When a couple decides to get married in a church, they are making a special statement about their relationship. They are taking a leap of faith and gaining a lifetime filled with love and respect for both themselves and their higher power. The altar in your chosen church is a very sacred space and needs to be treated that way when planning your decorations.
The altar becomes the focal point for people’s attention once the actual marriage ceremony begins. Decorating an altar can prove to be a tricky thing, since most altars are filled with items such as a podium. However, altar decorations can be created beautifully if one keeps elegance and simplicity in mind.
A simple but elegant way to use wedding church altar decorations is to include flowers. Flowers can be used to hide areas of the altar such as a podium you may want to keep out of view or at least detract attention from.
The color scheme used in these floral arrangements should be in accordance with the bride’s bouquet, or the color of the bridal party’s attire. However, one should again keep simplicity in mind when choosing flowers as altar decorations. If the floral arrangements at the altar are too bold and bright, they could become the focal point instead of the happy couple who is saying “I do”.
Another way to enhance an altar with decorations is to use candles. Most rental companies have candelabras that can be used at the altar, but be sure to match your wedding theme with your church decorations whether that be elaborate or just elegant and simplistic.
With the church official’s permission, a bride can decorate the altar with lit candles grouped together in a variety of ways. You can place hurricane lamps around the altar with smaller votives actually on the altar itself.
The flickering light of the candles gives a soft glow to the ceremony that churches sometimes do not offer because of their fluorescent lighting. If the lights can be turned down, then take advantage of candles and all that they have to offer in setting the mood by their soft glow.
Wedding church altar decorations are one of the best ways to showcase the centerpiece of the wedding,– ie. the happy couple!
If done correctly, an altar should give the feel of a special place, since this is where you will make your life-long commitment to your chosen loved one.
So make it special in any way that you can think of, and if all else fails, use resources such as books, the internet, and florists to help you decide how to create an unforgettable place to vow your love to one another.