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Elegant Ways to Decorate Your Wedding with Mercury Glass

By Emily Platt
July 26, 2018
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The modern definition of "mercury glass" encompasses a range of finishes—some versions are shiny and mirrored, others have a flecked or spotted appearance, it's sometimes smooth and sometimes textured, and it can be either metallic or colored. Depending on the style, it might look anything from antique to contemporary. Perhaps it's the material's versatility that makes it so popular. Or maybe, it's the fact that it's inexpensive compared to what it was originally designed to resemble: silver. Whatever the case, mercury glass has been trending in the décor world for quite some time, and that includes the wedding design world. If you're wondering how to incorporate mercury glass into your own celebration, we've put together a handful of ideas to get you started.

Mercury glass compote vases are a favorite décor element and often appear in wedding centerpieces. Take these Rosehip floral arrangements, which sat in silver mercury glass footed vessels. Mercury glass votives are also common decorations for ceremony spaces, reception tablescapes, and more. Really though, those two examples are just the start. Ahead, you'll find mercury glass used in a number of unique ways and styled for various types of weddings, be they elegant or whimsical. From mercury glass wedding favors to mercury glass cake stands, there are many ways to use the material throughout your big day. Whether you love classic silvered glass in the form of tall centerpieces or you're partial toward speckled blue candle holders, there's something in this roundup to suit your taste.  

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Decorate with special lighting (like silver-colored lanterns) for a statement reception space. Sonia Sharma Events & Design dreamt up this setup.

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These candle centerpieces were undeniably romantic.

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Mercury Glass Lanterns

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Spruce up a wedding lounge area with beautiful lanterns mixed with other vessels. M. styled this table.

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Colorful Mercury Glass

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Mercury glass actually comes in a wide range of shades. Take the blue votives incorporated into this Matthew Robbins Design tablescape, for example.

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Try scoring unique silvered furniture, like this chic table from a Twine Events celebration.

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Mercury Glass Favors

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Assorted (and adorable) Anthropologie votives were used as this wedding's favors.

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How cool was this wedding's metallic bar?

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This creatively-shaped Amy Cakes dessert was presented atop an equally-creative cake stand.

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For this wedding, Aimee Lomeli Designs stuffed a bundle of blooms into a silvered vase.

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Mini Mercury Glass Vessels

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Another cute favor idea? Succulents stored in mercury glass vessels, like the ones from this celebration.

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Mercury Glass Table Décor

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This Tasteful Tatters event featured a pretty sweetheart table adorned with mercury glass décor.

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Mercury Glass Votives

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Here's yet another example of how pretty mercury glass votives can look. At this wedding, they were paired with Mallory Joyce floral centerpieces.

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Really, any table can benefit from a touch of special glass. This escort card display, for example, included silvered Pier 1 candelabras.

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This elegant Tailor & Table event design featured overhead greenery mixed with hanging mercury glass jars.

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Assorted Mercury Glass Vessels

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The more mercury glass, the better! Or, at least according to this reception table, which sported various vessels of the type alongside Passionflower arrangements.

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Flecked glass vessels gave this reception's centerpieces (styled by Ginger Dockery) some height. 

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Mercury Glass Ceremony Décor

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Sweet Woodruff placed floral arrangements in tall vessels for this wedding ceremony.

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Guide guests to their seats with the help of mercury glass. The material looked lovely in the form of table numbers at this reception styled by Lilac & Lily.

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Cre8tive Touch Events used both tall and small mercury glass vessels for these high-low centerpieces.

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