Wedding Table Decorations: Practical Ways To Decorate Your Wedding Table On A Budget
When planning a wedding, remember that it’s the small, intricate details that always count. This is especially true when it comes to the wedding decoration. For this part of planning a wedding, there are hundreds of tiny little details to attend to. But when they are all put together, you can definitely set the mood on your wedding and create a lasting impression to your guests and family members.
Wedding Table Decoration: The Basics
When sprucing up the wedding table decorations at the reception, there are three things that you need to consider: the reception table where the guests will take a seat, the buffet table where the food will be placed and the cake table.
So what are the basics when it comes to your wedding table decoration? At this point of the planning for your big day, you should already have an idea about the mood that you want to create for the reception. Make sure that the little details that you would add to the wedding table decorations would highlight the mood.
Now, for each table setting, make sure that they match the look that you want to create. For example, if you are going for a casual look, a mishmash of colors for the plates, table napkins, linens and centerpiece for the table will do.
However, if you have a theme for the wedding or if you are going for a sophisticated mood, you do need to take into account what you will be using for linens, cutleries and the centerpieces to be used on the wedding tables.
For the buffet table, there should be a highlight point which can serve as the centerpiece for the food that will be served. You can go for an ice sculpture or a chocolate or wine fountain. Themed weddings should also have a representation at the buffet table. Lastly, the cake table can be decorated with flowers or a beautiful cake topper.
Practical Ways to Decorate Your Wedding Table on a Budget
Now that you have an idea about the basics in wedding table decoration, the next thing that you need to think about to add pizzas to your décor at the wedding reception is the details.
So what are the practical ways to decorate your wedding table if you are on a budget? Here are a few ideas:
– Go ‘practical’ on the wedding favors which will decorate the wedding table. For each place setting, you can already put the wedding favor to add beauty to the wedding table decoration. Go online and browse through shops offering practical wedding favors. This can range from a practical ice cream scoop wedding favor, to a cute keyboard duster or even keychain wedding favors.
If you want to, you can even go to thrift shops and order an item in bulk. Once you have decided which wedding favor to use, you can print your names and the date of your wedding on little cards, which can then be attached with a ribbon to the item that you bought. Wedding favors and table decors does not need to be expensive!
– Choose a centerpiece for your wedding table decorations. Aside from the cutleries and the monogrammed napkins, the one thing that will serve as the highlight of a table at your wedding reception is the centerpiece.
There’s a lot that you can work with here. Use the practical yet effective vase of flowers, a balloon arrangement, a bowl filled with water and lighted floating candles or a rustic arrangement of dried tree branches with glitters which you can make yourself.
– Get creative with the placement cards. Another part of your wedding table decoration and wedding planning is the placement cards. For this, you can use a photo frame which doubles as a wedding favor where you can place a flag indicating the table number or the placement of the guests.
With these wedding table decoration tips, you can set the mood for the reception on your big day that your guests are bound to appreciate.