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Winter wedding color palette will transform your big day into a whimsical wonderland
A winter wedding is sure to create a magical setting for the day you share your vows and say “I do” to the love of your life.
You may think the only way you can achieve a winter wonderland wedding is if you get married at the top of a mountain at a ski resort, with snow surely in abundance — but that is not the case.
With plenty of creativity, and a little help from faux snow, tree flocking and an array of twinkling lights, your venue can be transformed into a magical winter wonderland.
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Fox News Digital spoke with a celebrity wedding planner about how to achieve the winter look for your big day, including colors to consider, plus other special touches to add uniqueness to the day.
- The winter wedding color palette
- Let it snow
- Let the theme extend into food and drink
- Cute and cozy
A celebrity wedding planner spoke with Fox News Digital about how she’s incorporated a winter wedding theme into her events, including the wedding of “Selling Sunset’s” Christine Quinn. (John and Joseph Photography)
1. The winter wedding color palette
When thinking about winter wedding colors, there is a pretty broad palette to consider.
While traditional whites and creams are beautiful to include, don’t be afraid to add colors that may be considered a little less customary.
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“I think tried and true is going to be your whites, creams, using a metallic, whether it’s a silver or a pretty gold or even a rose gold,” Lisa Lafferty, a California-based celebrity and luxury wedding planner, told Fox News Digital in an interview.
“That’s always your tried-and-true staple for winter wonderland.”
“Go back to the greens, some reds,” Lafferty continued. “I don’t know if it’s a popular opinion, but I always love complementing any of these colors with black, because I feel it does give an elevated and a very sophisticated feel.”
A winter wedding color palette includes your cream and white tones, along with greens and reds, which can be complementary to the theme. (John and Joseph Photography)
2. Let it snow
Snow, of course, is a staple of a winter wedding.
Real snow doesn’t need to fall from the sky in order for a winter wonderland theme to be achieved.
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You can create a magical winter feeling with snow and other decorations to create the atmosphere you’re looking to achieve.
“Try to get snow when you can. [You can] create it yourself, like I do all the time … I also use low ground haze, so it kind of gives it that chilly look,” Lafferty said.
Real snow doesn’t need to fall from the sky in order for a winter wonderland theme to be achieved.
“I think snow is one of those things where it just illuminates … You can just flock trees. You can add any kind of holiday trees. I think those are kind of the most popular staples.”
Snow played a huge role in creating the winter ambiance in a wedding Lafferty did for “Selling Sunset’s” Christine Quinn back in 2019.
Elegant touches like an eye-catching ice sculpture and beautiful twinkling lights make great additions to a winter wonderland wedding. (John and Joseph Photography)
“The memorable moment from that wedding [was] definitely adding in the snow,” Lafferty said of the Los Angeles event.
“I think that was such a magical touch to bring faux snow into it when the bride walked down the aisle. It was just really magical. Everyone felt [like] they were in this beautiful rom-com setting.”
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Lafferty also suggested adding ice elements, such as an ice sculpture and twinkling lights to a winter wonderland setting.
3. Let the theme extend into food and drink
The winter theme shouldn’t stop with decorations. The theme can extend into other elements of the day, such as the food served and the drinks made.
“I think it’s great to play with fun ideas such as food and beverage,” Lafferty told Fox News Digital.
“Frosty kind of elements to your cocktails — maybe they’re bubbling, maybe they’re smoking, maybe they’re glittering,” Lafferty said.
“Then, also, bringing holiday foods and ideas too, like tray-passing ideas.”
Lisa Lafferty was the planner of Christine Quinn’s Gothic winter wonderland-themed wedding in 2019. (John and Joseph Photography)
4. Cute and cozy
Another route you could go for a winter wedding is a more cozy, rustic vibe.
To do this, elements like having blankets in baskets stationed around the venue for guests, and maybe even a hot chocolate bar, can help set a cozy tone.
Lumber logs and fireplaces can add to a “Ralph Lauren, plaid type of vibe,” Lafferty said.
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BIGFORK, Mont. — Boaters on the Flathead River near Bigfork will face a temporary closure this week as crews continue work on the new Sportsman’s Bridge.
The Montana Department of Transportation and Sletten Construction will continue constructing the new bridge on Montana Highway 82 northwest of Bigfork by placing steel beams over the east side of the Flathead River. The beams will support the deck of the new bridge.
To safely complete the work, the river beneath the bridge will be temporarily closed from 7 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, to 6 p.m. Thursday, July 9.
No boat traffic will be allowed to travel under the bridge during that time.
The following was sent out by Montana Department of Transportation:
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and Sletten Construction will continue constructing the new Sportsman’s Bridge on Montana Highway 82 (MT 82) northwest of Bigfork by placing steel beams over the east side of the Flathead River. These beams will support the deck of the new bridge.
To safely complete this work, the river beneath the bridge will be temporarily closed from 7 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8, to 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 9.
No boat traffic will be allowed to travel under the bridge during this time.
This closure area includes approximately 20 feet upstream and 300 feet downstream of the bridge and applies to all motorized and non-motorized watercraft, including kayaks, canoes, rafts, and paddleboards.
The Sportsman’s Bridge Fishing Access Site will remain open during this time for boaters traveling southbound (downstream) on the river toward Flathead Lake.
No traffic impacts are anticipated for motorists traveling on MT 82 during this work.
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A ‘place where rigorous social research and critical, decolonial scholarship’ will occur
At the beginning of this month, the University of Nevada Reno merged its sociology department and Department of Gender, Race, and Identity to form the Department of Sociology and Cultural Analysis — dedicated to studying “social life” via “intersectional, decolonial and humanistic” methods.
According Nevada Today, the consolidation “reflects a long-recognized affinity between the two departments. Sociology and GRI share deep commitments to understanding social inequalities, the forces that produce and reproduce them, and the possibilities for transformation.”
The new department will be led by Professors Lydia Huerta (research interests include “critical communication pedagogy” and “feminist, gender and sexuality studies”) and Jared Bok (“globalization and transnationalism,” “religion, culture, organizations”) whom outgoing Dept. of Sociology Chair Marta Elliot (“prejudice, discrimination, stigma and well-being,” “sociology of mental health and illness”) said will “exceptionally well-position” the merger for the future.
The now-former Departments of Sociology and Gender, Race, and Identity taught students “to ask rigorous questions about race, gender, class, migration, health, labor, culture and power,” and the merger won’t change that, according to the report.
Huerta said the new department “will be a place where rigorous social research and critical, decolonial scholarship inform one another and where students graduate equipped to understand and change the world they inherit.”
The Department of Sociology and Cultural Analysis will offer “robust” selection of majors and minors including gender, race and identity, comparative ethnic studies, Indigenous studies, gender and queer studies, and social justice and conflict studies.
College of Liberal Arts Dean Casilde Isabelli said these programs “preserve [both former departments’] unique intellectual traditions while creating new opportunities for collaboration, innovation and student success.”
According to her faculty page, Huerta has written the journal articles “The Exigency of the Anti-Gender Agenda in Latin America: A Transnational Perspective” and “The Impacts of Anti-Genderism on Education in Brazil: Fear and Danger among Professors of Gender” among other publications.
Bok’s offerings include “Religious Exit Costs” and “The Arts in Sacred Spaces: How Religious Conservatism and Cultural Omnivorousness Influence Attitudes about Congregational Involvement in the Arts.”
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The festival was filled with unique booths, shops, shows and contests for paranormal enthusiasts. Roswell Mainstreet says they believe more than 12,000 people were in attendance, although those are preliminary numbers.
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