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Lucky Wedding Day!

Clare Spencer
Mar 12, 2019
3 min read

No one really thinks of St. Patrick’s Day as a very romantic holiday, probably not your first thought when picking a wedding date or planning a wedding in general. Stereotypically, this day is celebrated with massive amounts of beer and corned beef, admittedly that’s not the most elegant menu. However, it doesn’t mean you absolutely cannot have a wedding inspired by this day of luck.

Photo from: https://www.prattabbott.com/blog/st.-patricks-day-wedding-inspiration

1. Green is for Luck

Do NOT incorporate green within the gown: no emerald sash, or Kelly-green floral embroidery, or a hunter green underlayer that peaks through at the hemline, AND absolutely do NOT wear an Irish green gown. 😉 All of these ideas are cliché and tacky, and not cute. Obviously, you are well aware St. Patrick’s Day equals green, so how do you use green in your attire without it being in-your-face-St.-Patty’s? Keep it simple. You wear a classic wedding gown and then add pops of mint green or sage green elsewhere. For example, your nails, mixed into your bouquet, or understated in your hairpiece or shoes. But keep the shades of green soft and feminine, so as not to be too harsh or over kill with the true greens. Keeping with the theme you will find below some wedding gowns designed by Irish designers.

Photo: Edel Tuite Bridal Design - Hollywood Elegance Collection

Photo: Helen Cody - City Story Bridal Collection

Designer: Jen Doherty

Photo: Kathy de Stafford - Esme gown with flower overskirt

Photo: Louise Kennedy - Gigi gown

Photo: Patrick Casey - Laguna gown from Harman Collection

Photo: Patrick Casey - Carrie gown from Rosecliff Collection

Photo: Patrick Casey - Tara gown from Belleview Collection

Photo: Que-va - The Good Wives

Photo: Super Star Cape by Sarah Foy

Photo: Sharon Hoey - Carmella gown

Photo: Theia Couture - Sandy gown

Photo: Theia Couture - Emma gown

Green isn’t a color scheme, but it’s the obvious choice. As mentioned above, stick to pastel shades of green such as mint, sage and eucalyptus. Then add in dashes of gold and rose gold and a few nods to the contrasting darker shades of green like hunter or evergreen.

Photo: Junebug Weddings

Photo: B2 by Jasmine - B193005 - Rosegold/Sage

Another route you could take is the rainbow theme, either pastel or jewel tones of ROYGBIV, just don’t go too bright or neon.

Photo: MyWedding

Photo: Torta Deliziosa

Whichever color scheme you choose, ivory should also be playing a major part.

2. And a Four-Leaf Clover

You could carry a bouquet of clover, but that would be a very one noted bouquet and probably pretty small. But you could carry a bouquet of white roses and lilies with moss green carnations, baby’s breath and a sprinkling of clover for added charm.

Photo: Budget-Bride.com

Photo: Style Me Pretty

Photo: Pratt Abbott

For your centerpieces keep it mostly vines of greenery, with sporadic white floral elements, foliage blossoms, Bells of Ireland, moss and pops of glistening gold.

Photo: Bellenza

Photo: Weddingcandles.ie

Photo: Wedding Quotes Links

3. Guinness

You have to serve some sweet treats to counter all that beer. On gold glittery cake stands you can have green cupcakes with white frosting and white cupcakes with green frosting topped with a chocolate gold coin and shamrock sprinkles. For the main cake, any flavored cake covered in ivory fondant or frosting with a cascading vine of greenery or scroll work in gold.