Straw Hat Beci, Clackamas, OR I'm having
a garden wedding! My mom and I bought straw hats at a local
craft store. We are going to decorate them with silk flowers
and ribbon then place them in the middle of each table.
Wishing Well
Cynthia, Houston, TX
Put pens, paper, and a wishing well on the tables for centerpieces.
Guests can put advice, best wishes, little notes, etc... I will
decorate the wells to match the theme, and colors of my wedding.
Ice Sculptures
Kelly, South Carolina
I am putting baby ice sculptures on each table. It doesn't cost
as much as you would think.
Love Poems
Lori, New York, NY
For a very romantic touch, have a calligrapher write out different
love poems (by Pablo Neruda, E.E. Cummings, the Brownings, or
your favorite poet) and place them in antique silver picture
frames. Surround the frame with roses, and you have your centerpieces!
Wrought Iron Birdcages
Kristin, Mendham, NJ
They are green and my Mother and I are spray painting them gold
(antique effect) then placing votive candles inside with sprays
of pale gold leaves at the base.
The reason behind our choice was the need for a centerpiece
that would could be reused. My reception will be on my parents
property and since the tents we rented would be at our disposal
until that Monday, we decided to have brunch for all of our
out-of-town guests and family the day after the wedding. Since
flowers would wilt, we came up with the idea of the BIRDCAGE!
Fish Bowl
Leigh, Tampa, Florida
Our centerpieces will be an ivy bowl on a mirror tile and a
beta fighting fish inside it. You can add colored river rock
(from a pet supply store) to the bottom of the bowl for extra
color. This works great if your colors are jewel tones. Place
a plastic bag under the tile so that your guests can take home
the fish after the reception - kids love it!
Wedding Cake
Mamie, Rochester, NY
Rather than have a wedding cake and then a sheet cake for the
guests, we are using the cake as the centerpiece. Each table
will have a cake on a stand with a few flowers on top and tea
candles around it. The table for the bride and groom will have
a two tiered cake instead of one with our custom centerpiece.
We found the price for 20 round cakes was similar to sheet cakes
and a huge wedding cake and they make an interesting centerpiece.
(P.S. the cake is chocolate with chocolate frosting.)
Champagne Buckets
Lori, Citrus Heights, CA
We are using aluminum champagne buckets as the centerpieces.
Inside will be a bottle of champagne. Balloons will be hung
above in our colors with ribbon hanging down. And we are using
food coloring and water to make colored ice cubes for the buckets.
We'll have Hershey Kisses around the table. The champagne is
something we need to get anyway so it's perfect.
Hurricane Lamps with a Twist
Leigh, Tampa
We're using 16" hurricane globes with glass Christmas balls
inside it. You can match the colors very easily to your event
and the balls are very inexpensive to use.
Advice for the Newlyweds
Michele, Michigan
We put small baskets tied with lilac and green ribbon (any color)
in the center of our tables. Each basket contained pencils engraved
with our names and the date of the wedding. In addition, there
will be colorful paper inside with "Advice for the Newlyweds"
printed on it. It's inexpensive and a great conversation piece
for the people sitting at the tables who have not met.
The pencils can be purchased through the Lillian Veron catalog
for $40 per 80 pencils). They come in a wide range of colors.
The paper can be printed at a print store or purchased at a
store like Staples or Kinkos.
Wooden Birdhouses
Robin, Buffalo, NY
We purchased wooden birdhouses from a local craft shop for about
$5 each. My bridesmaids helped me paint them in our colors.
We then decorated them with some ivy and fall leaves that we
sprayed.
Gift Boxes
Elaina, Frederick, MD
Get 3 boxes in varying sizes, wrap them in wedding paper, glue
them together and then use wire-edged ribbon to tie them all
together....Each table will have different paper on their boxes.
It'll look like a stack of gifts on each table! Inexpensive
& elegant!
Greek Statues
Monica, Provo, Utah
We are having a Roman/Greek themed wedding. I found a variety
of Greek statues, pottery and columns made of plaster at the
craft store. They range in size and shape so it adds to the
diversity. We are adding lots of ivy, candles, potpourri (for
the bowls), and flower arrangements. All together they cost
about $7 each - and better yet, I'll have some new decorations
for our home!
Photos of the Bride & Groom Roxanne
We are placing photos of ourselves through the years on a small
stand on each table. The photos have been copied and are being
put back to back. This will give all of our guests something
to look at and laugh about during dinner.
Statue
I decided to use white pedestals with cherubs on the top of
them. (Like a Greek statue) I am wrapping ivy around the pedestal.
Wine Bottle
Suzanne, St. Helena, CA
We are getting married at a winery in Napa Valley in September.
Our centerpieces will be wine bottles made into "lamps".
We filled them with candle oil and added a wick. There will
also be bunches of grapes around the base of the wine bottles.
Cake Serving Trays
Tracey, Tampa, FL
I found something in Martha Stewart's Living Magazine. She did
not use it as a centerpiece, but I am. We are putting round
mirrors on the table and using cake serving trays (with the
3 tiers). Then we are going to do solid colors of an alternating
candy wrapped in tulle and tied with sating ribbon. The bottom
tray will have smaller ribbon tails and the higher trays will
have longer ones (so it looks tiered).
Then, we are going to add some flowers and hanging grapes to
match the theme of the wedding. On the table we are going to
sprinkle some rose petals.
Champagne Flutes
Rosie, Illinois
I went to local thrift stores and purchased many different champagne
flutes, and spray painted them silver (my wedding color) and
added glitter to spruce them up. I am using silk flowers and
cellophane to add the final touch. It is fairly inexpensive
and very easy to do!!
Bubbles and Birdseed Bags
Jennifer, Midland, TX
We bought baskets on sale at a local department store, lined
them with material [using a glue gun]. Then we filled them with
the bubbles and birdseed bags. Those helping with the wedding
will get to take a basket home with them.
Potpourri in Ivy Bowls
Michele, West Chester, PA
To go with our Victorian theme, we are placing potpourri in
ivy bowls decorated with a chiffon bow around the rim. Each
centerpiece will cost under $3!
Champagne Glasses & Balloons
Tammy, Cincinnati, Ohio
My mother had 20 centerpieces and only spent $50 - that's only
$1.25 a centerpiece (and they are gorgeous). Take two plastic
champagne glasses and hot glue them so they cross (laying down).
Hot glue four clear glass marbles in each glass. (for weight).
Tie two helium balloons around the middle and there ya go!
The marbles in the champagne glass make it look as if bubbles
are pouring out of your champagne glasses and you add your colors
to the helium balloons to coordinate.
Cherubs, Ivy and Hurricane Lamps
Diane, Nashville, TN
We used a large potted English Ivy, with many trailing vines.
This was beautiful, but lacked height! So, we then inserted
medium ceramic cherubs (we found unfinished ones at a craft
store and spray painted them gold) put on a thin dowel and then
inserted them into the ivy in groups of three. Over this, we
placed a large hurricane globe. In the center of these cherubs
(inside the hurricane globes) we added a large pillar candle.
It was really spectacular!
Wreath and Champagne
Laura, Bellevue, WA
For the reception centerpieces, I'm making 8" grapevine
wreaths decorated in tulle, ribbon and small silk flowers that
coordinate with my color scheme. At the time of the champagne
toast, they will each have a bottle of champagne that fits in
the center of them. They will be surrounded by favors of Hershey
Kisses in tulle. Very inexpensive.
Upside Down Wine Glass
Diane, Ontario, Canada
Take a large wineglass and turn it upside down. Take a Styrofoam
ball, small enough to fit on top of the base, cut it half. Glue
gun it to the base. Take small white flowers, ivy and pieces
of tulle in white. Glue it to the Styrofoam ball, leaving room
for small flowers in the color of the wedding. Glue your wedding
color flowers in the remaining space.
At the bottom of your styrofoam ball, you can glue four pieces
of ribbon vertically, so they extend from the top to the bottom
of the glass. It is a very beautiful and inexpensive centerpiece
that your guests can take with them.
Teapots
Heather, Salem, Indiana
My sister has a collection of interesting teapots. We are filling
them with small bouquets that have various flowers in them.
The teapots are free, and the bouquets are from the local grocery
store. The flowers only cost $4 a bunch. I have twenty tables
to decorate, so this is cheap and easy. Also, it is very different
because none of the teapots are the same. Great discussion pieces!
Snow Globes
Lorri, Cedar Grove, NJ
I am having an elegantly planned Disney-
oriented wedding. The centerpieces are Disney snow globes that
have Prince charming and Cinderella in them. They twirl while
playing the theme song of Cinderella. The lower portion of the
globe is a castle and it lights up. It is really beautiful.
Lego Castles
Lisa, Clinton, MA
My fiancé and I are having a medieval wedding, so we
are using Lego castles for centerpieces with little Lego men
and horses. We are hoping the guests will play with them :)
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