These ideas are not completely new and fresh, but it’s good to be reminded of the other options out there to dress up your wedding reception tables – or, if you’re still desiring that lush floral for the reception, then perhaps for your cocktail lounge.

For those who want to go with either an earthy pizzazz, or a modern shock, using branches can be an inexpensive and fabulous way to bring in volume.  Whether it’s heavy branches spray painted in hot metallic shades or natural and unvarnished, you can do this minimally or as a main element in your decor.

Using vegetables or fruit is also rather inexpensive, and a very green and simple way to pay homage to spring or fall bounty.  Outdoor weddings are perfect places for produce.

You can never go wrong with candles – especially grouped together.  A splash of color can be brought in easy with a few blooms.

And of course, there’s the feather centerpieces – fabulous if you’re zoning the 1920’s or want to do something a little different – in which case, consider using great colored plumes or lights to do something a little different.  This is a wonderful option if you’ve picked colors that are difficult to find in nature, such as blue.

It’s still trendy to use crystals as part of your design, but what about really bringing in the bling?  The recent Oscars really used these dripping jewels, so why not bring in some glamour by using ropes and ropes of crystals in unexpected places. Plus, they go with any color scheme!

You can rent the Birch Branches, and Flowers-by-Design came up with some of the great veggie centerpieces – the rest are courtesy of Martha Stewart.  You can buy the white feather centerpieces at Wholesale Event Solutions, and the Crystal Trees can be viewed on theknot.com.