Decorating a wedding is a huge undertaking?especially if you are going the DIY route. From the ceremony to the cocktail hour and reception, there are a lot of moving pieces and spaces to think about when it comes to decor. But instead of thinking about your wedding decorations in pieces or even in portions of the evening, you should repurpose your wedding decor from ceremony to reception. This move will not only save you money, but it will save you time (and, let’s face it, sanity).
All it takes is a little bit of organization with your wedding venue, wedding planner, or even some generous family members or friends who can volunteer to move the decorations from point A to point B. As you are directing your wedding vendors where you would like the decorative items to go, be specific and have an exact plan of what to tell them so you’re satisfied with the end result. A little over-preparedness never hurt anyone when it comes to wedding planning. Here’s how to repurpose ceremony decorations into reception decorations with a few quick and clever tricks.
Use Your Ceremony Arch or Chuppah as the Background for Your Cake Table

The backdrop where you say your vows shouldn’t just be left behind in the ceremony space! Reuse it by placing it right behind the cake table to create some visual interest for your cake cutting photos.
If your ceremony space is in the same room as the reception, simply move the ceremony chairs out of the way and push the cake table ...