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A part of the wedding plans that can really put the bride and grooms personal stamp on the wedding is their plans and attention to detail of the wedding table decorations at the reception. This really is an area that starts with a complete blank canvas, but has the power to put the ‘wow’ factor into any wedding.

There can be no warmer feeling at any wedding than to hear the guests, your guests expressing their utter delight as they and view your wedding reception table decorations in your reception room for the first time.

So it’s a blank canvas to start with where do you go from here? A good way to start is a brainstorming session for wedding table decoration ideas including the head table, listing all the things you like and that are relevant to you and your wedding, everybody’s list may be different but it could include flowers, vases, candles, diamonds, toys, sweets, balloons, pictures and so on, even chair coverings if necessary to match the color scheme.

From this list start to hone in on what you may feel are essential items for your table decorations ideas for your wedding reception, if you haven’t already this is a good time to select an overall color scheme or theme for your wedding, sometimes a bride and groom will have a color scheme that flows through the entire wedding: wedding attire, wedding transport, church decoration and reception decoration. Others may treat each part differently with colors that complement each other whilst still being essentially different.  Neither is right or wrong you just need it to be right for you.

If flowers are used as part of any wedding reception table decoration ideas and often they are, a good tip is to use flowers that are or will be in season at the time of your wedding if you are planning a wedding in perhaps a different country then also try to use flowers available in that country. All these really can help in sourcing the flowers cost effectively. It’s not that you are being cheap with your wedding table decoration ideas it just starts to get expensive sourcing flowers out of season or shipping them from different countries.

A thought about the color of the flowers, their color (hue) and shade can vary greatly and if you are very exacting in your requirements of these colors then it is good advice to check the actual color of the flowers that you are going to be supplied yourself in that last day or so before the wedding and not leave it to chance. That way everything will be perfect on the wedding day.

Candles as a wedding table decoration idea are always popular with Brides; perhaps mounted in candelabras they always look classical and elegant. You may think that this is starting to sound expensive purchasing many candelabras etc, but a lot of wedding table decoration items like candelabras available for hire.

If not candles then some other form of lighting like battery operated fairy lights arranged in bowls and vases, or maybe draped around a floral arrangement, look very modern, warm and cozy at the same time. On a safety point this also takes away the possible problem of children and naked flames! Lighting as an option in table decoration can and will make the room look magical especially later in the day as the light falls.

Table Decoration Ideas For A Wedding Reception.

Lots of couples then like to add ‘sprinkles ‘to each table this could be glitter, petals, confetti, or small crystals whichever you choose they can be very effective, a tip here is to not ‘sprinkle’ around the individual place settings as this can annoy your guests by sometimes attaching to clothing etc but by keeping to the central area of the table everyone can enjoy the display.

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There are many additions that could be made at this point gift boxes of individual sweets, small bubbles blowers in the shape of bottles, sugared almonds, silk flowers, perhaps crayons and paper for the children, the list can go on and on. There is at this point a danger of overloading the wedding table with items at this point my own personal edit is ‘less is more’, select one or two items that you really like (perhaps they really mean something to you) and stick to them, the tables will look classy and elegant without resorting to looking cheap and over laden with items.

Always keep in mind the ‘WOW’ factor and let as few people as possible view the wedding reception room before the event, this builds up the surprise and wow factor for all the guests to enjoy together, and you can bask in the warm glow of appreciation of the long hours of planning working towards this moment in time.