The perfect fairy-tale wedding
Are you looking to create your perfect fairy-tale wedding? We’ve put together the 6 must-haves to create your perfect wedding -
It’s officially time to put the winter coat away and turn off the heating because summer is here! In London, this suggests many things: longer days, outdoor dining, copious amounts of G&T’s, and for many love-struck couples, the beginning of wedding season! Our journey to becoming the luxury event styling brand that we are today has been an exciting and transformative one. Driven to continuously expand our offerings, we are thrilled to have recently launched our very own wedding package, The Pink’s Wedding Experience. We understand how stressful planning a wedding can be and, after speaking with several brides and following the latest wedding trends, we have compiled our list of 6 must-haves for the perfect fairy-tale wedding.
1. FOOD
According to wedding trends, the food served at your wedding is undoubtedly the most important element of the event. What’s more, the style in which you serve your food plays a huge role in the overall atmosphere of the day. While traditional weddings commonly call for the plated, three-course menu format, the modern wedding era has ushered in a far more relaxed and casual style of food service: the Family-Style Dinner. Serving food among sharing platters is preferred by many brides today as this layout represents the coming-together of family and friends in a homely, intimate manner. As opposed to the staggered, formal structure of a plated-service, sharing platters encourage the flow of conversation between guests as well as offer a variety of choice, making it easier to accommodate dietary restrictions.
In favour of this modern trend, The Pink Elephant’s wedding package offers three family-style food services throughout your big day. Sourced from our talented community of small businesses, our wedding package offers a selection of delicious canapés to be enjoyed during guest arrivals, appetising grazing platters which will serve as the main course and table centrepiece, and a mouth-watering display of dessert sharing platters. Bringing together a diverse range of cuisines, colours and culture, our carefully curated menu will tantalise taste buds and leave guests feeling satisfied and full.
2. TABLE LAYOUT & STYLING
Choosing the perfect table-layout can be challenging, however a good set-up encourages a continuous flow of interaction and celebration. The Pink’s Wedding Experience offers the hiring of 10-seater rectangular tables and chairs. With a modern edge over traditional circular tables, our tables are visually impactful and great for photographers. Capturing snapshots of your big day, from the ceremony and venue to your friends and family busting it out on the dancefloor, tells the beautiful story of your wedding and gifts you with life-long treasured memories. Document your wedding day with one of our professional photographers and ensure that, in 20 years from now, you can relive every moment of it.
Our spacious tables also create the ability to include more versatile table décor – another detail we have ironed out. With a passion and eye for tablescaping, our team will expertly style your wedding tables – look out for our exquisite white on white African Bloom tablecloths. From crockery and cutlery to personalised stationery and wedding favours, our team will transform regular tables into social spaces of elegance and luxury. Completing the look and serving as the centrepiece for all our tables will be our famous grazing platters. Marrying food with art, these colourful, eye-catching displays of food are bound to steal the show.
3. WINE & DRINKS
A quick and easy way to boost the happy spirits and encourage a positive flow of festivities is through an excellent selection of wines and drinks. On arrival, our team will be serving our canapés along with fun, vibrant and delicious cocktails to set the tone for your big day. Our package also includes a selection of complimentary sustainable still and sparkling wines, as well as non-alcoholic cocktails. Whether you desire a glass of South African Cap Classique bubbles to kick off the celebrations, an elegant Rosé from the Côtes de Provence region, crisp white wines or full-bodied reds – our wine menu offers all the above and promises to complement the joyful occasion!
Additionally, it is important to have a selection of wine and food that will pair nicely together as this will naturally enhance the overall dining experience. Luckily for you, The Pink Elephant’s wine menu has been curated precisely with this in mind. View our blog on sustainable wines where we go into detail about our specific food and wine pairings, as well as Our Wine Journey to read more about our collaboration with Bancroft Wines.
4. MUSIC
Music plays a vital role on your wedding day as it sets the overall mood, keeps your guests entertained and reflects the tastes of you and your spouse. In fact, most people remember and cherish the songs played during their wedding because they conjure up the feelings you felt on one of your happiest days. Create a memorable musical repertoire through The Pink Elephant’s enviable selection of musical packages to accompany your wedding day ceremony and/or reception.
Aligned with our ethos of supporting small businesses, our package supports small, independent musicians who will take you on a musical journey and will accommodate the bride and groom’s personal preferences. Whether you desire a pianist-singer performing at your ceremony, a jazz quartet during the canapé reception or a solo singer and guitarist during the wedding reception: the options are plentiful and our team is here to assist you in making the right choice.
5. FLOWERS
The “language” of flowers dates to Victorian times, when florals were used to express emotion once words and actions failed. During this period, flower arrangements were used to send coded messages: roses to declare love, gardenias to express joy, lavender to show loyalty. The language of flowers is beautiful and can play a big part in the storytelling of your wedding day.
Together with our fabulous small business florists, or a florist of your choice, The Pink Elephant is happy to help you design and arrange your very own bespoke luxury floral arrangements. From tables and wedding aisles to flower girls and bridal bouquets, your floral arrangements will breathe life and fragrance into every open space, ensuring that your special day blossoms into the wedding of your dreams.
6. CAKE
Ending on a sweet note, and completing our list of 6 must-haves, is the wedding cake. Associated with many different traditions and customs, the wedding cake has been around for centuries and plays a symbolically important role. During the Middle Ages a couple would kiss over the three-tiered wedding cake and if they could do it without damaging the cake, they would have a long and happy marriage. Today we celebrate the ceremonial cutting of the cake.
With the groom’s hand placed over the bride’s, symbolising his support for her and the promise to take care of her and their future, the newly-married couple cut the cake together, declaring their love and union. Through close collaboration with our talented small business Made By Adele, The Pink Elephant are keen to continue this tradition by helping you create your elegant and, most importantly, delicious cake - more information can be found on our wedding cake page. Our wedding package also includes a consultation to discuss the different wedding cake options as well as a complimentary tasting box which will be delivered following the consultation meeting.
A wedding must-have that hasn’t been included in our list of 6 but is undeniably the most important of them all, is that you must have fun on your wedding day. The Pink’s Wedding Experience has been designed to ensure just this. Let your hair down and celebrate full-heartedly with your loved-ones, safe with the knowledge that our team will see to all the details, big and small. From grazing platters and table styling to music, photography and so much more - our enchanting, all-inclusive wedding package is geared towards creating your perfect fairy-tale wedding. Say ‘I do’ and begin your happily ever after with The Pink Elephant.
Written by: Gemma Parsons