The wedding reception is the ideal time to let your imagination and creativity run wild to bring to life the reception tables and decorate them with flowers, fruits, greenery, vases and candles.

Whether small or tall, on a budget or not, flowers will bring to life a reception. Wedding centerpieces create a mood and ambiance as soon as the guests come in. Adding fruits or even vegetables to an outdoor wedding centerpiece will bring a smile to all guests. Wedding centerpieces with candles on a formal evening reception, looks romantic and elegant.

Flower wedding centerpieces are always very popular. They can be combined with greenery, tall grasses, leaves, twigs, or anything that suits your fancy. They can be draped with crystals, beads or tine pearls. Flowers can be immersed in vases with pebbles or sand at the bottom, float on the water (watch video below for a very inexpensive DIY centerpiece), or appear to be floating on top without touching the water.

Remember to have your wedding centerpieces match the location of the venue, it´s not the same to make a flower arrangement for a beach wedding, than for a formal hotel reception.

Look for contrasting or combining colors for the flowers, or choose one color with different flowers for added texture. If your watching your budget, placing the centerpiece on top of a mirror will make it look twice as big.

Combing flowers and fruits can look modern and fresh, oranges, lemons, and apples are very popular with flower designers. Inside a square vase, orange or lemon slices look amazing.

When choosing the centerpieces, make sure they are short enough so your guests can see each other, or slender enough that they don´t obstruct the person sitting in front.

White flowers submerged in bubbly water inside clear vases next to chunky candles can look elegant.

Look through books and magazines for inspiration, have fun and your wedding centerpieces will be gorgeous!

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Wedding Flower Centerpieces

When considering the wedding flower centerpieces for your reception, there are going to be a number of things you have to take into account. The theme of the wedding, the color scheme, the location of the reception, the formality of the event, the layout and shape of the tables, and your budget among a few others.

As you begin to think about the design of the wedding flower centerpieces, don´t forget to take into account the proportions of the space.