{"id":6989,"date":"2011-12-30T08:02:15","date_gmt":"2011-12-30T15:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/?p=6989"},"modified":"2015-05-27T11:31:40","modified_gmt":"2015-05-27T17:31:40","slug":"valentines-day-wedding-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/valentines-day-wedding-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentine&#8217;s Day Wedding Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/Heart-Shaped-Wishes-Casual-Invitations\/-169005\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7207\" title=\"Heart Shaped Wishes Casual Invitations\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/Heart_Shaped_Wishes_Red_CI3-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"Heart Shaped Wishes Casual Invitations\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/Heart_Shaped_Wishes_Red_CI3-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/Heart_Shaped_Wishes_Red_CI3-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/Heart_Shaped_Wishes_Red_CI3-230x350.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/Heart_Shaped_Wishes_Red_CI3.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a>If you are planning a romantic Valentine&#8217;s Day wedding and want to save money, a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) wedding may be your most sensible option. Many people consider Valentine&#8217;s Day to be most the romantic day of the year, so why not pledge your undying love to your partner on Cupid&#8217;s day? While it may seem cliche, it truly is a magical day and many couples plan their special day for February 14th. If you are considering a Valentine&#8217;s Day DIY wedding, here are some tips that may save you money and give you some ideas you had not yet considered:<\/p>\n<p>Book a romantic location early. This is a popular day to say &#8220;I do&#8221; so you must choose your venue and make your reservation to ensure you get your dream location. The more romantic the location the better. How about a country inn, romantic hotel, or quaint little church? You can choose a sentimental location such as the restaurant of your first date or the park where you shared your first kiss.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/Double-Happiness-Casual-Invitations\/-172677\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7209\" title=\"Double Happiness Casual Invitations\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/Double-Happiness-Casual-Invitation-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Double Happiness Casual Invitations\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/Double-Happiness-Casual-Invitation-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/Double-Happiness-Casual-Invitation-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/Double-Happiness-Casual-Invitation-232x350.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/Double-Happiness-Casual-Invitation.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Send <a class=\"wp-oembed\" title=\"Valentine Day Invitations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/Valentines-Day\/Invitations\" target=\"_blank\">heart\u00a0 invitations<\/a>. Ok, this may seem corny, but, after all, you did choose to get married on Valentine&#8217;s Day, so you may as well go all out with the love theme.<\/p>\n<p>Keep the decor in the traditional colors of Valentine&#8217;s Day, so if you despise the color red, then don&#8217;t have your wedding on Valentine&#8217;s Day. <a class=\"wp-oembed\" title=\"Place Cards\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/Place-Cards\" target=\"_blank\">Place cards<\/a>, <a class=\"wp-oembed\" title=\"Personalized Napkins\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/Personalized-Napkins\" target=\"_blank\">napkins<\/a>, candles, and all other <a class=\"wp-oembed\" title=\"Wedding Event Accessories\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/Wedding\" target=\"_blank\">wedding accessories<\/a> should be shades of red and white and\/or cream.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe a red wedding dress is just a bit too much. If so, how about a bouquet of beautiful red roses or red flowers in your hair? You could choose a pretty shade of red for your bridal party&#8211;always keep in mind their taste and don&#8217;t choose a shade of red that will make them uncomfortable. The groom could certainly wear a red bow tie and cummerbund. A red tux may bring back memories of a prom in the 70&#8217;s or a scene from a disco movie. A simple black tuxedo with a red boutineer is classic and elegant.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/Flower-Hearts-Casual-Invitations\/-159929\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Flower Hearts Casual Invitations\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/010002017-prn-small.jpg\" alt=\"Flower Hearts Casual Invitations\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>There is nothing more romantic than Italian opera music. If you can&#8217;t afford to hire an opera singer, you can play romantic love songs throughout the night, or hire a band whose specialty is romantic ballads.<\/p>\n<p>A white and red wedding cake will accentuate the Valentine&#8217;s Day theme. If you serve a sit-down dinner, think of romantic foods and chocolate-covered strawberries are a must.<\/p>\n<p>Party favors may include heart-shaped boxes or some other momento of the occasion. Heart-shaped picture frames will also provide your guests a fond remembrance of your special day. They can put a picture of you and your spouse or a picture of themselves in the frame.<\/p>\n<p>PaperDirect is your online source for <a class=\"wp-oembed\" title=\"Wedding Invitations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/Wedding\/Invitations\" target=\"_blank\">DIY wedding invitations<\/a> and accessories. Here are some <a class=\"wp-oembed\" title=\"Blog post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/5-stylish-diy-wedding-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\">DIY wedding program ideas<\/a> that may spark a creative idea for your DIY Valentine&#8217;s Day wedding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are planning a romantic Valentine&#8217;s Day wedding and want to save money, a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) wedding may be<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":7207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-invitations"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6989"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6989"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14888,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6989\/revisions\/14888"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}