Golden Wedding Details

When it comes to your wedding you want to feel like you're golden. So why not gild a few elements, add some sparkle, or go all out with the metallic hue as a key part of your color palette? On your 50th anniversary, you'll be celebrating two-fold.

A two-tier cake was iced and covered with a cascade of edible gold leaf.

Gold cufflinks were given to the groom in a gold box before his wedding in horse racing territory: Saratoga Springs, New York.

Gold sequined Ban.do hearts were incorporated to the boutonnieres at Morgan and Andrew's wedding.

Sugar peonies and the lyrics to "Auld Lang Syne" decorated the cake at this New Year's Eve celebration.

Designed by the bride, this wedding invite was foil-stamped in gold. Save-the-date postcards were sent in glassine sleeves holding gold confetti.

How's that for a sole-ful message: "I wrote notes to each of my bridesmaids on the bottoms of their shoes," Amanda said. The girls also glitzed up the heels of their classic black peep-toes with Mod Podge and gold glitter.

The bride's jewelry, Georgian and Victorian pieces in platinum and gold, reflected her penchant for mixing metals.

Gold chargers made a bold yet pretty statement on the wood tables.

Crafts-store-sourced magnolias were sprayed gold and tied to the chairs that lined the aisle at this Kentucky ceremony.

The bridesmaids at this Southern soiree sported sparkly gold-sequin mini dresses and messy topknots.

Cocktail stirrers were foil-stamped with the likenesses of the bride and groom.

Guests enjoyed a gold disco ball that hung over the dance floor at this outdoor reception.

A bevvy of French desserts were presented on wood platters in an antique gold finish.

A glitter-covered runner was a festive project to add panache to the seaside ceremony.

This couple enjoys playing strategy games, so they made a subtle nod to one of their favorites, "Dominion", in the wording of their signage: Chapel, Horn of Plenty, Treasury, Wishing Well, and Potion are all cards in the game and were turned into fun signs cut from mirrored plexiglass.

Though technically not favors, guests snatched up the gold horse figurines that decorated dinner tables at this Louisville, Kentucky, fete.

The groom designed the invitations, which were foil-stamped on soft ivory paper.

Gold-leaf chargers, gold-rimmed glasses, and gold reception chairs were the perfect finishing touche to this New York City wedding reception.

Gold and white confetti was tossed as the couple entered their reception.

A Twigs & Honey veil and Nicholas Kirkwood shoes finished the bride's look.

Delicate gold twine was the finishing touch on the jars of pink peppercorn honey that were given as favors at this upstate New York wedding.

The flower girls wore feathered collars and full skirts created by the fashion designer bride.

A gold-sequin heart pointed the way to Amanda and Tim's dessert table, whose centerpiece was a split-level cake. The gilded confection featured chocolate ganache and salted caramel with buttercream on top, and vanilla, lemon, and raspberry sheathed in gold fondant below.

Laser cut gold numbers labeled each table, which also boasted a bold runner over a simple white tablecloth.

This bridal bouquet was accented by golden touches and a blue jacquard ribbon.

Gold flatware flanked each place setting.