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Gazeebo
decorated
by Central Flower Shop
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The entrance to your reception
should be decorated to provide impact for the occasion. It is reasonable to
expect that the decorations here will take the form of a grand display with
complementing arrangements on every table.
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Large features of the room can be
dressed up for the day, for example the fireplace or beams, alcoves, windows
and even chandeliers.
One of the best ways to make the
most of your flower arrangements is to display the bride and bridesmaids’
bouquets as centrepieces of the head table or cake table. Another idea is use
them for the ornamental guest book table or the area where the gifts are
located. Don’t be surprised by the fact that many of your guests would be
interested in a closer look at the bouquets. So why waste them?
If the idea of flower arranging
sounds too daunting a proposition to risk doing it yourself, think again. First, consider your theme carefully and
bear in mind all the places you need to decorate. At the reception venue take a
good look round to make sure that you view all the areas your guests have
access to. These include any staircases, lattice walls, toilet facilities,
cloakroom, bars, patio areas and other outside spaces or quiet rooms.
Make sure you determine the effect
of the existing lighting and how it can be used to illuminate your displays.
Supplement this lighting, if need be, with the familiar, tiny, white bulbs
draped through greenery, along the length of the stairs and their banisters or
above the windows and alcoves.
Next, calculate the quantity of
flowers you need and locate a suitable supplier. Large quantities can command
good prices if you shop around so take the initiative and ask. Think about the advantages of renting plants
for large areas. Price is one, another is easier logistics. If you want to use
freshly cut flowers, such as the classic rose or lily, tulip, or lilac, the
effect can be pure grace, simply by standing them in a vase. This completely
avoids the need to master flower arranging.
To limit the quantity of fresh
flowers in the centrepieces pad them out using ribbons, candles and greenery.
If you can think about it you can try to buy decorating accessories when they
are being sold at discount prices. There are many sales, especially the
Christmas ones that provide a good supply of well priced items, typically the
white lights, candles, balloons and other great ideas for your theme.
Tulle is another example of
accessory that is used as a substitute for fresh flowers. It consists of either
fine lace or ribbon netting. It can be made from silk. Generally it is seen as
bows, pockets, bags, drapes and any number of different styles of bundles to
accompany the centrepieces.
Always
check at the reception venue if flower arrangements are included. Should this
be the case be sure to coordinate carefully with your chosen theme.
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