Most marriages take place at churches. In many cases, little decoration is done because the hall is already adorned. Despite the fact that the church hall could be already decorated and furnished, it can be further adorned for use as a ceremonial ground. You can apply a few effects on the walls, at the entrances, along the pews and even the altar to give it a marvelous flamboyant look. We look at simple ways that you can make your church hall look glamorous for a wedding ceremony without necessarily making it look too secular. We discuss how to go about your winter decoration for the utmost effect.
The first point to note is, you can leverage on the already existing decorations in the church. At Christmas, the church would already been adorned in the traditional red, silver and red color so your decoration must try to blend with it and complement these colors. Anything else will sabotage the decor and make it look odd. Again, try to concentrate your decoration on the permanent items already found in the church. The pews, window sills and the entrances make good places for decoration. In recent days, it has become common to introduce Christmas trees at the entrance and within the church halls during winter weddings. .
Born in 1929 in Chicago Illinois, Albertina was one of nine children raised within a deeply religious Christian Baptist family. Her singing career started at the age of 10 when she and her sister joined the choir at their local church, the West Point Baptist Church, from which a children’s group evolved to be known as the Williams Singers. This group became well known throughout Illinois and surrounding Mid Western states.
During her formative teenage years at the West Point Baptist Church, Walker was deeply influenced by Mahalia Jackson and other notable gospel singers who appeared in concerts held at the church. It was during this time that she began to sing with established musicians Robert Anderson and Willie Webb, gaining increasing exposure on radio through church performances with Anderson’s group.
As the bridal party makes their way down the aisle the sweet fragrance of the wedding flowers fills the air and sets the stage for what is to come. Flowers on the pew ends, with church wedding flowers, or attached to a chair, for an outdoor wedding, not only add beauty and function to designated seating they can also evoke favorite memories from the family members and offer calming thoughts as they anxiously await the ceremony.
Such precious memories may be something as simple as a mother remembering the first flower her daughter gave her as a child or memories of the two of them sharing the same favorite flower. It may be the familiar fragrance that acts as aromatherapy and soothes the soul or just being surrounded by beautiful flowers marking the special occasion.
Music is an essential ingredient of a memorable wedding day, so care is needed in deciding what role it will play on your big day.
CDs and discos are fine, but there’s no substitute for live music when it comes to providing a great wedding atmosphere.
Depending on where you’re getting married, there are three main areas where you need to consider what music and musicians you need – before, during and after the ceremony.