Knick and Knacks of a Wedding Reception Table Decorations

Wedding ceremonies and receptions take place just about anywhere including boats, mansions, marinas, gardens, restaurants, scenic location and churches. Most reception sites have plain tablecloths readily available, perhaps in a variety of standard colors and they could  be easily enhanced with overlays, runners or dollies to add texture, color and detail to the table. So, it’s best to decide what kind of style and mood you want. You may go for a traditional evening wedding ceremony with lots of candles and flowers, or a contemporary setting with silver and white balloons and ice sculptures. Overlays can be plain, ruffled or lace. Try to create a visual bridge between the ceremony and reception decorations by coordinating with other wedding colours, such as the bride’s bouquet or the attendants’ gown.

There are many styles of reception. Luncheons are similar to brunch wedding receptions and may be either sit-down or buffet style. They generally follow a late morning or high noon ceremony and are served between 12 and 2 p.m. A dinner wedding reception is usually started sometime between 6 and 9 p.m. Normally cocktails and hors d’oeuvres are served in the first hour which gives people time to mingle with friends, especially so when it is followed by a sit-down dinner instead of a buffet dinner. It is easier to get the guests attention when the traditional ceremonies, such as cutting the cake, are to begin.

There are many ways to dress up your reception tables. A neutral tablecloth color mixed with a complementary napkin color can give a sharp look to your reception. Wedding reception table decorations can be done with flowers.  Writers and artists have long been touched by the beauty and messages of flowers – expressing them in songs, literature and the arts. Flowers enhance joy to any event and are especially represented at weddings. Most women have a favorite flower, and often incorporate it into her wedding decoration. Rose represents Love (most popular), lily of the valley represents happiness, honeysuckle represents affection, lily represents purity, violet represents fidelity, rosemary represents remembrance, orchids represents beauty, daisy represents innocence, gardenia represents joy, jasmine represents friendship and so on and so forth. Flowers like lilies, orchids, hibiscus or any tropical flowers are beautiful selection, with their extraordinary colors and luscious fragrances. Free standing arrangements alongside table decorations always look great.

Wedding greenery can be used for decorating the walls and entrance. Flowering garlands to can easily be coordinated with other decorations where it can create an understated effect. The bride’s bouquet could serve as a decorative display for the head table as well. You can also consider using potted plants as your wedding reception centerpieces. They are incredibly versatile and can fit into any style of wedding, from casual to formal. Terra cotta flower pots have an earthy and casual appearance is used as it is. You can paint them to match or compliment your bridal party color or spray paint the pots in gold or silver, or wrap in elegant, metallic foil. Ceramic dishes, small to medium sized tin pots, copper pots or, glass bowls or vases planted with gerberas, tulips, crocuses, daffodils, miniature roses or, pansies or violets for late summer and fall wedding. Group potted blooms together at each table to make a wedding centerpiece.

  Candles can be arranged and lit creatively to highlight or accentuate certain features of the decorations.  The candles can be strategically placed near the flower arrangement on the table so that the flower arrangement looks good and also gives a soft effect to each individual table. Candles can be great addition to a wedding reception table, especially during evening celebrations but during outdoor weddings, the slightest breeze can blow them out if they are not properly protected. You can litter lanterns around your venue and outside too. Printed wedding napkins add a personal touch to you wedding reception when personalized with custom print, creating special keepsake favors that can be added to scrapbooks or memory albums as a remembrance of your special day. Napkins can be custom printed with many creative options including designs, single letter and multi-letter monogram styles, block and script lettering styles, ink and foil imprint colours with a variety of sizes and colours.

If you’re a sweet toothed person, why not completely fill huge glass bowls with every imaginable kind of colourful candy. If big glass bowls are too much to fill, you can fill long stemmed glassware for the same effect. Colored sand is interesting and can be layered into vases, glasses, fish bowls, or any kind of clear container for an intriguing effect.