Colours play an important part in your overall wedding theme. Red & white weddings aren’t your typical choice when choosing your colour scheme (and are mostly only chosen if you are getting married near Christmas or on Valentine’s Day), but this combination can look absolutely stunning on any day of the year that you choose to get married!

You could focus the theme decorations on balloons instead of flowers, if you are looking for something a little different and not so formal.

One thing to watch out for when using the red and white colour theme, is to be sure you use the same shade of a particular red. Red comes in a large variety of shades, so choose a specific red that you like best, then carry a swatch of that colour with you so you can match it up with all your items, otherwise the ‘reds’ will clash with one another.

Below, are a few examples of flowers that you will find in red:

• Alstroemeria Lily
• Begonias
• Carnations
• Crest Red Cosmos
• Dahlias
• Geraniums
• Gerbera Daisies
• Hibiscus
• Petunias
• Red Roses
• Tulips

The rose has been a symbol of love and devotion throughout history, and there are so many ways to incorporate them into your wedding. Red roses are associated with passion and can help to create a more formal theme.
For your table decor you could use glass bowls or wine glasses filled with scented pillar candles ringed with rosebuds, or rose-shaped floating candles in glass bowls with layers of white or clear glass stones covering the bottoms. You could also use apples, cherries or ladybugs to help bring in your red and white theme.

Red coloured punch or margaritas could be served as pre-reception drinks, or use your red and white wedding cake as your pre-reception snacks while the bridal party are having their photos taken to help carry through the red and white theme.