Including his football team?

My mum and dad are huge West Ham fans, they had Bubbles played at their wedding, please don't do that!! If I'd had a claret and blue wedding it literally would have made my mum's day/week/year/life.

My H is Welsh, so we had personalised cake toppers with him in a Wales rugby shirt. Maybe you could have something like that but with your OH in a West Ham shirt?

I feel your pain, my OH and the majority of his family are HUGE Sheffield Wednesday fans and he wanted a blue and white wedding. I obviously said no but we are trying to work his blue and white in, in other areas. We're having a candy cart and the candy bags are white with Wednesday blue (Royal blue) writing on them. I can only suggest you come to some sort of compromise! Good luck!!

I can't believe I forgot about the bubbles! Working bubbles in (the actual things, not the song!!) might be just the ticket. I also quite like the cake topper idea! Even though I'm sure it would turn the stomachs of my Chelsea-supporting father and brother..! I'm going to do some cake topper research - thank you!

So is my old man. West Ham, that is. Here is the cake I had made for him

And here is my cake:

AND ALSO - do you support a different team? I am welsh, and my local team is Swansea City (I am, however, not a football fan). Anyway - this was my "A PROMISE TO MY HUSBAND" which I wrote on the first page of our best wishes book: (It could work for you too....)

A PROMISE TO MY HUSBAND

Today you’ve embellished your life

By choosing to make me your wife,

So my promise is to

Make it better for you

By easing your troubles and strife

Now I know that your past has been blighted

By a team who’ve not left you delighted,

But I’ve fixed that for you

And so now you’ll be true

To the Swans, and not West Ham United.

I'm a big West Ham fan and I'm lucky enough to be the resident magician in the hospitality suites at Upton park on match days. My wife wore a West Ham garter on our wedding day!

Actually, for all my fears that football cake is quite cute..!

West Ham garter!! Amazing idea!! I'm going to buy one straight away... although I think I still need to think about how to incorporate the Hammers in in a little more public manner

Or you could do a Katy Perry on the wedding night? ?

In terms of a more public idea(!), you could have West Ham themed table names? Name them after West Ham players?

Oh yes, I remember that, his eyes were as big as saucers when he saw that picture!!

I've made a few toppers with the groom in a football shirt. Can't flash as not at my comp

I've just taken a look at your website and I think they're super sweet!! I'm going to Pinterest your site for quote obtaining further down the line

Evening?

I was going to suggest table names, or a football themed bride's speech, but neither of those are generally in the evening.

I would say probably just individual cake toppers on cupcakes for dessert, something simple like that that's a little 'nod' to his passion. If you're having a sweetie cart you could have the bags/cones etc in the colours...

My H is a season ticket arsenal fan so did this as a surprise

Awh this post has just made me realise my poor H2B has just been going along with most things I decide and there's nothing really for him as its quite girly lol. He's a massive rugby fan and plays every week and he's inviting a load of lads he plays rugby with so maybe I should do something for him as a surprise, God knows what though!

If you can find a compromise with your H2B regarding his football team and somehow link it then it would be lovely as it is both your special day so should be something for both of you's xx

Those are so cute and exactly what I pictured - but I had a word with the H2B and he's apparently anti cake toppers in general!! Might have to work on him...

My H is a west ham fan too. I had a west ham garter and flashed it to everyone when we played bubbles!

I also wrote them and they sent us a letter congratulating us on the wedding which my dad gave H at the wedding. x

I Think that West Ham themed tables, and have Forever Blowing Bubbles playing! and have a bubble machine at this point, or you could have the Ceremony at Upton Park

How did you go about getting the letter I would love to do this for my H2B from his favourite team I just wouldn't have a clue who to send it too or what to write if you don't mind me asking what did you write? X

I'm the football fan in our house, I'm a Southampton fan and although he goes to watch Reading occasionally, he doesn't want anything football related at the wedding. (Who's the woman in this relationship?!?!)

I love the idea of the bubble machine though, if our budget can stretch to one, I'd love to get one!! I think naming the tables is a good idea, there are so many fantastic West Ham players throughout history that would be ideal even if you had 20 tables!! You could do the seating plan in the style of a football pitch.

Have you chosen your colours yet? Purple is quite popular, that could be a nod to half of West Ham's colours!!

I've just remembered that M&M's do personalised sweets for weddings, I'm sure you could find claret and blue ones as favours, or part of the sweet table??

I'd go with the football grooms cake as a surprise for him, or cake toppers..table names something like that. Or maybe a little cupcake tower near wedding cake that are west ham based? I like the letter from football club idea as well, think that's something my OH would like and going to try and organise that for him.

Without wishing to sound like a pooper.......Beware that bubbles residue can get very slippery on hard floors, so some venues won't allow them indoors for elf and safety reasons....

Peter

First Dance...get the DJ to mix up West Hams colours in the lighting mix........That would surprise him......

I made a bouquet and buttonholes for a Burnley FC Fan! She sent me some badges/pins which I included in the bouquet and also into the buttonholes. There are more photos of how the football incorporated their day here:

https://alfredandcophotography.squarespace.com/blog/2013/burnleywedding/photographer/kelly-and-shauns-wedding

hey hun have a look at my recent update of my planning with flashes - my OH is a huge rugby fan we are having a rugby theme throughout whilst making it girly. our card post box is based around 'rugby posts'! xx

H

Clairehj - where did you get your cake topper from? I showed this to OH last night and he loves it. He's also decided on Bristol City table names!

hey thanks for your message had a look at your recent updates and what you've done look really good. I'm loving your evening reception invitations xx

My OH is a big Liverpool fan, so our tables were called things like Gerrard, Rush, Dalglish, Keegan... you get the idea. No prizes for guessing that our top table was called Shankly.

I also think this is an ace idea and would love to know who you wrote to that actually got a response!!

I think I emailed customer services or something and they told me who to write to - i want to say the donation dept but it was a long time ago now!

I think I emailed customer services or something and they told me who to write to - i want to say the donation dept but it was a long time ago now!