Wedding Planning - Wedding Decorations, Fun and Fancy
Many aspects of planning a wedding are not a lot of fun. Luckily, others more than make up for the unpleasant parts. Wedding decorations is a prime example. Choosing them is one of the most delightful aspects of wedding planning. Favors, flowers, centerpieces and even the tablecloths can be a joy to review and select.
Imagine you've planned your wedding and reception around a beach theme. You can select starfish-shaped placecard holders, flip flop keychain favors and tons more great things to flesh out your theme.
You can carry that theme forward in many other ways. Rather than just select nice flowers that happen to be in season, go for a species that specifically evokes the beach. That can be anything from a delicate hibiscus or the Japanese Sweetbriar that blooms along the beaches of Hokkaido. Red with a sweet scent, they make a perfect choice.
Or, you may have planned a Las Vegas wedding. You'll find chocolate dice favors are perfect for the bowls on the guests' tables. There are no shortage of desert plants and flowers from the area, either. Everything from the pink Beavertail cactus flower to the yellow Desert Sunflower can liven up the room.
Decorations can follow the theme if you've chosen a season to revolve around, as well.
Suppose your wedding has a Fall theme. Place some sheafs of wheat near the entrance. Place potpourri on the tables. Put some delightfully scented candles in the center and let them bring on the aromas of October.
A Spring theme opens up thousands of possible floral choices. Irises make for a flexible and beautiful choice. Long stemmed, they can be placed in tall vases near the entrance or at the bottom of the stage where the entertainers perform. Or, they can be clipped and add color to the tables.
Centerpieces open still another vista of choices for decorations.
Flowers are a popular option. A bouquet of daisies is great for a summer theme. A vase filled with roses can complement your color scheme, since they're available in white, red, pink or yellow.
But a floral display is not the only possibility. Ice sculpture make for the perfect centerpiece for a winter theme wedding. It can get expensive, so you can limit this to the wedding couple's table. Or, you can have a small sand castle in the middle to go with your beach-oriented wedding favors.
There are hundreds more areas where wedding decorations can add an even greater uplifting spirit to an already joyous occasion.
Consider scattering some tiny crystal spheres around the tables. They may not remind anyone of any natural object in particular. But their beauty still dazzles. Select the right color, material and size for the bows that will be tied to the entrance of the wedding march. Design a multi-candle display for the wedding altar.
Let your creativity flow to the maximum for the big day. You deserve the reward after all the hard work in other areas of wedding planning.
