Flower etiquette for banquet tables

The flowers on the table need to be combined with the theme of the banquet and should be auspicious. Because many flowers have different meanings, they must be different depending on people and events. For example, when holding a wedding banquet, you can place lilies to express your wishes for a happy marriage and a happy marriage; you can also place roses to symbolize sweet and everlasting love. If it is a birthday banquet, it is best to place longevity flowers, longevity grass, dieffenbachia, monstera, etc. These flowers and plants can express blessings for the elderly's health and longevity. If a banquet is held for relatives and friends, begonias should be placed to show enthusiasm and friendship; upside-down golden bells should be placed to show enthusiasm; wisteria should be placed to show hospitality. If a banquet is held for colleagues with lofty ideals in the business community, it should be with the intention of wishing their careers continued prosperity. Rhododendrons, dahlias, and ivy should be placed, which symbolize a bright future and a prosperous career. If the banquet is held for retired cadres or retirees, red maples, tuberoses, orchids, plum blossoms, clivias, etc. should be placed to wish them long-lasting righteousness and maintain the gentleman's demeanor and mind. If it is a farewell party for friends or colleagues, marigolds and peonies should be placed to show farewell. If a birthday party is held, pomegranate flowers, rose flowers, ivory flowers, etc. should be placed. These flowers usually symbolize prosperous years and a bright future. If a banquet is held for the mother, carnations should be placed. It symbolizes the mother, expresses missing the mother and wishes for health and longevity. If you are hosting a banquet for your parents or your father, you can place a flower arrangement. Choose one lily, three chrysanthemums, and gypsophila or japonicus to form a bouquet, which is both dignified and elegant, and has profound meaning.

1. Types of flowers on the table

The types of flowers on the table mainly include flower arrangements, potted flowers and plate flowers. Regardless of whether flower arrangements or potted flowers are placed on the dining table, care must be taken to coordinate the size and color of the flowers with the dining table.

1. Potted flowers

Using potted flowers to decorate the dining table is also very effective. Potted flowers absorb part of the essence of nature and are praised as "silent poetry, three-dimensional paintings" and have high appreciation value. Potted flowers on the dining table should choose low-growing, densely-flowered varieties, such as cyclamen, Kalanchoe, violets, African violets, tulips, hyacinths, pansies, carnations, marigolds, gloxinia, and calcaneus. , Four Seasons Begonia, etc. When placing potted flowers on the table, you should also pay attention to the cleanliness of the pots and soil. You should put an elegant pot base or plate on the bottom of the pot. It is better to use purple sand for the flower pot.

2. Flower arrangement

People usually use flower arrangements to decorate the dining table. Generally speaking, the flower arrangement on the dining table can be casual and relaxed, and the shape should pay attention to the viewers from different angles. The pot insert can adopt a basically horizontal shape. The flower arrangement in the vase should not be complicated. Sometimes just a bunch of roses, carnations or gerberas in a well-proportioned arrangement, with a little green leaves or carnations as a foil, is enough to make people's hearts flutter.

3. Dish flowers

In addition to flower arrangements and potted flowers, placing dish flowers is also a way to decorate the dining table. Dish flowers are made of plant branches, leaves, flowers, fruits or cooked food in a dish, which is simple and easy to make. You can also place a plate of fragrant flowers on the dining table, such as jasmine, osmanthus, smile, magnolia, etc., which is fascinating.

Generally speaking, the size of flower arrangements or potted flowers should be proportional to the size of the dining table. A dining table for 4 people is suitable for placing potted flowers with a pot diameter of 12-14cm. For a larger dining table, the pot diameter will be corresponding. Increase the size, and appropriately choose flower species with slightly larger flowers, such as cineraria, gloxinia, etc. As for flower arrangement, the general principles of flower arrangement art should be followed, and the composition, color, posture, flower utensils, etc. should be coordinated with the dining table and the environment. Generally speaking, oriental flower arrangements pay attention to line shapes, advocating nature and simplicity, using fewer flowers and simple and generous colors. The composition should be perfect and varied, with high and low staggered and pitched echoes, profound meaning and artistic conception. The height of the flowers should generally not exceed the eye level of the person sitting.

2. Selection of colors for table flowers

In terms of color selection, table flowers should match the color of the table appropriately. Dark-colored dining tables should choose brightly colored flowers (such as white, light yellow, light pink, lavender, etc.); while light-colored dining tables can choose brightly colored flowers, such as orange, purple-red, dark red, orange-red and other colors. In this way, the contrast between dark and light colors makes the flowers more gorgeous, with prominent flower shapes and graceful postures, permeating with a fresh and bright atmosphere, creating an elegant and refined atmosphere in the restaurant.

3. Table flowers and seasons

Table flowers should also change with the seasons.

1. Spring

Placing a pot of primrose and welcoming spring on the dining table, and a vase of peach blossoms, can bring a strong feeling of spring; a vase of plum blossoms can scatter the shadows. Slanted horizontally, the subtle fragrance floats; put tulips in the vase, three-to-five shapes, exotic; use iris, freesia, narcissus and other grass flowers, paired with pleasant grass, inserted in natural wooden vessels, rustic flavor, return to simplicity Return to true nature.

2. Summer

It is best to place foliage plants on the dining table or insert some fragrant and elegant flowers, such as vase lilies, calla lilies, tuberose, and ginger flowers. , orchids, alyssum, dianthus, etc. Foliage plants suitable for decorating the dining table include silvergrass, white butterfly, spider plant, dwarf tiger tail orchid, caladium, watermelon peel grass, mini monstera, Dieffenbachia, silver emperor, white palm, fruit fern, Boston fern , wrinkled leaf cold water flower, leopard-spotted bamboo, etc. If you take a lotus and place it in a large fine porcelain bowl as a floating flower, along with three or two water lily leaves, the diners will feel refreshed and cool, fresh and refreshing.

3. Autumn

The chrysanthemums are blooming and the red maples are enchanting. Together, they highlight a picture of the cold frost and the refreshing breeze; you can also insert some small chrysanthemums or fruits and vegetables. The combination of flowers is like a Western oil painting or a little poem, giving people a unique new feeling.

4. Winter

The winter plums are golden and the heavenly bamboos are bright red. They are placed in ancient bottles and look simple and vigorous. A few silver willows, two poinsettias, and a candle light make it a Christmas atmosphere. Happy, spring is in my heart. In winter, a pot (bottle) of warm-toned flowers can break the coldness of winter and inject warmth into the restaurant. For example, placing potted red roses, longevity flowers, or vases of red roses, carnations, gladioli, etc. can give people a warm feeling and add a touch of charming bright color to the bleak winter.