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It’s Easy Being Green with this week’s St. Patty’s Day Wedding Inspiration

Last week we had a reader write in (with perfect holiday timing, btw) who wanted to know how to incorporate some St. Patrick’s day ideas into her big day without it being too much about the holiday. Sometimes, whether you plan it of not, a wedding can fall on a holiday or a holiday weekend. It happens, but how can you honor that holiday without stringing up green crepe paper and hanging up leprechauns? Easy, peasy. Keeping it subtle is key.

I’ve got just a few ideas going on with this board. For St. Pat’s, I love the combo of gold and varied shades of green. Maybe you could give a nod to St. Pat’s by decorating the dessert table for the holiday. Have your guests take home green candy, shamrock shaped cookies, and any other green goodies you can think of. Put some florals with a bright green stem into a pot of gold.

One thing that’s fun on this holiday is green beer. If you don’t want to go that route, why not treat your guests to a signature green cocktail during cocktail hour?

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Now for some fun little things you can do to give a nod to the holiday. I love shoes and I love nails. Can you blame me? I think a cute idea for your bridesmaids or groomsmen is to have them change into some green chuck taylors for the reception. They’ll be able to dance the night away in comfy shoes, and look cute! As far as nails go, green finger nails might be a bit extreme, especially on your wedding day, but green painted toes would look so adorable peeking out of some peep toe shoes!

There are plenty of shades to choose from, but I’m partial to this green hue from Essie!

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I hope I’ve given you a few fun and funky fresh ideas for your big day!