How to Decorate a Church for a Wedding

When it’s your special day you want everything to be beautiful – including the church. To decorate the church for a wedding, you’ll need to take into account what can be changed and what can not.

The Basics

First consider the existing aspects of the church. Does it have orange carpet? You’ll need to plan for that in your decorations. Is there a huge amount of blue and red? You might stick to primary colors. You can also see what options are available in the form of scarves and banners in the church. Many churches have a set arrangement of scarves and draperies used at every wedding and the church or at the least the wedding coordinator might have strong feelings about how and what is used.

Learn the Rules

Your church might have rules about certain things such as removing existing elements of the sanctuary or using certain decorations. They might also have rules about what is allowed and what isn’t. If you’ve dreamed of walking down a aisle strewn with rose petals only to learn that the church does not agree with rose petals on their new carpet, you will be a bit out of luck. Learn what is okay by the church before making any definite arrangements.

Minimize What You Don’t Like

Once you learn what you’re working with, your next step will be to minimize the things you dislike, such as that orange carpet. Consider using a runner in a white or blue down the center of the church to hide much of the carpet. If you dislike the arrangements on the alter, play them down with terrific floral arrangements and candelabras. Hide what you can and work around the rest.

Maximize What You Do

As for what you do like, play it up. Do you love the hardwood floors of the church? Play with up with scattered rose petals and sweeping trains designed to bring attention downward. Think the wooden pews are a bit frumpy? Dazzle them with strands of ribbon and fixed floral arrangements on the ends of each. Bunting along boring structures and draped ivy and candles are excellent additions to almost any décor.

Easy Step By Step

• View the church objectively to see what you have to work with. Take note of who you have to work with as well
• Learn the rules of your church. You don’t want to plan for something you’re not allowed to have.
• Find ways to minimize the things you don’t particularly care for such as large floral arrangements, buntings and runners.
• Use the things you do like to play up the grand features of the church – work around these to enhance the natural beauty.

Warnings, Advice, and Suggestions

Always remember that your wedding is just a beautiful day in your life-time of marriage. If your flowers show up in the wrong shade, relax and go with it – change what you can, hide what you can, and go with the rest. Your love is more important than a tulle bow anyway.

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