When it comes to wedding decorations,  flowers  aren’t your only option. Think outside the proverbial flower box with this list of eight blossom-free unique wedding decor ideas:

So you’re not a froofy floral arrangement kind of bride – that doesn’t mean you can’t still have a wedding dcor scheme that wows. Think outside the proverbial flower box with this list of blossom-free ideas for wedding decorations.

Love Visually
Build a structure consisting of a bunch of different ornate frames with photos of not only you and your fiance, but also parents and grandparents whose marriages serve as inspiration for time-tested love.

The Food Pyramid
Fill cylindrical glass vases with fruits and vegetables reflecting your colors. Oranges, lemons, and limes have been done, so try a unique, more contemporary look with mangos or coconuts – or tie it to the season with texture-rich earthy vegetables like husked corn, acorn squash, or artichokes.

Outside Looking In
Give your guests something to really look at with goldfish swimming in aesthetically shaped vases. Consider building interesting mantels or use other species like Siamese fighting fish or white clouds. For their sake, add the water and fish right before the reception and return them to a bigger tank before the party’s over.

 Gazebos  can be a great source of beauty and can be decorated in nature’s own beauty or dressed up with a bit of  tulle/netting  or other  wedding fabrics .

Au Natural
Consult Mother Nature for inspiration, and bring the outdoors in. Natural objects like stones, leaves, pine cones, even twigs can add an organic aesthetic to your reception decor. Place in rustic containers or scatter amongst pillar candles for added ambiance. This idea will nicely complement a fall wedding theme.

A Library Look
Stacks of books intricately piled can work in a number of different ways. For sophisticates, choose antique leather-bounds. For a more fun approach, use kitschy romance novels. Or, tie it to your wedding location – if beach-side, go with maritime classics like Moby Dick and The Old Man and the Sea.

Wine-O
Wine bottles and decanters create interesting focal pieces. Turn a wine bottle into a "lamp" by filling it with candle oil and adding a wick. Decorate the base of the bottle with bunches of grapes.

Lighten Up
Floating candles in a shallow bowl adds light and elegance to your tabletops. Or arrange multi-level candles on a mosaic of mirrors or tiles, and surround them with seashells or flower petals. Placing coffee beans or red hot candies at the bottom of a vase or bowl to hold the candles steady also adds an aromatic effect.

Consult your Inner Child
For the kid at heart, fill decorative bowls with your favorite candies – such as jellybeans and M&M’s – in your wedding colors. These centerpieces are sure to be a hit with your guests!

For even more ideas and advice to plan your wedding day decor, this wedding decorations and flowers guide will walk you through the process.

 By Cori Russell   Published: 7/24/2008

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Constantly thinking of the wedding supplies you’ll need and how the wedding would turn out could be horrifying. Careful and detailed wedding planning is recommended. Here is a list of the supplies that you have to purchase for the big day to make sure that you don’t miss the necessary stuff.

Gazebos
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The arch symbolizes your union with your spouse. After the wedding, you will be sharing a new life together, living under one roof. There’s a perfect arch for each wedding theme and specific budget. If you are on a tight budget, don’t force yourself to buy a wedding arch because you can always rent. Decorate the rented arch as you wish.

Candles and Holders
Unity candles can be beautiful dcor for the wedding. There are a wide range of designs and colors to choose from and not only that, you can further personalize it such as having the couple’s name on it as well as the wedding date. The candle holder should also be as elegant and you can also choose from a three piece holder in gold or silver or, you can have an all-in-one that comes in many designs such as butterflies, cherubs or doves.

Silk Flower Decorations
There’s no doubt that silk flowers look real and are cheaper than real flowers. Silk flowers have longer longevity and are easy to arrange and handle. It’s obvious that flowers breathe life to the venue so they will never go missing. If you can’t afford to get an abundant supply of the expensive, real flowers…this option is the best for you.

Wedding Aisle Runner
The aisle runner is a symbolic representation of the new path that you are about to take with your partner. An advice is not to go for plastic aisle runner, instead, have vinyl or rayon aisle runners because they are tear resistant and heavy duty. You can choose plain white or the ones with floral prints or weave patterns. You can even have it personalized by having your names or a short message printed on it using your favorite font and colors.

Wedding fabrics

 A wide variety of wedding fabrics  can be used for decorating at a wedding.  Runners often are made of cloth.   Decorating with tulle or netting  can be an inexpensive yet impressive addition to any wedding.

Wedding Favors
Of the so many wedding favor choices you can find in the market, deciding what wedding favors to give away can become difficult. You want your wedding to be remembered. You want to leave a mark in the minds of your guests. You want to give something that has practical use. Look for the best wedding favor to match your wedding theme. If you have the luxury of time and talent in making crafts, do them yourself (or you can even ask some friends who share the interest to help you). Save money and give your favors your personal touch.

Wedding Cake Topper
The wedding cake is one of the major attractions at the wedding reception. Therefore, both the cake and the cake topper should be strikingly beautiful. Choose the cake topper that best emphasizes the wedding theme or best speaks of what’s common with you and your partner. You don’t have to stick to the traditional heart and dove or boy and girl kissing porcelain figurines. Why not have the novel ones? Have at look at some funny wedding cake toppers and think about the smiles it will create on your guests’ faces. "Runway Bride" and "The Tiff" figurines are two of the common funny toppers.

Bridal Accessories
The bride is always worried about not looking her best during the important day. Looking elegant and beautiful can be achieve by wearing the beautiful wedding dress and having your make-up done simple yet elegant. To further enhance your look, you will need the help of bridal accessories. These are the simple jewelry piece that compliments your wedding outfit and stylish hair accessories. A pearl-studded hair clip will hold your hair nicely and makes you look more elegant.If you prefer to have a your hair fall nicely behind your back, you should have a tiara that can instantly turn you into a fairytale princess.

Sometimes, relying on your memory alone is not an effective way to remember a lot of things. In the course of wedding planning, new details pop up and old ideas tend to be forgotten. Have a list, write things down-the wedding supplies you need to acquire and the things you need to accomplish. If you do that, having a sublime wedding is not an impossibility.

By Melissa Cruz  Published: 8/22/2008

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  The first thing that you can do is make a list of things that are "required" in planning a wedding. This includes your dress, his tux, guests, a cake, flowers, decorations for the reception, food, music, drinks, photographers, and whatever else you feel are the bare essentials. Then sit down with your fianc and decide on the five most important things on this list. This is where you can splurge a bit. Five may sound like a very small number, but there are an awfully lot of decisions that need to be made while wedding planning, even if you’re keeping it simple. If you can identify the five most important things before you start, it will keep you from letting all the "minor details" get out of control. Trust me, things can easily snowball if you don’t have a solid plan before you set yourself free into the world of wedding planning.

Your fist assumption may be that a wedding planner is out of the question. In many cases this is true. But don’t rule them out until you have talked with a few of them. He or she may be able to give some great suggestions on how you can stick to your budget. Once you start your planning, you will quickly see that it’s a little overwhelming. There are literally hundreds of photographers, pastry chefs, and florists in every city. It may help you to work with someone that knows the ropes and can help you find the companies with the highest quality work at the most reasonable prices.

Another thing that can help you pinch pennies is to plan your wedding during the off-season. The most popular months for weddings are May through October. Most venues will lower their prices during the months that are slower so that they can fill their calendars. Ask for the price list for the entire year and also find out the dates that they have open so that you know what you have to work with. It’s never good news to set your heart on a date, only to find out that it’s booked.

Destination weddings are a great way to save on your big day. It may not sound like a possibility, but when researching my wedding, I was absolutely amazed with what I found. There are tons of places that offer package deals on weddings. You can get discounted rooms in spectacular resorts if you plan to hold your wedding on their property. They have really incredible settings. You can get married on the beach, in a pretty gazebo, next to a waterfall, or even on an inactive volcano in a beautiful national park! The sky is the limit if you’re open to traveling. And most of these places are all-inclusive, so you also get meals, drinks and entertainment. You may even decide to stay right where you are for your honeymoon.

Keep your eye out for "Off The Rack" sales, you can get dresses that are normally very expensive at highly discounted prices because a few brides have merely tried them on for size. You may need to get it dry cleaned just to be sure, but even if you need to have it altered, you’d have to even if you ordered it in your size. Another option is to wear your mother’s or your grandmother’s dress. You could have a few alterations made for the perfect fit or to update it a little. You could also choose to go with a dress that would normally be considered a bridesmaids’ dress. There are a lot of websites on the Internet that have dresses in myriads of colors. But you can change the colors right on the photo. It is so much fun to see what they look like in white or ivory; all you do is point to the color and click. Although, I would not recommend ordering anything before you try it on, you may not be able to return it. Call around to bridal shops in your area and see if they carry the style, then go and try it on. Sometimes they look very, very different in the photographs. In the long run, this could cut hundreds or even thousands out of your budget. Don’t forget, you’re only going to wear your dress once. You can get all of your finishing touches on sale too, like Swarovski bridal jewelry or Swarovski hair pieces.

 
This next tip may be the biggest, and possibly the hardest of them all. Cut down on the guest list. You could do this in a few ways, I once attended a wedding where they had quite a few people at the ceremony and only a few at dinner, but later opened it up to everyone again, for drinks and dancing. You could also have a very small, formal ceremony and reception dinner for very close family and friends and follow it with a very relaxed and informal pig roast and picnic the following day. Whatever suits you will be fine, but I have to admit through experience that this is the part that took the most discipline.

There are a few ways to save at the reception, you may consider finding a place to hold your reception that will allow you to bring your own liquor and then all you need to do is hire a few people to tend the bar. You may not wish to serve a three or four course meal. Buffets are very acceptable ways to keep your guests happy and still save a significant amount of money. Another nice thing to do is have a dessert only reception, or you could cater the whole thing yourself and have your families prepare their favorite dishes.

And last but certainly not least, DIY, DIY, DIY. There are a lot of very simple things that you can do yourself that can easily be as beautiful as purchasing everything for your wedding. You would be surprised at how little time it will take you and the unbelievable difference in the balance of your checkbook. Make the decorations on the table out of hurricanes with glass gems in the bottom of water with a floating candle on top. You could even add a goldfish or two if you like! You could ask your family members to lend you their favorite crystal and set them around on the tables with scattered rose petals and votive candles among them to make very inexpensive, yet elegant centerpieces. You can also make your own invitations. There are a lot of companies that sell software that will provide you with pretty graphics, fonts, and techniques to make them flawless. The Internet is a great resource that will help you come up with endless ideas and the tips to make them a reality.

The best tip that I have for everyone that is planning a wedding: It is a wedding, which means that if you go home on that day and you are married to the person that you love, then your mission has been accomplished. All of these other things are merely details. The wedding is only the first day; it’s having a good marriage that is really important. Don’t let yourself get too overwhelmed with all of this, just have fun and enjoy your day.

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