Wedding decoration - how to make your wedding unique

Once the date and the color motto are set, the question of the all-encompassing wedding decoration arises. We have already told you a lot about floristry in the blog article "Floristry for the wedding - how to choose flowers!" and there are many tips on the motto in the blog post "How do I choose a wedding motto and the wedding colors". So let's move on to decoration to conclude the trilogy of optics in wedding planning.

Wedding decoration – does it have to be?

Wedding decoration is an essential part of many weddings - and if you ask quite a few brides, most of them also enjoy it very much. Of course, you can celebrate with a few flowers in an inn, because if that's your thing, it's perfect. However, if you want a little more and want your wedding to be the biggest event, you invest a lot of time, effort and also some money in the wedding decoration. DIY is also trendy - this is the abbreviation for Do It Yourself and simply means that you can make many details of the wedding decoration yourself. But what actually belongs to wedding decoration and why should it be considered?

Not only the colors are important

Of course, the wedding decoration includes all the decorative elements that wrap the wedding location in your theme, i.e. in your wedding colors. Floristry also underlines these colours. These can be highlighted by other factors:

The material

The decoration is also about the material. For example, at a rustic wedding or Mediterranean celebrations, the tablecloth is often dispensed with, as long as the tables are made of solid, beautiful wood. Natural weddings in the boho trend also like to work with natural-looking materials, such as coarser cloth napkins, macramé knots or raffia coasters. In Boho Chic, these details are combined with oriental carpets, leather poufs (stools), rattan furniture and large pillar candles in glass vases. And with these materials, other details are added to the picture, such as crystal glasses from nostalgic times or candlesticks with golden accents as well as ceramic tableware from the rental manufactory.

Stationery

Anyone who thinks about invitation cards, place cards or stationery table plans is of course aware of the material of the paper. But paper is not the only material in this field. If you are celebrating your wedding as a modern event, acrylic will replace the paper. The transparent material is personalized, written on and printed like paper by wedding service providers, and also presented as such. It fits more harmoniously into the overall picture of a minimalist modern wedding or loosens up a traditional motto in a trendy way. There is also not just one type of paper. If you want to celebrate a castle wedding, use high-quality parchment, or for vintage and boho with torn handmade paper or scooped paper. It's the details that carry your wedding theme. You may also use wood instead of paper for rustic weddings, with table names or table numbers burned into the surface.

Of little things that change the overall picture

In addition to the main decoration, the attention to detail offers some special features. This could be used to accompany a forest wedding, in which the symbol of a feather or a fir branch appears again and again. Whether painted, designed or as a real symbol, it adorns the stationery, the table, is stuck here and there between the floristry or decorates the wedding cake. The same applies to elegant weddings that make use of gold leaf, or maritime mottos that decorate the tables with sand and shells.

Wedding favors

Let's move on to the thank you and the attentions for the guests. The guest gift can consist of the classic wedding almond in an organza bag. But it can also fit the theme of your wedding well. So the best Cretan olive oil for the Greek-style wedding is the perfect gift. Or if you get married in the winter time, offer homemade cookies in the shape of your motto or glazed in your colors. Maybe you give away self-mixed herbs in a test tube that appear at the catering. Or you can choose the increasingly popular seedballs (balls with flower seeds that beautify the environment) for a sustainable wedding, which you can even make yourself. Some people also give tiny pots and pretty succulents for the Greenery wedding. The ideas are diverse.

Wedding decorations – what can I plan for?

So what do I have to consider and what is part of the decoration?

Table decoration: candles, vases, saucers, napkins, napkin rings, table runners, tablecloth (or not), covers/chair decoration, individual decoration incl. guest gifts, sprinkles
Stationery: place cards, table plan, signs (hints or menu cards for the buffet), signposts, cards (invitation, thank you, save the date), gift tags, notepad for music requests, table numbers
Buffets & Candy Bars: matching tableware, napkins, sweets that match the theme and your colours (can also apply to pastries, with corresponding motifs or glaze colours), decorative details for the serving tables, trays
Photo box details: matching accessories for your wedding theme (I offer you many different photo box accessories with my premium photo booth)
Exterior decoration: The outdoor area also needs to be thought of. Because that's where a lot of the wedding takes place. Therefore, think of floor candles, fairy lights, matching dream catchers in the trees, small cozy lounges for quiet conversations or hammocks. For the lawn there are large garden games and in the evening a basket of blankets to snuggle up. And as a DJ with lighting technology, I also offer you lighting packages for indoor and outdoor use in your wedding colors.
Highlights: The highlights of the decorations naturally include offers with an event character, such as the Piaggio Ape as a rentable wedding bar, the donut wall at the candy bar, an ice cream truck for the reception of the summer wedding or the barista man with a cart for afternoon coffee. All of this can underline a wedding theme because it supports the decoration of the theme.
Other decorations: The contents of the emergency basket can also be selected in the colors of the wedding. Sunglasses, sunscreen, fans, slippers for tired feet (incl. high heels wall) etc. All of this can be decoratively integrated into the overall picture if you pay attention to the choice of colors and style. And it is already part of the decoration that underlines your wedding motto.

Conclusion: the perfect wedding decoration

This is all a can-do game, because you decide whether and how much you decorate and how. In any case, it will be harmonious if you coordinate everything. In other words, the right materials and colours for the theme and the environment. In an ultra-modern ambience, rustic tables are only a good solution with a conscious design idea. And in industrial design, you could be bothered by the hut decoration and dirndl mentality if it is not deliberately intended and also accentuated with elements. Accordingly, pay attention to harmony or combine opposites, such as urbanity with romantic boho style, in a very focused way. If you get stuck, contact experienced wedding planners and wedding service providers, who can provide you with the best decorative ideas to make your wedding unique.