Wedding Decor Styles - Design a Motif

I come across countless brides who become bemused when they start to research what they want for their wedding receptions. After being bombarded with so many pictures of flowers, tables and centrepieces, their initial vision becomes lost. A lot of brides just can't find anything which inspires them. Others have a feeling of what they’d like but find it hard to visualise or communicate it. However you feel, there is a way you can focus and create an event that fulfils your hearts desire. This simple exercise is extremely helpful for brides as it helps them encapsulate what wedding décor style to go for.

Every bride ought to select a wedding motif before they start the planning process. A wedding motif is the graphic representation of your style. It is a emblem or an item that will imply what you want your special day to be. An illustration would be a white swan for a bride who wants an elegant day or an orchid for an exotic event. Your motif can be anything an animal, a flower, an object, a landmark, a precious stone, or a fruit.

I usually suggest starting with a brainstorming session. Say for example you getting married in spring, brainstorm things that remind you of spring; tulips, Easter, birth, renewal, energy etc. If you have already selected a theme such as Vintage, expand on that in your brainstorming session; tea party, pearl, parasol, bird cage. When you have a list of words, let images inspire you. Look for images that represent these words, the web is especially useful here. Save the imagery that you are drawn to and you consider represent you and your partner. From here you can design your motif.

When you have your motif be it a grapevine or a bunch of lavender, you can use it to help pick every part of your wedding décor. It makes selecting wedding decor, flowers, invitations and even colours much less difficult. Your symbol can be used within the decor. You may like it so much it could be used to embellish parts of your décor. The symbol may be repeated on your napkins, plates, chair covers, the possibilities are endless. You may just end up with an ideas board and you cannot choose between the symbols. This can work to your advantage also - just use the several different symbols to make up the components of your theme.

An alternative but often more difficult idea to finding your motif is to choose your archetypal bride, Cinderella, Maid Marian etc. You can even use celebs, Katie Price or Princess Diana. Your archetypal brides style will govern the style of the rest of the wedding décor.

Designing your motif is a fun task and it will really help you decide what kind of wedding you’d like. You can also use it in your wedding décor too. To demonstrate, let’s say your symbol is the daisy. This immediately conveys that you would like an informal, personal day, most likely outdoors, pinks, yellows, greens, spring/summer colours, natural, fresh, light and airy wedding decor. See - you’ve just discovered your ideal wedding décor style.

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