Smart Ways to Reuse Wedding Reception Items: Decoration Ideas for Your Second Wedding Party from Experienced Brides

Is Your Post-Wedding Reception Planning Underway? ♡

The post-wedding reception is the final chance to celebrate casually with a large group of friends, making it a big day highlight! ♡

Many brides ask their friends to help with organizing the reception. Have you already discussed the decorations for the reception venue? *

Casual receptions can absolutely work without a welcome space or a main table floral arrangement. However, brides often wish to create a cute atmosphere. ♡ That said, it can be a bit overwhelming to plan decorations or DIY items just for the reception…

Let’s Use Wedding Reception Items As Decorations for the Post-Wedding Party ♡

Experienced brides have used items from their wedding and easily purchased decorations to adorn the reception venue. ♡ This time, we’ll introduce some fantastic decoration ideas we found on Instagram, categorized by location. ♩

Reception Decoration Idea 1: Entrance

Here’s an idea for placing a welcome board and wedding sign at the entrance of the reception venue. ♩ If you bring the welcome board on an easel, you can set it up anywhere! A wedding sign adorned with tulle is also adorable. ♡

This antique wedding sign was handmade by the bride. ♡ It seems she reused the one used at the welcome space in the wedding reception. The lighting was added by a friend in charge of decorations. ♡

If you plan to DIY your wedding sign, it’s recommended to make it into a design that can also be used for the reception decorations. ◎

➡ Here's the way to make cute signs that will shine at the entrance of the venue for your guests! 【Wedding Sign Creation Guide】

Reception Decoration Idea 2: Welcome Space

Let’s create a welcome space at the reception venue using items displayed at the welcome space during the wedding reception. * Even without a dedicated space, it’s fine to place tables near the entrance of the venue! ♡

Just displaying pre-wedding photos, garlands, and ring pillows, etc., can give a lovely wedding party vibe. ◎

It’s smooth to decide in advance which items from the wedding reception will be placed in the welcome space for the reception and communicate this to the organizer. ♡

Let’s decorate creatively with classic wedding items like welcome trunks, love stories, marquee lights, and balloon telegrams that arrive on the day of celebration. ♩ If you want to be particular about the placement or orientation, providing illustrations or photos as instructions can ease any worries. *

Reception Decoration Idea 3: Main Table

It seems many brides bring flowers used in the wedding reception directly to the reception to decorate the main table! ♡

This main table features a highly festive design decorated with a photo booth and balloons at the back. ♩ Gold balloons are perfect for a lively party! ♡ The "HAPPY WEDDING" balloon can be acquired through online shopping. *

A bride who had a Tiffany wedding styled her main table couch in a very Tiffany-like design. ♡ She effectively used gift boxes, candles, and love objects for decoration. *

Knowing how to make the best use of items placed at the welcome space or photo booth during the wedding is key to the reception venue decoration. ◎

Reception Decoration Idea 4: Overall Venue

Here’s a decoration idea for the entire venue! ♡ Colorful garlands hang from the ceiling, while the guests' chairs are decorated with paper flowers and paper pom-poms. ♡ By unifying the theme color with pink, it creates a stylish party venue! *

Wishing You a Wonderful Post-Wedding Reception ♡

We’ve introduced decoration ideas for your post-wedding reception venue. ♡ During the wedding preparation period, it’s easy to get caught up in the ceremony and reception arrangements. Be sure to creatively and wisely reuse items for the post-wedding reception decorations! ♡