Carnival Wedding Ideas

Invite wedding guests to your own personal wedding carnival.

Many brides want a festive, fun and unique wedding theme. A carnival theme is whimsical, and is perfect for a casual or outdoor wedding. It will allow you to incorporate colorful decorations into your wedding, tasteful decorations and finger foods. Careful details will help you create the right ambiance for your theme.

Invitations

An invitations sets guests' expectations for your wedding. Choose an invitation that looks like a carnival entrance ticket or an invitation that depicts a carnival ride. Invite your guests to join your special carnival and remember to indicate attire appropriate for the reception. Select language that invites guests to join in the fun.

Entertainment

Consider adding reception entertainment that complements a carnival theme. You can have men on stilts, strolling jugglers and a magician. Consider having an artist that can make cartoon sketches of guests or someone who will paint faces. Offer some simple carnival games; for example, throwing a ring around a bottle. Hire a band or disc jockey that will play carnival style music while people are eating or choose musicians that stroll around the reception.

Food

Carnival food is perfect for an outdoor or casual wedding. A hot dog cart, cotton candy stand, lemonade stand, popcorn maker and other casual finger foods are ideal for a carnival wedding. Try serving french fries in paper cones. Consider a table with assorted candies that guests can select or an ice cream sundae bar.

Decorations

Choose colorful tablecloths that recreate the bright, festive colors of a fair. Decorative pennants or ribbon can embellish buffet tables. Bright baskets of carnival style prizes can serve as centerpieces or name each table after a carnival ride and design a centerpiece that depicts the ride. Centerpieces with a carousel horse or clown are two ideas. Have a brightly lit sign with the bride and groom's names on a wall. Create a sign-in board that has pictures of carnival rides.

References

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