Flowers Not Your Thing?

When you think of centerpieces, you think flowers. But maybe you’re allergic to flowers, or maybe flowers were just never your thing, or maybe you just want to try something a little unconventional. If so, there are several other options that can be just as elegant, glamorous, and awe inspiring as any flower centerpiece. Candelabras, lanterns, or even picture frames can be the centerpiece on any table. Vases can be filled with fruit, feathers, crystals, leaves, colored sand, branches or candles in any combination or separately to create your own unique centerpiece. Draw inspiration from these pictures and ideas for your own event!

Decorating your Outdoor Space for your Summer Event

Want to take full advantage of the beautiful summer weather? Here are a few ides to spruce up your outdoor space to make it more elegant, warm and inviting for your guests. Use paper or origami lanterns that come in all colors and hang them from your trees for a pop of color. Use colorful conventional lanterns to line your pathways and in places where you may need a little more light. As always using all of just one color will immediately give your space a more dramatic look. I also love the idea of hanging clear lanterns with candles from the trees. Add pillows to seating areas if it’s a more informal event to make the space look cozier. Use the branches and leaves you have and incorporate them into your table setting. Drape sheer fabrics to create separate areas for guests and to bring in more color to the space. Use your food as décor, make a colorful cocktail and line them up in glasses for a fun presentation. A unique “centerpiece” idea that I’ve used before is to take a colorful piece of fabric and to twist it up so it serves as a “tube”. Then simply string colorful bangles all along the piece of fabric and use it to line the middle of the table. Then place colorful votive candles all along the piece of fabric. The bangles shimmer under the candlelight and the look is dramatic yet effortless!