Wedding Planning Ideas

You did it. You found the perfect place to host your wedding ceremony. Now how do you personalize it? How do you turn an okay venue into something stunning? With the wedding ceremony decorations you choose.

This isn’t just any event.

You and your fiancée are going to exchange life-long vows. The decorations for your wedding ceremony should be beautiful. Personal. And reflect the depth of your love.

Have you considered a theme? A theme can give your ceremony a pulled
together look. Do you both love the beach? Or have ties to a particular culture?

Choose elements from your theme and work them into the following suggestions. But you don’t need a theme to have a beautiful wedding ceremony.

Creating a stunning ceremony is easier than you think

Invest in these decorations for your wedding, and turn any facility into the location of your dreams.

Living Plants

These decorations can tie your wedding ceremony to the season.

Dwarf Japanese Maples in the Fall. Baby Christmas trees decorated in your wedding colors in the winter. Ferns in the Spring. Sculpted topiary in the summer.

Or you can chose plants that fit your theme. Bonsai for an Asian-inspired ceremony. Bird of Paradise for a tropical wedding.

You can give the plants to anyone who helped put the wedding together.
Or use them to decorate your new home.

Arches

This is a great decoration for outdoor ceremonies. Or weddings in a private home. The arches can be simple or ornate, large or small.

Look for arches made out of wood, metal, or even balloons.

An arch will frame you nicely and keep the eyes of your guests focused forward.

Flowers

These are by far the most versatile decorations for a wedding ceremony.
Lay some on the altar. Wrap them around the legs of a chuppa. Arrange them on a
pedestal.

Rose petals sprinkled down the main aisle add a sophisticated touch.

Dramatic Lighting

Consider having your wedding ceremony by candlelight. Tea lights are great decorations for smaller venues. Float them in water. Place them in colored globes.

Dress up a long aisle with candelabra and dripping candles. Torches are particularly dramatic decorations for an outdoor wedding ceremony.

Will the ceremony be at the beach? Small bonfires can provide both light and heat.

You’ll always remember your wedding ceremony. Make it a beautiful memory. Use these decorating tips and turn it into a stunning affair. Even if Martha Stewart doesn’t return your phone calls.

Amy Lee Johnson is a freelance writer that often contributes to Wedding Vows 4U – a site that offers information on such topics as writing wedding vows and selecting wedding decorations.

Bridal Decorations are the key ingredients to having your “big night” turn out exactly the way you want it. No, we’re not being overdramatic! Decorations are very important to the atmosphere. With the right combination of decorations, you can be guaranteed that fun, style, and drama will set the tone for your wedding day. In order to set a particular mood, you must decorate accordingly.

Very traditional weddings employ white satin materials, roses, and elaborate color schemes. However, if you’re more imaginative; you can create a fabulously fun memorable wedding with vibrant colors and trinkets. What are we talking about? Wedding themes! There is a variety of increasingly popular wedding themes which modern couples choose from every year. If you’re looking for something exciting and different, a theme may be for you.

What do you and your husband-to-be have in common? Do you both love Cancun, Star Wars, the 60′s? Choose something that’s fun and reveals what type of people you are. Play with the theme. What will you use to decorate? What will you wear? From there, you can make a list of things you will need to decorate accordingly. For instance, if you choose a Maui theme for your wedding, your bridal decorations should cater to a beach theme. Sand, cocktails, little umbrellas, etc… These are necessities for a Maui theme.

Although weddings are intended to be joyous occasions, they can be very stressful. Especially to the bride and groom. Perhaps this is why fun decorations are so important. After all, it’s usually the bride and groom who have to make all the accommodations. They need to kick back and relax on their special night!

While wild and fun bridal decorations aren’t for everyone, you only get married once! Yes, keep your traditional wedding reception stylish (with class and charisma). But after you say ‘I do,’ cut loose! It’s time to party! Have a blast and laugh the night away with the love of your life. Take plenty of pictures and look back on those images for years to come.

How often is it that your entire family gets together in one location? If your family is like most families, it’s quite rare. It’s worth noting that this is why it’s extra important to make sure everyone (including you) has the time of their lives.

Jen Carter is owner of My Wedding Blog, a wedding planning guide. You may publish our articles on your website only if you do not edit the article in any way, and include a direct html link to our site.

Gorgeous and stylish wedding decorations are often the centerpiece of the wedding ceremony and reception, and can change the mood in any setting. Themed wedding decorations set the stage for your wedding theme, and can be used in many areas of your ceremony and reception locations. Common places to decorate for your wedding in an indoor and outdoor environment are:

At the Ceremony:

The Entrance or doorway (includes arches for outdoor gazebos and garden weddings)
Pews, chairs and Altars
Inside walls, or the first adjoining rooms from the entrance.
The area around the Guest Registry
Pathways and important wedding party vehicles

The Reception:

Outer door entrance
First entrance room
Tables – head table, food tables (buffet)
Walls
Wedding Cake (cake topper)
Ceilings

Since wedding ceremonies and receptions can pretty much happen anywhere that the couple choose, wedding decorations can apply based upon the theme you may choose. Decorating for your traditional wedding may mean beautiful pure white candles, fresh flower arrangements, embroidered cloth napkins. Planning to decorate for a fall wedding? This might mean pumpkins, preserves, ‘hanging harvests’, grape vines strewn with gold and red colored leaves. Mood and setting will really influence where and how you decorate. See the room in the ‘whole picture’ and think of the theme or feelings conveyed – do these match the same traits in the bride and groom?

Always remember your timeline. Since the wedding party is usually the biggest part of the decorating (unless you are using a wedding planner /coordinator) they must have a set plan for placing wedding decorations and taking them down. Often (especially in the case of a formal wedding such as a church) the wedding decorations must go up shortly before the wedding and are taken down immediately after. Think about the following details which will help you complete your decoration:

Colors and wedding theme, time of day of the wedding ceremony, location of the event, temperament of the bride and groom, feasibility and cost of design of decorating (budget), space to decorate and the total number of people attending.

Jen Carter is owner of My Wedding Blog, a free wedding planner designed to assist people develop ideas to plan a wedding.This article is available under wedding decorating. You may publish our articles on your website only if you do not edit the article in any way.