Tables heaving with loved ones and a best man, Barnaby Sutton, giving a speech at the end!
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Beautiful Winter Wedding Ideas From Real Weddings in Vogue
Vogue
2/3/2023
Searching for winter wedding ideas? It may go against conventional wisdom: traditionally, the most popular wedding dates are in the summer or fall. Meanwhile, many of those who do opt for December to March host a destination wedding in a temperate or tropical location.
Yet over the years at Vogue, we’ve featured a number of cold-weather nuptials that will immediately have you dreaming of a candlelit ceremony amid a snowfall. One bride wed in a field overlooking the Rockies, while another embraced London’s magical holiday decorations during her reception. Many wore romantic wedding dresses with long lace sleeves or wraps—and one even wore boots down the aisle.
Below, see our favorite winter wedding ideas from real weddings in Vogue—and if you’re convinced to host one yourself, make sure toread our do’s and don’ts guide for the season. As Aspen-based wedding planner Virginia Frischkorn says? “Winter weddings are magical.”
Savannah Miller and James Whewell
“James and I chose to get married at this time of year because we both adore Christmas,” Savannah Miller said of her December wedding at London’s Petersham Nurseries. Festive holiday decorations doubled as reception decor, while Miller wore a dress that made her look like “a winter queen.”
Wallis and Peter Whitcomb
Wallis and Peter Witcomb held their wedding ceremony in a scenic, snowy field outside Aspen that overlooked the Rocky Mountains, and the bride walked down the aisle in felt wool boots. “I loved this meadow and the afternoon light we got for the ceremony; it was beautiful,” Wallis says of their wintery March cermeony.
Mosha Lundström Halbert and Aidan Butler
“Snowflakes were our version of wedding confetti,” Mosha Lundström Halbert says of her and Aidan Butler’s magical Icelandic wedding at the Gamla Bíó Opera house on New Year’s Eve. The bride wore her hair in a traditional braid crown and wore a bridal evening coat over her long-sleeved ivory gown.
Jamie Schneider and Nico Mizrahi
At Jamie Schneider and Nico Mizrahi’s wedding in Aspen, the velvet-carpeted aisle was lined with hundreds of romantic candles. “I had always wanted a candlelight ceremony, so we had hundreds of beautiful pillar candles in various sizes throughout the area,” Jamie said of the wedding. “We had a reclaimed wood chuppah that was adorned with flowering branches, and a combination of gorgeous greens and white blooms including elaeagnus, smilax, spirea, and mock orange.”
“Design your wedding with ample candlelight,” says Augusta Cole. Here, a candle-lit scene from Jamie Schneider and Nico Mizrahi’s 2016 wedding in Aspen.
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Stuart Vevers and Benjamin Seidler
For their winter wedding in Cumbria, Stuart Vevers and designer Benjamin Seidler adorned their tables with garlands, candles, and handmade Christmas crackers—all of which contained miniature bottles of Scotch, so guests could warm up before dinner.
Camille Charrière and Francois Larpin
Camille Charrière and Francois Larpin held a December wedding in Paris, which is their favorite time of year in the City of Lights. The bride’s hairstylist, the legendary Laurent Phillipon, even dreamed up snowflake petals for her hair.
Caroline Constas and William Chevalier Strother
“Our fall/winter wedding would not have been complete without a roaring fire,” Caroline Constas says of her New York City wedding at The Bowery Hotel. “Walking into the dining room while 1930s jazz played and dim candlelight flickered made for just the classic vibe we were going for. It was cozy, enchanting, and felt very much like taking a step back in time.”
Our fall/winter wedding would not have been complete without a roaring fire. Walking into the dining room while 1930s jazz played and dim candle light flickered made for just the classic vibe we were going for. It was cozy, enchanting, and felt very much like taking a step back in time.
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Arabella Musgrave and George Galliers-Pratt
Arabella Musgrave wore a long-sleeved Gucci dress to her February 2014 wedding in London. The couple cut a vanilla sponge cake decorated with pink roses and, come evening, drank espresso martinis all night long.
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