Flowers and plants can make a big difference when it comes to a wedding. In fact, the right balance and placement of lush arrangements can turn your small event into an elegant affair. While there are many beautiful ceremony and reception venues, chances are, it can still use a little sprucing up. Make sure that you salvage some of your wedding funds so that you properly splurge on the flowers in a surprising and creative way.


Some Aisle Ideas for the Wedding Ceremony:

  • Flower-filled baskets/cones: Embellish the aisle by putting a few roses in a cone or basket and then tying these to the chairs which line the walkway. You could even twine them together with gauzy ribbons.
  • Petal walkway: Rather than opt for a plain aisle runner, create a more dramatic look by having the aisle strewn with rose petals. This will look more natural and will take your guest's breath away. On each end of the aisle, place a towering floral arrangement.
  • Topiaries: A tall, perfectly manicured topiary could really give your wedding a sleek contemporary look. You could drape each topiary in a sheer satin to give the wedding a softer feel, or keep them simple. Other options: cover them in string lights or connect them with ribbons.
  • Candles: The soft hue of candlelight is a perfect touch for the bride who is going for something magically ethereal. Utilize tall hanging lanterns or ground hurricane globes. Make sure that there is plenty of foot room for candles to avoid any potential fire hazard.


Entrance Décor
One of the most important areas of the entire wedding is the entrance-ways. This is the first thing that your guests will see upon arrival, so make sure that it's simplistically classy in every way. If you're keeping the doors to the reception and/or ceremony venue shut, hang up a lavish floral wreath. Alternatively, you could adorn the door jamb with a beautiful garland and flower-filled urns on either side.

The Wedding Arch
During the ceremony everyone's focus will be directed on the bride and groom towards the front of the room. You want the guests in the back row to be able to appreciate the floral and ceremony décor surrounding the officiant and bridal party. An effective method: craft an arch or canopy and cover it with flowers and foliage. Make sure that you get any and all wedding décor approved through the church where you're getting married. Some religions are extremely particular about bringing certain accents into a house of worship.

Measure Everything
Prepare yourself by taking all of the proper measurements. Start off with the aisleway. Make sure that after adding in all of the desired floral accents there is still enough room for two people to walk down, side by side. If the aisle is narrow, stick with hanging small cones on the chairs which don't take up too much space. Measure the height and width of all of the essential doorways, the space where the officiant will stand, and any other place you think important.

Save Yourself Money
It's not necessary that you decorate everything in the same exact way. Rather then deck out every single chair on the aisle, only do every other one. Another option is to only adorn the front 3 aisles where the immediate family sits. Execute contrary floral centerpieces on the reception tables. Instead of using overly extravagant arrangements, use individual blooms with simple ribbons.