Fall ’08 Wedding Essentials: Antique Bird Cages

For the last and final time, folks, organic elegance is in, in, IN for fall! We've told you about barn weddings and romantic, harvest-inspired details, and now we're "falling" once again for yet another decorative wedding  essential: antique bird cages.

We love the delicate Victorian look and style, and we've seen them implemented beautifully in the past as table centerpieces, wedding card holders and even as a cake cage. Now Florist Niki Delacueva from R. Jack Balthaza has taken it to the next level. For Good Charlotte guitarist Billy Martin's wedding to long-time girlfriend, Linzi Williamson, the florist actually created stunning chandeliers and candelabras using antique bird cages.

Want to recreate this look for your own wedding but find yourself on a tight budget? Start by searching online. We find some great vendors (we loved the bright Victorian offerings at Northfork Pets and Antiques and the ornate Venetian designs of The Interior Gallery), but we really struck gold on Ebay where cages were as low as $20.

(Trust us, this is one wedding must-have that's definitely not just for the birds.)