11 Wedding Venue Decorating Tips and Ideas to Follow

Set a Plan

Some might get excited to start ordering their centerpieces and decorations, which is not a smart thing to do. First of all you need to study your wedding venue and put a plan of what you want to do.

Get Inspired

A mood board can always help with some inspiration and give you creative and budget-friendly ideas. You can always check out our real weddings and real luxury wedding sections to get some inspiration. Also, make sure you check the most beautiful Lebanese weddings here!

Stick to a Budget

One way to stick to your wedding budget is deciding on how practical the decorations you buy actually are. Most of the time, you will not use them again and end up spending your money on something you will never use, so renting your vases, tableware, and lanterns might be a smart thing to do.

Here are 15 wedding budget tips to help you!

Emphasize The Features

Every wedding venue has some features that can be enhanced to look fancier and more elegant, such as huge pillars that can be decorated, a fireplace, or floor-to-ceiling windows that can also be decorated beautifully.

For example, the staircase and pillars at this Roman-themed wedding in Jeddah were beautifully decorated with colorful blooms that matched the wedding theme.

We also love how this huge staircase was elegantly decorated by the team of MY Event Design for a Pink Alfresco Wedding in Jordan.

Don't Forget The Bathrooms

Bathrooms at weddings are usually overlooked, but nowadays, brides are focusing on every detail of their wedding planning and decor.

Adding small details can change the entire vibe and look of your wedding, and make your guests feel more welcomed.

Bathrooms or powder rooms at weddings especially in the GCC are always decorated and have special details for the guests, for example, luxurious perfumes or oud is placed on a table for the guests to use when they need to, check this beautiful engagement party in Qatar for more inspiration!

And check out this beautifully decorated corner with luxurious scents at a vivid wedding in Doha.

What else can you add to your wedding venue's bathroom?

Hospitality Baskets: Wedding bathroom baskets also called "hospitality baskets" can be placed in the bathroom and filled with items that your friends and family may need during your wedding.

What can you fill the baskets with? Here are some ideas:

• Mints or gum
• Band-Aid
• Tissues
• Toothpicks or Floss
• Hair Ties and Pins (For the ladies)
• Body spray or perfume
• Hair Spray (For the ladies)
• Hand Cream

Print It Out: Adding a small sign with a cute note beside the tray or basket can add a personal touch as well.

Decorations: Want to go all out? Decorate the bathroom doors with colorful tulle and flowers!

Chalkboards

For the practical bride looking for simple but unique ideas that bring back childhood memories, chalkboards are a stylish way to add a flare to your wedding or party.

Here are some ideas to use chalkboards at your wedding:

• Welcome Sign.
• Photobooth Backdrop.
• Table Numbers.
• Instagram Sign.

Umbrellas

For a unique, fun, and simply adorable wedding centerpieces, we have a great idea for you... umbrellas!

Consider having umbrella-based centerpieces, not only is this wedding theme unique and unpredictable, it works for both indoor and outdoor weddings alike. 

Long Banquet Style Tables

Your dinner tables are one of the most important parts of the wedding, your guests will either spend their time sitting at the tables or dancing on the dance floor.

Brides are becoming more and more aware that dinner tables have different shapes and designs and not just the traditional round 10 seats-tables.

Don't miss out on this fabulous Gucci Garden Wedding in Amman with the most colorful dinner table!

Also, check out this beautiful destination wedding at the South of France with elegant pastel-colored tables.

So long banquet tables are becoming more and more popular among brides in the Middle East.

They look great and extravagant; they are also very practical and fun.

Long banquet tables might need extra decorations, and a bit more thought in preparing them, but once they are done right your wedding will look stunning!

Surrounded with Memories

Take your wedding guests down memory lane, and create a memory lane where all the old pictures of you and your groom are displayed.

There is nothing more romantic and beautiful than remembering how this love story started.

Mirrors Everywhere

Interior designers and wedding planners love to use mirrors to add certain effects to the room they are working on.

Mirrors don't only reflect images, they reflect the lights, and candles, and make space look larger.

We like how mirrors were placed behind this beautiful kosha at this full bloom wedding in Qatar.

Mirrors add more depth and sophistication when used in the right place.

No matter what theme you want for your wedding, mirrors can be used in all different shapes and sizes to add a unique touch to your wedding decor.

Make It Personal

There are many ways to make your wedding personal, for example, have some pictures taken of you and your fiancé before the wedding so you can use them in decorating the wedding venue. Your guests will love looking at your pictures and your wedding will look very unique.

Add your pictures to your wedding cake, centerpieces, and even your wedding invitations. You can also add them to your guest book and wedding flowers around the venue. This lovely Indian couple had a lovely destination wedding in Dubai, check out their beautiful wedding cake with their pictures on it!

Another way to add a personalized touch to your wedding is by adding your initials to the wedding details, just like the wedding of  Ruba and Alexander in Dubai, an installation of the couple's initials added a custom element to the mesmerizing backdrop.

One unique way to make your wedding personal is by bringing back an experience you cherish, this fun and stunning London inspired wedding in Lebanon had the most romantic story behind it, as the couple Pamela and Bassel fell in love in the magical city of London, the couple met in this romantic city and this is when their love started to grow. To celebrate the memory of their love, they wanted to let their guests experience the city, but in Beirut!