Centerpieces for Valentine’s Day Weddings
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and its arrival signals one of the most popular days of the year to get married. After all, it is the holiday of love and romance, so what could be a more apropos wedding date than February 14th? Celebrate the spirit of the holiday with one of these romantic centerpieces for Valentine’s Day weddings.
When you want to use classic red roses in a very opulent way, choose ones with dramatically long stems and display them in tall crystal or silver vases. This is a great choice for brides who like very elegant wedding details, such as Swarovski bridal earrings. You can bring a bit of the sparkle from your bridal earrings into your centerpieces with Swarovski crystal accents. Crystals can stud the center of each rose, or they can be draped around the edges of the vases for an impressive detail. It is a far cry from baby’s breath and fern accents, that is for sure.
Although Valentine’s Day weddings are often more dressy, it could also be a lot of fun to go with more of a sweet handcrafted design concept. Think of things like handcrafted paper hearts in cozy patterns like pink and red plaid. One really cute and unique centerpiece idea is to wrap plain vessels with red yarn, fill with informal pink and red flowers like carnations, and have the paper hearts on tall wires springing jauntily from the flowers. Add one large heart to the display and stencil the table number on it. This would be so cute and different than the typical wedding table arrangements.
Vintage nostalgia is another approach you can take for your Valentine’s wedding centerpieces. Floral arrangements can be adorned with a white lacy doily ruff around the edge (this would also look great for bouquets). If you were interested in using white flowers, a mountain of fluffy white baby’s breath would work well with this design. While individual stems of baby’s breath as a filler can look anemic, when used as a single flower display in masses, it is ethereal and cloudlike – absolutely romantic, and just right for a Valentine’s Day wedding.
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Valentine’s Day is one of the most romantic days of the year, and it is a great time to get married. If you are one of the lucky Valentine’s brides, then you will surely want to bring some of this romance into the design of your wedding. There are many ideas for creating a charming Valentine’s wedding cake.
The traditional colors of Valentine’s Day are red, pink, and white, and these are great colors to use on a cake design. You can choose to use just one or two, or go all out and design a cake using all three colors. You can use some of the classic Valentine’s motifs, or you can choose a more modern design.
A very feminine look would be a pale pink cake with an intricate lace or doily design over it. To keep with the idea of old-fashioned femininity, each layer could be trimmed out with a faux pearl border, made to look like timeless pearl bridal jewelry. You could either go with a simple row of frosting “pearls” spaced around the cake, or you could have the baker create a realistic looking strand of pearls with a fancy clasp, strung around the center tier of the cake like its own bridal jewelry (which is a very hot trend in wedding cakes, and a nice way to marry old-fashioned design with current trends).
More whimsical brides can find other ways to take advantage of a Valentine’s theme cake. One of everyone’s favorite parts of the holiday is the conversation hearts – those little heart shaped candies that have sayings on them, like “Be mine” or “You’re the one”. An idea for a very unique and fun wedding cake would be to have a cake in a white or pale pink background color, and then have larger than life conversation hearts done in fondant and scattered around the cake. The hearts should be large, so that they make a bold statement and are easy to read. In addition to the classic conversation heart phrases, be sure to include ones with the names of the bride and groom.
One of the neat things about Valentine’s Day is that it means something a little different to each couple. When you are designing your wedding cake, choose a style that expresses your sentiments. Whether you prefer something ultra romantic, sophisticated and a little sexy, or fun and kitschy, you will end up with a unique wedding cake that will wow your guests.
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