planning our reception decor

Besides being brilliant, thrifty, and creative, our florist was also extremely insightful as to the workings of this bride's mind. Larissa quickly and correctly deduced that my "centerpieces are also really important... so we want them to be a WOW feature" and made some super smart suggestions that may apply to any brides out there with tented weddings:

A) tented wedding = no tapered candles ...they will blow out!
B) using only tall centerpieces can be overpowering because they visually compete with support crosswires

Our centerpieces will thus be a mix of short and tall, with the short centerpieces mixing light and blossoms, but relying more heavily on candles (votives, candelabras, etc) and interesting containers for visual "oomph"

 

 

and our tall centerpieces will be responsible for bringing in the "WOW" factor. These will combine tall fluted clear vases with large floral arrangements in the same shades as my bouquet (pinks, whites, buttercream yellow, and soft greens), crystal strands (dripping from the flowers, or suspended within the vase), and lots and lots of candles.

 

 

 

Now that the details are done, I can sit back and drool at how perfectly pink and frothy and feminine our wedding decor will be - cough - I mean, gender neutral and elegant .... ;)