Decorating the hall where the wedding celebration will take place is an important and integral part of the event. It is difficult to imagine an empty hall with sparsely arranged tables and chairs. Decorating a celebration hall is, first of all, a general concept that must be followed. A special role is given to wedding table arrangements at this point.
The bride and groom are thinking about how to surprise their guests and not just feed them, but make everything around them beautiful. It is enough to add flowers, with their help you can achieve amazing results and make the room beautiful.
How to decorate a wedding hall with fresh flowers: examples with photos
Since ancient times, beautiful plants have been used to decorate festivals. Decorating a wedding hall with fresh flowers is the most important element in decoration. They are woven into the bride's hair, flower petals are sprinkled on the wedding bed and on the newlyweds leaving the registry office. Flowers are given as an addition to the main gift, and according to ancient tradition, a bouquet of flowers is thrown by the bride.
The wealth of shapes, colors and plants given to us by nature allows us to realize the craziest and most unusual ideas.
Decorating the newlyweds' table with your own hands using napkins
Another simple way to decorate a wedding table with your own hands is to create spectacular compositions from napkins. Knowing the technique of execution, you can create vases, fans, and fancy flowers from them.
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“Napkin compositions” can be supplemented with strings of pearls, sprigs of berries or flowers.
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Peculiarities
Most professionals recommend choosing a bridal bouquet before decorating the hall with fresh flowers. It is these flowers that will set the tone for all other elements of the floral decor. The shape, color, size, and components of a wedding bouquet are extremely important for creating a harmonious, unified floral style that will decorate the hall.
When decorating a room, florists use several options for placing compositions.
- Decorative – in this option, smooth, round shapes and neat cascades are welcomed. Flowers are placed in low containers or trays. They are located mainly on tables and walls;
- Parallel - flowers are displayed in clear rows. Only one type of plant is displayed in one row. The shades of flowers are strictly selected so that the entire row looks harmonious;
- Vegetative - in addition to flowers, it allows the use of all living things - berries, fruits, vegetables, tree branches, stones, grass, etc.;
- Form – arches, columns, and railings in the room are decorated with floral arrangements. If there are none, or not enough, artificial structures decorated with flowers are created;
- Linear - floor compositions are used with the obligatory emphasis on one central element.
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Decor ideas
When taking an idea with any decor as a basis, it should always be correlated with the chosen wedding style.
Roses, peonies, callas, amaranths, heliconias, and sunflowers are suitable for wedding decoration.
When composing a wedding flower arrangement for a banquet hall, there are four decorative styles:
- Parallel - all compositions are arranged in parallel rows (horizontal, vertical or diagonal). In this case, the color palette is built on contrasts or using several shades of the same color.
- Decorative – flowers are used to form compositional islands of regular shape. They are evenly spaced around the room; combinations of large and small compositions also look appropriate.
- Vegetative - compositions are created on the basis of a decorative style, but using wild, seasonal and dried flowers, indoor plants with spectacular greenery, and various natural materials. Dry branches, berries, fruits, cones, ears of corn, and vegetables are used as the latter. With such a design, it is important to emphasize the beauty of wild nature, its untouched naturalness.
- Formo-linear - a combination of art-contemporary and modernist styles. The composition focuses on a large flower, around which accessory plants are collected. The arrangement can be ascending or descending, multi-level, asymmetrical.
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Flower arch
The flower arch is suitable for both outdoor and indoor weddings. It adds solemnity and focuses attention on the entrance area. The number of flowers on the arch often determines the cost of the entire composition. Florists recommend combining fresh flowers with artificial ones on this element; florists often use this technique. At the same time, the cost of the product is reduced, and the problem of the seasonality of some flowers, which are simply unavailable at certain times of the year, is also solved.
It is not necessary to fill the entire volume of the arch with flowers. If you use a wicker frame rather than a metal one, it can be decorated with fewer flowers. The decoration on the arch can be either symmetrical or asymmetrical. The spaces between flowers can be decorated with vines, artificial greenery, ribbons, and large beads.
Table decoration for young people
The newlyweds' table is the main place in the hall. During the celebration, all attention is focused on it, so the decoration must be special. The decor should match the overall wedding theme and color scheme. You also need to take into account the temperature and lighting in the newlyweds’ area, based on which the types of flowers are selected.
You should not place tall or bulky compositions on the table. They will interfere with the newlyweds’ communication with each other and guests.
You can take several ideas as a basis for decorating the table:
- Garlands on the tablecloth.
- It will look spectacular if the newlyweds’ table is sprinkled randomly or in the shape of a heart with rose petals. Moreover, it will be better if they have different shades.
- Low bouquets in low vases. Large flower buds can be separated from the stems and placed to float in glass dishes.
- You can hang several flower balls above the table. They look very romantic and enliven the space.
- The wall behind the table is decorated in accordance with the style of the room.
- If the celebration is held outdoors, for example, in a garden, it is worth placing several flowerpots with plants next to the newlyweds’ table.
When decorating, do not forget about moderation. To make the composition look harmonious, you need to combine large and lush buds with the simple texture of the tablecloth material and laconic serving.
Decorating tables and chairs for guests
It is appropriate to place small vases with compact flowers on guest tables. It can also be wicker baskets with flowers, fruits, willow branches. The backs of the chairs can be decorated with small garlands, and the composition can also be fixed on the back of the seat.
There may be candelabra on the tables; in this case, it is recommended to replace bouquets in vases with decorating candlesticks.
Colored weddings are popular when predominantly one shade is used in the decoration. In this case, guest tables can be decorated with flowers of the chosen tone to focus attention on them.
When decorating a themed wedding with flowers, you should focus on the main theme of the celebration. The flowers themselves can be anything, but containers and stands need to be kept in accordance with the theme. Floral arrangements can be placed in glass bottles, wicker baskets, tin cans, etc.
Decorating walls and windows
The decoration of the walls and windows of the wedding hall is the main filling of the festive atmosphere. Floral decor should be in harmony with the design of individual zones and islands.
At the same time, florist-decorators must take into account the layout of the room. The design of the banquet hall will depend on the design style. The decor of walls and windows looks inappropriate when choosing minimalism. Window openings are often decorated with garlands of flowers, decorative arches, and single compositions on curtains or window sills.
Decorating a room with flowers implies balance. Too many floral decorations will overload the interior. It is better to use minimal decoration, but complement it with balloons, ribbons, and sparkles.
For a wedding in a rustic style, you should definitely combine flowers with fabric, burlap, twine, and sewing. Minimalism in design allows for compositions of paper flowers. These can be huge wall panels with solid colors to match the walls or tablecloths.
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Photozone
Decorating a photo zone with flowers should also not be overloaded. It could be:
- A large stand filled with large artificial flowers or a “carpet” of small real ones.
- A chalk board with flower garlands around the perimeter, and baskets with dried flowers, fresh flowers, and fruits on the floor next to it.
- Don't forget about evening shots. To get spectacular photos, the photo zone can be decorated with flower arrangements with hidden lighting (garlands, LEDs, neon signs). But in this case it is better to use artificial inflorescences.
- Swing decorated with flowers, ribbons, glowing garlands.
It is better to choose flowers for the photo zone that are not too bright. If this contradicts the concept of the wedding, it is worth choosing contrasting flowers, for example, if the celebration is in blue tones, the photo zone can be decorated using white or cream buds.
Bouquet and boutonniere for newlyweds
The main decoration of the wedding is the bride. Therefore, special attention is paid to her bouquet. When choosing, it is important to take into account the general wedding theme, the style of the dress and the girl’s personal preferences.
Also, the format of the bouquet will depend on the time of year:
- In summer, it is appropriate to use compositions based on wildflowers or peonies.
- In winter, it is better to give preference to roses, lilies and orchids.
- In spring, it is better to make a bouquet of lilies of the valley, tulips or daffodils.
- In autumn it is appropriate to use dahlias and gerberas.
The basis is a frame (wire, porta bouquet or stems). Also, the flowers that are used in the bouquet can be duplicated in the bride’s hairstyle and used as an element of a hairpin, wreath, or headband.
The copy of the bouquet that the bride throws to her bridesmaids is made from lifeless flowers.
According to the shape, the bouquets of the main hero of the occasion are of the following types:
- Round.
- Teardrop-shaped.
- Waterfall.
- Biedermeier.
- American style.
- Vegetative style.
The groom's boutonniere, despite its simplicity, is no less important than the bride's bouquet. It is a small bouquet attached to the lapel of the jacket that makes the groom’s image elegant and sophisticated. Usually a boutonniere is a miniature copy of the bride's bouquet. But it can also be made in a custom design, but using the same colors. You can also use a solo flower for the boutonniere, the most prominent one in the entire wedding composition, or use a repeating floral motif.
Decorating the room
Absolutely any room is suitable for decorating with fresh flowers; the main thing is to correctly calculate the required number of flower arrangements and distribute them correctly.
The combination of color design of the entire room and floral installations is also important.
To create all sorts of compositions, roses, calla lilies, chrysanthemums, gerberas, hydrangeas, lilies and a wide variety of greenery are most often used, emphasizing the delicate color of the inflorescences (ruscus, ivy, fern, etc.).
What else to use
In addition to fresh flowers, wedding floristry uses many other “living” gifts from Mother Nature.
Sometimes the most unusual things are used: vines, cones, all kinds of berries, fruits and vegetables (very important for themed and village weddings), tree branches, spruce paws (why not an option for a winter wedding?), willow, straw, physalis and ikebana from autumn leaves.
During the harvest season, a variety of fruits are used. Not only decorations are cut out of them, but also interesting containers for placing flower arrangements; they are used instead of invitations and as one of the components of multi-level compositions.
Containers with sprouted grass and moss are used as decoration. Various decorations made from moss look great, for example, the initials of the newlyweds, or large letters for a photo shoot.
All these options will be especially relevant in the fall or winter, when a large number of flowers becomes an unaffordable pleasure. Proper decoration of the wedding hall with fresh flowers in combination with several of the above elements will not only save money, but also create an exclusive design.
How to decorate the newlyweds' table with your own hands using fabric
Table decor starts with tablecloths. An ordinary tablecloth, even a very beautiful one, will look quite boring. However, using various ideas, such as twisting the fabric, creating drapery, beautiful knots on the edges of the tablecloth, or even using such a clever technique as combining several tablecloths, with one accidentally breaking out from under the other, will create a rather interesting ambience.
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Designers also use all these techniques in their work. Naturally, the solutions of professionals look very complex and impressive, but believe me, you can also decorate a wedding table with fabric yourself.
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Play with contrasts: combine different textured fabrics, contrasting shades, and, perhaps, one of the most spectacular solutions - lace framed the bridal table.
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Bows that can be used to tie the edges of the tablecloth or simply sew them on will look great.
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In order to create a spectacular drapery, you just need to make an invisible stitching from the edge of the tablecloth to the center, then tightening the threads.
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Adviсe
Carefully consider the placement of flower arrangements so that when finished they do not interfere with the communication of guests at the table and free movement around the room. In such a situation, making a plan helps a lot.
Try not to crowd tables with bouquets. Ideally, one composition for every 1.5-2 meters is enough. If the tables are set in the European style - separately for several people each, then one bouquet will be enough for such a table. Combine fresh flowers and textiles; together they look very impressive.
If you want a lot of flowers, but there is no way to decorate the room with fresh flowers, ask your guests to give you flowers of certain shades. Before the banquet, they can be placed in prepared containers and complemented with such compositions as the main decor.
What flowers should I choose for my wedding? Live or artificial?
Undoubtedly, fresh flowers are a priority in wedding decor, but their use is not always rational. And here the question is not only about the budget for floral decoration of the wedding, but sometimes it also depends on weather conditions, because not all flowers are ready to survive the whole day under the scorching summer sun.
Therefore, today decorators very often offer to use artificial (decorative) luxury flowers in wedding decorations. Such flowers cannot be distinguished by appearance or touch by the common man at first sight.
And in this article we will take a closer look at the use of decorative flowers.
Here I would like to note that decorative flowers come in different qualities, which can affect the final cost of the finished composition. It is important to remember that when using artificial flowers, the quality of the flower and its price are directly proportional, because a cheap flower will not look good! For example, these can be the simplest fabric flowers, silk, silicone, and recently this type of decorative flowers, such as Real Touch, has been widely used.
