How to Have an Avonlea Themed Wedding
Avonlea is a beloved town to many young girls and women. It's the fictitious setting of many of Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic works about Anne Shirley. It's also the setting of the television show of the same name that was a smash hit when it premiered on CBC and the Disney Channel in 1990. It means memories, family and old-fashioned love and beauty to most. You can have an Avonlea themed wedding to suit any budget and needs.
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Watch the version of "Anne of Green Gables" that stars Megan Follows. Bring along your future husband and show the film to him. You can also watch episodes of "Avonlea." Watching it will inspire you with ideas for your wedding and it will help to re-capture the magic in your heart that makes you want to re-visit this gorgeous place of fiction in your wedding.
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Choose a classic wedding gown. You can even have the wedding gown that Anne wore to married Gilbert. Sullivan Boutique sells the official pattern for the dress Anne wore in the film on its website listed in the Resources section. You could also look in vintage shops. Having the perfect wedding gown will inspire you when planning your entire wedding.
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Pick the colors for your wedding. You can choose natural shades to capture the natural beauty of Avonlea, or pick old-fashioned colors that one may have seen at a wedding on the island.
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Choose the dresses for your wedding party. They should match your wedding gown in the old-fashioned look and feel. If you are making your own wedding dress, you may also decide to make those for your bridal party. The bride should shine, but her bridal party should reflect her choices in style and beauty.
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Reserve a place to get married. You could travel as far away as Prince Edward Island, but you don't have to do so in order to have an Avonlea wedding. Remember that Avonlea is a place in fiction and you can bring that place to a wedding anywhere in the world. You may choose a church, a home or a special place that means something to you and your future husband. Follow your heart.
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Find the music for your wedding. You can buy the soundtrack to the television series "Avonlea," and you can also find the music to the miniseries "Anne of Avonlea" or "Anne of Green Gables." You can include a mix of both of them in your Avonlea wedding.
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Set the tone of Avonlea in your wedding decor. Choose lace and flowers. Create a "white way delight" with white flowers that adorn the hallway. Pick old fashioned patterns, dishes and place settings when setting up for your reception as well. The theme should be apparent in both wedding and reception. The two should compliment each other.
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Pick invitations that have an old-fashioned, elegant script setting. You can choose a scenic background to your invitations. If you feel that may be misleading when your wedding is not physically taking place in Avonlea, you could simply choose a vintage style of the wedding invitation. Seal each invitation with a classical seal. Although this seems to be the first choice that you should make, you should first design your wedding. You want your invitations to match the mood of your wedding as they will be the first impression of your wedding that everybody sees.
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Make a party favor bag for everybody that includes an Avonlea souvenir. You could choose to give them a small gift and a DVD. If the budget is on the smaller side, simply give everybody a small pendant as a reminder.
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Use your imagination in bringing any other parts of Avonlea into your wedding. You may choose a favorite quote from the books and you can even have a special moment re-lived. Do what makes the day even more special in your eyes and heart.
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Tips & Warnings
Include some of the dialog about love from Lucy Maud Montgomery's work in your vows. She writes about love beautifully.
Don't worry if your wedding is a mix of modern and traditional. Having part of Avonlea in your wedding is just as wonderful as going the whole way with it. Be true to what you want.
