Brides are always looking for fresh and creative ideas for their
weddings. Instead of limiting yourself to flowers, consider using some
fresh fruit in your displays as well. For summer weddings, green apples
will look terrific.
If you have not thought about using fruit in
your wedding décor before, you may not realize how versatile it can be.
Apples are a great choice, because they are hardy, readily available,
and inexpensive. Not to mention that they can be eaten after the
wedding. Red apples will give your wedding an autumnal look. For
summertime receptions, the fresh color of green apples will be perfect.
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The
bright spring green of a Granny Smith apple looks fantastic as an
accent color for a pink themed wedding. One of the most interesting ways
to use the apples is to fill clear cylinders with them. You can then
use that as the base for pink floral displays for the centerpieces. The
green apples make a great contrast with the pink flowers. The pop of
color will add liveliness and dimension to your tables.
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Another
fun way to use green apples is for your escort cards. Tie a small card
bearing the name of each guest to the stem of an apple. It would be cute
if the cards were in the shape of a leaf. The green apples will make a
striking display lined up in rows. These escort cards make a nice change
from the basic white ones.
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Once you have found a few places to
use the fresh apples, you may want to carry that pop of green into other
parts of your wedding. It is such an easy color to use; it looks great
paired with white or ivory, purple, pink, and even brown. Because it is
an eye-catching color, a little will go a long way.
A nice place
to bring in the apple green color is in your candles. Small round green
votive candles will look lovely in clear glass holders. You can position
them around the centerpieces on the tables. You can also use them to
brighten up the powder room. Placing a few green candles with a mini
vase of the flowers from your centerpieces in the ladies' room is a
great way to make that space more pleasant. It is those sorts of details
that will set your wedding apart from the crowd.
There are other
places where an unexpected pop of apple green color would be a nice
touch. For instance, an all-white bridal ensemble could be brightened up
with some handmade wedding jewelry featuring the apple green. Wedding
jewelry can be handmade using apple green Swarovksi crystals scattered
in with white pearls. It is a very fresh and pretty look for your bridal
earrings and necklace. Your guests will be sure to notice your unique
jewelry.
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Of course, you will not want all of that great fruit to
go to waste at the end of your reception, so make plans to use it. The
escort card apples can certainly be eaten by the guests. If you have
apples submerged in water as part of your centerpieces, you will
probably not want to fish them out for distribution during the
reception. An alternative would be to have the florist or caterer
retrieve them after the party to donate to a shelter (you would want to
have advance approval for this, as not all places can accept
perishables).
Another terrific way to use the apples would be to
have the caterer give them to someone to make homemade jars of
applesauce and applebutter. Once they are sealed in jars, these things
have a very long shelf-life, and would make a tasty memory of your
wedding. Every time that you pull a jar of your wedding applesauce from
the pantry, it will be a happy reminder of your special day.
