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Wedding Planning


| DECOR IDEAS
Décor: the finishing touch
by Joyce Barslow

Decorations will put the finishing touch on your engagement events, ceremony site, reception venue and the cars in your wedding parade

Head Table décor

Ceramic Erasable Place Tiles
Depending on budgets, stylish erasable ceramic tiles are a nice touch as table place cards for the head table or as a descriptive accessory for each dish being served.

It gives a personalized finishing touch and becomes a souvenir of the event. These items can also be put on your gift list.

They come in a variety of style themes such as Medallion, fleur-de-lis, Vine, Shell and more. Retails for US$35 for a set of 6, and they can be purchased online at placetile.com, via phone at 678-467-4776 or at retailers throughout North America.

Photo & tips courtesy ME Productions, Florida

Transforming a ballroom into a showplace

Use your dreams and wishes to transform a modern day ballroom into a showplace for your wedding. The recipe for the transformation, pictured above, included color, design, theme and over 150-feet of pipe and drape of green crinkle galaxy drape and swag of the entire perimeter topped with swags of antique gold organza accented with gold cording and tassels. Every third or fourth swag then featured a floor drop of fabric adorned with tassels and cording and bow treatment.

At the entryway, guests enjoyed rich décor that included a 24-foot long arbour dressed with grape vines, foliage and bougainvillea vines. Tall columns with crystal sconces were positioned along the perimeter.

Tuscany-style dining featured rustic double pedestal tables measuring 4’x8'. Tall risers of a suite of two different designs alternated as the main centerpiece for each table. Collections of mosaic candelabra were positioned along the lengths of the tables. Votive candles, mosaic vases with flowers and glass encased candles blended as Renaissance styled table presentations. A profusion of flowers in shades of orange, amber, gold, cinnabar and an array of reds rose from their casings. Stems of foliage along with rose petals drizzled along the table between the various elements blending the entire presentation beautifully.

Overhead, six chandeliers were suspended in a rectangular fashion. The visual ceiling height was actually dropped by 16-feet. Gold organza swags emanated from the central chandeliers with twinkle lights flowing outward to the smaller chandeliers and gracefully to the pipe and drape line.

A series of Master’s Paintings dressed the perimeter of the space. Around the room were tall torchiers dressed with greens and lush floral accents to coordinate with the centerpieces.

Vintage look
If you want to make sheer curtains look old and vintage or lose that "new" look, soak them in a combination of tea bags and instant coffee mix. Two-four bags of tea to one-half to one cup of instant coffee added to a gallon of water of warm water. This can be adjusted depending on the desired color goal. Don't use hot water or the material may shrink if using cotton. Make sure you test it on an sheer curtain you aren't using before you do this effect.
Your décor choices will help you set the mood and style
The decorations can be simple, unique, elaborate or traditional they can encompass flowers (real or silk), candles, lanterns, ribbons, balloons, streamers, fabrics and anything else you can imagine.

Once you've decided what you want (sometimes it's easier to decide on what you don't want!) you can start looking for those items that are going to embellish your special day. Some ethnic customs dictate which ribbons and other decorations are to be used to symbolize specific wedding traditions.

If you are going to hire a professional designer, let him or her know the colors, theme  ideas, and above all, budget you have in mind. Before the designer finalizes your decorating plans, make sure you have approved the final photos or drawings showing the look, costs and colors of your finished design.

Most professional designers will show you a scrapbook of their previous assignments. They will probably want a 50% deposit on your order with the balance paid (usually by certified cheque) at the wedding. Make sure your contract lists the name of the person who will be giving the designer your cheque, and who the cheque should be given to.

If you are organizing your own decorations, there are several creative designing and craft books that explain step-by-step how to achieve some of the things you want to accomplish. Research will locate florists, nurseries, craft stores and friends who are good at making decorations.

Centrepieces - Centrepieces for your guests' tables at your pre-wedding parties or reception will depend upon how elaborate you want them to be or what your budget will allow you to spend. They can be created, bought or home-made. Usually the centrepieces are designed to carry the theme and display the colors you have chosen. Look through craft books to get ideas for centrepieces and table gifts - candles, flowers, fruits, candles, theme icons, disposable cameras, favors, candies - favorites are tulle-wrapped candied almonds , objects of arts and hobby items. You may even select a "built" centrepiece with breakaway clusters of bud vases or decorative potted fruit trees.

Use your imagination and come up with that special item that means so much to you. Your guests will enjoy your revealing how personal the day is for you.

Decorating materials most used
Balloons - can be fun or gaudy like at a birthday party, or simple enough to just be used to enhance the color effect your overall theme requires. Balloons can be single or clustered, neon, metallic or pastel-colored. They can be used during your pre-wedding activities, the reception and on your car leaving the ceremony. Be careful of helium balloons. Often there is a clause in reception hall contracts that charges for getting the balloons down from the ceilings.

Candles -  Candles come in all shapes, sizes, colors and can be decorated with all kinds of materials. They are used for table centrepieces either, upright or floating. On the head table, candles are often in majestic candelabras. Romantic candlelight is perfect for evening weddings. Most decorative candles have fragrances that you can choose. If your decor is planned around candle motifs, check out a candle specialty shop to get some unique ideas. Use glass blocks or similar elements as pedestals to make for interesting presentations.

Flowers - real or silk, single flowers or clusters, potted flowering plants or garlands. Most florists and nurseries rent trees and decorative floral pieces. If you are doing your own decoration and using fresh flowers, find out from a florist or a book how to keep them fresh and alive. Depending on the time of year of your wedding, fresh flowers could be available from the gardens of your families, relatives or friends.

Lighting - Besides candles, there are a number of items you can use for decorative lighting to set dramatic, exciting and romantic moods - chandeliers, hurricane lanterns, small white Christmas lights, semi-stage lighting such as pin spots, or stencilled cut-outs that go over lights to project patterns on the walls, dance floor or ceiling. More lighting ideas are available from specialty lighting stores or stage lighting companies.

Ribbons and Bows - Ribbons can create magic. Some are attached to light wires to enable you to shape gloriously attractive finishing touches. Besides the regular use of bows on packages, and the knife for cutting your wedding cake, they are also handy for decorating the ends of church pews, dressing up boutonnières, and creating flowers and decorations for shoes, handbags and crowns.

Streamers - carrying out the color theme of your celebration, streamers can be used on their own or with other decorations. They are useful to create illusions when you want to block off areas that you don't want seen (such as a kitchen) or to help complete the ambience of a room.

Materials - range from light fabrics like tulling, organza and gauze to heavier ones such as damask, satin and taffeta or to light velvets that can be used for draping, hangings or coverings for the tables, chairs, entrances and walls. Designers make it look so simple when they take a piece of cloth and bunch it up "just so" to construct a beautiful archway or put a unique cover on chairs. If you're doing your own decorating, check out decorating and craft books that will assist you with step-by-step ideas for colors, fabrics and styles.

Other - ice sculptures; archways and trellises; figurines; urns; personal items - such as framed photographs of you and the Groom from your childhood to your engagement; or seasonal items to coincide with holidays such as Halloween, Valentine's Day or Christmas. If you want something different, allow yourself plenty of time to decide what you want and where you're going to get them.

Going-away decorations - No matter if the two of you are leaving your ceremony or reception by car, hot-air balloon,  motorcycle or horse and buggy, traditionally your guests will want to watch you leave. The "get-away car" is usually decorated, sometimes nosily.

To start with, florists carry a special tape and clips to attach items to decorate cars without damaging their paint. Otherwise, anything can be attached and it usually is!

Photo: White feathers in blue goblets by Harriette Rose Katz, NYC. www.gourmetadvisory.com
Decorating with Gilded Pears
Fresh pears are one of the natural elements that can be used to beautify wedding décor from centerpieces to elegant placecard holders. Gilded pears, pictured, add glamour and sparkle in gold, copper, or silver. These decorating items add a personal touch and they are simple to make.
read more ideas for Pears and Candles/

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