Magical DIY Harry Potter Themed Wedding Event Ideas

Planning a magical wedding with all the Harry Potter elements is effortless with a few DIY crafts and Oriental Trading.

I am partnering with Oriental Trading (affiliate links) for these magical wedding theme ideas and can't wait to show you everything!

The big day should be elegant and over the top with a subtle nod to the classic Harry Potter books--and worth for the front page of the Daily Prophet!

Harry Potter Wedding Ideas:

Did you grow up reading the Harry Potter books, a world of wizards and witches and magic unfolding before your eyes.

Did you anticipate your Hogwarts acceptance letters?

Sounds like you are a true fan, the perfect candidate for a Harry Potter wedding theme transporting to a magical world.

Make wedding invitations like acceptance letters, sort your guests into Hogwarts houses with a sorting hat of sorts, even have guests dress up for the party!

Supplies Needed for Magical DIY Harry Potter Themed Wedding:

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• Canvas Blank Banners from Oriental Trading
• Gold Metal Votive Candle Holders
• Rattan Lantern
• Gold Geometric Dessert Plates
  
• Gold Edged Dinner Plates
  
• Single Stem Bud Vase
  
• Large Geometric Triangle Hanger
  
• White Lace Tablecloth
  
• Silver Dollar Eucalyptus Garland
  
• Gold Shimmer Burlap Table Runner
  
• Baby's Breath Faux Floral Stems
  
• Faux Mixed Greenery Garland
  
• Gold Wreath with Silver Dollar Eucalyptus
  
• Simple Eucalyptus and Wood Bead Garland
  
• Natural Woven Charger Placemats
  
• Triangle Terrarium Lanterns (2 pack)
  
• Wood Beads
  
• Crystal Cut Wine Glasses
  

Harry Potter DIY Decorations:

• Coffee Filter Roses
• Crepe Paper Flowers 
• Golden Snitch Votives (Free Wing File)
• Deathly Hallows Cake Topper (Free Topper Files)
  
• Hogwarts House Banners
  

DIY Wedding Flowers:

Crepe Paper flowers are gorgeous as wedding flowers and a great alternative to fresh flowers if you want to have everything ready to go without additional hassle.

They are also excellent if you are having a wedding party at multiple times or venues...easy to pack up and use a lot of times.

Learn to make Crepe Paper Flowers here!

The color of this Italian crepe paper is just perfect!

These flowers can be used to craft a custom bouquet for the bride, boutonnieres and corsages and all the table arrangement flowers as well.

If you are crafting an archway for the wedding ceremony, large paper flowers are an awesome way to decorate the space.

How to Pick Wedding Colors:

If you are planning an elegant Harry Potter wedding, there are some options when it comes to colors.

You may prefer to use the house colors as the main theme of the dinner party, decorating tables or sections of the room as the different houses.

For this formal event the focus was on white and gold, with accents of greenery and Oriental Trading has all the basics.

I love how natural, classy and elegant the tablescape looks.

Harry Potter fans will recognize the deathly hallows, the house banners and the golden snitches without them being the main focal point.

A great way to display the wedding cake is a gorgeous hairpin leg table stand like this! I love this tall table, we've used it for so many different occasions.

Check out this full tutorial on how we made the cake table.

Check out this post for the Deathly Hallows Cake toppers and free downloads!

I love the boho vibe with the natural wood, wooden beads, rattan lantern, the placemats and the burlap. 

I love the eucalyptus leaves, the garlands from Oriental Trading are worth the price--they feel really high quality and don't look fake.

How to Decorate the Head Table of a Magical Wedding:

Decorating the head table is first and foremost for the wedding day luncheon or dinner.

The Hogwarts banners are a fun way to put all the house banners in one place and have them still look amazing.

The woven placemats on the head table are my favorite element.

The dinnerware is plastic and can easily be tossed when the event is over...but they feel high quality and substantial enough to hold food well...find a Goblet of Fire for the drinks!

Drape a eucalyptus garland across the table for lush greenery.

Add the Golden Snitch tea lights and some battery operated candles for ambiance.

Golden Snitch Tea Light Votives

Make a DIY Golden Snitch tealight candle holder, perfect for a Harry Potter party, wedding or special event using Gold Metal Votive Candle Holders from Oriental Trading, they come in a 12 pack and are perfect for all the tables!

How to Make DIY Wedding Cake:

Wedding cakes are typically very simple and can be a breeze to make yourself.

• Make 4 layers of cake, cut level and frozen.
• Then layer with buttercream frosting in between the layers.
• Then coat the cake with buttercream and place in fridge for an hour at least.
• In the meantime, cut a stencil with a Cricut Maker. (How to Make a Reusable Cake Stencil)
  
• Place the stencil on the cake and use a palette knife to smooth buttercream frosting over the top of it.
• Smooth out the frosting and remove the stencil.
• Continue around the whole cake.
• Add a cake topper and flowers if desired.

The white on white is elegant and doesn't show fine details, so it just looks classy.

Did you notice??? I've got 2 different Deathly Hallows themed cake toppers!

They are switched around during this set-up photo shoot...and the bride can pick her favorite.

Which one of these wedding cake toppers is your favorite?

Also, they are easy to make with a laser cutting machine or can be cut out of cardstock with a Cricut.

DIY Details and FREE Cake Topper Files here!

Wedding Gift Table Ideas:

The triangle lanterns/terrariums are perfect for the Deathly Hallows look!

• Use wooden beads and thread them on wire to make a circle.
• Tie the circle onto the lantern with a gold ribbon.
• Then place a wand (or a cool stick) between the ribbon and the beads.

These lantern/terrariums are perfect at the guest book table or gift table for receiving envelopes, gift cards, etc.

Bonus:

After the wedding, the newlyweds have really beautiful, high quality, home decor to decorate their first place with!

How to Pick a Wedding Venue for a Harry Potter Themed Wedding:

Finding a venue is such an important part of the wedding ceremony and wedding day!

First, decide on number of guests and the budget for the event.
If you are having a large event, a reception hall can be decorated with the look of the great hall.
If you are doing a small, intimate wedding, finding the perfect room of requirement is the key.

Look for vintage looking places, they will decorate themselves without a lot of extra work, same can be said about outdoor weddings and receptions...the outdoors are already decorated.

Maybe you'll have your wedding in the forbidden forest!?

There are church buildings dotting the map that allow wedding receptions at no cost, so there are some very economical choices when deciding on a venue.

Wedding Open House vs. Formal Seating:

If you are having an open house reception, the dessert table can be highly decorated and the reception area can be full of circle guest tables with matching but minimal decorations for guests to sit, eat and leave.

If you are having a formal seating event, the tables can be sectioned into 4 rows of house tables. 
Write out the guest list or table sortings on a big ornate mirror--the mirror of Erised.
Each guest can find their table and place setting with a sweet treat or other personal touch.

Hanging Table Decorations:

For easy table hanging decorations, I'm using the Helgeo from Ikea.

It clamps on each side of the table and slides to fit a wide range of table widths--perfect for all events, like a bridal shower, Prom, Summer BBQ or birthday parties! I love things that are versatile!

It's perfect for hanging the eucalyptus and wooden bead garland...or hanging floating candles or Hogwarts letters like the owl post!

More Harry Potter Wedding Ideas:

• Hang envelopes from the ceiling
• Hang floating candles from ceiling
• Make a deathly hallows wedding arch for the unbreakable vow portion of the wedding ceremony
• Create a signature cocktail
• Get a Harry Potter theme wedding dress
• Get magical themed wedding rings
• Decorate with ornate frames
• Use vintage bottles as table decor
• Have a photo booth in a big ornate frame
• Place stacks of books on tables with candles on top (tear covers off books so they are just white)
• Make golden snitch party favors with wrapped truffle chocolates and gold wings

Add elements form each of the Harry Potter series books or keep it simple with just a subtle reference to Harry Potter here and there.

Harry Potter themed Formal Events:

These Harry Potter-themed wedding ideas can be adjusted for any formal occasion.

If you are hosting a Prom or Homecoming dance, these elements are perfect for a formal event.

My favorite ways to do dances are to have the dinner at a house instead of a restaurant!

It's so much more intimate and fun--if you can find a great caterer or chef!

I've seen a trend in more dances and photos being done at home rather than restaurants and schools.

I love this trend!

Hogwarts Themed Wedding:

The gold foil iron-on on these banners is just so perfect!

If you are hoping to make full color house banners, I've got 2 other posts:

Hogwarts House Bunting Made with Cricut!

How to Make a Hogwarts House Banner DIY!

DIY Gold Foil Iron-on Hogwarts House Banners

Planning the most epic Wizarding World of Harry Potter themed wedding, Prom or event?

These gorgeous house crest banners are the perfect way to separate tables for guests.

Sort the group into their common room and have them sit at the table they are sorted in.

This Harry Potter wedding really was the perfect set up and much too irresistible for this little black kitty!

Isn't she just the cutest!? This is Lila, she was born on March 26th from a community cat we are now caring for.

If the event could be filled with cats, toads, owls and rats, it would be so much more magical! 😂​🤣​😂​

That's it!

Everything you need to know to successfully DIY a Harry Potter themed magical wedding!

Easy DIY crafts to make your dream wedding as magic as possible with a little help from Oriental Trading!

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More Harry Potter Crafts here:

Deathly Hallows Cake Toppers

If you are planning a Harry Potter themed wedding, event, birthday party or special occasions, this Deathly Hallows cake topper is the icing on the cake.

I'm sharing these 2 different cake toppers, free downloads at the end of the post, as an inexpensive way to do cake decorations with a high quality professional look.

Weasley is our King Shirt

Make an Iron-on shirt featuring the favorite song by Slytherin, Weasley is our King!

Hogwarts House Bunting Made with Cricut

Easy to make Hogwarts House Bunting made with felt buntings and iron-on vinyl house crests.

These files were purchased from Cricut Design Space and are the WAY TO GO if you are going to be selling your creations.

How to Make a Hogwarts House Banner DIY!

This large Hogwarts house large banners is made with felt fabric and big printed, cut, laminated and cut images.

Each banner is topped with a tassel in the house colors.

FREE printables house crests at this post!

Easy to make for personal use, but not great for selling since these are copyrighted images and all that jazz.

Book of Monsters Journal Cover

Make the perfect journal for a Harry Potter fan! The book of Monsters book cover is the perfect handmade craft!

Harry Potter Birthday Cake Topper

How to Make happy birthday cake toppers with Cricut! 

I'm super excited about this Harry Potter Cake Topper post, mostly because it meant I got to have a Harry Potter birthday party over the weekend and eat lots of cake--like an unholy amount of delicious cake!   

This Harry Potter cake topper is the perfect crowning piece for the ultimate geek inspired birthday party. The Harry Potter universe is full of symbols, familiars and characters. 

That made making this happy birthday Harry Potter cake topper a cinch!   

You can make this too using my pattern and a Cricut Machine!

I'm a Fantastic Beast Shirt

I'm a Fantastic Beast Funny Bowtruckle Shirt DIY  Make a hilarious shirt to wear to the movies next month to celebrate the last installment of Fantastic Beasts!  This funny shirt features Pickett, the bowtruckle, which would look great on a tee shirt pocket too!     Just like Newt Scamander and his suitcase full of fantastic beasts.  Let's get started, affiliate links included in post.

Niffler Coin Purse

The Niffler from Fantastic Beasts made into a felt coin purse diy. This cute little Niffler will keep all your valuables safe!

Harry Potter Shirts for Baby

Make the perfect Harry Potter shirts for any occasion with the Cricut! I love Harry Potter! I love using my Cricut to create custom shirts, mugs and other items. Customizing things is the best! It's not always easy to find the exact shirt you have in mind, but if you can make it yourself, it's a win!

Magic Wands

Harry Potter magic wands made with tree branches and polymer clay.

Fat Lady Necklace

Harry Potter inspired Fat Lady in gold gilded frame necklace diy--this is a must have piece of jewelry for any Harry Potter fanatic!

How to Make a Gryffindor Tie

How to make a gryffindor tie for a Harry Potter costume, easy to alter for griffyndor, slytherin, hufflepuff and ravenclaw.

Chocolate Frogs Hot Chocolate Bombs

Hot Chocolate Bombs: Chocolate Frogs Version By now I am sure you have seen hot chocolate bombs...but get ready for hot chocolate frogs! These cute frogs are ready to make a steamy cup of hot chocolate. Perfect for a Harry Potter fan or just a chocolate fan in general!  These cute frogs are small, so they are good for a 6-8 ounce cup of hot chocolate, if you like a bigger cup, add a couple frogs.

Felix Felicis Necklace

LIQUID LUCK NECKLACE MADE WITH RESIN Make liquid luck to wear around your neck. Are you a fan of Harry Potter like me? I love the books, the movies and all the merch! Use Jewelry Resin to make a Felix Felicis Liquid Luck vial necklace to wear and showcase your true devotion to the Wizarding World.

Troll Bogeys Shirt

Harry Potter themed shirts to wear to Universal Studios and the Wizarding World, Riddikulus and Troll Bogeys. Perfect shirts for a laugh!

Harry Potter Party

Harry Potter or Fantastic Beasts themed party with butterbeer and chocolate frogs--the perfect simple party set up.

Butter Beer Recipe

How to make Butter beer for a party or celebrating reading the books again!

Butter Beer Italian Soda Bar

Host the perfect Harry Potter Butter Beer Italian Soda Bar!

Chocolate Frogs and 5 Sided Boxes

Make the perfect 5 sided boxes for easy Chocolate Frog storage!

Edible Hogwarts "Wax" Chocolate Seal Cookies

Make edible wax seals with the Hogwarts crest, perfect cookie topper!

Trouble Usually Finds Me Harry Potter Shirt

Trouble usually finds me. Harry Potter themed iron-on shirt for the Harry Potter fan.