Eco-chic Glam Gold New Year's Wedding

 In difficult years like 2016, it really is important to focus on the love, friendship and good in the world. Those are the only things that will make your world a wonderful one. So in that vein, let’s end 2016 with an amazingly awesome Glam Gold New Year’s wedding theme that celebrates those very qualities.

I love a good New Year’s wedding! It’s so glamourous & it seems like everyone in the world is celebrating your love. If you do some prep work, you can even find venues with a great view of your city’s fireworks displays. You and your guests can appreciate a wow factor that is much bigger than if you bought a separate wedding fireworks display.

For a new year’s wedding, I really love a strong gold, black and grey palette. Find a venue like a theater with dramatic tableaus and strong golden tones, add in some sustainable sparkle from Ecopartytime, and get ready for a wedding that will make you and your wedding guests glow with excitement.

Glam Gold Wedding - Sustainable Sparkle 

When decorating a strong space like a theatre or library, finding one in your wedding colors dramatically cuts down on the amount of décor needed to achieve your wedding theme “wow”. Basically the less décor needed, the more sustainable your wedding is, because you aren’t having to rent or purchase as much “stuff”

This doesn’t mean you won’t have to decorate at all. You will still need tablescapes, photobooth supplies, etc. For those items, look to Ecopartytime, that carries sustainable party supplies or try to use an Emerald Certified vendor like Creative Coverings,  for black and gold sequin & satin tablecloths.

Ecopartytime has sustainable Tassel Garlands & Confetti. One available color scheme is called “Tuxedo” and matches our New Year’s theme. They also carry a variety of eco-glam napkins & cupcake wrappers in black, gold, & silver.

Glam Gold Wedding - Party Pretty 

In my opinion, there’s no such thing as too much bling. Add sparkle in unexpected ways to delight your guests. For a fun DIY project, find old mirrors & paint the frames gold. Write your guest’s table assignments on them, then hang on a “pop” wall in the cocktail area.

Another unexpected touch of glimmering gold can be found on the dessert table. Have your baker gild part of your cake with gold. Surround it with cupcakes in black and gold glitter for a glam gold dessert table.

Glam Gold Wedding - Dazzling Design 

New Year’s Eve weddings call for dramatic spaces & dramatic accents. In the case of a theater, consider putting the head table up on the stage where your guests can see you easily.

Large golden vases filled with white ostrich feathers are the perfect sustainable way to bring that sense of gilded glamor without killing thousands of out of season flowers. Feathers and vases are reusable & obviously, flowers are not. Place a gleaming gold sequin tablecloth underneath. On this favor table, they also gave mini-champagnes in black and gold which just screams New Year’s. If you want to make it really personalized, include a special new year’s wish for each person with a note that you’ve made a donation to your favorite charity in their honor.

As always we love seeing your green wedding ideas in action! Please post pictures of your sustainable wedding with the hashtag #Ecopartytime so we can share in your wonderful and earth-friendly wedding!

Photo Credits: True Photography 

About the Author

Melissa Wagner-Gens is Chief Chica Verde at Emerald Events & Weddings & your green event expert here at Ecopartytime. “Saving the world, one wedding at a time”™!