Our wedding was at my home church and the reception was in the welcome center, just outside the worship center where the ceremony took place. Adam and I decorated the day before the ceremony. We set up tables and hung lights and paper flowers as my mother ironed white table clothes that the church had in store. We decorated the stage with multiple candles. The decorations for the isles were pretty easy. I simply wrapped white decorative lights in white tulle and they become a beautiful glowing runway. I lined it with more of the paper flowers we made. (I had lots of help with the paper flowers from my mother, sister, and even my groom! They are rather simple to make once you get the hang of it!)
Adam created an awesome game for the guests! Instead of leaving the tables with nothing but decorations, we supplied Madlibs for them to fill out with space at the bottom for notes to the bride and groom. My cousin Paula took advantage of this and wrote a rather silly Madlib with some scandalous advice at the bottom. It was one of the best moments after the wedding when Adam and I got to go through and read all the funny Madlibs and notes while we were on our "honeymoon."
One important note: If you are in total control of your venue, make sure you know exactly how you want your lights to be set for the ceremony and the reception. We spent 20+ minutes messing with all the settings and testing to see how photos would come out. They still came out more orange than I prefer, so it is important to work with the people in charge on the day of so you aren't blinded on stage and/or you don't look pale or orange in photos.
Directions for paper flowers and Madlibs to come!!
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