10 Boston Wedding Ideas and Themes
Wedding season is never truly over. The planning process happens all year round, which is why we have compiled these 10 wonderful Boston wedding themes and dozens of ideas to help bring each of them to life.Whether you’re planning a fall wedding, winter wedding, spring wedding or summer wedding in Boston, find inspiration right here!
Vintage Boston Wedding Theme Ideas
Vintage has been—and continues to be—one of the top wedding trends this year, and we anticipate it being quite popular in the years to come. While each vintage wedding ends up being quite different and unique, here are some suggestions to rock this theme.
Vintage wedding elements:
- Mason jars
- Wildflowers
- Trundles, suitcases, old desks and end tables
- Tea cup candles
- Lace
- Wooden décor
- Burlap and white
- Instagram-filtered photo wall
- Polaroid pictures
- Live band
- Old books
- Candle chandeliers
Vintage wedding menu ideas:
- Chicken breast
- Sautéed spinach
- Cooked carrots
Vineyard-themed Boston Wedding Ideas
Take your wedding “to the vineyard” with a wine-inspired wedding and reception. In an event adorned with deep reds and crisp whites, all you wine enthusiasts will love sharing your interests with your guests, and your guests will enjoy experiencing your passion for great wine!
Vineyard wedding elements:
- Wine label invitations
- Personalized wine bottles
- Wine tasting
- Olive bar
- Bags of grapes
- Enclosed veranda
- Cheese boards
- Recycled wine bottle candles
- Hanging artwork
- Dramatic branch centerpieces
- White flowers
- String quartet
- Cork decor
Vineyard wedding menu ideas:
- Marinated filet—paired with a great red wine
- Rosemary pan-broiled chicken breast—paired with a great white wine
Seaside Boston Wedding Theme
This seaside theme is best for spring or summer nuptials. Bring the fresh breeze and blue waters to your reception when you plan a seaside wedding reception.
Seaside wedding elements:
- Coral and sea green color palate
- Oysters on the half shell
- Seashells and faux starfish
- Sand-filled glass candle holders
- Island music
- Tropical drinks—daiquiris, margaritas, pina coladas
- Outdoor patio or veranda
- Salty snacks
Seaside wedding menu ideas:
- Prosciutto-wrapped scallops
- Lobster bisque
- Fresh crab salad
Lovebirds Boston Wedding Theme Ideas
Birdcages and birds are making their way back into wedding décor, offering numerous ways to dress up this theme—i.e. you can put a vintage, cutesy, animated or modern spin on this theme, and each method can be really beautiful and fun. This is a great spring wedding theme.
Lovebirds wedding elements:
- Birdcages and a birdcage to collect cards
- Bird food ornaments as wedding favors
- Peacock feathers
- Branches and nests as décor pieces
- Robin’s egg blue color palate
- Purple color palate
- Nest place cards
- Plenty of flowers and branches in centerpieces
- Mini birdcages with cookies as wedding favors
- Themed cocktails
- Two lovebirds at the top of your wedding cake
Lovebirds wedding menu ideas:
- Marinated steak
- Sautéed mushrooms
- Lentils
- Strawberry, arugula and sunflower seed salad
Sweethearts Boston Wedding Theme Ideas
Celebrate love with a mix of all things sweetheart. Perfect for Valentine’s Day weddings, or a wedding at any other time of the year.
Sweetheart wedding elements:
- Sweets table
- Candy jar centerpieces
- Hearts galore
- Sparkles and sequins
- Tons of flowers
- A pink or red color palate
- Heart-inspired and sparkly photo booth props
- Glittered centerpieces
- Mirrored tablescapes
Sweetheart wedding menu ideas:
- Pork chops with a date marinade and glaze
- Roasted asparagus
Boston Backyard Wedding Theme Ideas
Backyard weddings are a wonderful way to celebrate a marriage. As it is on your home turf, you can start the wedding venue preparation far in advance. There are few surprises and questions to ask since you presumably know the layout so well! Here’s how you can make a beautiful backyard wedding special.
Backyard wedding elements:
- Home photos in old picture frames hanging from trees
- Polaroid pictures hanging in the tent(s)
- Lanterns
- Strings of lights
- Natural décor—gardens and flowers
- Tented dance floor
- Personalized cocktails and specialty drinks
- Individual pies
- Live band
Backyard wedding menu ideas:
- Buffets
- Stationary appetizers and hors d’oeuvres
Literary-themed Boston Wedding Theme Ideas
This theme could take on a variety of executions. You could choose your favorite book and turn it into your wedding experience, or you can take the literary idea as a more general theme and go all out with literary characters, books, wonderlands and more.
Literary wedding elements:
- Olds books
- Bookshelves
- Library card place cards
- Library sorting card invitations
- Book cover art
- Themed cocktails, a book-inspired bar
- Famous literary couples as table numbers
- Old fashioned book directory
- Martinis and old fashioned cocktails
Literary wedding menu ideas:
- Pot roast
Travel-themed Boston Wedding Ideas
Travel-themed weddings are always in style. The way you dress up this theme, however, can (and will!) change based on what’s hot right now. Vintage travel is very popular and a great way to combine two great themes.
Travel wedding elements:
- Open luggage as a card collector
- Country names or states as table number identification
- Globes
- Map art
- Passports as invitations
- Luggage/globe/compass-decorated custom wedding cake
- Mini luggage wedding favors filled with candy
- Luggage tags as place cards
- Framed travel photos of the bride and groom
Travel wedding menu ideas:
- Choose your favorite regions and serve dishes popular in those cultures!
Lavender Boston Wedding Theme Ideas
Pick any color, really, and go to town. We love lavender because it goes with just about every season. Here’s how you can incorporate lavender into your wedding and, depending on the time of year, how you can enhance your color scheme with supporting colors and elements!
- Lavender flowers, of course
- Lavender bridesmaid dresses, or variations of lavender and purple depending on the time of year
- Lavender napkins and linens
- Lavender bows on chairs
- Lavender frosting on your wedding cake
- Lavender ribbons on the sweetheart or bridal party table
- Lavender ribbons in the chandeliers
- Lavender scented candles
- Lavender hair piece
- Lavender centerpieces
- Lavender picture frames of the bride and groom
- Lavender garnishes on the desserts and desserts table