i think if u had time you could do artificial arrangements, which would last forever and could get ppl to take after the wedding, if the centrepiece is set so high up, ppl couldn't tell if they were real or fake! lol
i dont think it would be weird if you decorated half of the hall, im sure it would be done in a way which would create balance to the venue, and to tell the photographer to focus on the decor
times will deffo change i mean look at the weddings 10 years ago and how they are now!
ur right......i guess times are changing.....
i wudnt really advice for fake arrangements, but i know u cant tell in the photos or the video wheather there fake or real......but these days getting fake flowers is as expensive as the real ones....difference is one will die and the other wont.....
silsila after looking at ur center pieces i think in the wedding day with the candle, butterfly and i think few flowers...i know u wanted it small, elegant and simple but very detailed.....
wud u rather have done with a bit more flowers to make it look a bit fuller, for me it was a bit empty....wot do u think?..i mean i know its all down to personal choice and im not criticising, jus asking wud u have it done any other way?
did u do all the decor urself or had it doen by someone?
not sure if there are your family friends, but don't use them! My husband has used them for his business events/award ceremonies etc and they have had really bad reviews and poor service. i asked him if we could have used them for ours and he said 'no way'!
wot does ur husband do again?...dont think uv mentioned it before to me....
^ I think it really depends on the person and the family and what they can afford. Western brides on a budget wouldn't do much of this stuff either, so money is a big factor.
If they can afford it then I think a lot of brides here are opting for this.. and then why wouldn't you get someone to do it for you? It's just too much hassle to do it yourself. I don't think anyone would have the view of "'wots the point spending soo much on flowers might as well do it urself at home'?" unless money was an issue.
There is another point too, for example my dad has always made it clear that he wouldn't spend huge amounts of money on lavish weddings for us because he firmly believes that wedding's should be simple and you should instead give a large gift to charity. A lot of people have this Islamic point of view, so yea, they would probably do flowers and decorations themselves instead of spend more money. This is something that makes muslim people consider carefully what they are spending money on that other people don't really consider.
on the walima we have flower arrangements on all the tables with butterflies, so wanted candles on the wedding day to have different themes. the lady who did ours has set up her own wedding services business, and my husband is a business advisor and helped her out alot (he got her grants etc) so she did us a favour.
our head table on the wedding day was detailed with flowers and candles and the rest just complimented it with favours, table menus, table reserved signs and my messages from the bride (all matching) to add to the floating bowls. Our wedding day was small and walima was a larger number of guests so this is why we kept the wedding day simple.
flowers always take up alot of room on tables where as candles can seem to be like they are lost on the table somewhere lol
^ I think it really depends on the person and the family and what they can afford. Western brides on a budget wouldn't do much of this stuff either, so money is a big factor.
If they can afford it then I think a lot of brides here are opting for this.. and then why wouldn't you get someone to do it for you? It's just too much hassle to do it yourself. I don't think anyone would have the view of "'wots the point spending soo much on flowers might as well do it urself at home'?" unless money was an issue.
There is another point too, for example my dad has always made it clear that he wouldn't spend huge amounts of money on lavish weddings for us because he firmly believes that wedding's should be simple and you should instead give a large gift to charity. A lot of people have this Islamic point of view, so yea, they would probably do flowers and decorations themselves instead of spend more money. This is something that makes muslim people consider carefully what they are spending money on that other people don't really consider.
Lol i dont care how paindu or “typical” i am, if i had to do it all over again..deco would be the last thing on my mind… (i’d leave that to my artist fwendz), the only thing I want ppl to go “WOW” at is me.
besides, really great fotography makes everything look 100X better.
That's why I think it's worth more to spend on the photography than on deco and stuff.
Maybe it's old thinking, but the two most important things at a wedding are: the bride and the food..
you don't see 120+ pages of decorations here do u? :@:
we are having upto 500 ppl coming to my shadi inshallah, we cant afford to have gorjus centrepieces.. i personally think (& this goes for me too) wen u go to a wedding the main thing u look/care about is the dulhan & the how tasty/nasty the food was.. oh & how many gud luking guys there were!
I agree with Sara too - at my wedding we couldnt find a hall - in fact the halls which were available were being hired with the company's catering which we didnt want...it wasnt desi food...so we had a school hall for the wedding...
As usual my inlaws didnt like it (it wasnt up to their standards as the their photos shows) but thats how it was. The decor of the stage was eye catching for me even tho it was normal decor etc...and the food was delicious.
We couldnt afford a nicer hall anyway so Alhumdullilah im glad how everything worked out - the thing i remember is that everyone had a good time - thats all it matters.
despite the food debate...all im asking is wud asian brides like to see more of venue decoration or not? are asian brides into fresh flowers and bouquets or not? are they into table settings and center pieces and a grand entrance or not?.....
i dont understand its eitehr her or its not…coz if it is i wud love to ask her how she picked the venue, how she decided on the decor and was it expensive or not?
provided the weddign took place in LA and i even have a picture of the groom and nikki was the venue dresser…
