designers have many different ways to add waterfalls to a cake it simply is finding what arrangement the couple likes. Nice cake for this wedding would be a Preacher Cake. It is kind of like a carrot cake except it focuses on pineapples but it is very heavy like the carrot cake and is topped with cream cheese frosting.
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| Beautiful Wedding Cakes |
When using flowers as the centerpieces, it is important that the flowers match the theme and or the bride's bouquet in some way. For this wedding, the blue and green colours would be perfectly fine and the bride's bouquet flowers make beautiful centerpieces also. In this case, I used the Hydrangea for the bouquet so blue and green hydrangeas would be perfect.
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| Blue Hydrangeas |
With going green being so popular now, there are a lot of environment friendly guest favours out there. Those would be nice options for this wedding, also a great option for this theme would be wooden or bamboo themed favours. Also a great idea would be to give Spiced Trunk Cookies, these cookies look like real wood and they can be carved into to say anything.
Thank You Cards:
Thank you cards are always a nice thing to send out after a wedding, they are thoughtful and unspokenly traditional. Usually in the thank you card the couple writes about the gift they got from the person and how great it was to celebrate with them.
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| Waterfall Wedding |
Things to See:
Arkansas is a beautiful state and there is so many amazing things to see and do. There are a number of State ad National Park to see like the Ozark-St.Francis National Park, the Pea Ridge National Military Park, the Hot Springs National Park, the Mammoth Spring State Park, the Mount Magazine State Park, and the Pinnacle Mountain State Park.
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| Buffalo River National Park |
