Decorating Advice from Mary,
a Professional Wedding Planner

As a professional wedding planner, I’ve found that there are tons of things that you can do to make the event spectacular. For instance, if you’re planning an afternoon tea in the garden then you can take masses of flowers and place them on the table on top of an elegant table linen.

You then take beautiful china and cutlery and use tulle to organize drapery over the garden structures like pergolas. You can also use soft background music as a mood enhancer. I always choose the bride-to-be’s or couple’s favorite selections.

If you’re going for a more festive theme, you can take bouquets of ribbon-tied helium-filled balloons and strategically place them throughout the party room or use a banner emboldened with the couple’s names which makes great focal point.

And, if you’re going for a more romantic setting you can pick beautiful flowers from the garden or a more formal arrangement from the florist and combine with candles of different shapes and sizes together. Then for a special touch, add photos of the couple from childhood on, scattered throughout the party room.

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