The Secret of Awesome Wedding Décor
Do you want to know a secret? If you are getting married soon and you want the juiciest details on how to achieve awesome wedding decoration, you have come to the right place. The thing is, most wedding articles would tell you to do this and do that, without really letting you in to the real secret. Are you ready for this?
The real secret to having wonderful and marvelous decoration for your wedding day is NOT to let rules define who you are or stop you from exploring your creativity and imagination. Yes, there are certain guidelines that you would probably want to follow when decorating the wedding venue so that it wouldn’t turn into one big circus.
However, to conform to the smallest details would mean hindering your creativity and imagination to contribute something beautiful for your big day. Letting your personality shine through would mean breaking a rule or two here and there. As long as you’re doing it with good taste, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. To help you understand how this works, read on to the tips below.
1. Complement the Theme
When we say complement, we don’t mean an exactly replicate. Just because you are having a beach wedding does not mean that your decoration should only focus on seashells and starfish. Some brides getting married at the beach actually think that a starfish table centerpiece, starfish cake topper, starfish headdress, and starfish trinkets to adorn the chairs and tables would make the wedding perfect.
But focusing on a single decorative element would make guests lose their appetite. Come on, they would not want to see starfish everywhere they look! Do you get the point? The key here is to make use of various design elements that would complement the theme. You can still use the starfish design but combine it with tiki torches, beach lanterns, Adirondack chairs, and fish in bowls centerpiece ideas. In other words, do not Xerox copy one design element and paste it all over your wedding.
2. Experiment with Colors
Yes, the color motif is meant to give your wedding a cohesive look. But don’t let this confine you. You can experiment with other colors and make use of them to prettify your wedding event. Just make sure that the colors you choose complement and not clash with each other. For example, if you are having a spring wedding, you would probably have lavender and baby pink as the color motif. But you can also incorporate other pastel shades into the decoration.
3. Do Away with the Norm
Flowers and candles are staple wedding décor but you can also make use of other decorative elements like balloons, ice, sand, clay, and other things that can give life to the decoration of your wedding. You can also add a twist to the traditional décor items like flowers and candles. For example, instead of having taper candles to illumine the wedding reception, put them inside wedding luminaries for added visual interest.
Lastly, let your imagination run wild. Often, the best of the best wedding décor comes from imaginative minds who let their creativity soar as high as they can.
Source: This article was submitted by Pam Bishop, a professional wedding blogger writing for MyDreamWedding.ca, Canada’s premier wedding blog for elegant wedding ideas and unique wedding decorations.
