Wedding table decoration

Preparing for a wedding is a laborious, responsible process, when you need to take into account many details and nuances. You can, of course, entrust this difficult task to a special agency - in this case, the help of experienced professionals will be provided to you and all your wishes will be taken into account. But not all can afford it. Someone prefers to cope on their own in order to save money, someone simply prefers to do everything with their own hands, because wedding chores are tiring, but very pleasant. One of such moments is the decoration of the table for the wedding. Decorating a wedding table is a fascinating activity that will enable young people to show their imagination and unite a young family.

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Useful Tips

If you have decided that you will do the table decoration for the wedding with your own hands, then it is worth considering some nuances:

• You need to decorate tables for the wedding in advance - the best option is to do this a day before the wedding. In this case, such short-lived decorative elements as fresh flowers or fresh fruits will not suffer.
• All elements of the decor should be combined with each other, as well as with the outfits of the bride and groom. To make your bride’s outfit irresistible, use our tips,how to steam a wedding dress.
• Remember that there should not be too many decorations, otherwise - you simply will not fit all the dishes, and the table will not look stylish and elegant, but elaborate and clumsy.
• For decoration, choose flowers and candles without strong smells, otherwise - by the end of the evening, guests will have a headache from too rich aromas. In addition, floral odors can cause allergies.
• When choosing colors for decorating the table, remember that too bright shades are very tiring to the eyes. Better - when the table is decorated in calmer colors.
• Decor elements should not be too high so that guests can see each other.
• Napkins for such a celebration are better to choose fabric ones - they look more richly than their paper “brothers”.
• The table of the bride and groom should be most richly decorated. All the small details of the decor, such as napkin rings, floral arrangements, are best chosen in bright colors, while tablecloths, draperies of chairs and tables are best taken in calmer shades. Also do not forget about the glasses of the newlyweds. In our workshop you will findmany interesting ideas for decorating glasses.

Important! When planning a feast, it is necessary not only to carefully plan the menu, but also to think about the arrangement of tables. With a small number of guests, you can put tables with the letter P. But if you expect a lot of people, moreover, are new to each other, it is better to seat them in small groups at separate tables. Moreover, all tables should be placed in such a way that all guests can see the table with the newlyweds.

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Table decoration

How to decorate a wedding table with your own hands? First of all, you need to decide on the topic. Now it’s fashionable to arrange celebrations in one theme. This gives place to a flight of fantasy and all kinds of experiments. So, if you have chosen a nautical theme for your wedding, you can safely decorate your table with shells, starfish, decorative lanterns, all kinds of figures on this topic, floating candles, in general, everything that your restless imagination tells you, well, or the Internet.

Here are some practical tips:

• If you put a soft cloth under the tablecloth, then the movable plates and glasses will not emit a knock. In addition, this will protect the table surface from scratches and other troubles.
• Napkins can be an excellent decoration on the table, if they are folded in a bizarre manner. In order for the form to hold well, they need to be starched in advance.

Important! There are special starch aerosols on sale, although this can be done with the old proven grandmother's method.

Table decoration with flowers

It is traditionally customary to make flower decorations with your own hands at a wedding table. When decorating, you need to remember the following points:

• It is desirable that the composition on the table echoes the bouquet of the bride.
• The composition should not be very high so as not to interfere with the guests and not block their entire view.
• It is better to use hardy plants for such cases. They need to be fixed on a moist floral sponge or put in water so that they retain their attractive appearance until the end of the celebration.
• The largest composition is placed in the center of the table, where the newlyweds will sit. Good for this. wedding basket. Guests are given bouquets in the same style, but smaller.

Important! If you have a rustic Rustic or Country wedding, you can use dried ears of wheat. They can also be added to the wedding bouquet.

• If your wedding takes place in the cold season, the floral decor can be partially or completely replaced with compositions of needles, cones, dried berries, which can be supplemented with candles and bows.
• Dry leaves with nuts and fruits, pumpkin, chestnuts are perfect as autumn decorations.

Other ideas

In addition to flowers, there are other decor options:

• The table will be revived by strips of colored fabric drawn through it. This is an easy way to give the room a festive look.
• What else can you use to make your own table for the bride and groom? Warm and romantic atmosphere will be created by candles. Just position them so that guests cannot accidentally push or hurt them with their hands.
• Ribbons of a suitable color are attached along the edge of the table, as well as on the backs of chairs.
• You can purchase various figures, especially if the wedding is themed, and arrange them. If the budget is modest, then they can be made of cardboard on their own and attached to the legs of the glasses.
• Ornaments made of fruits look very beautiful and original, besides, you can eat them later.
• You can decorate the table with helium balls. In this case, they need to be tied to long ribbons so that they do not block the view of the guests, but soar under the ceiling.
• You can make a custom fountain of wine or liquid chocolate. Very original and quite expensive. But for sure it will make a splash.
• Another tradition is bonbonnieres. These are sweet gifts for guests. This tradition comes to us from ancient Russia, when all the guests were presented with pies, rolls and sweets. It is believed that by sharing his happiness and prosperity, a person multiplies his own even more. Recently, this tradition has revived. Therefore, many use bonbonnieres as a sweet gift and as a boarding card, writing on it the name of the recipient.
• Traditionally, they decorate all objects, are involved in one way or another in the ceremony. One of them is the car of the newlyweds. Click on the link tomake wedding rings on a car.

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The main thing is to remember that all the elements of decor should be in harmony with each other so that both guests and newlyweds will remember this wedding for a long time.