Are you looking for simple wedding centerpiece ideas that you use to design your reception tables? If so, then you definitely came to the right place! Here we have four excellent ideas on how to come up with inexpensive, simple but eye-catching table centerpieces. One of the best and most efficient ways to cut down on your wedding expenses is to create your own wedding centerpieces. Doing a DIY table centerpiece is a fairly straightforward process. In fact, you can find plenty of creative and innovative ideas everywhere around you. Try it and you’ll see. Garden leaves, magazine photographs, TV design programs, still life paintings, department stores catalogues… the list is endless!

On the other hand, if you decide to do it the practical way, it is highly advised that you take time to research for simple wedding centerpieces ideas on bridal magazines and similar places. There are tons of bridal and nuptial magazines that you can find online as well as at your nearest magazine shops and supermarkets. They will offer great ideas on how to effectively decorate your wedding reception tables as well as many helpful tips and advice.

Here are a few tips on DIY wedding table centerpieces you can incorporate into your wedding decor and reception:

• Go for non-flowering plants – Decorating table centerpieces is all about styling and presentation. Although the use of flowers has been customary in most weddings, it doesn’t mean that you always have to follow this. The use of non-flowering plants, like the lucky bamboo or ornamental grasses, will definitely allow you to save more. Non-flowering plants are very affordable as compared to flowers. Therefore, couples who are looking for cheap table centerpieces should consider decorating their wedding tables with appealing and decorative non-flowering plants.

• Pots – They are also a great option as well as beautiful. A single beautiful flower pot as your centerpiece will do the job nicely as well as adding a refreshing touch to your reception tables.

• Consider using mason jars – Mason jars are very inexpensive, and with a little styling you will be able to come up with casual but stunning vases. Design the jars anyway you want but make sure that they will complement the motif and theme of the wedding. Instead of buying expensive vases, you can use jars you’ve got at home to house the flowers that you will use as the table centerpiece.

• Learn to mix and match – Add more interest and character to your table decoration without ruining your budget by mixing and matching a range of materials. Buy vases with varying sizes, colors, and designs, then, fill them with a bunch of colorful flowers that you have hand-picked in your garden. This is a great idea whether you are planning to hold your wedding reception in a nice wedding compound, the beach or other beautiful outdoor locations.

• You’ll never go wrong with candles – Those who want to have a striking yet inexpensive table decoration should look for great candle centerpiece ideas. Candles are common and basic table decorations that are usually arranged with flowers, leaves, bowls and other attractive elements according to your chosen wedding theme.

Whatever type of wedding table decoration you need, may it be a fall, spring, edible, personalized or beach wedding centerpiece, the simple wedding centerpiece ideas mentioned above will surely help you to create a marvelous and dazzling wedding reception table decoration.

The flowers in season for this occasion are poinsettias, camellias, snowdrops, hyacinth, lisianthus, lilacs, nerines and irises.

Decide on the color and theme for your winter wedding. Red will give you a lively and festive mood, while icy blue will provide that magical wonderland theme. And white, well, what can I say, white is always so elegant and simple! White flowers just work every time!

Flowers and candles also mix really well when creating your winter wedding centerpieces. Just make sure the candles are unscented, as we don’t want them to overtake the lovely scent of the flowers. Add ribbons to the candles and tie them together in pairs.

Sometimes you also want to think about artificial flowers. They go really well in the winter as it is not the usual blossoming time of year. Use lovely frosted glass vases to hold your candles; you can choose to have a variety of colors.

What about confetti shaped as hearts, or stars, all around your wedding centerpieces? They sure add a festive feel to the occasion!

Natural elements are a great addition to your winter theme. Mistletoe, holly, berries and pine cones they all convey that traditional winter feel. Use them in your arrangements; don’t stick just to the traditional flower centerpiece. Berries, pomegranates, ivy, eucalyptus, evergreen…. And the one element you do not get in any other season: snow.

Use fake snow to decorate your centerpieces. The white in the background will help other colors spark to life.  Arrange with pine cones and ever green tree. Add candles to the theme. Sprinkle confetti, flower petals or loose individual pine cones. Bells add a brilliant touch to your wedding centerpieces. Tie them together with rich colored ribbons; red or green are perfect for the occasion.

You can go all cozy with a Christmas theme. Have different sized Christmas trees on the tables to make them individual. Have bigger Christmas trees placed in the reception area. That sure will give you that lovely and warm winter feel!

If you have money to spare, another great idea is to have ice sculptures tailor made for your wedding. Have one big one made for the main table, and then ask the sculptor to create smaller ones that would be placed on the individual tables. They sure will impress your guests!

Let’s have a look at the things you should take into consideration before the very final step:

The size of your centerpieces. If they are too small, they will definitely get overlooked. Unless the theme for your wedding is: less is more!! Now, on the other hand, if they are too big, there won’t be enough room for other things on the table like cards, crockery, cutlery and so on. Also it will make the table look to cramped!!

Now lets look at the height. You really need to consider this carefully. Some people really overlook the importance of their wedding centerpieces and the overall effect they can create! If you have opted for an elegant long candle, then height will not really matter as you probably want it to be quite tall to get noticed. But, if you have chosen floral centerpieces you want to make sure that they are “short” enough for people to be able to see one another and be able to communicate across the table!

Set the tone. Height gives quite a dramatic effect. Think about times of the day, is it going to be daylight, dark; evening casual? Use a variety of colors to create that casual effect. Black and white will give you that elegant ambience and also a chic look and feel!

Your wedding centerpieces should reflect all of this and more. Enhance the room with arrangements that are original, personal and unique. In fact, have you thought about not having your centerpieces sit on the tables? That’s right. Consider having them in other strategic places, like hanging from above. Or neatly placed in corners, bringing those dead spaces back to life. That will keep your tables free from clutter and also will give you a stylish venue!

Don’t overlook other important things, like, how many exactly will you need for the occasion. Have you thought at not putting one on each and every table but rather on every other table? So, make sure you count your tables before deciding how many centerpieces you will need. Don’t forget about other areas in the reception room like the table with the wedding gifts, or, if you’ve opted for custom wedding cake toppers, a nice centerpiece next to the cake will most definitely bring that corner to life.

Be consistent. This is so true for everything in life! My background is in corporate identity, and I cannot tell you or stress enough how important it is to be consistent when it comes to colors, shapes, fonts and that particular design for your brand. Your wedding is like “your brand” for the day. When choosing the theme, make sure everything goes according to it, from the very little details to major ones.  You want to keep a consistent look AT ALL TIMES. Believe me, it pays off in the end.