Decorating rectangular guest tables
I’ve never had the pleasure of decorating straight guest tables — only round ones. And it wouldn’t be the same as decorating a head table — you can’t drape a guest table, and you can’t use large, display-like arrangements along one side of a straight guest table because both sides of the table need room for seating.
Flickr photo by Chuck The DJ
Decorations for straight guest tables usually include rose petals, candles and vases of flowers placed at intervals along the table. This wedding happened right around Halloween, hence the pumpkin giveaways. There are a few more things you can do to punch up a long table though…
Fancy tall flower arrangements
Tall flower arrangements for guest tables are decadent, almost a luxury for most weddings. Remember, these are usually given away to a guest at each table, so if you’re giving away the entire arrangement, vase and all, that very well can be a $55 to $75 arrangement you’re giving away.
Flickr photo by Jo Waddell
But if you’ve got the budget, how can you resist? Check out these rose arrangements on top of a trumpet vase. Talk about classy! The vases are filled with water and a sprig of ivy, and the rose arrangements have some bear grass in and out of the roses. The simplest arrangements are always so gorgeous.
