Tips For Creating Memorable Wedding Candelabra Centerpieces

By Kenneth Hamilton


When you are planning your wedding reception you want everything to be perfect. Everything from the flowers to the food and entertainment have to be just right. If you intend to have a formal reception, with food and drink, you have to decide on more than just the menu. The linens and place settings, and the centerpieces, should set the right tone. If you are planning on candelabra centerpieces, for instance, you need to consider your theme, the venue, the table configurations, and what elements you are going to add to make them memorable.

The whole reception has to have a theme, or one cohesive style. This will pull the whole room together. The theme can be based on almost anything. It might be certain colors or have a seasonal flavor. The candelabras have to fit in with the general theme. If your reception has a rustic tone, your candelabras will be much different than if you had chosen a formal or Victorian theme.

You have to consider the venue you are using. The venue may have regulations against guests using any materials that involve breakable glass or flame. You need to know about this from the beginning so you don't end up having to reconfigure your reception design because the candelabras aren't compatible with the venue's regulations. There are easy alternatives, such as battery operated candles, you can use with great effect.

If you are planning on having a head table, with guests seated at smaller tables positioned around the room, you will need several sizes of candelabras. You might have several prominent candelabras arranged along the head table, pulled together with garland. The guest tables may have smaller centerpiece versions of the head table.

Most brides want flowers to be incorporated into their centerpieces in some way. If you are planning on adding floral touches, you must decide between fresh and silk. There is nothing like fresh flowers, but they can be costly, especially if you're decorating a number of tables. Fresh flowers may not last through the reception without starting to wilt.

Creative brides might come up with imaginative alternatives to flowers. In addition to the expense, fresh flowers can be difficult to transport and work with. Even silk flowers take time to arrange perfectly. Instead of flowers, you might consider colorful vegetables or fruit arranged in such a way as to complement the centerpiece and the table.

When you do something unexpected, everybody remember it. A good idea is thinking outside the box. You can have flowers arranged with the candelabras, but consider adding unusual elements like feathers, seashells, stones, or branches. The candelabras do not have to match exactly. Each one might comprise a different element of your overall theme to create a really special effect.

There are many ways you can make your wedding reception a memorable event. You don't have to spend a fortune on elaborate centerpieces. With some imagination and creativity you can create an event people will be talking about for a long time.




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