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Suggestions for wedding decorations in a Church?

Aisle, pew, arch or no arch, columns, etc.,

Public Comments

1. depends on what the church allows... Some allow candles and such others don't Whats your style? Do you like fluffy white bows or are you more of a minimilist? What's your budget? What's the time frame? Will you have enough time to decorate the church get your hair done, decorate the hall ect.? Are you going to hire someone to do it for you? Enlist family? Some places for great ideas are www.theknot.com and www.weddingchannel.com
2. You can have a custom aisle runner made with your names, date or initials. Lots of rose petals down the aisle. You can have tall braze candle holder covered with flowers. Have flowers on each pew or on ever other pew. You can go to www.theknot.com and www.modernbride.com to get more ideas. Even google wedding decor. Wedding magazines are the BEST! Inside Weddings, InStyle Weddings etc.
3. usually carpet down the aisle for the bride. flower petals. unity candle is nice. there is a circle arch kind of thing couple stands under that is nice when decorated with a few flowers. this can be elegant and simple with very few decorations or there can be bows/floral arrangements on each pew or candles from each pew / very pretty for a night wedding. the simplest of decorations can look great. the less stuff rented / the less that can go wrong / less stress and money too. i think keep it simple. LOL.
4. Hi and congratulations! As a church secretary, the first thing that I advise you to do is to call the church and see what their policies are on decorations. Some churches are very strict ....other may not be. I know where I work, we only allow fresh flowers on the altar (not silks). I think you may be pushing it with an arch and columns. I have never seen that. Usually what most couples do is to provide a vase of flowers for each side of the altar and do something to decorate the end of the pew (bow, tulle, etc.) and have an aisle runner. That is usually it!
5. I think church decorations are a waste of money, depending on the church. Some sanctuaries are so GORGEOUS just as they are! I think the most we are doing is having a really pretty flower arrangement in a nice container for the altar-that way, they can have it for the church services the next day. Other than that, I feel that the wedding party, holding their flowers is decor enough. However, if the church is less ornate, then small flower arrangements that can be attached to the pews are really lovely. there doesn't need to be much more than that. Save the decor money for the reception site-guests will be there much longer. :)