Sunflower Wedding Reception Decorations

Posted on 02. Aug, 2010 by in Themes

Name each table by a different flower and have the wedding table as the sunflower table! Set place cards inside a single sunflower blossom at each setting.

Scatter sunflower petals around tables covered with brightly colored tablecloths. Or lay out long eucalyptus, lavender, fern, or wheat stems down the center of the table.

 

Go with a traditional cake with white icing and sunflowers climbing up the side or around the sides of each layer of the cake. Or have several heart-shaped cakes, with sunflowers surrounding them.

A unique alternative to a wedding cake is to create a Twinkie sunflower cake. The center is a round chocolate cake, iced with chocolate frosting and topped with semi-sweet chocolate chips. Around this center, place yellow frosted Twinkies for petals. A fun and creative cake—plus easy to make yourself!

 

Instead of a cake (or to compliment a smaller cake), have cupcakes decorated as sunflowers. These can be placed on tiers or set around on tables as a tasty decoration.

Accent with colorful fruits, such as lemons, limes, oranges, and strawberries. Slice them up and have them float in the wedding punch. Or in clear dishes filled with water and placed on tables.

 

A very simple but extremely eye catching decoration is to just set big bouquets of sunflowers in the centers of tables. Depending on what type of vase you put them in will set the atmosphere of the tables. A big black vase is elegant. For a country feel, use tin buckets, large mason jars, baskets, or watering cans.

 

Hang huge sunflower wreathes on the location doors or around the walls. Place mini wreaths or bouquets on the aisle ends.

Set out hay bales for guests to sit on or to use as décor around the room.

For favors, put sunflower seed packages in baskets for guests to pick up as they leave. Or tie chocolate-covered sunflower seeds inside mini paper bags and a little note on the outside. Set up a cookie bar with sunflower shaped cookies. A little pricier but stunning option is to place mini chocolates inside yellow boxes at each place setting.

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