Cheap Wedding Reception Table Decorations
Lots Of Modern Candle Wedding Centerpiece Ideas

Choosing your wedding reception table decorations is key to your reception's decor they are the part that will wow your guests when you get it right and also the bit that will easily break your wedding budget. Then again most areas of your wedding are easy to overspend at!

You want table decorations that will add a magical element to your reception venue and there is no better way to do that than have candles. Candles can make anywhere feel special, plus they fit with every wedding theme that you can think of.

If you have long rectangle tables for your guests you will want your table decorations along the length of the table, depending on the length you will want at least 3 decorations to balance the table.

You can buy candle bags or Luminaires as they are sometimes called that are made from fire retardant paper, you can buy them for less than a dollar a bag, normally in packs of 10. They look stunning when you light them with tealights from inside the bag. The design shines through and you really don't need anything else on the table. If you do want to add some color then look at ivy draped between the bags or petals on the table.

A line of glass votives on a long table also has a simple and modern look, you could alternate with fruit such as lemons or limes or apples for a clean modern look and also flowers or petals. The fruit also works really well just by itself, a long line of lime green apples or lemons and limes are fantastic combinations.

If you are having round tables for your guests you will want the wedding reception table decorations grouped in the center of the table. Add different heights to your centerpiece to make it look more interesting, this can be done with different heights on your candles or vases or even raise the whole of your centerpiece by placing it on a box that is under the tablecloth.

Modern candle centerpieces are floating candles in clear glass cylinder vases. You can fill the base of the vase with a flower or petals or pebbles, then fill with water and place the floating candle on the top. Have your floating candle the same size as the cylinder so it does not float to one side.

You can also pick up quite cheap lanterns that you could have in the center of the table, if you find ones that are decorative enough you would not need much else. Ebay is a good resource for buying lanterns in bulk.

Another really cheap but effective centerpiece are homemade centerpieces from tin cans!

Lots more candle centerpiece ideas and cheap wedding centerpiece ideas.