Décor
Everything at a wedding tends to co-ordinate by means of colour and theme. You might get your reception colour scheme from the colours of flowers in your bouquet, your bridesmaid dresses, or it could simply be a colour that you have always loved.
Invitations
Your invitations will be the gateway to showing your guests the style of your wedding, so getting your theme and colours right from the very beginning is essential.
Table Plan
Once your replies have all been received you can start working on your table plan. Seating groups of friends who know each other and family members is a good idea, however if you do want to mix your guests up make sure you seat people at appropriate tables.
Centre Piece
A centre piece is not essential, but a lot of brides like to have them on their wedding tables as pretty decoration. A table centre-piece will flow with the theme of your wedding and is usually something like a tall or short flower arrangement or a selection of candles or candleholders. Whatever you choose, make sure it isn’t so big that it stops guests from talking to each other from either side of the table. You can also complete the look of your reception tables by scattering coloured foil heart shaped chocolates, packets of seed sticks, mini trivia boxes or games, or maybe even photographs.
Wedding Favours
A wedding favour is traditionally given to guests either at their place setting or in a basket at the door when it is time for everyone to go home. Wedding favours are a small way of saying thank you to your guests for coming, and might also leave them with a little memory of your wedding. Besides a slice of wedding cake, favours can be anything from a small square box of sugared almonds, to a heart shaped bottle stopper. Look around for inspiration and let your creativity flow.
