Silver, blue and white mirror the winter landscape.
Winter weddings give you the opportunity to use colors and themes on your tables that aren't available to springtime brides. Blue, silver and white is a striking combination that is reminiscent of snowflakes against the nighttime sky. Deep green pine bows, pine cones and other embellishments of the season tie together your winter theme in eye-catching colors.
Centerpieces
Hire an ice sculptor to make small--less than 1 foot tall--ice sculptures for each table. Set on a small pedestal and surround with evergreen bows or silver tinsel garland. Swans are traditional, or use other themes of the season. If a sculptor is out of your budget, make your own ice centerpiece. Fill a bundt pan 1/3 full of water. Tint with food coloring and freeze. Remove from the freezer and top the ice with small ornaments, foil confetti and plastic snowflakes. Fill with water until the pan is 2/3 full. Freeze solid. Right before the reception place clear glass bowls filled with water on each table. Float the ice wreath in the bowl.
Crisp white lilies make elegant centerpieces. Coat an inexpensive vase in plain white glue. Coat thoroughly in silver and light blue glitter. Let dry then shake off the excess glitter. Tie a blue ribbon around one end of a small pine cone then tie the ribbon around the neck of the vase. Display the lilies in the vase.
Table linens
Choose white tablecloths to mirror the snowy landscape outside. Place a midnight blue table runner down the center of each table. Stamp snowflakes on the runner with silver fabric paint, or use deep blue tablecloths with silver dishes for a striking contrast.
Napkins should contrast with the tablecloth. If using a runner, match the napkins to its color. Use delicate silver napkin rings with silver snowflakes attached. Or, lay a single evergreen spring on top the folded napkin and tie a wide silver ribbon around both the napkin and the sprig. Tie in a small bow.
Details
The little details pull together your table décor and complete it. Sprinkle silver foil snowflake confetti on the tables. Clear or blue flat glass marbles are striking when scattered around your centerpiece. For long tables fill decorative glass jars with battery operated strings of fairy lights. Space them out between the centerpieces.
Use miniature snow globes as both a place card and a favor. Write each guest's name encircling the base with a silver paint pen. Each guest can keep the snow globe when the reception is over. Use pine cones or holiday ornaments as placecards instead. Tie a small holiday tag around the pine cone or ornament with a pretty ribbon and write the guest's name on the tag.
