Decorating the place where you’ll held your wedding reception requires lots of planning, decissions and buying the right things. If your dream is to have a rustic, barn-style or Boho wedding, you can easly achieve that look by adding hessian wedding decorations. Here’s what you need to know.
What’s Hessian?
You’ve probably seen hessian items not only on wedding tables but in French country-styled homes. This is a natural product, entirely biodegradable and suitable for a wide range of applications. It’s widely used in landscaping and horticulture and as decor and screening. Hessian fabric comes in various colours. Coloured hessian has an amazing effect whereas its natural version is perfect if you’re a fan of that old-world charm with a modern touch. It’s no wonder why many couples choose it as one of the supporting fabrics for wedding tables and venue decor.
How to Use It
There are so many ways to use this material for your wedding. It can be a great table runner for your venue, as it matches perfectly with simple silk white tablecloths. You can also use it to wrap vases, wedding favours, chandeliers, or tie one of those large bows on the chairs. Hessian wedding ideas are many, and it all depends on your preferences as well as on your wedding theme.
What’s Burlap?
This material is ideal for weddings not only because it’s cute and budget-friendly, but also because you can easily manipulate it and create magnificent decor. No rustic, country or vintage wedding can go without burlap (you can choose it for other styles and themes, too). A burlap tablecloth, centrepiece or table runner looks simple, and yet so elegant and classy at the same time. Its neutral colour is a perfect base for adding other colours, materials and textures.
What You’ll Need
If you’re planning to have a rustic, country or autumn-themed wedding, make sure to include hessian and burlap for the decor. You can start simply with a wedding table runner made of lace and burlap or hessian. If you feel like adding a bit of greenery such as fake grass or moss, you can easily match it with your burlap or hessian centrepiece. This is ideal for outdoor, rustic or country weddings. You can add fresh flowers, or yellow autumn leaves and make the tables look as if you’re in an enchanted forest. Besides choosing the right colour and fabric, it’s good to know the size of the table runner or centrepiece. Don’t forget to consider the number of tables and their size, the number of guests you’ll have and if you’ll need accent linens for cocktail tables and the cake table.
Mix and Match Different Textures and Materials
The materials for your table centrepiece (but also banners, table runners and other decor) should be different. You can mix and match various textures and materials. If your tablecloths are satin or silk, match them with hessian or burlap, jute or get a paper table runner (these are perfect if you want to add a message or love quotes on it).
Country and rustic-themed weddings are not very welcoming when it comes to materials. In fact, if you have a rustic wedding you can skip the tablecloth, and go with a table runner or centrepiece only. This way the wooden table, the table runner and the centrepiece will be focal points, complementing each other. The wood table and hessian material match perfectly together; both materials are different but have complementary colours giving a natural look that matches the theme.Besides the table runner and centrepiece, you can add placemats and coasters made of the same materials. Go for hessian ribbons to wrap the chairs or the tablecloth. Choose other decorative items such as baskets, bottle holders and banners to complete the wedding theme.
Be Bold With Colours
Even though weddings are usually sticking to white, ivory, beige and pastels, feel free to be bold with your colours. If you’re having a rustic or country-themed wedding, welcome those earthy hues such as light and dark brown, white, ivory, and beige but add a splash of orange, blue, forest green, red, and even gold.
A bolder colour will make a perfect contrast and make things more playful and pleasant to the eye. Choose a red or yellow tablecloth and match it with your hessian or burlap decor and centrepiece. It will emphasize the colour of the accessories and decor. If your wedding is set during the autumn or spring, choose colourful seasonal flowers and don’t be afraid to get different types of flowers and decor for every table. Autumn weddings are excellent for adding fallen leaves, dry flowers and branches.
Boho Style With Hessian Bunting and Chair Sashes
Boho is a common choice of style for outdoor weddings. It’s a great theme to let your decorators do miracles with hessian and burlap decorations. Strings of hessian buntings can make your barn-style venue look even better and become the most perfect set for your wedding photos. You can also accentuate your chairs with hessian chair sashes if that’s your thing.
Add Some Lace
Finally, finish that boho or rusting-styled wedding with some lace. It matches perfectly with the earthy tones of burlap and hessian fabrics. You can choose to add lace only to the bride and groom table, or you can choose to decorate all tables with it.
Or you can get creative by buying a roll of white lace fabric and using it to wrap your bouquets, decorate your cake, wrap the wedding favours, or decorate other small items such as candle holders or wrapping the napkins.
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