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Our wedding date has been moved up from sometime next spring to Decmeber
18th (one week before Christmas). This is a little more rushed than I
wanted to be and, with the season change, the rustic decorations and flowers
have to be totally different. My bridesmaids are wearing white. Does anybody have any creative ideas
for decorating the church and the reception hall (its probably going to
be an old barn behind a historic house)? I've read about the "Winter
Wonderland" ideas (white lights, ficas trees, etc.) - but I wanted it
to be a little more "Christmasy" without being grossly so. In
particular, I'm interested in things that we could hang from the ceiling
and centerpieces for the tables. I'm also a little lost on what to do
with the church. We like candles and the wedding will be at night. Are
there ways to set candles around without creating a huge fire danger? Also, I'm looking for some flower ideas that are appropriate for
Christmas. Originally I wanted the bridesmaids to carry one red rose,
but I was reading a magazine yesterday that said its tacky to do that -
apparently everyone "knows" that you did it to save money. That
honestly isn't true. The money savings is a nice thing, but I really
just wanted them to carry one rose. Is there anything truly tacky about
that? If not, I think I'll stick with my original plan. If so, I am
going to need some nice flower ideas that are appropriate for Christmas. |
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-You can set candles around without having fire danger, but you may
want to check this out with the church first though. They may not
allow it. a friend of mine wanted to have luminare candles lining the
walkway up to the doors of the church for her wedding, but wasn't
allowed. They did not want the responsibility of taking care of the
"what if's" that may have happened. I love the idea, and think it
would make for a very romantic ceremony, so if the church allows it,
then go for it. Make sure you have some friends scheduled to remove
the candles afterwards. Poinsettias are nice "Christmasy" flowers, you could use them as
centerpieces. You could also use strands of pine-like garland to
decorate? If you don't want to overdo the Christmas motif, anything
will work in moderation. -Pine roping--lots of pine roping! Poinsettias (in white, peach or pink
if you don't want to go TOO Christmasy) on squares of emerald velvet on
the tables. Or dwarf Alberta spruces in pots with battery powered lights
and mini ornaments on them. Royal blue, gold and white make an elegant
winter color scheme if you don't want to be overtly "Christmas". If the
barn is particularly rustic, you might think about plaid flannel squares
on the tables. Another centerpiece idea would be an evergreen wreath
with a hurricane shade in the center over a pillar candle in your choice
of colors. Let's see -- how about large clear fishbowls or cylinders
filled with glass Christmas ball ornaments--with or without mini lights
mixed in (battery powered of course.) |
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