10 Essential Wedding Items to Display in Your Welcome Space: A Guide with Examples ♡
2017.04.08 published
What Should Be Placed in the Welcome Space?
The "Welcome Space" is probably the best place to showcase the bride's taste and ideas during a wedding ceremony.*
Unlike the decorations in the reception area, brides need to personally think of designs and gather items, making the preparation quite challenging!
This time, we will introduce the classic wedding items that brides starting to prepare their welcome space should check out.♩
If you gather them all, you're sure to create a stylish welcome space like those of seasoned brides! Let’s take a look right away*
Classic Wedding Item to Place in the Welcome Space ① Initial Object
The initial object is a set of three: the initials of the bride and groom, and "&".*
Popular decoration methods include using ribbons and pearls to give it a bride-and-groom style.♡
Initial objects can easily be found at dollar stores or "Three Coins" shops, making them accessible.◎
This is a recommended wedding item for brides who are considering DIYing something to decorate their welcome space.♡
➡ Classic Wedding Item♡ A Design Catalog of "Initial Objects" to Refer To
Classic Wedding Item to Place in the Welcome Space ② Marquee Light
Marquee lights have gained popularity as stylish interior decor. They are also a popular decoration item for welcome spaces and the main table at weddings.*
Having a marquee light instantly makes the welcome space eye-catching and glamorous.♡
Marquee lights typically cost around 2,000 to 3,000 yen each, leading many DIY brides to create their own.
It can be time-consuming and requires genuine DIY work, but you can create them in your preferred font and size, which makes it worth it.◎
Classic Wedding Item to Place in the Welcome Space ③ Alphabet Object
Arranging alphabet objects to spell out words like "HAPPY," "WELCOME," or "LOVE" is also a classic approach.♡
Similar to the initial object, alphabets can also be found at dollar stores, making it a budget-friendly option to gather them.*
You can spray paint them in different colors or add glitter, so feel free to get creative based on your wedding theme.♩
Classic Wedding Item to Place in the Welcome Space ④ Candles
Candles create a lovely atmosphere just by being placed. A stylish look can be achieved by arranging multiple candles of different heights.
They fit well with any wedding theme, making them a worthwhile item to secure.♡
You can also decorate them in your preferred style using ribbons or transfer sheets.♡
Transfer sheets are especially popular for DIY as they work well with IKEA candles due to their affordability and ease of use.
Classic Wedding Item to Place in the Welcome Space ⑤ Welcome Trunk
The 'Welcome Trunk' filled with small items can easily create a stylish atmosphere and is quite popular.*
You can fill it with anything you like!♡ Even small miscellaneous items can look chic when packed neatly into a trunk or basket.
Since they are relatively large items, they are ideal as the centerpiece of the welcome space.♡
Designs for welcome trunks are featured in this article.♩
Classic Wedding Item to Place in the Welcome Space ⑥ Welcome Wreath
The Welcome Wreath is a wreath that decorates the welcome space, as the name suggests.* Many brides seem to DIY with artificial flowers, dried flowers, or paper napkin flowers.
You can also combine it with a board to create a welcome board or lean it against a mini easel; there are various ways to display it.◎
This design is recommended for brides who want to incorporate flowers into their welcome space.♡
Classic Wedding Item to Place in the Welcome Space ⑦ Welcome Board
The welcome board is the face of the welcome space.* Designs vary widely among individuals!
You can create something trendy by writing messages in English on wooden or chalkboard boards, printing large pre-wedding photos, or drawing caricatures. Find a design you love!♡
➡ For a list of welcome board articles on marry*
Classic Wedding Item to Place in the Welcome Space ⑦ Welcome Doll
Welcome dolls are stuffed animals that represent the bride and groom. There are various designs, from classic teddy bears to characters.*
Duffy & ShellieMay and Ted seem to be particularly popular.♡
➡ For a list of welcome doll articles on marry*
Classic Wedding Item to Place in the Welcome Space ⑧ Wedding Sign
Wedding signs are a DIY idea that originated overseas.*
They are stylish and cute items made by combining wooden boards and planks in the style of signs, and they are gaining popularity among trend-sensitive brides.♡
Not only can they be used as decoration on the wedding day, but they can also be props for photo shoots if you bring them along for pre-wedding photography.♩
➡ For a list of wedding sign articles on marry*
Classic Wedding Item to Place in the Welcome Space ⑨ Wedding Tree
The wedding tree is a branch decorated with garlands or photos, placed in the welcome space.
You can find branches at home goods stores or flower shops, and they are also available online.♡
As a tall welcome tree item, decorating it in the welcome space will surely add stylishness and contrast.*
➡ Check out branches for your welcome tree on Rakuten*
Classic Wedding Item to Place in the Welcome Space ⑩ Photo Frame
Finally, we introduce the classic item, the photo frame.* Recently, many cute options are available at reasonable prices, so you will want to gather various designs of photo frames.♡
Decorate with photos from your past and pre-wedding photography to entertain your guests.♩
Recommended shops for cute photo frames include Francfranc, Afternoontea, Flying Tiger, and dollar stores.*
➡ For a list of photo frame articles on marry*