What Decor Besides Flowers/Candles?

I'm incorporating books, travel trinkets from our previous trips, our favorite quotes about love, marriage, family for each table. I'm also using our table numbers with a dual purpose. The table number is written on an envelope, along with instructions for the table to fill out and advice card inside the envelope for that year of our marriage. So, for example, table 9 guests will write down advice for us on our 9th anniversary.

All of the above (in your OP). And lanterns. And mason jars.

Lanterns, books, wooden crates

Aside from the standard floral centerpieces, we are making a few Lego business card holders for each table too. We are putting trivia questions in the business card holds. He loves Legos (as do I) and hosts a weekly trivia at a bar.

Super helpful everyone, I was terrified I was forgetting something huge...

@Cassie- That is such a sweet idea and what a great way to get ppl talking at tables

@Annie-Where are you finding lanterns? So romantic!

In have black IKEA tea light lanterns on the tables...Chinese Lanterns will be hung over the dance floor and twinkle lights will be wrapped around the 4 pillars that surround the dance floor.

That's basically it...the venue is lots of brick/wood and doesn't require much - which is why I loved it so much lol

Ohhh....Ikea...I never even THOUGHT of going there...Thanks!

Where in California? and remember sometimes less Is more. I am doing tea light lanterns and small flower arrangements.

A lot of our decor was lighting--lanterns, uplighting, backlit menus.

@FutureMrsH we are getting married in Half Moon Bay in the Princeton Harbor

Ok so I'm thinking tea lights is all else I really need to do--phew!

We've been scouring flea markets (we're looking more for the camping-type lanterns as that matches our venue) but it's been challenging. I'm in Canada and The Bay is currently selling wicked LED lanterns but they're $25 each. They're red or white and I might buy some anyway because I'm sure I could find a use for them in the future… power outage maybe you know etc… hahah They'd be perfect because we have a daytime reception so candles are a bit useless to us and this is closest we'd have to anything lit on the tables, beside some florals and books.. Hopefully!

Voila

Oh a lot haha: wood slices, moss, lanterns, rockes, branches, floral arrangement, table cards (the mountain scenes instead of table numbers) runners, and pinecones..

Signs on bar, guest book table, gift table

Family photos on fireplace mantle

seating chart in a frame on an easel

branches and tiny tealight lanterns on head table..

That's all I can think of haha

@L&G ..you have my dream wedding decor, haha I hope you share photos so I can lust over them after!

Flea market treasures. Plants! Ferns.