Centerpieces 

There are many ways to create just the right look at your wedding reception. One of the most important elements the will affect the final look of the event is the centerpiece you select. Centerpieces not only improve the spirit of a wedding reception, they also provide a unique way for a bride and groom to express their sense of style.

The centerpieces you select for the guest tables should contribute to the overall look you are trying to achieve. If you choose a large ballroom for your reception, you will want to decorate with elaborate centerpieces. If you desire a smaller, more casual gathering the centerpieces should reflect this feeling.

Today’s centerpieces are as varied as the tastes of the couples selecting them and with a wide range of compositions allowing for every possible setting, you should make the most of them and treat them as a personal expression of your style.

Simple Peony Centerpiece Sets

Smaller centerpieces, like  these peony centerpieces make perfect table accents or centerpieces when combined in groups and are ideal for decorating buffet tables.  Don’t limit your creative imagination and powers to just the center of the table. Your decorative theme can be extended with flower petals scattered gently about or with an individual flower head, fruit or embellishment set atop each plate. 

Peony & Hydrangea Centerpiece

The beauty of an outdoor wedding reception is captured in this lovely floral arrangement for a guest table; made in a white painted bicycle filled with pink peonies and green hydrangea creating a cheerful informality and whimsical fun feeling. Sprinkling flower petals or acrylic gems onto the tablecloth will help to extend the effect of your centerpieces to the entire table.

Rose Wedding Candle Centerpiece

This dainty candle centerpiece arrangement features full rose blooms, berries and tender buds. The delicate coloring makes this arrangement suitable for a guest table at a wedding reception or a centerpiece at a bridal shower.

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You can have a lot of fun with table decorations and a small investment of time can save a lot of money. So look for ways to individualize your dinning and reception space and no matter how relaxed your reception is it should still feel special to you. Use flowers and other forms of embellishment and decoration to define any decorative theme.