Wedding reception decorations ideas

Bamboo wedding favors can be one of the options if you are trying to have an eco friendly wedding. Green weddings are the way to go in this eco craze nowadays.

Wedding favors is a way to show your appreciation to the guests that they have come to wish you good luck and also it shows your gratitude to them. Wedding favors is a time honored tradition and if you have a green wedding then bamboo is the way to go.

Now among bamboo favors there are lucky bamboo wedding favors and also the bamboo favors which are not lucky bamboo are generally dwarf bamboo plants in a vase or a pot. It is up to you to decide which one to give.

Bamboo coasters as the wedding favors

A very good bamboo favor is the bamboo coasters. These come in a pack of four or six and look very good.

Bamboo Steamers as wedding favors

Mini bamboo steamers can also make good eco friendly wedding favors. These look very elegant and if you want to give only a single piece as the wedding favor then go for the large bamboo steamers.

Bamboo fans

Bamboo paper made hand fans is also a good idea when it comes to the wedding favors.

Lucky Bamboo wedding favors.

In the bamboo wedding favors the best wedding favor is the mini bamboo plant wedding favor and these lucky bamboo plants are known to bring good luck.

Even in the lucky bamboo there are various styles and designs like

Mini Spiral

Straight

Bamboo Stalks

Single stalk

Also you will need to see what you want as a pot or the vase. Select a color for the plants and also you will need to select the style by that I mean if you want the plant to be in the water or you want the plant in water but the entire vase has the pebbles and the water is not to be seen.

Again the style of the pots is important some are made up of glass and some are made of the normal wood or generally pottery style vases with shape that is either round or square. If you need more style and decoration then you can tie a nice ribbon around the pots.

What is lucky bamboo?

In the Chinese culture the bamboo is considered as something which brings good luck to you. Lucky bamboo plat in Feng Shui is considered to bring positive energy and balance to any room. This I am sure will go down well with the guests. To give details about the lucky bamboo make sure to attach a small tag with a ribbon on the stalk explaining what lucky bamboo and how it creates positive vibes in the whole room. That way the wedding guests can appreciate the Luck bamboo plant.

That said in different cultures it has different significance. A lot of cultures like Philippines, Malaysian. Japanese and Vietnamese consider these bamboos as lucky and also related to love and marriage.

How to take care of the lucky bamboo plant?

Lucky bamboo pants do not need much care apart from the fact that they will need to kept way sunlight and they will need to have the stalks always dipped in fresh water.

How to make your own bamboo wedding favors

If you are on a budget and want to do it your self bamboo wedding favor then you will need just a few things and these are

Small pebbles – To fill in the pot

Small glass pot or vase – This can be of various heights depending on the size of the bamboo stalks. I would say that you would need a minimum of 2” to hold the stalk properly.

Ribbon – To tie around the pot or the vase

Wedding tags – To write about the lucky bamboo plant

Lucky bamboo – Single stalks or the bunch of bamboo stalks tied together in a round fashion.

Thin wire – If you need to tie together the single bamboo stalks.

Glue – To have the ribbon or the wedding tag glue to the stalks or the pot

You can buy the tied together bamboo stalks or you can go for single stalks and then tie them together yourself. Once that is done then put the stalks into the pot. Make sure that they are centered and then add fresh water into the vase. Add only a small quantity of water and then just fill the vase with pebbles or the rocks or the marbles. Your wedding favor is ready. Use the glue to attach the ribbon to the pot or to the stalks.

The height of the pot will depend on the height of the bamboo stalk.

If you have bamboo wedding theme then make sure that you have the bamboo wedding dresses as the bamboo wedding invitations as well a good bamboo wedding backdrop arch

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