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Wedding Reception Decoration Ideas

A wedding reception is a wonderful celebration for every woman to look at. Let the thought inspire your own creativity and I am sure that you will come up with your own unique, innovative still elegant Wedding Reception Decoration Ideas.

Of course we all know that a wedding is the best time in a woman's life and there are women who look forward to their wedding for years. Decorating for wedding receptions whether your own or as a part time job can either be very hard work or very much fun depending upon many things.

Fortunately there are many wedding reception decorating ideas online these days and one way to get more ideas for your wedding is to look at other people's weddings. These websites have a few ideas with links to several weddings, and wedding receptions. Of course, the extent of decorating a wedding reception depends on the size of the wedding and if the wedding has a theme or not. Wedding reception decorations also must be within the couple's budget for the wedding. There may be many different wedding reception table decorations that they want, but just are not able to afford.

Wedding reception decorating ideas
As was stated earlier, the budget, the size of the wedding and possible themes all influence wedding reception decorations. Very simple and inexpensive decorations that can be handled by the bride and groom alone as a way of cutting the cost of any wedding are very easy to make.

It can be just as simple as getting a few things from a craft store and putting them together; flowers (real or imitation) can be placed in a vase with beautiful colored stones that are preferably the colors chosen for the wedding. These can be used as centerpieces on the tables. Colored tablecloths are usually also available at either craft or department stores.

Another great idea for inexpensive weddings where there will be lots of children attending is to use white paper for tablecloths and provide guests with colored pens or pencils and crayons for any children attending and have the guest write or draw (as the case may be) notes to the bride and groom. This is not only a great decorating idea, but can be saved as a memorial of the happy day.

Even themed weddings can be very simple and inexpensive. Some ideas might be a Christmas theme that emphasizes the colors red, white and green. Red tablecloths with mini decorated Christmas trees can be used to decorate the tables. There are also appropriately colored napkins and serving sets that can be used to decorate the reception. Soft, mellow Christmas carols make for wonderful background music, with small stockings or ornaments as favors.

Candles are one decoration that can be used in almost any wedding no matter how inexpensive or elaborate the wedding. Candles are especially nice if it is an evening wedding and the reception hall is dimly lit. This can make for a very beautiful and romantic atmosphere. Add beautifully decorated satin tablecloths and some greenery and you have a very, very romantic setting. This is especially beautiful if the hall is large and there are many guests. If this is the case and if there will be dancing then setting aside the portion of the room that will be used for dancing by small poles draped either with satin ribbons or garlands of greenery makes a very beautiful scene. Add soft background music and you have a wonderful wedding reception area.

Weddings with themes are also great for getting decorating ideas as in the Christmas theme above. Fall is another nice theme that can be either informal or as formal as you would like. Color combinations such as burgundy and hunter, or wine and navy are just a couple of the many color choices for more formal fall weddings. There are also several red, orange, and yellow flowers to go with this theme such as marigolds, apricot lilies, rust and burgundy hydrangeas. Once again, candles either colored orange or hand painted are a magnificent centerpiece, arranged with a small amount of greenery.

Of course there are other themes that are great for weddings, medieval feasts, ethnic weddings, some of which are absolutely beautiful to behold such as the Japanese and S. Korean style weddings, others are Romeo and Juliet themed weddings or an amazing under the sea themed wedding.

Other decorations that can make wedding receptions beautiful are rose petals either as table decorations or floating on a pool of water.

Decorating for a wedding reception can be simple or fancy, expensive or inexpensive all according to the needs and the taste of the bride and groom. It can be quite easy and done by the couple or friends of the bride and groom or can it can be done professionally, but either way with just a few good ideas decorating can be fun and seem elegant when finished. Either way decorating for a wedding reception or other wedding related function does not need to be stressful or difficult.

By Jayashree Pakhare Published: 5/13/2007

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Will You Design Your Wedding Decorations Based on Your Hobbies?

You will need to make tons of decisions during your wedding planning. Of all the decisions you are going to make, one of the most important will be the decorations of your reception hall.

You wedding decorations should follow your wedding theme. Otherwise it will become pointless to spend so much effort, as well as money on your decorations. Some couples will hire vendors to do the decorations for them. However, a vendor which does not really provide services of high quality may give you all the ready made items which have been used many times before. As a result, you should have your own decoration idea in mind in order to take your decorations to another level.

You should start your wedding decoration based on your hobbies. The ideas generated should be applied to all the wedding items so that they will become a unity.

There was a real case on wedding theme and wedding decorations. A wedding decoration firm got an order from an couple. The couple did not have any idea about the wedding theme and decorations at the very beginning. After a few meetings with the couples, it is found that the bride is an oil painting lover. This becomes the concept generator of the theme and decorations. They decided to make the reception hall like an art gallery, with oil paintings hanged on the walls. This idea turned to be a very successful job of the company.

In the above case, although it seems that the groom was left out in the decoration design, the groom, as well the parents of the couple, were all satisfied with the decorations. However, if I were the company and the bride can manage to do so, I would further suggest the bride to do all the oil paints herself so that the reception hall becomes a venue of an oil painting exhibition of the bride. The guests will certainly be impressed and amazed by such a wonderful exhibition.

All of us have different hobbies and preferences and the above idea is only an example which cannot be applied to your case directly. You should applied the concept behind instead. Since the wedding should reflect the couple, it will be always a good idea to plan for your wedding theme and decorations based on your hobbies and preferences. For example, if both of you and your partner love to collect vintage items, you can certainly bring the items you collected to the reception hall and use them to decorate your wedding venue. You wedding reception hall will become an exhibition on vintage items, and this should be a unique and special design for your reception hall. You guests will be amazed when they see a typewriter which is made on the 50s in your wedding.

One final suggestion is that, you should never make up some "hobbies" in order to decorate your wedding venue. You have to bear in mind that it is your wedding. Your wedding should be able to reflect your and your partner. It will be pointless to make up something just for the decorations of the wedding.

Jerry Leung is a wedding invitation designer with great interest in Chinese Style Wedding cards. He designs unique Personalized Wedding Invitations. Besides, he runs a blog on weddings to share his ideas on items such as Designer Wedding Cake.

By Jerry Leung Published: 9/8/2007

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How to Make Your Own Wedding Decorations?

A wedding is an unforgettable occasion for any couple. There are various kinds of themes and ideas to make your wedding a memorable one. This article gives a few suggestions on how to make your own wedding decorations. Read on...

Wedding is an occasion to celebrate and enjoy. You could personalize your wedding by making your own wedding decorations. You could make your own wedding floral arrangements and bouquets too. Your creativity and imagination in creating wonderful wedding decorations would enhance a personalized wedding. Instead of purchasing the streamers and other wedding decorations from a departmental store, it would be a good idea to make your own wedding decorations.

How to Make Your Own Wedding Decorations? - A Few Suggestions

Many of the decorations you would have come across in the marriages are made by the professionals. However, you could make your wedding a memorable experience by making your own wedding decorations.

• Look Out for Good Ideas

You get ideas by flipping through magazines and books on wedding decorations. Remember to bookmark the ideas that catch your interest. For instance, if you are looking for floral arrangements, visit a few floral decoration shops. This would give an idea regarding the various kinds of floral arrangements.

• Organize Your Ideas

Organize the various ideas you come across in a file or a note book. You could name the organizer as " Wedding decorations". This would be helpful in making your final decisions regarding the wedding decorations.

• Decide the Theme

Since you are making your own wedding decorations, it would be an awesome idea to have a wedding theme. Color scheme plays an important role in a wedding theme. You could choose your favorite color and plan on making various wedding decorations keeping in mind the color scheme.

• Budgeting

Budget is the most important factor while deciding on the wedding decorations. The cost of making your wedding decorations should be taken into account. The reason is wedding decorations are just one part of your wedding celebration. You would have to take into account the cost of your wedding dress, music, bouquets, food and also the miscellaneous expenses that could crop up.

Make your Own Wedding Decoration Themes

Here are a few wedding decoration themes.

One of the most popular wedding decoration ideas is using balloons. You could decorate your reception room, church and also your bedroom using balloons. You could ask a few of your friends to help you in making a large balloon arch.

Another wedding decoration you could make on your own is using flowers. Here you could use either artificial flowers or the real flowers. Everything depends on your floral decoration budget. If you are determined to use real flowers, it would be wise to use various seasonal flowers. You could purchase in bulk from the local florists or get it directly from the grower. Another option is using silk flowers for making floral arrangements and bouquets. Silk flowers are less expensive compared to real flowers. You could have a wonderful centerpiece floral arrangement using silk flowers.

Table decoration is as important as a floral centerpiece. Decide on the color of your tablecloth. Use a neutral color tablecloth that is simple. An intricately patterned lace cloth over a plan tablecloth would look good. Use simple china tableware. It would blend with any color scheme of your choice.

Making your own wedding decorations would add a personal touch to your wedding. Once you have decided on the various wedding decorations, get the help of couple of friends. Before you start on the various wedding decorations project, get a sample of these decorations that was professional made. Determine the tools required for the wedding decoration project and assemble the same in a card box. This would make the work of making your own wedding decorations easy.

By Maya Pillai Published: 7/24/2008

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Unusual Wedding Cakes

A wedding cake is an integral part of any wedding ceremony. You can make some unusual wedding cakes with some wonderful toppings and icing for your very special day. Read on to get an interesting information about unusual wedding cakes.

A wedding cake holds a special place in every wedding ceremony. The wedding cakes are prepared and decorated with a great passion and care. Most wedding cakes have three or more tiers and they are beautifully detailed with some attractive icings and toppings. Some of the traditional toppings include the small models of dolls that look like the groom and the bride, as well as the gold rings, doves, glass models of dolphins, flowers and fruits. The traditional white wedding cake is still very popular. However, many couples prefer some unusual wedding cakes for their very special day.

The unusual wedding cakes can be made with the shapes of buildings, wrapped presents, flowers, trees buildings, animals, people or any structure and shape. They reflect the wedding theme, confectionery artistry as well as personality of the couple. Some cakes reflect a family tradition or a piece of family history. Special interests, activities and hobbies can be conveyed through the wedding cake decorations. Some brides prefer to decorate the wedding cake to look like their wedding gown. Along with traditional ivory and white colors, the cakes can be decorated with vibrant toppings. Color can add a fanciful look, texture, drama and interest to the wedding cake. You can use any flavor for the wedding cake, ranging from white to chocolate, red velvet to carrot, pumpkin to cheesecake.

Unusual Wedding Cakes Ideas

You can make fantastic wedding cakes using your imagination and creativity. You can make the wedding cake in the form of model of any world-famous building or landmark, e.g. the Eiffel Tower or the Statue of Liberty. You can make a square wedding cake with two swans swimming in a pond on the top of the cake. It can be prepared from the icing. The box wedding cake is another unique idea to make the unusual wedding cakes. It is a three-layered cake and its every layer is decorated like a different present, sealed with the bows.

A Chinese wedding cake is a three-layered red cake, adorned with the most intricate details and flowers. Another unique type of wedding cake is a Phantom of the Opera wedding cake. It is a single-layered cake, decorated with red, black and white colors. A white mask is placed on the top of the black icing and red icing cloth is draped over it. You can decorate the wedding cake in the form of a castle featuring the bride and the groom as the Prince and the Princess. A tiered wedding cake with every tier reminiscent of a suitcase is also a fantastic idea for making the unusual wedding cakes.

A doughnut cake is another unusual cake alternative. It involves a collection of doughnuts of a single flavor or a variety of flavors. All the doughnuts are individually frosted and arranged in a festive manner to represent a cake.

Unusual Wedding Cakes Themes

You can decorate the exceptional wedding cakes according to the wedding theme. A theme wedding can give you a great choice for a number of creative wedding cake ideas.

• For a medieval theme wedding, a cake with a golden crown, laced with peals is a perfect one.
• A cake topped with the miniature figurines of the newlyweds on a motorcycle or a small plane suits to the wedding ceremony of an adventure-loving couple.
• For a Victorian theme wedding, a cake can be adorned with the Victorian roses and bows.
• If you have chosen an Oriental-themed wedding, then you can make a cake with two tiers topped with a vase filling with the edible handmade orchid.
• For a flower-themed wedding, you can decorate the cake with your favorite flowers including bird-of-paradise, pansy, sunflower or rose.
• For the seasonal themes, a cake can be decorated with grape leaves, grapes and chrysanthemums to represent the fall season. For the summer-themed wedding, a cake can be detailed with white daisies and bows.

You can make your wedding day truly special and memorable with unusual wedding cakes. They will make your guests to remember your wedding ceremony for years.

By Reshma Jirage Published: 7/16/2008

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