Planning a wedding can be fun and exciting. We love to help brides plan all parts of their upcoming wedding, but wedding themes and centerpieces are among our favorites.
Choosing the flowers and other details to decorate your celebration doesn’t have to be complicated. Whether you choose traditional floral centerpieces, non-floral alternatives, or a combination of both, the right pieces can be a beautiful way to pull together the theme of your wedding.
Themes and Centerpieces Ideas
If your wedding is around a holiday, the theme and its expression is obvious. Christmas, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Independence Day all suggest certain colors and elements.
Other themes require more thought but are just as fun to create.
Is your wedding and reception near water? If so, use ship’s lanterns or bowls with tropical fish swimming over shells and sand in the bottom.
Is your reception in the country at a farm house or barn? Use checkered tablecloths and make a ceramic or straw rooster the center of each table. Add miniature bales of hay and/or summer flowers and greens in milk bottles or canning jars.
Incorporate seasonal fruits in your reception centerpieces. Big bunches of strawberries in the summer, gingham tied baskets of apples in the early fall, pumpkins and gourds with fall leaves would also work.
Celebrate your heritage with national colors, flags, patterns and fabrics. Oriental poppies, tartan plaid table linens, silver trays piled high with Mexican wedding cakes all make a statement.
Create a circus atmosphere with balloons, candied apples, popcorn and candy floss.
If both the bride and groom are teachers, the school house theme is perfect with paper chains, chalk boards, posters, report cards and lots of numbers and letters.
Don’t overlook your table numbers when you’re carrying your wedding theme through your reception. They don’t have to be plain numbers on a card—use them as another opportunity to bring your theme or wedding style to life. From books and travel destinations to photos, flowers, or other meaningful details, creative table numbers can add another personal touch to your reception décor.
Hearts, Joy, Love!
Jean
Contact me at [email protected] or at 937-581-3647 for ideas of how to make your celebration special.
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