Historically velvet has strong associations with royalty and luxury. Today velvet has been embraced by the masses, yet still retains an irreplaceable sense of tactile luxury. This season in particular stores, both high-street and high-end, are brimming with velvet fashion and homewares. Not just for the home or decadent winter dressing velvet can also be a sumptuous addition to weddings, in particular autumn/winter weddings. Today we show you how to incorporate lush velvet into your wedding day, creating a rich and regal vibe with very little effort. Let's indulge...
Lush Velvet Bridal & Bridesmaid Style
Introduce velvet into your bridal party look with velvet cover ups, velvet accessories (bows, sashes, belts), velvet bridesmaid dresses or even simply velvet robes for getting ready in. Velvet flowergirl outfits can also add a luxurious vibe to proceedings - plus it'll keep the little ones toasty. Ghost, The Reformation and Anthropologie/Free People all often stock beautiful velvet fashion.
Pat Furey via Green Wedding Shoes | The Reformation | BHLDN | Eclection Photography via Love My Dress | Twigs and Honey | OneWed
Velvet for the Groom
Perhaps the easiest way to add velvet to your wedding day is through the groom. Velvet blazers are widely available in dark hues of burgundy, deep navy and forest green and are ideal for festive weddings. Too much? Why not opt for a subtle velvet bow tie, tie or velvet boutonniere instead.
5ive15ifteen via The Knot | James and Lianne via Love My Dress | Muravnik via Magnolia Rouge | This Modern Love via One Fab Day | Brumley & Wells Photography via MOD Wedding | Leighanne Herr via Magnolia Rouge
Royal Velvet Wedding Decorations
Avoid going OTT with simple, subtle velvet reception and ceremony decorations in a muted palette. Simple yet effective velvet decoration ideas include: velvet table cloths, velvet chairs, velvet drapes as a ceremony backdrop, velvet photobooth backdrops, velvet cake table decorations and velvet ribbon tied on bouquets.
Laura Goldenberger via Green Wedding Shoes | Kate Elizabeth Photography via 100LayerCake | Decokit | Apryl Ann | Anastasia Bruykhanova via Burnetts Boards | Emily Ann Hughes via Southern Weddings
Velvet Adorned Wedding Stationery
Keep things cohesive with velvet envelope liners, velvet ribbons on menus and lastly a velvet embossed wedding guest book. Again ensure you stick to a colour that compliments the rest of your velvet wedding decorations and style.
Sally Pinera via Style Me Pretty | Oh So Beautiful Paper | Marcie Meredith Photography via Style Me Pretty | Style Me Pretty Guestbook DIY | Jose Villa via Martha Stewart Weddings | Southall Eden
Love these velvet wedding ideas? Pull the entire look together with our Velvet Inspired Wedding Colour Palette.
