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First steps
Make the most of your floral and wedding decor
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Consider Decor
When considering a florist for your Your wedding decor will likely include
wedding, the first step I suggest is to order table linens, flowers, and paper goods,
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Q&A
an arrangement so that you can see the but by including a few extra elements of
quality of their flowers and designs, if you decor into your design you can help to
are not already familiar with them. This make your wedding unforgettable. Some
small investment will pay off significantly fun decor elements and accents are:
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in the long run and help you avoid pitfalls. • Create a lounge area to be enjoyed
Order an arrangement that contains the during cocktails and after dinner. Love
Do you have any suggestions for a
flowers you are hoping to include in your seats, ottomans, patio style tables and
memorable exit for us?
wedding. When you receive the flowers, chairs, even hay bales covered with
If your exit will be during the
observe them carefully. Do they look oversized bandanas can all be used to
day, flower petals, lavender buds,
fresh? Are there any brown spots or edges great effect. These items can be rented, ecofetti, bubbles and birdseed
– there shouldn’t be. How do they hold up borrowed or bought, but no matter
are all good items to consider.
throughout the day? Remember that your how you get them they will make a big
If you are exiting after sunset,
flowers are going to be working hard on impression on your wedding day.
though, many of these will not
your wedding day and will be sitting out • Dessert and Candy buffets are
show up all that well in your
for many hours and may also be enduring continuing to be very popular and
spotlights if you have specialty lighting. If they are wonderful at providing both a
photographs. The exception to
the flowers begin to look limp at any point practical use - what’s a wedding without
the above list will be bubbles. If
on the first day you receive them, this is dessert? - but also, designed properly
you have good lighting, bubbles
a red flag that the florist is cutting quality they make eye-popping decor! Shop
can be magical. Sparklers make
corners and sending out older flowers. If your local rental company as well as one of the best after-dark send-
they will do this for an arrangement, you discount stores like TJ Maxx and Goodwill
offs. Be sure to check with your
can be sure they’ll do it somewhere on for unique containers and stands for your
venue before purchasing them as
your wedding day. goodies.
some venues do not allow them.
• Large ballrooms can seem particularly
If you do have sparklers, ask your
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impersonal and can benefit greatly from
a little definition to the spaces. In my
wedding planner or catering staff
Maximize Flowers
designs I regularly try to create the feeling
to oversee the distribution and
of a room within a room by defining the
lighting of them. I recommend
Flowers play a key role at weddings and
dance floor space. This can be achieved
20” sparklers because they will
therefore they can be a significant line
with elaborate draping or even simple burn long enough that all of
item on your budget. While the ceremony
groupings of rented greenery placed at
them can be lit and you both run
is the most spiritually significant part of the
each corner of the dance floor. Use your
through them before they begin
celebration, it is also the shortest part.
imagination and I’m sure you’ll come up
to go out.
Plan for ways to incorporate these florals
with something spectacular to make your
at the reception. Some ideas include:
wedding decor memorable.
• Use your altar arrangement as a
centerpiece for the buffet or escort card
table.
• If you are having a sweetheart table,
your bouquet might be just right as a
centerpiece for that table.
• Similarly, bridesmaid bouquets are
lovely as centerpieces, around the cake,
lining windows in a long hallway leading
to your dinner or simply sprucing up a
coffee station.
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