Let’s start with the reception room…..
as this will be where you will spend most of your day.
Chair Covers
Even as florists, when our main passion is for flowers, no one can deny the beauty, class and elegance chair covering can bring to a room. We have a full range of chairs available including Cotton or Lycra fabric. We also have Black, White and Ivory chair covers with a range of bows.
Top Table
Are you having a long table or round table? This must be considered before decoration ideas can be decided.
A long table can have many decorations. From swagging to a long and low design to bowls, cubes and vase designs. A round table, however, would suit a centre piece to match the rest of the tables in order to give the room a uniformed appearance. There are some ideas of top table designs on our website but we also discuss new designs all the time to suit different themes.
http://www.about-flowers.co.uk/flower_gallery/52
Centre Pieces
Most wedding receptions have round tables, but some are returning to the E shape table design which is also a very cool way to seat people. Whilst they are both different designs, similar floral pieces can be used at each, although I would suggest a mirror (round or square), for underneath the former seating plan.
Think about how you would like you would like to feel when you walk into the room for the first time. Do you want WOW??? Or do you want a more subtle feeling of elegance? Tall vases or designs with height can give a WOW factor whilst a low design will give the classical elegant feel…
At About Flowers, we have a range of vases and table props for hire including the following:-
Tall Lily Vases
Small Lily Vases
Glass Cubes
Mirrored Cubes
Small Cocktail Vases
Large Cocktail Vases
Large Wine Glasses
Birdcages
Candleabra Black
Candleabra Silver
Cylinder Vases
Hand Tied Vases
Well, that is all I can think of for the moment. If you would like to see how we have used some of these vases check out our gallery,
http://www.about-flowers.co.uk/flower_gallery/47
Hire Items
Does the room need any more decoration? We have some hire items that really make some rooms come to life, including our brand new light curtain, an archway or maybe some topiary trees.
A light curtain can be used behind a top table, behind a dancefloor, at the bottom of a civil room. This is a great backdrop for some really sparkling photographs – but dont just take my word for it.

Here is a link to viewing them….
http://www.about-flowers.co.uk/flower_gallery/64
So, you have your top table, your centrepieces, and some hire curtains.
Now, think about the lighting.
You can add a really romantic mood to a room with either candle light or uplighters in your designs. Or, you can use both. If the room has any nooks and crannys, you could add some candles in holders around the place to really give impact.
Something Fun?
Do you want to add a bit of fun to your event? What about a candy buffet? We do two sizes, a medium and large. Our sweet buffets are completely different in that we do not use small jars that in our opinion, are very nice but are just that. No, we make use of all the vases we have in the shop including the large martini, the large wine glasses, birdcages etc etc etc…
Have a look…. http://www.about-flowers.co.uk/press/56/NEW—Sweet-Buffets
Napkins and Tablecloths
If you want to add a bit of extra colour or class to your event, linen napkins can certainly give this. We now have a full range of colours available for hire at £1 each. Once again, we have a list of all colours available on our website.
http://www.about-flowers.co.uk/press/70/Table-Cloth-and-Napkins-for-Hire
Next time we will be talking about the Church, Civil Room, Wedding Stationery and much more. Ask us if you want us to cover a topic as we would love to oblige… xx Thanks for reading and if you have any comments, please feel free to leave one x