A Wedding for Every Season

One thing a Michigan bride has to deal with is the seasons, every season brings different weather and different obstacles along with it. However there are different possibilities with having a seasonal wedding, it can even be a theme and each season provides brides with different options as wedding favors.


Fall
My fiance' is from Virginia, most of his family has never been to Michigan. Since we are planning on having our wedding on Mackinac Island in the fall of 2015 we tried to think of cute favors that also represent Michigan. We thought of what Michigan looks like in the fall, with all the red, orange and yellow leaves. However one thing I love about Mackinaw and Mackinac Island is the fudge, so the last time we were up there I bought a book on how to make it myself. I also bought Michigan shaped cookie cutters in case I want to do the shape of Michigan in the fudge or make cookies.

By Jill Reber

By Jill Reber

Another idea someone had suggested was a Halloween themed wedding for the fall, something more dark and gothic. Which works for some couples, there are lots of Halloween decocrations that go on sale after the holiday so buying in advance can save some money. Cookies can be made to look like ghosts, goblins or witches.

Winter
Winter is one of the most stressful time to have a wedding in Michigan, with the unpredictable snow fall causing numerous unforeseen  events, it also can be one of the most beautiful weddings to attend. For brides doing a winter wonderland wedding there are many options as to colors and themes. Such as a Christmas wedding with everything green and red or a snowflake wedding with whites and blues. Buying Christmas ornaments from Bronner's in Frankenmuth could be a great way to include Michigan in your wedding, especially if your wedding happens to be in Frankenmuth during the holiday season. The cutest idea I have run across for winter weddings is giving hot chocolate or coffee mix as wedding favors. Which I made a few examples, for the complete how to, go here.

By Jill Reber

Spring
There are lots of options for spring weddings, since everything is blooming in Michigan I picked a chocolate candy as a how to, it is included here. The candy I made was shaped like a rose but could be made in any shape, like a tulip for a wedding at the Tulip festival;in Holland, the candies can be made into chocolate suckers as well. Another idea is to give jars of Michigan made honey to celebrate the season, or have a table at the reception that has little jars of different honey letting the guest choose their own kind.

By Jill Reber

By Jill Reber

Summer
One issue that we all run across in the summer is construction, which can detour guests way out of the way. Keep that in mind and make sure to give good directions from different locations just in case. One possible theme for the summer is a beach wedding, there are lots of locations to have a beach wedding in Michigan. Jars of sand can be given as a cute reminder or little jars of jam made from Michigan cherries from the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City.

By Jill Reber