When you start planning your wedding, you might start thinking about a theme for your wedding.

So what exactly is a wedding theme? 

A wedding theme can be a concept, it can be a colour theme. A concept for example can be Vintage Spring Wedding, or Rustic Barn Wedding. A colour theme can be pastel blues, or Christmas greens and reds.

Many couples also combine concept and colour, such as a Vintage Spring wedding with pastel colours. If you find it hard to come up with a theme for your wedding and you would really like a strong theme, have a chat with your fiancé and write down the main things that the two of you enjoy. Mountain walks? Are you both book worms? Do you love classical music? Do you like antique furniture? Are you both interested in interior design? Are you rock climbers? Or both mad about playing tennis? 

Having photographed hundreds of weddings, I have seen many different themes. A theme does not mean you have to plan every aspect of your wedding around that theme, you can also have a few things dotted around as your wedding decor to give your guests an idea of who you are as a couple. 

I have photographed a historic re-enactment wedding, where the bride and groom including all the guests were all dressed up in medieval clothing. I have seen a book lovers wedding take place in a library and many aspects of the wedding had a book theme. Even floral decorations were made from the pages of old books. The world really is your oyster and you can do whatever takes your fancy. If you don’t want a theme, and you are happy with your venue, allow them to decorate your room with your favourite colours - or leave it totally up to them how to decorate. 

A wedding theme can start with the save-the-date cards that are sent out way before the invitations are handed out. The theme can be used on the paper invitations, the wedding decorations, the flowers, your wedding dress, the colours you choose for flowers, napkins, your wedding cake and so on. 

Head over to Pinterest and start searching for things you like in combination with the search term Wedding. Such as Vintage Wedding. Or Library Wedding. You will be surprised what you will find. Pinterest is the best resource online to build up idea boards. And if the images you see are not filling you with inspiration, start using the coloured buttons above the search results to filter the images that are displayed. For example, once you entered Library Wedding, you might see buttons such as Vintage, or Modern, and the results will be entirely different. Go wild, or go subtle. Be yourself and only choose what you really love for your wedding.