Let’s start with first of all understanding what all constitutes church wedding decorations. The entrance and exit, doors, pews, aisle, altar, ceiling and floor – these are the things and places that need to be dressed up for a church wedding. There are numerous options available for decorating them, such as flowers, ribbons, candles, lights, lanterns, etc. But before deciding on the wedding decorations, you should be sure of the color combination that you want at your wedding. If you ask me, no other color matches the purity and sanctity of the church as white. Having an all white church wedding can make the whole affair look very classy and sophisticated. However, if you are someone who thinks that an all white wedding is a bit boring, a combination of red and white, green and white or purple and white are some other good wedding color schemes for church weddings.
Well chosen and displayed fresh flowers add to the beauty of the wedding venue beyond imagination. You can make a beautiful centerpiece with flowers and keep it at the welcome table. You can make arrangements with them and hang them as decorations all around the venue, including at the church entrance and door. Hanging a wreath made from roses at the door is a very unique idea which will immediately attract the attention of your invitees, as soon as they enter the wedding venue. To lend a bit of fairy tale effect to your wedding, you can have the aisle covered with rose petals. In fact, there are so many creative things that you can do with fresh flowers, you only have to think out of box! One thing to remember while choosing flowers is to ensure that they are of the same color as the rest of the wedding decorations.
Lights and Candles
If the church allows, there are a number of innovative ways in which you can light up the venue. Hanging colorful LED lights at the entrance so as to form an arch, lends a fun feel to the atmosphere. This idea however should be strictly used for evening weddings. For morning weddings, an arch made of flowers, balloons and ribbons will suffice. Pillar candles can be placed in hurricane glasses and then used to line up the aisle. Candelabras and candle stands can be placed decoratively at the altar, to enhance its visual appeal. Keeping candles on window sills, adding them to centerpieces or flower arrangements, these are some other simple church wedding decorations that you can consider.
Faux Pearls
One of the most unique yet simple church wedding decoration ideas is to hang strings of faux pearls from the ceiling of the church. Faux pearls are available in colors such as red, white and pink. Pearls of different colors can be stringed together and hung from the ceiling to lend an altogether different feel to the venue. Faux pearls can even be added to other decorative arrangements to make them look more interesting.
Fabrics
Tulle will lend a kind of delicacy to your wedding decorations. You can hang this sheer fabric in the shape of U, from the side of the pews. Complete the “U” with a bow made of ribbon or a flower arrangement, attached at the top. If you are thinking of adding some elaborate decorations to the church wedding, you can hang tulle in some unique crisscross manner from the church walls and place large ribbon bows in between. White, pink and silver tulle looks the best as these colors add a feminine touch to the rest of the wedding decorations.
Potted Plants
These days, it’s not just flowers, but even potted plants are being used as church decorations for wedding. You can order a number of decorative potted plants and place them on either side of the entrance, in a row, for effect. Potted plants especially look great if you have chosen green and white wedding colors. Potted plants can be placed at various corners inside the church and silver artificial stars can be hung from them to give the venue a Christmassy feel.
Wooden Name Initials
As the wedding vows are taken at the altar, it is one place which will very prominently figure in all the wedding photographs. An interesting way to decorate it is to hang the name initials of the bride and the groom, carved out of the wood, at its backdrop. These name initials can be decorated with flowers, moss, pearls and ribbons, to add to their appeal.
With these simple church wedding decorations up your sleeve, you can make any wedding venue attractive and memorable. One last tip before I sign off – when it comes to church wedding decorations, they should not only be planned and designed to look beautiful, but also in a way that the sentiments and feel of the venue remain intact.
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