Fresh Ideas for an Intimate Wedding Reception at Home

As wedding season draws near, we present several elegant notions for smaller celebrations with your nearest and dearest

Hanami Luxury Soy Candle

Champagne Cocktail Napkin and Coaster Set

Following the events of the past few years, many of us now appreciate smaller, warmer, more intimate gatherings at home as opposed to grandiose and opulent fêtes held in institutional surroundings.

In which case, the challenge lies in transforming your home into a joyous space infused with elegance and a quiet sense of memorable grandeur.

Today, we offer a few pointers paired with some of our signature items to help you make your home reception a truly exquisite occasion to mark the most wonderful day of your life.

Keep Things Fresh

Flowers have long been part of wedding celebrations the world over, as these symbolise how love is forever fresh and growing. For a home wedding, pure white blooms can also evoke the bridal theme. Pure white roses, petite marguerites (daisies), and hydrangeas are always beautiful, but you can add more vibrant colours with other types of roses and even wildflowers in season.

Be sure to arrange these in a vessel appropriate to the occasion like a particularly fine Carlo Moretti Murano Crystal Vase or a fancifully-shaped Venetian glass receptacle.

Mini vases from our Parisian Deco Box

Carlo Moretti Murano Crystal Vase

Fine Porcelain and Silver for the Finest Milestones

Table settings are important, regardless of whether you’re serving a group of six or an even dozen.

Heirloom porcelain and fine silver cutlery always have a place on a festive table. Indeed, the use of porcelain services passed from one generation to the next covers the “something old” aspect of wedding tradition.

But a gift of porcelain to the newlyweds also has its place in celebration, as these symbolise new beginnings and a shared lifetime. In which case, full settings from our Signature Porcelain Collection would be apropos for the occasion.

Make it a point, however, to have your silverware polished and cleaned at least two days before the event to ensure that they gleam at the table.

Primavera Deco Box

Signature Porcelain Collection

Royal Silver Collection

Bring Out the Linens

Proper table and cocktail linens are a necessity for any fête at home, but even moreso for a wedding.

Pure white linens and white work embroidery as in the case of our Peony Table Linens are perfect in this context. Likewise, the addition of gold thread as in our Sparkle Cocktail Linens adds a hint of sumptuousness that is both wonted yet subtle.

Peony Table Linens

Sparkle Cocktail Linens

Splendid Beginnings

Start your home reception with an impeccable Italian touch by serving a selection of freshly blended aperitivi [cocktails] and cicchetti [small savoury bites]. If you're serving a crowd, prepare a large batch of your favourite cocktail and serve it in our chic Bohème Pitcher, together with matching Bohème Drinking Glasses.

Find out more here.

Bohème Pitcher

Bohème Drinking Glasses

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Sumptuous Selections for an Elegant Reception