Wedding Table Décor

Unless you’re planning on hiring the services of a professional, your wedding table décor most likely will be your decision alone. Where to start when trying to decide how you will “dress” your table depends on several things. The venue of your wedding (where you will be getting married), the season of which the wedding will be taking place, the formality or casualness of the wedding, and what colors the bride and groom have a particular liking of all play important parts in coming up with appropriate and attractive ways in decorating wedding tables.

Knowing Your Wedding Venue Makes a Good Place to Start

Where you will be getting married can clue you in wonderfully on what kind of wedding table décor to use. For instance, if you are planning on getting married in a tropical climate, such as Hawaii or the Caribbean, you’ll want wedding tables that go with the feeling of the environment – lush, exotic flowers such as orchids or bougainvilleas; scented candles that evoke the ambience of island romance; and things like reeds, bamboo, and grasses that lend the room or area that special tropical appeal.

Traditional or Casual?

You also need to decide whether or not your wedding is going to be a traditional affair or if a casual ceremony and reception is more you and your betrothed’s style. This can make a difference not only in the feeling and looks of the reception area, but also in your pocketbook.

Traditional wedding table décor will almost always be more expensive. Real lead crystal, sterling or plated silver, linen, and fresh-cut florist’s roses cost much more than vinyl tablecloths, plastic cups and eating utensils, paper napkins, and potted daisies.

Knowing what colors you especially like is another way to get a foothold on what to do with regard to wedding table décor. Many brides and grooms go with traditional white-on-white that sets a mood of simple, understated elegance. But don’t let tradition hold you back from expressing your joy on this day.

Just as often, couples choose many other colors besides white to celebrate this very special occasion. The secret to using colors other than white is to use those that complement and harmonize with one another.

Picking up a color wheel at any home-décor center is an easy way to solve any issues you have with choosing colors that “go” with one another and provides an inexpensive tool that can help you select just the right hues to make your wedding table décor beautiful and memorable.

Ways to Get Your Imagination in Gear

If you’re simply at a complete loss for ideas on wedding table décor, take some time to browse online wedding Web sites, talk to friends and family, and look through bridal magazines at the library. These activities should give you plenty of ways to find pictures, knock around ideas, and pick up pointers you may never have thought about on your own.

Wedding table décor need not be expensive, nor should it be a cause for anxiety. For maximum success, keep in mind the joy of the occasion, your own personal preferences, and your budget –
and then decorate your tables to please the most important person concerned – yourself!