Peacock feathers!!! I need ideas!?

Question

I am going to use black as the main color in my wedding but I'd like to use peacock feathers also to tie in some color. I would love ideas! I'd prefer pics. I'm a visual person.

Answer 1

How about using some in your bouquet. Here's a picture of a bouquet for the "daring and unusual bride":
http://www.hibiscusflorals.com/Product_Information/Product_128.htm
In the larger view, you can see it better. I think it's stunning!

There are some more ideas for bouquets for the bride and bridesmaids with peacock feathers here:
http://www.fluffytails.ca/wedding.asp
http://www.alwaysforeverflorals.net/bouquets2.html (scroll down)

This idea is a little extreme, but this wedding had peacock feather masks:
http://www.weddingstylemagazine.com/Article2.asp?ArticleID=21

Of course, centerpieces with peacock feathers are a natural. Also, decorate the cake table and wedding book table with them. Instead of the typical ostrich plume on the pen, use a peacock feather. There's one for sale here, but I think it's a bit extreme. You could make something smaller:
http://www.newlywed.com.au/prod143.htm

You can add them to pew bows and your ceremony program.

This idea might be too much for you, but you can get peacock cake toppers here:
http://www.designsbydorian.com/Dorian/Peacocks_wedding_cake_topper.htm

Answer 2

Source 1 has some great photos of the feathers used in a bouquet, on wreaths, for programs container and as ceremony decorations with willowy twigs

Source 2 has a great idea for napkin rings

If you're incorporating birds into your theme source 3 has some gorgeous feather eggs

Source 4 is a feather / flower centerpiece idea. You could use the peacock feathers instead of regular feathers

If you scroll down on source 5 you could make peacock feather magnets as favors....

And that's about all I've got for you...Good Luck!

Answer 3

i like the idea of adding them to centerpieces.

also, have you though about putting them in the bridesmaids' hair?

or putting the bridesmaids in a color from the feather?


also, maybe you could use a feather fan or feather masks (like you find in new orleans for mardi gras) for decorations in the reception hall

or put peacock feathers in a vase and put numbers on them and use them as placecards for the reception hall....

...i'm scraping for ideas, sorry, but i really love the idea, i might steal it when i get married someday....

Answer 4

PEACOCK in WEDDING decoration pictures:
http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&q=images+peacock+OR+peacocks+wedding&btnG=Search



LOTS of good pictures of peacock feathers:

http://images.google.com/images?q=%22peacock+feathers%22&hl=en&lr=&sa=N&as_qdr=all&tab=wi&sourceid=tipimg

http://www.fotosearch.com/BDX161/bxp31888/

http://www.acclaimimages.com/search_terms/peacock_feathers.html

pictures of peacocks:

http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&q=images+%22peacock%22&btnG=Search

http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&q=images+%22peacocks%22&btnG=Search


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I thought that peacock feathers were "safe" - that the ones we can buy just fell of the birds. but i can' t confirm that. If they DO have to be killed to get the feathers, i would use the art, but not the feathers.

Answer 5

Peacock feathers are so beautiful that they should be left on the birds or naturally shed. I wouldn't want something associated with animal cruelty at my wedding - it just seems like bad karma.

Answer 6

Well I don't have any pictures, but you could definitely put them in centerpiece arrangments....