Outdoor wedding decorations from ShindigZ.com

For example, if you are planning a dinner-style reception, more formal decorations would be appropriate. Likewise, a casual or themed approach gives you carte-blanche to decorate as imaginatively as you like.

Creative Outdoor Wedding Decorating Ideas

• If your wedding is to be held in the daytime, use color to enhance your decor. The most popular choice for most brides is to select the same color theme as her attendants, but you can use any color scheme you like.

• Afternoon or evening weddings can be as formal or informal as you choose. For a formal look, nothing beats white-on-white or white with silver. Strings of fairy lights strung from the celing of your gazebo, or through trees and bushes gives your wedding a romantic, dreamy feel.

• Another popular choice is to choose colors that match the season. Spring calls for bright shades in all the colors associated with spring - pinks, blue, lilacs. Decorations featuring butterflies, birds, leaves or an array of spring flowers look fresh and bright.

• Autumn tones of apricot, terracotta or even deep chocolate brown can look wonderful when used appropriately. Tables can be adorned with autumn-toned leaves and feature small terracotta pots containing candles.

• Winter calls for white or pale blues, with crystal, icicles, baby's breath and glitter.

Online party shops like ShindigZ have the most amazing array of outdoor decorating ideas that may spark your imagination, or visit your local dollar-store or WalMart to pick up decorating tips on a budget.

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Although most people believe that your table centerpieces should include masses of fresh flowers, it doesn't have to be so these days. Fresh flowers can be very expensive, so if you want to decorate on a budget, try a minimalist approach for maximum impact.

Depending on the season, choose dramatic flowers like gerberas, tulips, blue iris or lillies and arrange a single flower in a plain glass vase on each table. Plain glass vases can be bought at most discount shops cheaply. You can add glitter, sand or small shells to the water to create an interesting effect, or add a few drops of food coloring to the water to match your decor.

Candles also make an enchanting alternative to a floral centerpiece. You could opt for one large pillar candle on each table, or a number of smaller candles or tea-lights decoratively featured on each table. The ways to dress up candles are as endless as your imagination. The only point to remember is that the container you choose must be heat-resistant.

Other alternatives to fresh flowers that add impact are polished stones, sea shells, bows, lace, organza ribbon, streamers, glitter, rhinestones, pearls, wine bottles and fresh fruit.

By using a little imagination and a lot of inspiration you can create outdoor wedding decorations that will not break your budget and leave you breathless with delight.