Reception Ceiling Decorations

These days, decorating the dinner tables at a wedding reception is not quite enough. After all, everyone has centerpieces, right? If you really want to make a splash, add some visual interest above the tables and the dance floor. Take a look at these fantastic ideas for reception ceiling decorations.

Chandeliers have become very popular in recent years, and they are still very much in style. However, even a great idea can feel a little bit stale when everyone does it, so if you want to decorate your reception with chandeliers, choose unique ones. Chandeliers with a vintage girly curlique form take on a cool retro edge that can be a little bit goth when they are painted in a flat black color. Give them a French boudoir flair by dressing them up with strings of beads and pairing them with pink and black striped tablecloths. If you want to create a moody effect, combine the black chandeliers with centerpieces featuring Black Magic roses and black ostrich feathers in a distressed black vase with Victorian curves.

A terrific idea for an outdoor wedding or a garden wedding is to suspend an eclectic collection of birdcages over the dance floor or the dinner tables. For a daytime wedding, leave them open or twine flowers and vines around the frame of the birdcages. In the evening, line the bottom of each cage with clear Plexiglass (to catch the drips) and set flickering candles inside to create a wonderfully romantic ambiance. It would be especially great for a retro wedding  if you are using letterpress invitations with a bird motif, and lots of handcrafted elements like felt flower bouquets and handcrafted bridal jewelry.

There is no such thing as too many flowers at a wedding. After all, why should the tables have all the fun? A gorgeous effect can be created by suspending balls of flowers over the tables. This is an especially good idea for decorating the space over long reception tables for family style service. The suspended flowers will look fantastic in a long row. As a bonus, with so many flowers over the table, you can keep tabletop decorations minimal, which allows for an unobstructed view of the person across the table; keeping sight lines open is great for getting a lively conversation going at the wedding dinner.

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