Inexpensive Centerpiece Decorations
by: Hana Lee
When
planning a wedding, most brides focus first on the church,
lining it with flowers and ribbons. By the time costs for the
wedding are taken care of many couple’s find that they are
skimming close to their budget. It’s good know that the
centerpiece decorations at your reception can not only be
inexpensive, but tasteful and original.
Try this
idea and score a perfect ten for creativity when planning your
centerpiece decorations. Start by buying cute small frames as
you see them on sale. Insert photos of you and your groom
growing up through the years. Guests will not only love the
originality of the idea but they will also get to see what you
both looked like when you were younger. Of course, if they have
known you your entire life, then this will give them a chance to
reminisce about you.
If you are
planning on a fall wedding use baskets and terra cotta pots to
add a fall touch to your centerpiece decorations. Fill the
baskets and pots with tiny pumpkins, apples, corn stalk and
gourds. This will add that little extra touch to the season
while filling your table with inexpensive decorations.
For a more
romantic look, use inexpensive single fish bowls. Fill these
centerpiece decorations with water, which can be colored with
liquid dye, and add a floating candle. You may also find
inexpensive artificial flowers that can be snipped at the tops
and laid around the candles. This will create the mood of
romance and add candlelight to each of your tables.
For a
Christmas time wedding, use poinsettias and gold ribbons for
centerpiece decorations. If you have extra money to spend, buy
miniature Christmas trees and decorate them with lights and
wedding charms for ornaments, which can be found at most bridal
decoration stores. Place the trees in the middle of the table
and let the guests try and guess what meaning each of the charms
hold!
Let your
guests get involved in your first day as man and wife by using
paper and pens as a centerpiece decoration. Buy decorated paper
and pens, placing them at each sitting. Leave instructions for
the guests to give you the best marital advice they can. You may
also have the guest make up a love poem to give you. This will
get them involved and also give you a keepsake to read on your
honeymoon. You may also add a long-stemmed rose at each place
setting that they can take home with them.
A popular
trend added to centerpiece decorations are disposable cameras
with ribbons and bows tied around them. You can also type a note
to hang from the camera letting guests know to take pictures
throughout the night and then place the cameras inside a
designated box as they leave. Just imagine the different photos
you will have once the film is all developed.
No matter
what you choose as centerpiece decorations, you can create a
mood and atmosphere that represents your style, at an
inexpensive price. So, hang balloons from the ceiling, let the
cameras start clicking and begin your life together with
friends, family and a lot of good times.
This
article courtesy of
http://www.wedding-favor-shopper.com
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