How to Select the Perfect Wedding Reception Decorations for Your Wedding Design
Here at Oh Happy Day, your girls are all about the details. We believe that an unforgettable wedding goes hand in hand with the ambiance you create using your style, theme, and vision. Picture this: you’ve gathered all your favourite friends and family members for the most incredible wedding celebration. Don’t you think your venue needs to fit the part, as well?
We aren’t implying that you need a massive budget in order to set the tone. In fact, some venues and settings require very little wedding décor to reflect your style and vision. The OHD team loves the creative process that evolves from providing wedding decoration ideas that we know our clients will adore.
To help guide you along the way to choosing the perfect style of wedding reception decorations, just follow these helpful tips (tried and tested by your OHD girls).
- When it comes to choosing your reception style, the main factors that come into play are your location, your budget, and your must-haves.
- Always insist on a décor and floral preview with your chosen vendors to ensure you are happy with your final look.
- Find suppliers who will assist you with the setup (for example, your OHD girls always include styling in our service offering).
- Check every line item before your wedding to ensure that you have the right quantity of each item to match your final guest count (if you don’t already have a wedding planner in your corner) to do this for you.
Stunning Wedding Table Decoration Ideas
If your venue hire includes standard tables, chairs, and cutlery, crockery as part of their venue hire, then this is a major cost saver. In this instance, we suggest that you give some thought to your wedding stationery (name cards, menus, table numbers) and potentially add a pop of colour to your place setting using different napery. A cute menu and one accent colour can add the perfect finishing touches to your tablescape – whether it be a napkin, a coloured water glass, or a metallic underplate that matches your theme.
If your budget allows you a bit more freedom with your tablescape choices, then we believe that accent cutlery, refined linens, and lush floral arrangements are the way to go to complete your final look. These wedding table decoration ideas bring elegance and a cohesive style to your reception.
Elegant Yet Affordable Wedding Decoration Ideas
If your wedding is outdoors in a beautiful setting or focused more on your social environment, then these affordable wedding decoration ideas are just for you. Your attention should be on simple, elegant elements that offer great impact without high costs. This way you can be intentional about your spend on reception decorations and still focus on the ambiance of your environment.
Candles-only tablescapes
Intentional focal areas (spend on spaces, not overall vision). This could mean floral stories at your bar during cocktail hour or creating a photo opportunity for your guests to use during the course of the day.
Floral cake story
Cozy lounging areas
Interactive seating charts – you can DIY these to your preference, which brings in a sense of personal touch. Use sweet treats, candles, or make your own limoncello for guests to take home with them as a keepsake.
As wedding planners and stylists, our key objective is to produce a wedding that stays true to our couples’ budget and overall aesthetic. Part of our service offering involves curating mood boards for our clients which cover every element of the wedding reception and ceremony decorations – from floral design, wedding stationery, and furniture concepts, right through to the finishing touches of your tablescape. We are mindful about managing expectations and staying true to every wedding budget by sourcing vendors that align with the final vision.
However, if you don’t have a wedding designer to bounce ideas off, then we hope this advice post will serve you well in selecting the perfect wedding decoration ideas for your reception. Remember, your OHD girls are just an email away and we would love to be part of your creative journey!
