Six Eco-Friendly Styling Tips For Your Wedding
1. Use edible organic blossoms for cocktails, drinks, desserts, and tray passing.
2. Recycled Lucite Trough Arrangements are modern statement pieces. Aesthetically, they're clean, hip, and architectural. They work great on long, rectangular tables, which are a deviation from traditional round tables. These pieces are versatile in style, ranging from ultra modern and minimal, to eco chic or glam.
*Depending on the desired look, they can be lined with river rocks, leaves, or glass, and filled with lush blossoms or architectural leaves.
*For example, a "green" wedding may incorporate hedges of Flax leaves, steel grass, succulents, or Horsetail bamboo. And, to top it off, many of these fresh materials can last up to two weeks!
3. Still Life Centerpieces are as simple as filling a gorgeous bowl with fresh fruit. For example, solid green "Lady" apples add a beautiful pop of green to any environment. They’re long lasting and can be eaten after. Individual apples can also be placed at each table setting. A card with the guests name is then placed within a slit in the apple. For an added touch, a grosgrain ribbon band may be wrapped around each napkin. This is a very simple, festive look with an artful edge.
*For a modern look, keep still life arrangements composed of one kind of fruit. It has a clean lined look and is monochromatic.
*For a traditional look, blend the fruits. For example, miniature pears, pomegranates, and champagne grapes are an opulent combination.
4. Since Organic Flowers are often limited to only a few varieties (depending on where they are grown) use one to two kinds of flowers for your centerpiece, rather than a mix. For example, locally grown summer Dahlias look great when bunched by themselves, all in one color. They’re easy to work with andthey don’t need to be arranged in floral foam, which isn’t biodegradable.
5. Living Centerpieces not only look great, they're a lasting gift for guests to take home after the party is over. Options include landscapes of succulents and river rocks, seasonal bulb flowers, Pansies, and unusual, low Orchid plants (Lady Slippers are perfect for this), among many others.
6. Moss is beautiful and available in several shades of green. It’s an amazing, natural material that has diverse applications. For example, it can be used as an interesting, sculptural texture that covers an entire wall, which then becomes an installation piece, OR simply to finish off a floral arrangement or planter.
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