Planning Your Baseball Themed Wedding
So you've decided to go a bit
of the more non-traditional route and plan a baseball themed
wedding, we think that's a fantastic idea! A themed wedding allows
the bride and groom to personalize their wedding day experience in a
way that allows for inclusion of something meaningful to you both
that can be a welcomed departure from the norm. Guests attending
your baseball themed wedding will marvel at the small touches you
incorporate into your baseball theme including wedding ceremony or
reception locations, your wedding vows, or decorations that become
part of your day to pull the baseball theme together. These small
touches tend to put your guests at ease allowing them to quickly
feel more comfortable and participate in baseball fan experience you're looking to provide. Some might think that having a sports themed
wedding means that you sacrifice the formality of the occasion or
compromise on the sanctity of the ritual. We disagree. We believe
that if planned properly, a baseball themed wedding can be an
elegant affair that draws on the baseball theme throughout the day
without being too overbearing. It all depends on the vision of the
married couple and in which direction they decide to go.
If you re flipping through this website, you're no doubt looking for
some inspiration or some great baseball themed wedding ideas to help you get started. The first hurdle you'll
have to overcome is the look and feel of the printed media for your
wedding. We re talking about wedding invitations and wedding
programs, that's our forte. We have a creative staff of graphic
artists that can bring your vision to life. A baseball themed
wedding invitation that's designed to look like a ticket from your
local ballpark is a great start. Couple that with a wedding program
in the mold of a gameday program, and you're well on your way to
establishing the look and feel of your baseball theme. Our baseball
themed wedding program design incorporates the people in your wedding party
as
starters on your favorite professional baseball team. They're be listed at
the starting positions on a baseball field diagram and the program itself
draws on baseball themed graphics, text, and fonts to leave your
guests with the impression that they're in for a day at the
ballpark. We use your photos and ideas to craft a program and
invitation package that's personal and unique.
Beyond the Baseball themed wedding invitations and wedding programs, pulling
off an elegantly accented baseball theme means drawing several
facets of the game into your preparations for the day. Try some of
these ideas for inspiration in planning your baseball themed
wedding:
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Baseball Themed Ceremony Locations: Some pro ballparks offer a wedding ceremony
option; a local baseball diamond in town can be another possibility for the
ceremony.
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Unique Guestbook Ideas: Guests can sign a customized baseball jersey,
regulation-sized home plate, a
personalized Rawlings bat, or a combination of
the three that you can frame as keepsakes from your wedding day.
Serve ballpark themed foods as appetizers such as mini ballpark franks, soft
pretzels with mustard, Coke in classic glass bottles, or roasted peanuts.
Wedding Favors: Baseballs hand signed by the bride and groom (MiniSportsBall.com),
mini plastic baseball helmets or catcher's mitts with your wedding date and logo (Wadayaneed.com), mini boxes of Cracker Jacks (Nationwide
Candy), engraved baseball bat shaped pens, personalized mini baseball
bats, custom made pennants
For the Groomsmen: Baseball cufflinks, engraved pilsner glasses
Wedding photos can be taken at your local pro ballpark, be sure to incorporate
your team logo, roasted peanuts, and Cracker Jacks into the photos.
Have your guests along the aisle stand in line and create an archway of baseball
bats during the recessional for the wedding party to walk through as you exit the church. Makes
for a great photo!
Try a personalized, hand painted aisle runner, table runner or banner from
FirstCameLove.com.
Check out these
Baseball Roses, roses made from baseball
leather.
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