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Wedding Reception Flowers - What You Need to ConsiderThe formality of the ceremony is over. Now it's time for fun! Your wedding reception flowers will give the room a sense of celebration as well as style.When we are planning wedding reception flowers for a client, we will consider the following types of arrangement:
Top Table Arrangements
Another idea for the top table is to run a garland along the length of the table. This can either be arranged in a straight line along the top of the table, or in swags at the front of the table. Wedding Table Centerpieces
They can range from a simple relaxed posy for an informal wedding, to sophisticated and ornate arrangements. Remember your arrangement should not prevent guests from seeing and talking to each other. Either go for low arrangements that you can see over the top of, or tall thin arrangements where most of the flower action is high up. More examples of our centerpiece wedding reception flowers can be found here Wedding Cake FlowersFlower arrangements on the wedding cake can either be small and dainty or large and bold. It depends on the look you are trying to achieve. Small roses of the same colour theme to the bride's bouquet always look good. A design similar to a corsage can be made up and this works very successfully for cakes tops.
All of the flowers on the cake top are real including the dark red roses. The two lower dark red roses are actually made from icing sugar, but co-ordinate well. Another tried and tested idea is to have a solid layer of flowers in between the layers of a tiered cake. Obviously do not use poisonous plants or flowers such as holly berries. Also avoid using flowers or foliage that tend to shed leaves or pollen such as asparagus fern. If you don't want flowers actually on the cake you can have a small bouquet of flowers placed on the cake table to the side of the cake. You can get more ideas on wedding cake flowers on this page Room Arrangements
The arrangement in the photo above is on a traditional pedestal. That's me standing beside it to give a sense of scale. It contains lilies, gerberas and anthuriums. Another popular idea is to have an arch of flowers. This is a great idea for the entrance to a marquee. Alternatively you could mark the entrance to a room or marquee by placing a couple of flower trees either side of the entrance. Return to The Wedding Flowers Guide Home Page |
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Table centrepieces can set the feel for the whole room, so it is important to get them right. 
I created the cake flowers in the photo on the left to give a nice decorative look without overpowering the cake.