Cheap Wedding Table Decoration Ideas

When I was young, I used to love attending weddings. It was not because of meeting friends and relatives or for gorging on the delicious food, but I loved to admire the exquisite decorations of the wedding reception, filled with flowers, ribbons and confetti. But now I realize that wedding decorations cost a lot and usually takes a huge chunk out of a wedding budget. If you are planning a wedding on a budget, then it is possible to have beautiful decorations for your wedding for less. All you need are some good ideas and lots of creativity. Some must haves for decorating wedding tables are wedding centerpieces, seating cards and table linen. Before you decide on the kind of table decorations you want for your wedding, take stock of the venue. The ambiance of the venue will help you decide which type of wedding decorations will look the best. It also makes sense to choose a wedding color palette so that you can match the decorations accordingly. Just because you are on a budget does not mean that you cannot have beautiful table decorations.

Cheap and Chic Wedding Table Decoration Ideas

Inexpensive Centerpiece Ideas

To streamline your budget in table decoration, you need to choose centerpieces that are made with inexpensive flowers. Instead of choosing out of season blooms and exotic blooms that costs the earth, choose simple flowers like gardenias, peonies, garden roses, fritillaria, ranunculus, tulips, and sweet peas lilacs, jasmines, lilies and carnations. Create a chic and modern wedding centerpiece on each table by arranging carnations in a square shaped ceramic vase. Arrange carnations in a single color like fuchsia or orange. This gives it a very clean and chic look. Another idea is to fill up a shallow glass bowl or copper urns with water and float some roses or peonies on it. This makes a lovely inexpensive centerpiece. To dress it up further scatter some glitter powder over the flowers.

There is no rule that says that you have to use floral centerpieces. Non floral centerpieces are also great for creating a visual impact and the best part is that they are a lot less expensive that floral ones. One simple wedding table decoration idea is to use fresh fruits and vegetables like limes, lemons, apples and pears. In a big glass bowl arrange some lemons and limes and decorate with lime colored tulle and ribbons. This makes a great inexpensive wedding centerpiece. You can also group together seashells in different shapes and sizes in a shallow dish and fill it with sand. This kind of non floral centerpiece makes an excellent choice for a casual or beach wedding.

Inexpensive Table Linen and Place Card Ideas

Once you have decided upon the wedding centerpiece, it is time to concentrate on the seating cards and table linen. Instead of purchasing fancy designer tablecloths and table runners, use simple pristine white table cloths. To make these simple white tablecloths look more decorative, stitch lace, ribbons and sequins on the edge of the tablecloth. Want to cut down cost more? One of the best cheap table decoration ideas is to use large sheets of wrapping paper instead of table runner. Just pick a patterned wrapping paper in a hue that matches with your wedding color palette and cut in to fit the dimensions of the tables. Glue satin ribbons in a matching color on the edges of the wrapping paper and use these as table runners.

The best way to cut down on cost in decorating napkins for wedding is to do away with the napkin rings altogether. Instead choose a jewel hued napkin and fold it to form a bow. Clinch at the middle with a similar shaped narrow satin ribbon. For place cards you can use fabric flowers or medium-sized corsages with a strip of card with the name of the person written on it. Another good idea is to attach the place card on the chairs of the table with a piece of looped string. For streamlining your expenses further, ask a friend or relative to pen the names of the wedding guests on the place cards instead of hiring a calligrapher to do the job.

When you are on a budget, you need to think creatively on doing up the wedding decoration without compromising on the looks and ambiance. Good table decorations for wedding receptions do not require that you break the bank. If you think out of the box, you can come up with many cheap wedding table decoration ideas. If you can save money on wedding decorations, it leaves you with more cash to spend on wedding essentials like food, rings and wedding dress.