Venue Dressing - Wedding Forum

Sunshine · #1 (**permalink**) 25-03-2005, 02:45 PM

Hiya,

What are all your plans for decorating your venue - ie: wedding breakfast tables, top table etc....and who is going to do it?
Are you all hiring a venue dresser? I was hoping to avoid this cost and maybe have a word with the florist to see if she could throw a few little extras on the table such as sequins, candles etc
The venue is over 40 minutes away from my house so I was against the idea of my mum rushing to decorate 11 tables on the morning of the wedding and am really not sure what I will do.
Would be great to hear what all your plans are for this.
Obviously the florist will be coming in to place the floral centre-pieces on the tables so I am really hoping I can pay her a bit more for the extra tit bits.

I am looking at getting my own vases in too - did anyone else do that and save money?
Any other cost cutting tips would be fab.

Take care and have a nice Easter

Sunshine

KM · #2 (**permalink**) 25-03-2005, 02:52 PM

Hiya

Maybe you could ask your florist to sprinkle rose petals over your tables, that isnt time consuming and will look lovely (I am having this look, tea light candles, and having ribbon tied around my napkins.. oh and butterflies too)

My venue is actually doing the table decorations for me. I just have to leave them the materials and instructions etc.

Good luck though and happy easter to you too!

x

KarenE · #3 (**permalink**) 25-03-2005, 06:50 PM

Here are a few threads on the same subject...hope they help.

Reception tables

favours/table centre pieces - any ideas?

center pieces

a_soon_2b_mrs · #4 (**permalink**) 26-03-2005, 12:35 PM

My venue are decorating it for me too. However this is what I am having:

Top table 2 small flower arangements and in between them a vase filled with pearls with one calalily in the vase.

Other tables: 2 ivory baloons with smaller lilac heart baloons in side them, with helium so that they float above the table - high enough so that they are not in your eye-line when you sit down, but low enough to get the effect as you walk in. In the middle of the table a little candle in a glass thing on top of a tiny pedestal with a couple of flowers and ribbon at the base. Plus the favours in a basket. Some table ******** and napkins are alternated lilac and ivory.

Hope that helps. We got some of our ideas from bridal magazines, the others were my mum, she is very creative.

foxylady · #5 (**permalink**) 26-03-2005, 04:42 PM

Im having balloons on the tables...gold and ivory...gold sprinkles on the tables with ivory tablecloth and gold slipcloth. Favours then spread around the table..........wanted candles but due to getting married in a marquee unable to have them!!!

Sunshine · #6 (**permalink**) 01-04-2005, 06:37 PM

Cheers Grooy chicks

Hoping to meet with my florist next week to discuss flowers, table decs, swags (for the top table) and the possibility of her sprinkling a few bits on the table and laying out the candles
FOXY LADY: (shame you can't have them in marquee......what about little fairy lights instead or something like that that's battery powered perhaps...to give similar effect...just a thought???)

I best check with my hotel about candles!! Just "assumed" all would be ok there.

Think I am still gonna buy my own big, tall lily vases with sturdy base for the centre pieces - eeeeeeh so exciting now...

vickilewis · #7 (**permalink**) 02-04-2005, 07:31 AM

my venue did all my table decs for me. I made them and delivered then 2 nights before (they were swirling tealight holder things with silvers leaves and foliage (FAKE i might add

) and left instructions as to where i wnated them and stuff. then the morning of the wedding chris went and checked they were where i wnated them and stuff like that.