Hygge is a Scandinavian word for a mood of coziness and comfort, enjoying calmness and celebrating the feeling of warmth, love, and intimacy. Hygge has become super popular as a source of home decor inspiration and as a lifestyle, too, and this trend is now entering the wedding world, and considering its definition – what can be better for an intimate wedding? Wanna know how to pull off such a wedding? Read these tips and take a look at some ideas.
Pick A Hygge Season
While spring and summer have their own ways of being hygge, autumn and winter are the perfect seasons for creating a warming and cozy feel to your wedding. Low temperatures, snow storms or pouring rain only increase that hygge feeling!
Choose A Proper Venue
Think rural barns or country houses with fireplaces and hyggekrogs (that’s a nook or snug). Fireplaces and fire bowls are a total must, you may even choose a fireplace for your wedding ceremony backdrop, this is a very cozy idea and the fireplace may be decorated in many very beautiful ways.
a cozy fireplace with lush greenery and white blooms, petals on the floor and pillar candles all around a fireplace styled with lush greenery and firewood, lush greenery and white bloom arrangements on stumps a fireplace with lush greenery and white blooms plus pillar candles put inside the fireplace decorate your fireplace with candles and greenery if it’s a non-working hearth fireplaces are a must for a hygge wedding venue, you may even rock one as your wedding backdrop romantic fireplace styling with greenery and candles in sheer candle holders is a gorgeous idea
Get Right Decor And Atmospheric Lighting
Wooden decorations and natural décor overall are a perfect way to bring the outside in and celebrate your surroundings. There’s something incredibly comforting about vintage and shabby chic, so it makes perfect sense to include a vintage touch in your hygge wedding decor. Whether it’s in your outfit or your decorations, it’ll be a great addition.
Lights are an important part of venue decor and you should pay much attention to them – don’t make the light too bright to preserve that cozy feeling. The flickering flames of candles create a wonderfully relaxing and cozy environment and look great scattered around your venue or in table centerpieces. Fairy lights, lamps and lanterns will work well too.
a white knit table runner, a textural greenery table runner, simple cutlery and porcelain bulbs and textural ferns and greenery hanging over the table will help you create an ambience cozy pastel tablescape with quartz, pink candles and mauve napkins is very natural and hygge elegant tall candles are what you need to make your wedding decor more hygge hygge is about the right amount of everything, so don’t be excessive with lights, too, use some lights and candles incorporate natural touches into your wedding decor to make it feel as natural as possible lush and simple greenery and herbs and simple linens paired with an uncovered table feel very hygge textural greenery and pillar candles plus some dark blooms to decorate the steps
Keep Your Outfits Casual
Keep your attire simple and casual, no formal wear for your big day! Forget too many accessories, too many embellishments, don’t choose a morning suit for the groom, keep it all cozy and you’ll feel much cozier on your big day. That goes for your guests, too.
a casual and comfy winter groom’s look with a black velvet blazer, burgundy pants, a white button down and a bright scarf a neutral A-line skirt and a creamy thin sweater is a chic minimalist separate that will give you comfort a nude long sleeve top with a high neckline and a white silk pleated maxi skirt for a chic look a relaxed layered groom’s look with pants, a blazer, a navy waistcoat and a white shirt burgundy velvet pants and a matching turtleneck, a brown plaid blazer and a boutonniere for a casual winter groom’s look casual outfits – an emerald strapless wedding dress plus a faux fur stole and black pants with a creamy shirt and sweater over it cover up with a cozy and warm neutral shawl with fringe to feel comfortable outside wearing a sweater over your wedding gown will make your look very hygge and comfortable in a cold season
Serve Hygge Food And Drinks
Comfort food is a definite yes for a hygge wedding and dishes like casseroles, beef wellington or a traditional roast dinner will go down a treat and what about a mouth-watering sticky toffee pudding or classic apple pie instead of a traditional cake? As for drinks, think mulled wine, hot chocolate and cocoa – these will be a perfect idea for maximal coziness, especially in the fall and winter.
a fun hygge wedding cake with knit and bark tiers plus pompoms a milk and cookie station is a great idea for a hygge wedding in any season mulled wine is a perfect cocktail idea to keep your guests warm and comfortable mushroom cheese ravioli with thyme, rosemary, garlic and parsley are a cool vegetarian option serve delicious cream brulee, a warming up and cozying up dessert for any season serve hot chocolate and cinnamon buns at your wedding dessert bar to make everyone feel cozy tomato soup is a very comforting and tasty food option for a hygge wedding, serve it with toasts