Monday, June 03, 2013

Creative Ways to Use Feather Boas in Your Wedding



You probably associate feather boas with dressing up for your bachelorette party, but have you ever considered using them as decoration for your wedding?



Feather boas can be used to decorate your wedding in a variety of ways, ranging from a whimsical to elegant decorations. Boas can be purchased at most craft stores, and can be found in many colors – you are sure to find some to match your wedding theme.



Here are four great ways to use feather boas in your wedding.




Ombre Boa Backdrop – Style Me Pretty shows boas hung from a rod to create a fun backdrop. In this case, the boas highlight the dessert table, but it would also be great used as a photo booth backdrop.

To achieve the ombre look, purchase boas in a variety of shades of one color and hang from lightest to darkest.



Elegant Centerpieces – The black feathers placed atop a lighted vase filled with water gems creates a lux look. These centerpieces would look fantastic at a formal evening reception.


Wedding Cake Table – Call attention to your cake table by attaching a boa around the bottom of your cake stand or cake table. How fun!


DIY Feathered Wreath Pew Decorations –United with Love provides a DIY tutorial on how to make your pew wreath decorations using boas. 

These wreaths are an economical alternative to flowers; all you need is a boa, a foam wreath, corsage pins, and some ribbon. This wreath is shown in all white, but you could certainly change the boa and ribbon colors to suit your wedding colors.
  
Using feather boas is a fun way to add some color and texture to your wedding.


Which boa project would you use in your wedding?

 

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