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We aren't doing too much to decorate the church b/c we don't have to deal w/ cleaning up afterwards. Plus, churches usually don't need too much... so I am starting to think we just don't need any pew decoartions. But then part of me thinks we should do something...simple. Just wondering if you all did pew decor or if you thought it was just another thing that didn't need to be on your list.
Date twin! I'm doing something very simple with tulle and bows. I haven't posted a DIY yet, but cheap and easy. No live flowers required. Here's the look I'm kinda going for...
That being said, if you don't want to do it...don't :)
My FMIL said I could have my choice of pew bows - sparkly white or non-sparkly. I said Pass! Simple simple if anything but I think that the churches are pretty enough to go without. The trend I have noticed is no church decor at all.
Aww why couldnt you have a its your choice selection...lol....I am having an outdoor wedding so I thought we should have them because lets face it there would be no decor if we didnt do it. Most churchs have a awesome pews that have a lot of detail to them...therefore you really wouldnt need to decorate them....but its whatever you vision. I have been to weddings that had them (overy gotty) and then some that didnt!
Our church has some bright blue padding on the pews, and although I don't love it, I'm not worrying about it. It's just too much trouble, and one less thing I'd like to worry about the day of our wedding!
We didn't do much - just a few pomanders hanging on some of the pews. We didn't have flowers at the altar either. The church is just beautiful on its own. When we were planning I had it stuck in my head that we HAD to decorate the pews somehow, so we got the pomanders. In hindsight, I could've gone with them.
I am making cones with flowers in the for my pews. The church is lovely but very plain so it needed dressing up. If your ceremony location is pretty already, then I dont think you need them. It is just an easy and usually not exspensive way to add a little something.
@heather5743: Ours are blue cushions too! Does your church have a lot of other details to it? Ours is pretty open up front yet thats what I think makes it pretty... I just don't want it to look too bare
I'm on the fence. If we do it will be extremely simple. We're having sprays on the alter and in the back, candles on the altar as well. But the church we're in is so pretty I don't feel it needs much honestly.
i hope not because we aren't doing any! (ceremony decos that is, outdoor jewish/catholic wedding)
@cherrycoke: Ours is an all-glass chapel, so it really doesn't need anything. There's two huge ferns (or whatever they are) that stay there, but that's about it.
Here's a picture of it, but our wedding won't be there when it's all green outside. It'll be bare and just brown sticks unfortunately.
EDIT: I took out my picture, so I don't hijack your post.
I was thinking about the church decorations and I think i'm leaning towards not having anything. I will have some flowers up front on both sides but other than that, I'm not sure if I want to spend the time cleaning up. The flowers will remain for the next day's church service.
@heather5743: Thorncrown or the one in Hot Springs?? They are BOTH incredible. I've actually been there when they were setting up for a wedding and all they had was two tall things at the alter. Even if it isn't all green, it will be beautiful. But if it is going to be all brown, maybe some pew decorations will add a little color.
We ended up just doing a few babys breath bouquets on the first three pews on each row, because otherwise we would've spent a fortune. And really, I hardly noticed them anyway !!!
We are doing pew decorations on every other pew. They will alternate between floral arrangements and greenery arrangements, which will cut down on the cost compared to having just floral arrangements. We are also having a floral swag to tie off the aisle so that guests don't walk up the center aisle. We had room in our budget for the pew decorations (they were the cheapest thing we did flower-wise), but I don't think they are necessary if you are looking to save money.
@chasesgirl: Thorncrown! Yeah, I'm still debating about adding something because it'll definitely be brown. We picked the date before I found Thorncrown.
@cherrycoke: Thanks!! Do you have a picture of yours?
@heather5743: So totally didn't read well and thought you were the OP. Still love the chapel though!!
I just caved and bought some cheap (but nice) second hand today on kijiji. My FMIL really wanted me to have them, so I did them for her. I really wasn't going to do them (my wedding is in 3 days!)
@chasesgirl: Thanks, I took down my picture so no one else get confused. :)
@heather5743: I do not actually. We were just there tonight getting ideas and I didn't even think to bring my camera...duh! :)
I see I'm way in the minority here, but I'll share a mock up of what I've made. They cost less than $1 to make and will "dress up" our already beautiful church. The altar society was happy to learn we are adding some extra decor to signify that something special and outside the normal church happenings is going on...and I like it :)
Please disregard the crepe paper, we were crashing a quinceanera set up to meet with our florist at the church.
We're not getting married in a church but in a gazebo instead and I really wanted an archway of fresh flowers and foliage but it would have cost a fortune and even the florist told us it really wasn't worth it being up for only 20 minutes or so. So we are going without
we did the same as JoJo Bananas and didn't put decorations on every pew.
We didn't do any, I didn't think it was worth the money for a place we were only really going to be in 25 min top. We spent our money else where
@cherrycoke: It happens! The only reason I had mine was because when I went to the church the first time I brought it with me because we were on vacation. Then when I posted the photo (that I removed now), I just googled it. lol!
We had simple Ivory tulle bows and then ribbon to block off the center aisle. It was simple and nice, we could have done without it but i thought pop of tulle and ivory toned down the brown bews a bit, especially since brown was one of our colors...
I think the necessity of pew decor depends on the venue. If your church is fairly decorative with stain glass windows and everything they probably aren't necessary if you want to skip them. The chapel we are using is fairly plain inside so we are having pew decor.
Is the aisle long? That could make a difference too. If it is really long having pew decorations every other pew might make the line of sight more visually appealing. Or you could use pew decorations on the rows reserved for your immediate families.
The lady at my church told me not to bother. She tells me no one notices them, and to save my money. Then again, this is my church...
Also, consider the width of the center aisle. If the aisle is narrow, they'll get bumped into and mangled.
@peaches13:That church is amazing!
If we do anything it will be small and only on every other pew up toward to front of the church. I'm just not sure it needs it...
Here's our church:
@peaches13: Wow. What kind of church is that?? It's beautiful! I love my church (the people) but Baptists just don't build ornate, beautiful churches.
We had them, but I didn't make or buy them! They were included in the package for our chapel venue and are up year round! I LOVE how it all looks though:
My mom, MIL and I made wreaths for the aisles. My church is gorgeous on its own, but it was a nice way to bring a touch of our wedding colors.
@Miss Scarlet: That is a happenin' church. It's beautiful!
I think we might do some pomanders or something, and maybe two larger floral arrangements up by the alter, but that's it! The aisle is pretty narrow, so we have to keep that in mind.
They are never necessary or required. I've never attended a wedding with pew decorations of any kind.
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