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To me, there’s nothing like a spring or summer wedding on a beautiful warm day with new blooming flowers and romance in the air. In fact, many other couples agree and want to have their weddings in the spring and summer months. There’s just something about the newness of spring and the beauty of the wild life coming back after a cold winter that makes spring that much more enjoyable. As I’ve mentioned before, there are so many different ways for you to decorate your wedding in the spring or summer that can not only be decorations, but a celebration of the season. One of those decorations that I’ve mentioned is fruit. Now you’re thinking, Sarah you’re crazy, what can you do with fruit? The answer is plenty! Here are some great examples of wedding decorations with fruit.

Submerged Fruit in Water

What a fresh and trendy potential wedding centerpiece! Just grab a bunch of lemons and limes, cut them in half and submerge them in water in a big beautiful vase. The lemons and limes will keep their vibrant color and will make a beautiful centerpiece. Any size or shape of vase will work wonderfully.

Submerged Fruit with Candles or Flowers

Another twist that you can add to the option above is to place some floating candles in the water above the fruit to add a romantic glow to your wedding reception tables. If you are not able to use candles in your wedding reception, then consider filling the vases only half full of fruit and water, and then placing a small bouquet of colorful flowers in the vase as well. I’ve seen this done before and the effect is beautiful. If you are on a tight budget, then use a vase with a wider mouth, with just a few blooms on top of the water to float. This is a truly elegant and beautiful centerpiece.

Fruit Tower Centerpieces

Another fun idea for using fruit in your wedding decorations are some fruit towers. I’m not sure of the specific name of them, but they are basically a tower of stacked fruit which sits on a flower pot vase of some kind. From what I understand, they are pretty easy to make, and you can find lots of great instructions for making them on the internet.

These are a great way to add some color and height to your reception centerpieces as well. Fruit is a beautiful and inexpensive choice for wedding centerpieces. I’ve only mentioned using lemons and limes, but you can also use oranges, grapes and whole pineapples to help create the beautiful wedding look that you are going for. If you’ve used fruit before in decorating, or have seen a particular wedding centerpiece done with fruit that you loved, then please comment and let me know about it!

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Beach themed weddings are one of the most popular wedding themes, whether you’re having your dream wedding on the shore of some beautiful beach, or just transforming a reception hall into your own tropical paradise. I get a lot of comments and emails in my site on ladies asking for help planning their beach weddings. Mostly, they all seem to want some great ideas on how to decorate their tables in some interesting beach reception centerpieces. Granted, if you look on the Internet you can find lots of great pictures of wedding centerpieces, but due to budget concerns, availability, or even finding something that appeals to a particular bride - it can be really difficult to find what you’re looking for. I’ve been there, and gone through the same endless stream of pictures that aren’t quite what I’m looking for. So here are some new and trendy ideas for decorating your tables with some great beach reception centerpieces.

Sand and Candle Beach Reception Centerpieces

This is probably the most widely used combination when it comes to wedding receptions with a beach theme. Trust me, it’s not widely overdone. The main ingredients include sand, candles, shells, and a glass container. They’re inexpensive and particularly classy when you have the right combination. For example, use some bright white candles against white sand and decorative add some shells or colorful pieces of coral. Or, fill a decorative glass bowl with sand and shells, inserting a large candle into the center. Many couples also use floating candles with beach weddings, filling the bottom of the candle holder with fruit, sunken blooms, or even sand and shells. Plus, you can color the water a bit with food coloring to help add some color to your tables.

Out with the Mirrors

Many people trying to think of ideas for creating wedding centerpieces will advise you to get a large mirror, and place everything on top of the mirror for a cool beach reception centerpiece. While you can still do that and have a classy centerpiece, the new trend is to do away with the mirrors entirely and focus on a different base for your centerpiece. Instead, experiment with a large bamboo tray or plate, and cover with large green banana leaves or dried grass for a cool new look!

Cool and Natural Table Runners

If you’re having long tables versus the traditional round wedding table, then why not go for something interesting for the eyes? Instead of a traditional linen table runner, why not look for something a little more tropical? Create a large pile of shells down the center of the table, or even rose petals, and add some votives along the table as well. Or, find a few long pieces of driftwood (clean it off a little of course), and place some tea lights or orchids on the driftwood for a true work of art. Potted plants, such as orchids or other tropical looking plant or flower, and allow a guest to take home a plant as a souvenir.

There are lots of ideas for beach reception centerpieces that you can use to create a wedding table that is what you’ve dreamed. Don’t be afraid to experiment with a few ideas, and be sure to play around with the different possibilities until you’ve found a decoration that you totally love. It’s worth the time and the effort.

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Pink and brown are perhaps the most popular wedding colors of the year, and if it keeps going as it is, then pink and brown will be the top wedding colors for next year as well. Every day I get hundreds of people coming to my site looking for new ideas for pink and brown wedding decorations, and pink and brown centerpieces. Personally, I think that is because brides think that their options are limited to finding brown wedding decorations. Here are some great ideas from some of my other articles on decorating for your pink and brown wedding, Pink Wedding Receptions, Pink and Brown Weddings, and Using Coffee Beans as Wedding Decorations. Here are some great ideas for pink and brown centerpieces.

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Perhaps the most difficult part of wedding planning that I had to deal with was what to use to as the main centerpiece on my tables for the reception. The flowers I was finding were too expensive for all the tables, and I couldn’t use candles with the strict codes the building enforced, and that really didn’t leave me too much to work with. I kept thinking that if I had been planning a themed wedding ceremony and reception, then I would have more options to choose from. After talking to family and friends though, I found out that even a themed wedding can be difficult to decorate. So, after much research and attending weddings and looking at ideas, here is a great list of possible wedding centerpieces for themed weddings.

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