Weddings - Alternatives to Wedding Flowers
There are quite a few alternatives
that you can use instead of cut flowers for your wedding decorations,
bouquets, and reception centerpieces.
- Candles and Lanterns - Using these in small
venues and as table centrepieces can be good if you're after a more
intimate feel. Carrying a candle instead of a bouquet is another
option for those in the bridal party - although you'll have to be careful that there are no
disasters.
- Bomboniere - Arrange your boxed wedding favours
(gifts for guests) in an interesting design in the centre of each
table. This is a less expensive option than buying separate
centerpieces and favours, and there'll be less waste at the end of
the night because your guests will have taken the centrepieces with
them!
- Greenery - Not using floral decorations doesn't mean you
can't include some element of nature. Large plants can make
good wedding decorations and table centerpieces. Like the bomboniere,
small individual plants can be
placed together to form a table centrepiece and then be used as
wedding favours.
- Parasols and Hand Fans - Parasols make good
wedding and reception decorations but they don't have to be
stationary objects - the wedding party can carry parasols at the ceremony as an alternative to bouquets. Hand fans
are another option - they're also practical on a hot day.
- Figurines and Vases - Use figurines or vases
filled with shells or stones that tie in with your colour scheme or
wedding theme. These also make great gifts for your bridal party to
thank them for all their hard work.
Shopping Ideas
-
Definitely Chocolate
- Hand-crafted from the finest ingredients, these
chocolates are quite unlike the mass-manufactured chocolates whose low cocoa
content is masked by various additives. Based in Melbourne, they deliver Australia wide. See
their range of
Wedding Chocolates for
centrepiece ideas.
- Pink
Frosting is an Australian boutique wedding and celebration online store. Thousands of
beautiful products sourced from all over the world. Based in
Canberra. See their extensive
Wedding section
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Getting Hitched - Wedding Ideas
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