Or you may choose to combine the two, by making the containers, tying the ribbons, and even placing the decorations on the pews, or seats. Then, when your florist is decorating, flowers that match the main arrangements can be placed into your chosen pew containers, as this photo of antique glass insulators indicates.
The first thing a bride must decide is whether she plans to designate only the reserved family pews at the front of the sanctuary/seating area, or whether she wishes to line the aisle through which she will enter. Either choice is acceptable. Of course, decorating only a few front pews is the budget-friendly choice.
Wide ribbons can be wrapped around the end of a pew, tied in a bow, then single flowers or greenery can be tucked down into the bow for simple and easy pew decorations.
If a bride wants more than large bows, she should consider the use of containers. Various containers can be used, and it depends on what is easily accessible to the individual bride and what fits her budget.
According to my research, many country weddings seem to use either small galvanized pails or Mason or Ball canning jars. However, because decorative cones are easily made and are the least expensive of the bride's choices for pew makers, cones will be addressed first.
Cones of Many Materials Make Easy Pew Markers
Cones of various materials can have big impact when hung from the ends of the pews with colorful ribbons. White ribbons are always in style and are "bridal" while ribbons that are chosen from the color scheme are a good way to add extra splashes of the bride's chosen colors.
Cones of copper, brass, tin, wicker and other materials can be purchased and filled with either decorations, or with materials for the guests to toss on the bridal couple during the recessional– such as rose petals or confetti.
For the cost-conscious bride, the least expensive cones are those made of paper, or heavier card stock, which she can make herself, or with her bridesmaids' assistance. For the bride who did not learn cone construction in a craft class somewhere as a child, YouTube has a number of videos to demonstrate.
The bride can choose a wide range of colors for the cone, which can even be wrapped with a material used in the wedding or a colorful cloth which may be glued onto the paper prior to making the cone. Sometimes fabrics, such as ribbon are used just to wrap the cones. It is possible to wrap lace around the cones, or use the lacy paper doilies that are widely available.
Cones made with heavy embossed paper, in white, look particularly "bridal" and can be hung with wispy translucent, gauzy ribbon in keeping with the day.
To the white cones can be added the couple's monogram(s). One couple in the research used small wooden letters which they spray painted then glued near the top of the cone. Another couple used a colorful stamp for decoration on the white background.
Because colorful paper is so inexpensive, a bride can decorate as many pews as she chooses.
Mason Jars, Glass Containers Are Good Containers For Floral Pew Markers
While flowers can be placed in paper cones as bridal pew markers, a glass container will actually hold water and the wedding area can be decorated earlier for the ceremony since the flowers will not wilt as fast.
As was mentioned earlier, canning jars, such as Mason and Ball, are being used all across the United States for country and outdoor weddings .
Sometimes the jars are wrapped in a beautiful fabric (even satin) and tied with bows of scrumptious materials and colors. Other times, the clear glass and liquid was visible as the only decoration is a colorful ribbon and bow with which the container is suspended from the pew or chair.
Of course, any small glass container can be used, then tied with sturdy ribbons and tied to the pews.
The budget-friendly way might be to round up containers and purchase a length of fabric with which to wrap the mis-matched glass containers.
Pails Filled with Pretty Flowers Brighten Pews
Pews can be decorated with flower-filled pails, tied by their bails to the ends of the seating in order to decorate for your wedding.
Many small galvanized, or silver, pails are easily obtainable at a reasonable price. However, not all brides will want the simple buckets for decorations. That is easy to solve with a couple of cans of spray paint.
Painted white, the pails look positively bridal. Painted one of the colors in the wedding scheme, they are splashes of color that enlarge and enrich the wedding decorations.
Part of the fun of planning a wedding is looking to see what others are doing, choosing what you like best, and creating your own individual style for your special day. In order to do that, a bride-to-be can search images online, then visit florists to check prices and eventually decide what will be the perfect pew decoration for her own unique wedding.
Velma Southerland - Velma Southerland has been employed in the lifestyles section of an award-winning East Tennessee community newspaper for more than 20 ...
