Gorgeous Arrangements for Your Reception

Your floral wedding centerpieces are such an important aspect of your reception because they can either make or break your overall wedding décor. If you’ve ever been to a wedding with less than pleasing floral centerpieces then you know what I’m referring to. Often times, guests are able to take wedding reception centerpieces home, so you’ll want to make sure they’ll even want to. If you want to go a step beyond just “pleasing” centerpieces and gather ideas for pieces that will turn heads and leave an impression, then make note of the following ideas.

Potted Flowers
The best part about choosing potted flowers as your wedding flower centerpieces is that they are typically cheaper than most floral arrangements, and they aren’t thrown away a few days after your wedding. If you’re not thrilled about the color of the pot, then go ahead and get crafty and paint the pots (your wedding colors!). If you’re having an Asian themed wedding, then you have the option of placing potted bamboo or Asian Orchids at each table.

Photos with Flowers
Another way to create unique floral centerpieces with a little something extra is by tucking photos of you and your fiancé in with the flowers of your choice. Black and white photos or fancily photoshopped photos will look best. You could photoshop them as black and white with a splash of your wedding colors. You could also make photos of you and your fiancé look aged with the proper photoshop skills. Once you’ve found the perfect photos then attach them to metal wire or chop sticks, and stick them into the pots next to your wedding flowers.

Glowing Flowers
Mixing flowers with candles will add some light, color, and glow to your floral centerpieces. You have a lot of options with this look. If your venue won’t allow lit candles, then you could always find battery-operated votives, which surprisingly look a lot like real candles, and some of them are scented! Battery operated candles come in all sizes; so don’t feel as though you’re limited to only small candles. If you’re able to use real candles then the sky is the limit. Have fun with it and pick colorful, scented, uniquely shaped candles and place them around your floral centerpieces. Another option is to find small, medium, and/or large cylinder shaped vases, fill them with water about ¾ of the way and find the perfect floating candles to place on top.

With the countless floral centerpiece options at your fingertips you shouldn’t have any problem finding the arrangement that tickles your fancy. There are various ways to kick off your search if you’re not sure where to begin. One way to get going is to use your wedding colors as your staring point. Ask your wedding florist to show you flowers that match your wedding colors. Another option is to allow your theme to be your guide. For example if you’re having a spring wedding, then explore arrangements that are indicative of that.