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Bring your vision to life on your wedding day with table decorations and centrepieces that not only add a personal touch but enhance the ambiance of your reception ceremony. This simple guide features elevated DIY wedding table decoration ideas to suit any theme, venue or signature style.
Wedding Table Decorations: Candles For Ambience
Candles are easily one of the most impactful design elements in any wedding table design. They not only add to ambience and mood, but they illuminate any space with a warm, inviting soft glow that works perfectly for photos, speeches and beyond. Here are our top candle choices to complete your wedding table decorations this season:
- Tapered Candles & Holders
Perfect for intimate narrow tables, tapered candles and candle holders can create a warm and romantic glow to your wedding tables. Available in a range of varying heights to add depth and dimension, tapered candles come in coloured options and classic white designs to complement your wedding colour theme.
- Pillar Candles & Hurricane Candle Holder
Best for larger tables where they can take up more space, pillar candles have a larger width than tapered candles offer a dramatic and luxurious look with flickering candlelight for an impactful lighting display. Paired with a stylish hurricane candle holder design, pillar candles can be used in conjunction with tapered candles or on their own as a standalone feature.
- Coloured Candles & Holders
For couples after a more modern and eclectic feel, coloured candles are a simple way to add a pop of colour to your wedding table decorations. Tie the candle colour into your wedding theme to create a cohesive colour story or add accent colours to complement the reception venue design.
- Tealight Candles
To be used alongside other candle types, a small tealight candle can be used to play with the height and dimension of your wedding table decorations. Tealight candles make for the perfect fillers to complement other candles and are a great option for small spaces while adding a layered glow.
- Floating Candles in Water
A timeless and elegant choice for long tables or more intimate settings, add a small candle to a candle holder filled with water. When lit, the candle will float on top of the water for a striking statement centrepiece. For an extra touch, add petals or greenery to the candle holder and water.
For long or rectangular reception tables, we recommend using a mix of each candle type artfully spread across each wedding table to create a centrepiece and focal point. While for round wedding tables, try using a tray or aesthetic cake stand for group candles together for a structured and visually appealing arrangement.
Wedding Table Decorations: Floral & Greenery Accents
Another common wedding table decoration is the use of florals and greenery to bring a fresh and elevated look to your reception centrepieces. Here are our top floral and greenery choices to complete your wedding table decorations this season:
- Vases & Artificial Flowers
A budget-friendly and longer-lasting alternative to fresh blooms, artificial flowers can infuse a pop of colour to reception tables to complement your wedding theme. Decide between single stem florals in small vases for a minimalist look or go for full floral bouquets for a more extravagant style.
- Garlands & Table Runners
Bring in a touch of greenery to your wedding table decorations without relying on fresh florals with an artificial plant garland and table runner. Great for long rectangular tables these can be complemented with candles for an elevated wedding table design. Choose a neutral table runner with a unique fabric for depth or opt for a coloured table runner in the theme colours to brighten the table setting.
- Sculptural Vases & Natural Touches
For a more seasonal and organic feel, elevate the wedding table decorations with statement and sculptural vases. From organic ceramic vases to colourful glass vases, there’s something to suit your theme that can make a style statement. Pair with fruit stems or native foliage to complete the centrepiece and mix and match vases in varying heights to add dimension.
Wedding Table Decorations: Eclectic Elements For A Personal Touch
For couples looking for something out of the norm that infuses their personal sense of style into their wedding table decorations, there’s a range of options to instantly elevate your tablescapes. Here are our top eclectic elements to complete your wedding table decorations this season:
- Fruit Bowls
A new trend emerging for wedding table decorations, fresh fruit on a fruit stand or bowl is a stylish and organic way to add colour and texture to your tablescape. This is a great option for Mediterranean or rustic-themed weddings, think grapes, freshly cut peaches, lemons and limes to match the wedding colour palette. Artfully arranged along the wedding table, add candles of varying heights to complement.
- Picture Frames For Table Numbers
An easy decor option to DIY, use stylish photo frames to indicate table numbers for seating guests. This could feature adorable pictures of the couple throughout their relationship to add a sentimental touch or aesthetically designed table numbers.
- Napkins, Plateware & Table Linen
Table linen is another simple yet effective way to tie in colour accents and match the overall theme of the wedding. Opt for a colourful table runner, napkin, plates or glassware to create a cohesive look and feel. For an extra touch add small embellishments to each setting like springs of rosemary or silk ribbons to complete the look.
Bringing It All Together To Create Your Dream Wedding Tablescape
And there you have it! Some simple DIY wedding table decoration ideas to make your vision a reality. Easily mix and match elements to create a unique and cohesive tablescape that reflects your sense of style.
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