Wedding Decorations - Ideas Made Easy
Gorgeous and stylish wedding decorations are often the
centerpiece of the wedding ceremony and reception, and can
change the mood in any setting. Themed wedding decorations set the stage for your wedding
theme, and can be used in many areas of your ceremony and
reception locations. Common places to decorate for your wedding
in an indoor and outdoor environment are:
At the Ceremony:
The Entrance or doorway (includes arches for outdoor gazebos and
garden weddings) Pews, chairs and Altars Inside walls, or the
first adjoining rooms from the entrance. The area around the
Guest Registry Pathways and important wedding party vehicles
The Reception:
Outer door entrance First entrance room Tables - head table,
food tables (buffet) Walls Wedding Cake (cake topper) Ceilings
Since wedding ceremonies and receptions can pretty much happen
anywhere that the couple choose, wedding decorations can apply
based upon the theme you may choose. Decorating for your
traditional wedding may mean beautiful pure white candles, fresh
flower arrangements, embroidered cloth napkins. Planning to
decorate for a fall wedding? This might mean pumpkins,
preserves, 'hanging harvests', grape vines strewn with gold and
red colored leaves. Mood and setting will really influence where
and how you decorate. See the room in the 'whole picture' and
think of the theme or feelings conveyed - do these match the
same traits in the bride and groom?
Always remember your timeline. Since the wedding party is
usually the biggest part of the decorating (unless you are using
a wedding planner /coordinator) they must have a set plan for
placing wedding decorations and taking them down. Often
(especially in the case of a formal wedding such as a church)
the wedding decorations must go up shortly before the wedding
and are taken down immediately after. Think about the following
details which will help you complete your decoration:
Colors and
wedding themes, time of day of the wedding ceremony, location
of the event, temperament of the bride and groom, feasibility
and cost of design of decorating (budget), space to decorate and
the total number of people attending.