5 Tips for Planning a Harry Potter-Themed Wedding

For Potterhead couples, having a Harry Potter-inspired wedding is nothing short of magical. Celebrating your big day with a theme reminiscent of the Wizarding World is an ingenious way to make your wedding day more memorable. Whether you want an all-out or low-key Harry Potter ceremony, here are five bloody brilliant tips to help you get started.

Find a Magical Location

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Aside from finalising the guest list and learning about prenups, securing a wedding venue should be one of your priorities after getting engaged. While the ideal location for a Harry Potter wedding is inside a majestic castle, a spacious venue that can fit four long banquets to recreate the iconic Great Hall is your next great option. Find a place that can comfortably accommodate your guests and have sufficient room for your bewitching decorations.

Send Out Spellbinding Save the Date and Wedding Invitations

To hype up your guests, get creative with your save-the-date and wedding invitations. You can place the details of your upcoming nuptials on a Daily Prophet-inspired save-the-date online card and share it digitally with your loved ones. 

Since sending out owl invitations is unrealistic and costly, you can design your wedding invitation to look like the Marauder’s Map. Find a supplier that can resemble the enchanting map, and don’t forget to seal the wedding invitation envelopes with wax stamps.

Make the Books Come Alive With the Decorations

One of the best ways to give your wedding a Harry Potter magical touch is through the decorations. During the wedding ceremony, provide your guests with a Dumbledore-approved wand that they can also use once you make your grand couple entrance. To make it more romantic, decorate with fairy lights and use a deer Patronus background. 

Place a sorting hat in the reception so that your guests can have fun finding their names and table placements. Creatively label your dining tables after the four houses: Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Slytherin, and Hufflepuff. You can decorate the table centrepieces with potion bottles, book pages, candlesticks, or the magical Golden Snitch.

Delight Your Guest with a Hogwarts-approved Feast

Aside from the wedding decorations, conceptualising the food is one of the exciting parts of planning a Harry Potter-themed wedding. Create a dessert bar filled with sweet and delicious treats. Label the desserts using the names sold at the Honeydukes, the famous wizarding sweet shop.

For your wedding cake, you can either go over the top with an intricate design or choose a basic cake with a stylish cake topper. You can also opt for cupcakes or small cakes designed like the Cauldron cake sold at the Honeydukes sweetshop.

Serve Enchanting Cocktails

The bar or drink station is one of the favourite places for wedding guests, especially during the post-ceremony. Make sure to name your drinks after the magical potions from the books. Aside from the famed butterbeer, other options include Felix Felicis, Polyjuice potion, Draught of Peace, Ageing Potion, and Elixir of Life.

Endnote

A Harry Potter-inspired wedding is undoubtedly a romantic and enchanting way to formalise your union as a couple. Remember to focus on the little details and let your imagination run wild.