| Wedding decorations for your tables, ceremony and | | | | 3. Flowers - These have always been a firm favourite |
| wedding reception venue are many and varied, limited | | | | for decorating weddings. Not only can they be used |
| only by your imagination and, perhaps, your budget! | | | | for table centre pieces they are also needed for |
| Using the internet will uncover a variety of ideas for | | | | buttonholes, corsages, pew ends, buffet table |
| you to consider, particularly if there is a forum where | | | | decoration and top table arrangements. Although |
| brides to be can swap ideas and experiences. A good | | | | flowers have been a tradition for a long time there is |
| example of this is YouAndYourWedding.co.uk. Two | | | | a new challenger. |
| other great places for generating ideas are wedding | | | | 4. Balloons - Bouquets of balloons in the middle of the |
| magazines and wedding fairs. | | | | tables can add bold flashes of colour and can really lift |
| To get you started, here are 6 great ideas for | | | | a room. These are tied to decorative weights with |
| decorations that you may want to incorporate into | | | | beautiful coloured ribbon. As well as balloon bouquets, |
| your wedding. | | | | arches and columns can also be constructed with |
| | | | balloons which can be strategically placed to mask |
| 1. Confetti - Confetti has evolved from scattered | | | | less picturesque areas of your venue. |
| leaves and flower petals, which were originally used in | | | | 5. Glass bowls, vases or giant wine glasses - each |
| pagan ceremonies, to today where there is many | | | | one of these can be filled with decorative material |
| options, such as metallic hearts or stars, tissue paper | | | | such as coloured stones or leaves, or filled with |
| hearts or dried rose petals. The theme for your | | | | coloured water with a lighted candle floating on top. |
| wedding can be set immediately if you include some | | | | Placed on top of a small circular mirror in the middle |
| of your chosen confetti inside your guests' wedding | | | | of each table, these make spectacular decorations. |
| invitations when you send them out. | | | | 6. Wedding Backdrop - One other very big item that |
| 2. Wedding Favours - The tradition of giving favours | | | | you may want to consider for your wedding |
| to guests at weddings dates back thousands of | | | | decorations is a wedding backdrop. These are great |
| years when the guests received five sugared | | | | for placing behind the top table to really emphasise |
| almonds which signified health, wealth, happiness, long | | | | the bride and groom. They can also sparkle and |
| life and fertility. Sweets or chocolates are more likely | | | | twinkle so are great for the evening disco. |
| to be used today than sugared almonds, and these | | | | There are clearly many more ideas for wedding |
| are generally wrapped in cellophane and tied with a | | | | decorations and if you use the two resources I |
| ribbon. Favours aren't limited to foodstuffs though, | | | | mentioned at the beginning of the article, you should |
| and they can come in a wide variety of themes. For | | | | be able to add dozens more ideas to the handful I've |
| example, if the bride and groom are golf nuts they | | | | suggested here. Visit this website for some great |
| may want to present their guests with a golf | | | | balloon decorations and wedding backdrops. |
| themed favour. A great site for favours is | | | | |