Non-Cheesy Ways to Incorporate Thanksgiving Into Your Wedding

Here are 10 subtle ways you can lean into Thanksgiving themes on your wedding day.

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10 Seamless Ways to Add Thanksgiving Flair to Your Wedding

Having your wedding near a holiday is special and the perfect excuse to incorporate traditions, themes, and flavors into your celebration. If you are planning your wedding around Thanksgiving, there are so many unique and fun ways to incorporate what you love most about the holiday into your plans, from the food you offer to the way you decorate your venue.

If you’re looking for non-cheesy ways to incorporate Thanksgiving into your wedding, here are 10 suggestions to do that in a tasteful way.

Revamp Your Guestbook

Rather than offering a traditional guestbook, ask guests to share one thing they are grateful for and have them write that down and put it in a glass jar. That way, after the wedding, you can read over what they wrote throughout the year as a way of reliving your wedding day. You can read what each guest said they were thankful for at that time.

Go with Pie for Dessert

You can never go wrong with pie as a dessert option at your wedding. Consider offering a "pie bar" with different flavors and let guests pick up a piece of their favorite. You can still cut a small wedding cake and offer this as a special extra treat.

Incorporate Key Side Dishes

If Thanksgiving side dishes are something you look forward to all year, why not ask your caterer to add some of those onto your wedding dinner menu? Your guests will enjoy a meal at your celebration that reminds them of the approaching holiday.

Sprinkle in Family Traditions

Did your family have any special traditions around Thanksgiving? Consider adding those into your wedding day. Perhaps it’s offering a special pie flavor your mom made as your wedding dessert or asking the DJ to include a song that used to play in your house during this time of year.

Make a Mention in Your Vows

If you’re getting married around Thanksgiving, add a few words about what that holiday means to you in your vows. It will make it feel special and give a timely spin to the words you say to your partner on your wedding day.

Go with a Thanksgiving Color Scheme

When you think of Thanksgiving, what colors filled your house as a kid during the holiday? Think of your dining room table or the decor in your living room. Incorporate those colors into your wedding linens, centerpieces, florals, and even bridesmaid dresses.

Create a Signature Cocktail

If you and your partner are thinking of creating a signature cocktail for your wedding day, tap into the flavors of the Thanksgiving holiday. Consider adding in pumpkin, apple cider, spiced rum, or mulled wine as part of your celebration beverage.

Give Thank-You Notes

The Thanksgiving holiday is all about the gratitude you show to others. Instead of waiting to mail thank-you cards to guests, handwrite them before the wedding and give them out on your big day as a way of tapping into the holiday spirit.

Decorate with Festive Wreaths

‘Tis the season of festive wreaths, and if you love fall florals, charms, and colors, consider creating fall wreaths. Use them with your centerpieces, on doors in your venue, or even add them to the backdrop of your ceremony location.

Add Fall Foliage to Your Bouquet

When you’re choosing flowers for your grand bouquet, tap into the beauty of the Thanksgiving holiday. Add in some fall foliage with heleniums, asters, celosia, and chrysanthemums, popular flowers that bloom in the fall and are often seen on the table during the Thanksgiving holiday.

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