Wedding Reception Decorations
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Wedding Reception Decorations

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Wedding receptions are a big part of a wedding, it's when everyone gets to meet and congratulate the new couple, the bride and groom have their first dance and it's usually the first meal they eat together. But wedding receptions aren't just about food, although it does account for major reception spending. Surprisingly food is much easier to decide for a wedding reception; what's difficult are things like decorations, music and wedding favors not to mention seating plans.
A lot of people are now of the opinion that seating plans aren't necessary and people should be allowed to sit wherever they like and that takes a huge amount of planning off the bride's shoulders. The major problem of course is still the decorations, particularly the table.
What most people concentrate on is what they're going to put on the table instead of starting out with the table itself. When you go to rent a space for your reception or just the chairs and tables you need to have two things in mind; the number of guests you're having and how many should sit at one table. The smaller the tables the more you'll need and that means more centerpieces. You can have three or four huge tables and arrange them so that everyone is seated towards a center. This will make conversation easier and you can opt for some really fun wedding table centerpieces like fruit bouquets or fresh fruit arrangements that give wedding arrangements a unique look.
Always keep the shape and size of the table in mind. Try and pick a centerpiece first so that later you don't end up with circular centerpieces and square tables.
What percentage of your total wedding cost did you spend on your church and reception decorations and supplie:
Please include the following purchases/rentals in your percentage: Centerpieces/candles/candelabras/archways/guestbook supplies/rental cake/knife set/wine glasses/flowergirl basket/ringbearer pillow/cake topper/pew bows/pillars/unity candle holder/moneybox.
You are pretty much including everything! Lets see, my total budget was $10,000. The church was $600 and the florist total was about $1500, and that was the alter decorations and bouquets/bouts. I used my tossing bouquet and some extra flowers as my cake topper. As far as the church goes, I used the church's candleabras and pew candle holders. That was about all the decoration in the church.
The unity candle was about $10. I used wine glasses for our toast and a knife set we already owned. But as far as the glasses for all of our guests go, that was included with the caterer. The caterer's final cost included renting the linens, silverware, glasses, and extra tables.
For my flower girl, she made her own dress. So she used the scraps from her dress to make a purse. If not, use a basket you already have from Easter.
All those things you mentioned (knife, wine glasses, a pillow, a candle, a moneybox) are all minor minor expenses. But the reception is roughly everything left over. In my case, about $7,000. I made my own centerpieces so that is included in reception budget instead of florist budget.
I better way to figure out your budget is to expect a little over 50% for the reception costs. Close to 60% of that (or a little over 25% of your total budget) will be your caterer.
Go to www.ezweddingplanner.com. They have a great Budgeting section that you can type in your budget and it will give you approximate percentages/amounts for each part of your budget. You can also take out parts you know you won't use.
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