Weddings are wonderful celebrations regardless of the time of year they’re planned for. Christmas weddings can be especially magical with the excitement of the holiday season combined with the thrill of love! There are many ways to incorporate Christmas into your wedding planning by using traditional holiday decorations during your ceremony and reception.Many wedding receptions, regardless of season, are now decorated with clear string lights similar to what you would decorate a Christmas tree with. To add a festive touch, you can include a pine garland with the lights along the edge of the head table. Fake pine garlands can be purchased in many craft stores closer to Christmas for a reasonable price, and they look almost as natural as the real thing. These garlands can also be used to decorate pews for a church ceremony.Flowers are a big part of every wedding, and a Christmas wedding gives you some interesting options.
The poinsettia is a popular holiday plant and would make stunning centerpieces. They could be displayed in delicate pots, suitable for the occasion, or in decorative bowls. Poinsettias can be generously used on the gift table, dj table and any other open space that needs some brightening up.If the romantic side of you prefers roses, then beautiful and festive bouquets and centerpieces can be made with a combination of red and white roses mixed with lots of greenery. For table decorations, keep the centerpieces short so your guests can still see over them.Other festive accents include giving Christmas ornaments or small stockings as wedding favors. Instead of poinsettia centerpieces, you could decorate each table with a miniature Christmas tree decorated with tiny ornaments. The tree shouldn’t be more than 1 to 1.5 feet high so your guests can still see what’s going around in other areas of the room. If you don’t want the entire tree, look for stunning Christmas tree toppers (angels or stars), and use them as centerpieces instead. Then one lucky guest from each table gets to take home a precious reminder of your special day.Incorporate Christmas ornaments in your decorating by hanging them at intervals along the edge of the head table and cake table. Ask the bakery if they can decorate your wedding cake with ornaments or even small angel figurines. Make sure to hang wreaths on any doors your guests may need to go through… the front door of the reception hall, washroom doors, and possibly on the church pews. To complete the whole Christmas look, you must have a full-size decorated Christmas tree somewhere at your reception! If some of your guests are children you can have some small gifts wrapped up for them under the tree, giving them something to do when the adults are up dancing. You can choose the right time to hand out the gifts, but right at end of the speeches might be the ideal time to minimize distractions.There are so many ways to decorate a wedding with a Christmas theme, and these are just a few ideas. There’s no need to go overboard and decorate everything with ornaments and garlands, a handful of items will suffice to spread the holiday cheer among your guests. If you’re still stuck for ideas, think of the holiday traditions your family cherishes and see if you can incorporate them into your wedding.One of my most favorite wedding scenes from movies has to be the one in Runaway Bride where the marriage-phobic bride (Julia Roberts) gets married to the love of her life (Richard Gere) on a tranquil green hill with the Pastor, the bride and the groom being the only people involved in the ceremony. Most of the weddings that we’ve seen on television or in films are beautifully crafted, and hence seem utterly romantic no matter how big or small the wedding is. Some couples like their wedding to be a huge celebration or a grant fiesta whereas some couples prefer to keep it a hush-hush affair with a small guest list and a modest venue. No matter how grand your wedding is or how modest you want it to be wedding decorations still remain to be one of the important elements, which need to be taken care of while planning a wedding. White satin curtains, fragrant beautiful flowers, elegant chandeliers, glowing candle stands and love in the air…Wedding decorations are about all this and much more. No matter how big or small your wedding, the wedding venue has to be decorated well to create the perfect ambiance where the two soul-mates can walk down the aisle and pledge their eternal love for each other. Wedding decorations include decoration of the entire venue with attention to every detail like decoration of the entrance, the aisle, the chairs, the centerpieces, the walls, the food, the flowers, the lighting and the wedding favors as well. Wedding decorations can be a hectic task and while some people want to give it a personal touch and do it on their own, others prefer to hire the experts and leave the job to professional decorators or wedding planners. No matter which option you choose for wedding decorations, make sure that the decorations match the overall theme of the wedding and are done with the consent of the bride and the groom. Wedding decorations should be beautiful, functional and elegant. Thinking on the lines of ‘more is less’ principle can be a great idea while decorating a wedding venue since too much or over-the-top decorations can be very distractive. Many couples like to build their wedding around a favorite theme for example a medieval wedding, a spring wedding, or a Victorian wedding according to your tastes and liking. Choose your theme and if you do not want to pick a specific theme just pick a color scheme and build your wedding decorations around it. Make you wedding decorations stylish and innovative. Concentrate on the lighting of the venue since lighting can affect the quality of your wedding photographs. Make sure the flower decorations are minimal and elegant. Stick to a color scheme while planning the wedding decorations in order to incorporate a sense of harmony in all the decorations. Make sure you get stylish place card holders, table napkins, candle stands, and cutlery sets that match the wedding theme. Remember that wedding decorations help to make the wedding venue more beautiful and hence memorable however always remember that it is not the amount of money you spend but the kind of decorating ideas that you incorporate help to transform an ordinary venue into a beautiful and romantic place for the wedding.Wedding kissing balls or pomanders were actually flower bouquets carried by bridesmaids and flower girls at weddings. But now a days they are used as kissing balls displayed as decoration in weddings like mistletoe. The couple have to kiss under these balls and they can be either put on the arches where the couple would get married or above the cake table. These flower kissing balls are beautiful and elegant flower arrangements which can be made with vibrant colors of flowers while keeping the theme in mind. They are tied up with ribbons to the arch or the ceiling and they look very attractive with the rest of the venue. Read more about unique ideas for decorating wedding balls in the coming up paragraphs.Wedding… The biggest event that happens to anyone, surely! Apart from the so many to-do wedding list things, decorating a wedding arch is one. A wedding arch is an integral part of any wedding. I am sure you know the fact that a wedding arch is the center place for the brides and grooms “I do’s”. There are so many ways to make your wedding arch “best” than the rest and I am here to help you. These wedding arch ideas will surely make your wedding arch standout and add a wonderful, never-forgettable memory to your wedding.If the wedding budget is worrying you, then don’t worry. I have some cheap wedding arch ideas as well. You can always compromise on the expensive add-on’s used in decorating a wedding arch. Instead of the lavish objects, you can just drape the bamboo poles with tulles or organza and use flower bouquets for the same. You can add leaves of different shapes which are easily available. Also garden arbors, if you have them in your backyards, can save ample of your cash. What you need to do is just decorate the arbor with flowers or tuppes. Simple yet elegant, is what will characterize your wedding arches, in this case!Planning and finalizing all your wedding details is both exciting and stressful. Unless you are an exceptionally calm person, you wont be at peace until every lose end has been tied tight! Thinking up and deciding the wedding hall decorations can be one of the most exciting (after the dress, of course!) aspect of wedding planning. While those having outdoor receptions benefit from natural settings, you can create an equally magical ambiance indoors with a little ingenuity. Most brides (and some bridegrooms) want their weddings to be unique and original, set apart from the rest. Though a difficult task to achieve, it can be made possible with a little bit of creativity and a lot of research! The solution to unique and original wedding hall decoration design is look at unusual items to dress up the hall. While I expect you to say what is so unusual about flowers, they are a wedding hall decoration must have. There is nothing that can replicate the beauty that flowers add, however, try to find unusual ways to use them. If money is not a concern, ask your wedding planner to find a way to suspend individual rose blooms from the ceiling, so they hang about 8 feet off the ground. Each bloom should hang at about 1.5 feet away from the others. However, if this is too expensive to accomplish, get a few spherical oasis’ and cover it with half bloomed roses or tulips. These flower globes can be used as table centers, on stands at the venue, or suspended from the ceiling. Read more on wedding flower arrangement ideas. Lights The right kind of lighting is an essential ingredient in setting the mood. If you want the ambiance to spell romance, diffused lighting is the way to go. There are many ways to accomplish this. My personal favorite is with the use of frosted glass candle holders as table centers or at different points in the hall. Alternately, you can lamps the complement your color scheme to light the venue. For a quaint rustic feel, use hurricane lamps. Light up the corners by scattering rose petals (a lot of them) on the ground and placing shot glass candles between them.If you are an avid gardener, but are constrained by living in an apartment, then you must do a lot of container gardening. Beautiful flowering shrubs in earthy terracotta pots give a house a great atmosphere. But due to scarcity of space, you might not be able to place a lot of flower pots with flowers on your front porch or balcony. A very good solution for this is to install some hanging flower pots. They are not only space savers, but will also look great. Hanging flower pots are not just for dressing up your outdoor living space, but you can even use them indoors to enliven up a space and create visual interest. People in the Mediterranean region have been using hanging flower pots and baskets for a long time to make their balconies look absolutely stunning. You too can create a nice little nook in your balcony or porch by placing some hanging plant pots. Here we will discuss how to place these hanging flower pots in such a way that it looks great and which are some of the plants that you can grow in hanging flower pots.Selecting the right hanging flower pot for your home The first step is to select the right size and design of hanging flower plants. You can choose from plastic, ceramic or terracotta pots. Concrete flower pots do not work well as hanging flower pots since they are too heavy. Many hanging flower pots often come with a saucer that is fitted to the bottom of the pot so that excess water can drain easily from it. Flower pots are traditionally shaped like a vase but more and more hanging flower pots comes in bowl like shapes or different animal shapes. You can even group together some hanging flower pots and create a hanging flower pot chandelier. If you are wondering how to make hanging flower baskets? Well, it’s very easy. Just purchase a normal mesh basket and line it with natural fiber liner before adding the soil. Also attach three wires to secure it to the wall bracket. Use general potting soil to fill up the pots and make sure that there is a hole in the bottom of the pot for drainage.Selecting the right flowers for hanging flower pots If you had always envisioned a pretty porch with wicker chairs and a profusion of blooms from hanging flower pots, you need to choose the right types of hanging plants. Not all flowers grow well in small containers or pots. So you need those flowers that thrive well in pots and bloom for at least one whole season. Good flowering plants that are ideal for hanging flower pots are calibrachoa which blooms in pink, orange and light yellow, snapdragon, verbena flower, geranium, petunia, swan river daisy and begonia. You can create a bold display by choosing flowers that comes in bright colors like hot pink geraniums and bright yellow swan river daisies. If you want more mellow pastel colored blooms, then choose such as verbena and wax begonias. Exotic flowers like butterfly orchids when paired with asparagus fern creates a stunning visual impact.Selecting where to place the hanging flower potsAfter you are done selecting the flowers to plant in the hanging flower pot, the next step is to determine where to place them. Columns in your balconies are great for installing hanging flower pots. Always make sure that the hanging flower pots are placed high enough, so that you avoid bumping your head in them. They should not be hung on the entryways, and make sure that you secure the bracket or chain of the flower pot to a stud. This is important since the stud has to be able to bear the weight of the pot as well as the soil and plant inside. If you have decided to hang the flower pots inside your home, you can hang the pot from a wall bracket secured to the wall.
This was all about hanging flower pots for your home. Make sure that you hang these flower pots in a place that receives plenty of sunshine and don’t forget to water them regularly. There are many hanging flower basket ideas that will make your house look more beautiful. Hanging flower pots makes a stunning addition to any home and are great for creating visual interest.
