I'm not sure what to do for the centerpieces this a fairytale princess/prince theme wedding.... I've been shown the horse and carriage candle holders. I don't really like them. It is very traditional in my family that the centerpieces be something that at the end one lucky guest at each table usually walks away with. I want it to being something they can cherish that makes them rememeber our wedding. Even ideas for floral arrangements are welcome! thanks!!
Centerpiece ideas? Pink/Yellow/Blue colors? help?
I hope I can help here,
I think this one is cute
http://www.fairytalebridalshop.com/Produ...
if you like castles
http://www.northcoastevents.com/Sandcast...
I really like this centerpiece
http://www.elegantweddingrentals.com/pic...
http://images.uniquelyquince.com/BCTRCR....
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.polhi...
I know you didnt ask about cakes but I saw this and thought it was amazing
http://weddingdreamer.com/images/Huge%20...
well I tried, hope this helps good luck and congrats
Reply:I like Mrs. S idea above. i would want ot take that home.
Reply:One idea I saw on here for a cinderella theme wedding was to use ceramic pumpkins. The girl painted them and then she sprayed them with glitter spray. Then you could use glitter, votives, etc around this. I thought that was a unique idea.
Reply:How about a nice bowl with floating candles in those same colors? It'll make the room look pretty when all the lights are off except for the candles. Or you can use white candles and use food dye to change the color of the water in the bowl. :)
EDIT - Pastel colored vases with white roses or lillies?
Reply:I like the ceramic pumpkin idea. For a more formal look, you could try to find a crystal or porcelain pumpkin vase, and have your pastel floral arrangements inside. A dozen pastel colored roses would look good. Accent with candles.
Reply:hmmm, little sand castles.....? Pretty paper covered storage boxes filled with silk flowers? How about an actual book of fairy tales with a pretty cover.. .you could drape it with a string of silk flowers.
Reply:Well, I am not sure how many tables you are planning to have, but what if you did each of them after different fairytales?
Maybe you could do a white pumpkin centerpiece? I am sure there are many ways to dress it up.
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I am not sure what budget you are working with, but here are some other centerpiece ideas that might work.
http://www.wedding-flowers-and-reception...
http://www.fairytaleweddingshop.com/page...
http://www.northcoastevents.com/Sandcast...
http://www.elegantweddingrentals.com/pic...
http://www.resolutiongraphics.net/images...
http://qtpatootie.net/shop/images/upload...
I hope that this helps! Good luck :)
Reply:What about a crystal goblet, with flowers and ivy spilling out over the edge? (somehow I always think about ivy when i think of medieval times). You could also have 1 tealight on the table to help the crystal shimmer.
Reply:what about a glass slipper??
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I made a test centerpiece today - any comments or suggestions?
My mom and I sat down and came up with this centerpiece today as an option for my upcoming October wedding. It is a "funkin" (fake pumpkin) with leaves carved into it, a fake flower floral arrangement at the top, heart jewels dangling in the center of each cut out leaf and a fake flickering candle at the bottom. Please check out the pictures and give me any comments or suggestions! They are much appreciated :)
http://s24.photobucket.com/albums/c48/Tr...
http://s24.photobucket.com/albums/c48/Tr...
I made a test centerpiece today - any comments or suggestions?
In certain respects I agree with Jessica - you'd get a nicer look with smaller leaves (even try different shaped leaves) and 'scatter' them around the pumpkin. This way you'd have a more subtle light shining out. I would not use real candles, especially if you are going to use fake pumpkins - the interior of those are not meant for real flames and you may either melt them or catch them on fire. Stick with the battery ones.
One other suggestion - you'll notice the edges are a little rough, which is too be expected when you are using a sharp object to 'carve' with. You should sand the edges rounded with a fine sandpaper, then I would use 'glitter glue' in fall shades of copper or gold or red to put on the edge cuts. This will 'finish' the edge for you as well as give it a little extra shimmer. The glue is not all that expensive.
Other than that, it looks cute! If you look around the craft stores they probably have little 'picks' of scarecrow boys or girls for like 50 cents that would be cute too!
Good Luck
Reply:so cute! i think it's perfect for a fall wedding. you are so creative.
Reply:I think it looks awful.....cheap......don't do it....
if u want to do something like that why not use real flowers and maybe gords with tealights around it
Reply:I like that. I would just be careful the light from the candles does not light the flowers on fire. That would be bad!!!
Reply:Too cute!!! They look really great! If you are going to light the candles inside I would suggest taking out the charm hanging from the ribbon though - it is a fire hazard. If the candles are fake, then the charm looks great!!!
Reply:Way cute idea. I would get the clear tea lights at Target of course, instead of white ones...and I would try to use real pumpkins if you can.
You could have a pumpkin carving party for a rehearsal dinner the night before!
Reply:I'd go with much smaller leaf cutouts, more scattered at random around the pumpkin. Don't bother with the jewels. Love what you chose for the topper.
Aren't those fake tealights great? I just bought some!
Reply:I think it's really nice! My only opinion would be to use real tealights in them. It makes a huge difference. Other than that - its perfect!
Reply:it's cute but what's the point of a fake candle in a fake pumpkin...i mean it won't throw out light or shine thru the pumpkin. i would secure the florals into the top of the pumpkin and go with real candles in leaf votive holdersor clear glass holders down the center of table in between pumpkins and use leaves scattered on the table as well...
Reply:I think it came out really nice. Maybe you should try to put the flower inside instead of the fake candle, and then you could dangle the hearts on the outside, just a thought. Either way I think it will look really nice!
Reply:i love this fall theme..very creative!
Reply:Very cute i think every one will love them you might try to make it a little Fuller and see if you like that if you have the extra cash
Reply:What about the people on the other side of the cut out? All they will seee is the pumpkin... It needs to be the same on all sides
Reply:First, awesome idea. Love the maple leaf (Canadian, so of course I do ;) ... ) In any event, I was trying to picture this in the centre of the table, and all these people sitting around it. Not everyone is going to be able to see the leaf other than 2 or 3 people sitting on that side of it. If it's a possibility, why not have a few smaller leaves all around it? Give everyone a cute view!
Good luck!
Reply:I think you did a great job. did you ask a question about what to carve into the pumpkins yesterday? someone did and i couldn't think of anything to say but this is really cute. i like it and congrats on your wedding. i got married in oct. also. oct. 28, 2000. good luck.
Reply:Cute, my suggestion would be to carve smaller leaves in more qty. on the pumpkin, that way you cant see the led candle or the inside of the fake pumpkin it self.
In addition after you are done i would get a fine grain sand paper and lightly sand the edges of the cuts so they dont look rough.
Reply:Very pretty!!! I love Pumpkins and Fall. You have a very unique idea and it looks great! Congratulations.
Reply:I also like the idea of smaller leaves carved in --
is there any way to get real greenery for the top? I think real is always nicer (except with the pumpkins, they would probably stink).
Also-- be aware if you use real tealights in the pumpkin that you need to make sure there is an opening at the top or you could start a fire...
--I love the dangling jewels... very creative indeed
Reply:cute!
the only thing i would change would be the cut out of the maple leaf on the front.
i would just leave the pumpkin whole with the flower arangement commingo ut the tip.
you could also add tea light candles around the pumpkin in "fall" colored holders.
also sprinkle some maple leaf's on the tables.
Reply:Very creative....BUT IMO Looks kinda cheap to me.
#1 i would use real flowers.
#2 the candle looks better than the heart
#3 I understand because it's October with the pumpkin...but i personally would not go with a halloween themed centerpiece
Reply:Love the idea, great for a October wedding. Maybe add gold on the pumpkin to "pretty it up".
Reply:very cute! i love them...
http://s24.photobucket.com/albums/c48/Tr...
http://s24.photobucket.com/albums/c48/Tr...
I made a test centerpiece today - any comments or suggestions?
In certain respects I agree with Jessica - you'd get a nicer look with smaller leaves (even try different shaped leaves) and 'scatter' them around the pumpkin. This way you'd have a more subtle light shining out. I would not use real candles, especially if you are going to use fake pumpkins - the interior of those are not meant for real flames and you may either melt them or catch them on fire. Stick with the battery ones.
One other suggestion - you'll notice the edges are a little rough, which is too be expected when you are using a sharp object to 'carve' with. You should sand the edges rounded with a fine sandpaper, then I would use 'glitter glue' in fall shades of copper or gold or red to put on the edge cuts. This will 'finish' the edge for you as well as give it a little extra shimmer. The glue is not all that expensive.
Other than that, it looks cute! If you look around the craft stores they probably have little 'picks' of scarecrow boys or girls for like 50 cents that would be cute too!
Good Luck
Reply:so cute! i think it's perfect for a fall wedding. you are so creative.
Reply:I think it looks awful.....cheap......don't do it....
if u want to do something like that why not use real flowers and maybe gords with tealights around it
Reply:I like that. I would just be careful the light from the candles does not light the flowers on fire. That would be bad!!!
Reply:Too cute!!! They look really great! If you are going to light the candles inside I would suggest taking out the charm hanging from the ribbon though - it is a fire hazard. If the candles are fake, then the charm looks great!!!
Reply:Way cute idea. I would get the clear tea lights at Target of course, instead of white ones...and I would try to use real pumpkins if you can.
You could have a pumpkin carving party for a rehearsal dinner the night before!
Reply:I'd go with much smaller leaf cutouts, more scattered at random around the pumpkin. Don't bother with the jewels. Love what you chose for the topper.
Aren't those fake tealights great? I just bought some!
Reply:I think it's really nice! My only opinion would be to use real tealights in them. It makes a huge difference. Other than that - its perfect!
Reply:it's cute but what's the point of a fake candle in a fake pumpkin...i mean it won't throw out light or shine thru the pumpkin. i would secure the florals into the top of the pumpkin and go with real candles in leaf votive holdersor clear glass holders down the center of table in between pumpkins and use leaves scattered on the table as well...
Reply:I think it came out really nice. Maybe you should try to put the flower inside instead of the fake candle, and then you could dangle the hearts on the outside, just a thought. Either way I think it will look really nice!
Reply:i love this fall theme..very creative!
Reply:Very cute i think every one will love them you might try to make it a little Fuller and see if you like that if you have the extra cash
Reply:What about the people on the other side of the cut out? All they will seee is the pumpkin... It needs to be the same on all sides
Reply:First, awesome idea. Love the maple leaf (Canadian, so of course I do ;) ... ) In any event, I was trying to picture this in the centre of the table, and all these people sitting around it. Not everyone is going to be able to see the leaf other than 2 or 3 people sitting on that side of it. If it's a possibility, why not have a few smaller leaves all around it? Give everyone a cute view!
Good luck!
Reply:I think you did a great job. did you ask a question about what to carve into the pumpkins yesterday? someone did and i couldn't think of anything to say but this is really cute. i like it and congrats on your wedding. i got married in oct. also. oct. 28, 2000. good luck.
Reply:Cute, my suggestion would be to carve smaller leaves in more qty. on the pumpkin, that way you cant see the led candle or the inside of the fake pumpkin it self.
In addition after you are done i would get a fine grain sand paper and lightly sand the edges of the cuts so they dont look rough.
Reply:Very pretty!!! I love Pumpkins and Fall. You have a very unique idea and it looks great! Congratulations.
Reply:I also like the idea of smaller leaves carved in --
is there any way to get real greenery for the top? I think real is always nicer (except with the pumpkins, they would probably stink).
Also-- be aware if you use real tealights in the pumpkin that you need to make sure there is an opening at the top or you could start a fire...
--I love the dangling jewels... very creative indeed
Reply:cute!
the only thing i would change would be the cut out of the maple leaf on the front.
i would just leave the pumpkin whole with the flower arangement commingo ut the tip.
you could also add tea light candles around the pumpkin in "fall" colored holders.
also sprinkle some maple leaf's on the tables.
Reply:Very creative....BUT IMO Looks kinda cheap to me.
#1 i would use real flowers.
#2 the candle looks better than the heart
#3 I understand because it's October with the pumpkin...but i personally would not go with a halloween themed centerpiece
Reply:Love the idea, great for a October wedding. Maybe add gold on the pumpkin to "pretty it up".
Reply:very cute! i love them...
Daytime Wedding Reception Centerpiece ideas?
Do you have any creative centerpiece ideas for a wedding reception to be held in the afternoon (inside) which doesn't include floral arrangements, because they're too expensive. Candles are wonderful but I'm not sure they'd be right for a daytime wedding.
Daytime Wedding Reception Centerpiece ideas?
Hi and congratulations:
Personally, I love flowers and they are not that expensive if you buy them wholesale. Here are two sites:
http://www.growersbox.com/
http://www.rosesource.com/
I'm not sure where you are located, but the above wholesalers only ship to the U.S.....sorry. But if you are in the U.S., I highly recommend checking them out. I used rosesource for my son's wedding and can vouch for their service.
Without flowers you can still do a variety of things, such as:
~ What about stacking favor boxes on a cake pedestal? Here is a link with a picture:
http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site...
~ Here is another link with a favor and centerpiece combination:
http://www.wanderfuls.com/
~ Sugared fruit always makes a beautiful centerpiece and is easy to do.
~ Another idea: Have your parents, family and friends make copies of their wedding photos and put them in nice frames to use as centerpieces. Your guests can enjoy the look of weddings past - especially with parents and grandparents' wedding photos.
~ You can still do candles even though it's daytime. I think candles are nice anytime. Perhaps something with a floating candle? This site has lots of ideas:
http://www.surroundings.com/
Good luck!
Reply:This really depends on your personal tastes, the colors and theme of your wedding, and what time of year your wedding is taking place.
Since we are avoiding flowers, have you considered fruit? Arrangements of citrus fruit (oranges, Lemons, limes) in glass pillars with greenery (fake or real) can be striking displays for spring and summer. Red and Golden apples, or pumpkins are beautiful centerpiece additions for a fall wedding. Small real Pine trees can be perfect for Christmas/Winter weddings.
Other possibilities: Cakes! Individual cakes for each table can be used as centerpieces, and then eaten by the guests seated at the table. (Provide them with cutting instruments). This often will result in the bride and groom spending less on the huge wedding cake, and for "cake cutting" pictures, the bride and groom cut a smaller decorative cake at the Headtable.
Your Centerpiece can also be made from your favors, depending on what your favors are. My favors are going to be bags of gold foil wrapped chocolate coins, and I could easily make my centerpieces out of treasure chests, or glass bowls, filled with bags of gold coins. (Our quotes are about treasuring each other, and our card box is a white treasure chest)
If you like the idea of fishbowls with water, you can float 3 flower heads on the water, with a floating candle. You can also suspend one single flower (rose, lilly, tulip) in a tall thin glass vase..submurging the flower completely gives an impression of magnified size, through the water.
Whatever you do, please don't use live fish or any other living creature. No one wants to get stuck with an unwanted pet, They just want to be a guest at your wedding. :)
Have fun with it, dear. Don't get stressed..try to think out of the box. I've heard of people who had billiards as the theme of their wedding...and on each table they had mini pool tables. Unusual? Yes. Fun? Absolutely!
~Kat
Reply:how about small bowls ( like a fishbowl), filled with colorful beads and a votive candle. I'm having the same problem with decorations.
Reply:Find a Dollar store by your house.Get flower pots(the small ones) that goes with your wedding colors.Then get some tissue paper that goes.Next go to Walmart and get a 1.99 set of 6 plants that have your color.Take the flower pot,put a piece of tissue paper in and set the plant inside of it.Now crumple some tissue paper up and set the pot on ot.Color is there.Just put one in center for round tables,or 2-one on each end for long tables.Now enjoy it,try it out and have ready 2 days before the wedding...
Reply:candles are good anytime. boy this is a tough one. no flowers at all? not even plastic ones? i don't think i've ever been to a wedding/reception without flowers.
if you get creative, make a modern art centerpiece that is wedding related.
Reply:A unique idea would be to adorn your tables with herbs rather than flowers, they would be fragrant and inexpensive.
I don't think candles are inappropriate for a daytime wedding, If you can't afford a full bouquet of flowers on each table, then place just a few heads (like roses or orchids) around a few votive candles. Simple, yet elegant!
Reply:We are having a daytime reception and the center pieces are glass bowls with floating gerber daisies, very inexpensive if you can find cheap glass bowls, and gerber daisies come in so many different colors and you only need 3 per centerpiece. we have tealights around ours just for nice mood lighting.
Reply:Can you give more details? Colors, is there a theme, what type of location? As a party designer I am chock full of ideas but without knowing a little more its hard to give one that will truly fit you. I understand your candle delimma since we are looking at an afternoon reception as well.
A very chic idea that has been catching on lately is to plant wheat grass in containers, or wheat for fall, etc. Use them as a living centerpiece and surround with river stones. For a spring wedding you can use silk flowers (cheaper than real) or you can use candy to make "flowers" and have them growing out of the grass.
Another option is to go to the nursery and pick up bedding plants in your colors like mums, pansies, whatever they have on hand. You can get an entire flat for like $12 which would do several tables and all you would need to do is transplant them into prettier containers or for a rustic look you can just cover the existing containers with burlap, nice fabric, or ribbon. After the wedding use them for your home or donate them to a park. (Note: if you donate them it's a tax deduction so you pay less at the end of the year)
You could also get lanterns. Remove the candles and instead you can put a single flower or even a butterfly (provided they have enough room to flutter a bit and you provide air supply and a few leaves or something to munch on, then release into wild afterwards)
Reply:Do a basket with flowers in it. Get the flowers that match your colors it will look cute. You can get baskets at the dollar tree. Very cheap.
Reply:A cute and cheap thing a friend of mine did for her centerpieces was to take a glass dish and fill it with different candies (in their wedding colors) then spread some fake rose petals around the dish. That candy was a huge hit! People were chowing on it while waiting for dinner and at the end of the night, guests were scrambling to take the rest home.
Reply:no candles wrong time of the day why not use petals and garland. ]
or if you have a theme, try to find some nic naks to go with it.
Did you try silk flowers?
Daytime Wedding Reception Centerpiece ideas?
Hi and congratulations:
Personally, I love flowers and they are not that expensive if you buy them wholesale. Here are two sites:
http://www.growersbox.com/
http://www.rosesource.com/
I'm not sure where you are located, but the above wholesalers only ship to the U.S.....sorry. But if you are in the U.S., I highly recommend checking them out. I used rosesource for my son's wedding and can vouch for their service.
Without flowers you can still do a variety of things, such as:
~ What about stacking favor boxes on a cake pedestal? Here is a link with a picture:
http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site...
~ Here is another link with a favor and centerpiece combination:
http://www.wanderfuls.com/
~ Sugared fruit always makes a beautiful centerpiece and is easy to do.
~ Another idea: Have your parents, family and friends make copies of their wedding photos and put them in nice frames to use as centerpieces. Your guests can enjoy the look of weddings past - especially with parents and grandparents' wedding photos.
~ You can still do candles even though it's daytime. I think candles are nice anytime. Perhaps something with a floating candle? This site has lots of ideas:
http://www.surroundings.com/
Good luck!
Reply:This really depends on your personal tastes, the colors and theme of your wedding, and what time of year your wedding is taking place.
Since we are avoiding flowers, have you considered fruit? Arrangements of citrus fruit (oranges, Lemons, limes) in glass pillars with greenery (fake or real) can be striking displays for spring and summer. Red and Golden apples, or pumpkins are beautiful centerpiece additions for a fall wedding. Small real Pine trees can be perfect for Christmas/Winter weddings.
Other possibilities: Cakes! Individual cakes for each table can be used as centerpieces, and then eaten by the guests seated at the table. (Provide them with cutting instruments). This often will result in the bride and groom spending less on the huge wedding cake, and for "cake cutting" pictures, the bride and groom cut a smaller decorative cake at the Headtable.
Your Centerpiece can also be made from your favors, depending on what your favors are. My favors are going to be bags of gold foil wrapped chocolate coins, and I could easily make my centerpieces out of treasure chests, or glass bowls, filled with bags of gold coins. (Our quotes are about treasuring each other, and our card box is a white treasure chest)
If you like the idea of fishbowls with water, you can float 3 flower heads on the water, with a floating candle. You can also suspend one single flower (rose, lilly, tulip) in a tall thin glass vase..submurging the flower completely gives an impression of magnified size, through the water.
Whatever you do, please don't use live fish or any other living creature. No one wants to get stuck with an unwanted pet, They just want to be a guest at your wedding. :)
Have fun with it, dear. Don't get stressed..try to think out of the box. I've heard of people who had billiards as the theme of their wedding...and on each table they had mini pool tables. Unusual? Yes. Fun? Absolutely!
~Kat
Reply:how about small bowls ( like a fishbowl), filled with colorful beads and a votive candle. I'm having the same problem with decorations.
Reply:Find a Dollar store by your house.Get flower pots(the small ones) that goes with your wedding colors.Then get some tissue paper that goes.Next go to Walmart and get a 1.99 set of 6 plants that have your color.Take the flower pot,put a piece of tissue paper in and set the plant inside of it.Now crumple some tissue paper up and set the pot on ot.Color is there.Just put one in center for round tables,or 2-one on each end for long tables.Now enjoy it,try it out and have ready 2 days before the wedding...
Reply:candles are good anytime. boy this is a tough one. no flowers at all? not even plastic ones? i don't think i've ever been to a wedding/reception without flowers.
if you get creative, make a modern art centerpiece that is wedding related.
Reply:A unique idea would be to adorn your tables with herbs rather than flowers, they would be fragrant and inexpensive.
I don't think candles are inappropriate for a daytime wedding, If you can't afford a full bouquet of flowers on each table, then place just a few heads (like roses or orchids) around a few votive candles. Simple, yet elegant!
Reply:We are having a daytime reception and the center pieces are glass bowls with floating gerber daisies, very inexpensive if you can find cheap glass bowls, and gerber daisies come in so many different colors and you only need 3 per centerpiece. we have tealights around ours just for nice mood lighting.
Reply:Can you give more details? Colors, is there a theme, what type of location? As a party designer I am chock full of ideas but without knowing a little more its hard to give one that will truly fit you. I understand your candle delimma since we are looking at an afternoon reception as well.
A very chic idea that has been catching on lately is to plant wheat grass in containers, or wheat for fall, etc. Use them as a living centerpiece and surround with river stones. For a spring wedding you can use silk flowers (cheaper than real) or you can use candy to make "flowers" and have them growing out of the grass.
Another option is to go to the nursery and pick up bedding plants in your colors like mums, pansies, whatever they have on hand. You can get an entire flat for like $12 which would do several tables and all you would need to do is transplant them into prettier containers or for a rustic look you can just cover the existing containers with burlap, nice fabric, or ribbon. After the wedding use them for your home or donate them to a park. (Note: if you donate them it's a tax deduction so you pay less at the end of the year)
You could also get lanterns. Remove the candles and instead you can put a single flower or even a butterfly (provided they have enough room to flutter a bit and you provide air supply and a few leaves or something to munch on, then release into wild afterwards)
Reply:Do a basket with flowers in it. Get the flowers that match your colors it will look cute. You can get baskets at the dollar tree. Very cheap.
Reply:A cute and cheap thing a friend of mine did for her centerpieces was to take a glass dish and fill it with different candies (in their wedding colors) then spread some fake rose petals around the dish. That candy was a huge hit! People were chowing on it while waiting for dinner and at the end of the night, guests were scrambling to take the rest home.
Reply:no candles wrong time of the day why not use petals and garland. ]
or if you have a theme, try to find some nic naks to go with it.
Did you try silk flowers?
A probability question I just can't figure out. Help me please?
A florist has 12 different flowers from which floral arrangements can be made.
If a centerpiece is to be made from 5 different flowers, how many different centerpieces could be made?
A probability question I just can't figure out. Help me please?
The task is to get the number of combinations of 5 elements out of 12, so it should be C(5,12)=12*11*10*9*8/(5*4*3*2*1)=792 combinations
Reply:792
If a centerpiece is to be made from 5 different flowers, how many different centerpieces could be made?
A probability question I just can't figure out. Help me please?
The task is to get the number of combinations of 5 elements out of 12, so it should be C(5,12)=12*11*10*9*8/(5*4*3*2*1)=792 combinations
Reply:792
A wedding budget of $6000? Help me!?
We are in need of some assistance. We are wanting to get married on April 12th, 2008 and our WHOLE wedding budget is $6000.00. We have someone to do the floral arrangements and the centerpieces but does anybody know a reasonable priced venue for a wedding ceremony and reception in the Mesquite, TX area that includes some sort of food? Thanks in advance!
A wedding budget of $6000? Help me!?
Hi and congratulations on your upcoming wedding!
Yes, I really think your budget is "doable". You can get everything you want....it just may be a little different than the "traditional" wedding.
~ Two BIG ways to save is to have a SMALL wedding; say 75-100 guests MAX! The second way is to have a SMALL wedding party....just a maid of honor and best man, maybe a flower girl if you really want.
~ There are so many ways to save -- you just need to decide what is important and what you can cut. Everything from your gown to the photographer can come in cheaper if you look around and go "outside the box."
The biggest portion of a wedding budget is the reception so that is the biggest area where savings can add up! Cost compare everything! Everything is dependent on location, location, location! Personally, I do not know of any places in your city. But....look around! You will not be able to afford the "best" venue. But you can look at VFW Halls, Knights of Columbus Halls, cheaper hotels like Holiday Inn or Best Western. The hotels will be able to provide food. The other places should have kitchen facilities where you can bring in your own or have it catered.
~ Another big way to save on your reception would be to have it outside at a park or in someone's backyard.
~ Do you belong to a church? That is another option. Most churches have Fellowship Halls you can use.
Sit down with your fiance and add up the cost of a hall rental, buffet dinner, etc. and compare that to a church hall reception, backyard reception, etc. Sometimes the "outside" thing isn't feasible because you need to rent chairs, tables, tents, bring in plates, cups, silverware, etc. Again, compare. It may be cheaper for you to go to a hall.
~ Other options are to not do the "traditional" dinner thing. Why not have a MORNING wedding with a brunch reception? This would be a HUGE savings and would be very different and unique. OR....have a late morning wedding and a lunch reception. Again, the savings could really add up.
~ Your dress: Look at places like David's Bridal, JCPenney, etc.
~ Your wedding party - keep it small. This is a big savings...not only in terms of "stress", but in terms of attendants gifts, extras at the rehersal dinner, etc. It ALL adds up!
~ Invitations: Buy the "boxed sets" from stores like Michael's, Target, and Walmart. These sell for around $25 and there are 50 in a box.
~ Flowers and centerpieces you said are covered.
~ Cake - a waste!!!! Have a small cake for you and your hubby to cut and then have cupcakes! OR, get a cake from a grocery store bakery NOT a regular bakery. This can be a substantial cost savings!
~ Photographer: Do NOT scrimp on a photographer!
~ Favors - I urge every bride to NOT do favors. No one notices or cares. This is a HUGE waste. If you really think you need something....go with a few Hershey Kisses in a mesh bag.
~ Don't waste money on "table cameras" either! These are usually not used very much, and if they are, people only take silly pictures.
There are endless ways to save. Go on other websites to see what other brides have done! Here is a good site:
www.frugalbride.com
Good luck!
Reply:Parks are usually cheap to rent. Maybe you could have everyone bring a dish to pass at the wedding. Or you could make a list of the food you need and have friends and relatives sign up for what they will bring. Like if you need 5 Roasts five different people could bring a roast.
Reply:Venues may offer catering, but it's normally expensive.
Some reasonably prices venues that are on your budget are VFW halls, community halls, church felowship halls.
Local parks and gardens are alaso a great choice for you since you are in TX, an outdoor spring or fall wedding would be great and economical.
To cut costs, cut back on your guest list. WAY back. A small intimate wedding is affordable on all budgets. Keep it at 50-75 guests at the most.
Have a brunch, hors d'ouvres or cocktail reception to avoid full meal expenses. You must have yoru reception mid-morning, mid-afetrnoon or late at night so people will not expect a full meal. Light appetizes and finger food would do for such type of receptions.
Dessert reception or cake and reception is also a good choice,
Good luck and congrats
Reply:Im a wedding planner, email me I can help you, its not the how much(or how little) you spend, but how it looks
Reply:pril is a lovely time of the year...you can have a tent set up in the yard and cater the food or you can rent out a restaurant for after the church. if you keep the dinner guest to immediate family then you should be OK
Reply:We're having a small wedding and looking at a fire hall or a hotel for the reception area. Consider talking to your family about helping with wedding costs as a wedding gift. My fiance and I are having a very small reception and our budget is about the size of yours, a little smaller. We have a lot of family that can help us though, someone who makes cakes, someone to make the gown, someone who is a photographer, someone we know who caters... it's very helpful.
Reply:$6000 is a lot of money and if spent wisely can give you the most wonderful wedding day to remember.
Weddings don't need to be about how much you spend but how much you enjoy your special day. Afterall, this is the start of your wonderful new life together - why start it with a stressed out overpriced wedding day.
We have created a STRESS FREE wedding guide that includes heaps of HOT TIPS for saving money on your wedding day.
Enjoy your day above all else.
Reply:Honey, $6000 may sound like a lot, but really when it comes to a wedding its not. It can be done with $6000. But honestly your wedding day goes by so fast and so much money gets spent on that day. Just to a bark yard wedding, get a white tent pretty flowers stuff like that. You can make it look beautiful you just have to be creative. And do a big BBQ. You will spend so much money of food if you do it any other way. My wedding was $80 a plate. With over 150 guests it really adds up. I wish I would have done it smaller. But whatever you do spare no cost on your photographer. When its all done and over with the pictures are the only things you have to look back on. So you want your pictures to. be amazing. I had a friend who splurged on the flowers, the dress, the cake, food, linens, etc.... And didn't think much to research a good photographer. And her pictures are awful. She cant take that back. When her and her hubby go back to reminisce on their wedding they only have these dreadful pictures to look back on. So just make that your #1 right now. And all that really matters is that you are marrying the man of your dreams. Cuz trust me on your wedding day that is all that you will see (your hubby) everything else around you will be a blur.
Reply:Do you know any one with a large beutiful back yard or garden? I'd try to find something like that that you can do for free. Then you'll have more money for food.
I see alot of people using disposable cameras and the wedding guests for the pics.
Reply:congrats! i dont live near you, but as far as food goes, some little sneaky pointers ive picked up:
-buffet is much cheaper than sit down or family style dinner
-a square or rectangular cake will serve more guests for the same number of layers
-honest to god, you can have styrofoam iced for some of the layers of your cake, and slice a sheet cake in the kitchen. its ecominal, tasty, and your guests will never know the difference
- for the love, serve the top tier of the cake, i garauntee you wont want to eat it a year later
- examine the drink prefernces of your guests. an open bar is much cheaper if you serve pop, water, beer, and wine, exclusively. you can add a signature drink if you know youll need a martini!
- many venues offer reduced pricing for sunday or friday events
Reply:Easy, just get a homemade cake, a good friend with a good camera, rent your outfits, and much other things. Try checking out the site I attached. Good Luck with your wedding! :]
Reply:Honey, just to let you know, our budget was under $4, 000.00 and it's going to be BEAUTIFUL.
Bad Breath
A wedding budget of $6000? Help me!?
Hi and congratulations on your upcoming wedding!
Yes, I really think your budget is "doable". You can get everything you want....it just may be a little different than the "traditional" wedding.
~ Two BIG ways to save is to have a SMALL wedding; say 75-100 guests MAX! The second way is to have a SMALL wedding party....just a maid of honor and best man, maybe a flower girl if you really want.
~ There are so many ways to save -- you just need to decide what is important and what you can cut. Everything from your gown to the photographer can come in cheaper if you look around and go "outside the box."
The biggest portion of a wedding budget is the reception so that is the biggest area where savings can add up! Cost compare everything! Everything is dependent on location, location, location! Personally, I do not know of any places in your city. But....look around! You will not be able to afford the "best" venue. But you can look at VFW Halls, Knights of Columbus Halls, cheaper hotels like Holiday Inn or Best Western. The hotels will be able to provide food. The other places should have kitchen facilities where you can bring in your own or have it catered.
~ Another big way to save on your reception would be to have it outside at a park or in someone's backyard.
~ Do you belong to a church? That is another option. Most churches have Fellowship Halls you can use.
Sit down with your fiance and add up the cost of a hall rental, buffet dinner, etc. and compare that to a church hall reception, backyard reception, etc. Sometimes the "outside" thing isn't feasible because you need to rent chairs, tables, tents, bring in plates, cups, silverware, etc. Again, compare. It may be cheaper for you to go to a hall.
~ Other options are to not do the "traditional" dinner thing. Why not have a MORNING wedding with a brunch reception? This would be a HUGE savings and would be very different and unique. OR....have a late morning wedding and a lunch reception. Again, the savings could really add up.
~ Your dress: Look at places like David's Bridal, JCPenney, etc.
~ Your wedding party - keep it small. This is a big savings...not only in terms of "stress", but in terms of attendants gifts, extras at the rehersal dinner, etc. It ALL adds up!
~ Invitations: Buy the "boxed sets" from stores like Michael's, Target, and Walmart. These sell for around $25 and there are 50 in a box.
~ Flowers and centerpieces you said are covered.
~ Cake - a waste!!!! Have a small cake for you and your hubby to cut and then have cupcakes! OR, get a cake from a grocery store bakery NOT a regular bakery. This can be a substantial cost savings!
~ Photographer: Do NOT scrimp on a photographer!
~ Favors - I urge every bride to NOT do favors. No one notices or cares. This is a HUGE waste. If you really think you need something....go with a few Hershey Kisses in a mesh bag.
~ Don't waste money on "table cameras" either! These are usually not used very much, and if they are, people only take silly pictures.
There are endless ways to save. Go on other websites to see what other brides have done! Here is a good site:
www.frugalbride.com
Good luck!
Reply:Parks are usually cheap to rent. Maybe you could have everyone bring a dish to pass at the wedding. Or you could make a list of the food you need and have friends and relatives sign up for what they will bring. Like if you need 5 Roasts five different people could bring a roast.
Reply:Venues may offer catering, but it's normally expensive.
Some reasonably prices venues that are on your budget are VFW halls, community halls, church felowship halls.
Local parks and gardens are alaso a great choice for you since you are in TX, an outdoor spring or fall wedding would be great and economical.
To cut costs, cut back on your guest list. WAY back. A small intimate wedding is affordable on all budgets. Keep it at 50-75 guests at the most.
Have a brunch, hors d'ouvres or cocktail reception to avoid full meal expenses. You must have yoru reception mid-morning, mid-afetrnoon or late at night so people will not expect a full meal. Light appetizes and finger food would do for such type of receptions.
Dessert reception or cake and reception is also a good choice,
Good luck and congrats
Reply:Im a wedding planner, email me I can help you, its not the how much(or how little) you spend, but how it looks
Reply:pril is a lovely time of the year...you can have a tent set up in the yard and cater the food or you can rent out a restaurant for after the church. if you keep the dinner guest to immediate family then you should be OK
Reply:We're having a small wedding and looking at a fire hall or a hotel for the reception area. Consider talking to your family about helping with wedding costs as a wedding gift. My fiance and I are having a very small reception and our budget is about the size of yours, a little smaller. We have a lot of family that can help us though, someone who makes cakes, someone to make the gown, someone who is a photographer, someone we know who caters... it's very helpful.
Reply:$6000 is a lot of money and if spent wisely can give you the most wonderful wedding day to remember.
Weddings don't need to be about how much you spend but how much you enjoy your special day. Afterall, this is the start of your wonderful new life together - why start it with a stressed out overpriced wedding day.
We have created a STRESS FREE wedding guide that includes heaps of HOT TIPS for saving money on your wedding day.
Enjoy your day above all else.
Reply:Honey, $6000 may sound like a lot, but really when it comes to a wedding its not. It can be done with $6000. But honestly your wedding day goes by so fast and so much money gets spent on that day. Just to a bark yard wedding, get a white tent pretty flowers stuff like that. You can make it look beautiful you just have to be creative. And do a big BBQ. You will spend so much money of food if you do it any other way. My wedding was $80 a plate. With over 150 guests it really adds up. I wish I would have done it smaller. But whatever you do spare no cost on your photographer. When its all done and over with the pictures are the only things you have to look back on. So you want your pictures to. be amazing. I had a friend who splurged on the flowers, the dress, the cake, food, linens, etc.... And didn't think much to research a good photographer. And her pictures are awful. She cant take that back. When her and her hubby go back to reminisce on their wedding they only have these dreadful pictures to look back on. So just make that your #1 right now. And all that really matters is that you are marrying the man of your dreams. Cuz trust me on your wedding day that is all that you will see (your hubby) everything else around you will be a blur.
Reply:Do you know any one with a large beutiful back yard or garden? I'd try to find something like that that you can do for free. Then you'll have more money for food.
I see alot of people using disposable cameras and the wedding guests for the pics.
Reply:congrats! i dont live near you, but as far as food goes, some little sneaky pointers ive picked up:
-buffet is much cheaper than sit down or family style dinner
-a square or rectangular cake will serve more guests for the same number of layers
-honest to god, you can have styrofoam iced for some of the layers of your cake, and slice a sheet cake in the kitchen. its ecominal, tasty, and your guests will never know the difference
- for the love, serve the top tier of the cake, i garauntee you wont want to eat it a year later
- examine the drink prefernces of your guests. an open bar is much cheaper if you serve pop, water, beer, and wine, exclusively. you can add a signature drink if you know youll need a martini!
- many venues offer reduced pricing for sunday or friday events
Reply:Easy, just get a homemade cake, a good friend with a good camera, rent your outfits, and much other things. Try checking out the site I attached. Good Luck with your wedding! :]
Reply:Honey, just to let you know, our budget was under $4, 000.00 and it's going to be BEAUTIFUL.
Bad Breath
I need wedding centerpiece help!!!!?
Bridesmaids are wearing fuchsia or David's bridal Azalea. A rich purple is the 2nd color. Need ideas for centerpieces other than standard floral arrangements
I need wedding centerpiece help!!!!?
we have purple hydrageas in a vase but to make it a lil different we have purple water lights at the bottom of the vase makeing the water glow purple with some shiny stones in there etc, looks really nice.
Reply:Ive seen a couple of easy and cute ideas...
Tall candles (pick colors from their dresses)
floating candles and rose petals (usually a few bucks at the florist) in a wide dishes. michaels or ac moore sell the dishes/bowls.
If its a beach theme - bowls with sand, shells, or starfish and sand dollars
Pictures of you and your husband to be from the different places youve been together (mention where its from and when)
If you have a song(s) you can print them on funky earthy grained paper (PaperSource) in a beautiful font and wrap with green wire onto bamboo.
Hope these ideas help.
Reply:You can always do candles in hurricane vases (cylinder shaped) and if you want to add color you can add sand, pebbles, glass beads, crystals, tumbled glass, ribbon, or flowers to the bottom and that will keep costs down if thats a concern. For some visual interest you can do a trio of different shapes. There are variations you can do with that such as putting limes or green apples or other fruit in the vases and adding a spray of hydrangeas to the top. Or you can put watter and flowers floating in them with a candle on the top that floats.
Reply:well, you can always do candles or the beta fish in the vases since a lot of those fish are typically colored w/purple, blue, pinkish hues. how different do you want to get? good luck!
Reply:I'm doing framed photos (in cheap frames or even pictures on those little picture holders) of my fiance and I at various ages growing up, as well as pictures of us together.... maybe also with candles in a hurricane.
Reply:You might check these out:
Reply:candles with purple and gold
I need wedding centerpiece help!!!!?
we have purple hydrageas in a vase but to make it a lil different we have purple water lights at the bottom of the vase makeing the water glow purple with some shiny stones in there etc, looks really nice.
Reply:Ive seen a couple of easy and cute ideas...
Tall candles (pick colors from their dresses)
floating candles and rose petals (usually a few bucks at the florist) in a wide dishes. michaels or ac moore sell the dishes/bowls.
If its a beach theme - bowls with sand, shells, or starfish and sand dollars
Pictures of you and your husband to be from the different places youve been together (mention where its from and when)
If you have a song(s) you can print them on funky earthy grained paper (PaperSource) in a beautiful font and wrap with green wire onto bamboo.
Hope these ideas help.
Reply:You can always do candles in hurricane vases (cylinder shaped) and if you want to add color you can add sand, pebbles, glass beads, crystals, tumbled glass, ribbon, or flowers to the bottom and that will keep costs down if thats a concern. For some visual interest you can do a trio of different shapes. There are variations you can do with that such as putting limes or green apples or other fruit in the vases and adding a spray of hydrangeas to the top. Or you can put watter and flowers floating in them with a candle on the top that floats.
Reply:well, you can always do candles or the beta fish in the vases since a lot of those fish are typically colored w/purple, blue, pinkish hues. how different do you want to get? good luck!
Reply:I'm doing framed photos (in cheap frames or even pictures on those little picture holders) of my fiance and I at various ages growing up, as well as pictures of us together.... maybe also with candles in a hurricane.
Reply:You might check these out:
Reply:candles with purple and gold
Opinions on the centerpiece/ideas?
Ok so for my second Hindu wedding that is being held in a covered tent in the backyard of his parents house. With linens like this
http://www.yourweddingday.com/ywd/images...
but in red, and no chair covers (it looked so bad)
I was thinking of using the largest one (with the flowers in it) of these vases
http://www.potterybarn.com/products/p332...
And then surrounding them with these going every other size. With orange tea lights.
http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family.asp...
This would leave me with about 220 dollars for the floral for the centerpieces.
Number 1: could arrangements be done (without carnations) for 220 dollars for each?
Number 2: is this going to look ok?
Number 3: What kind of arrangements can be done, they have to match the red. Other then that any jewel tones, and no white.
Opinions on the centerpiece/ideas?
First off, or course you can do $220 per table for flowers. I'm using orchids %26amp; other tropicals %26amp; mine are only $40-$60 per table, so considering what you're willing to spend, I'm getting a picture in my head that would be extravagant, large, tall, lots of color . . .
Some options first on greenery %26amp; fill-in, would be Bells of Ireland (which I'm also using)
http://www.amazonflowers.us/images/Bells...
Twigs for height/interest:
http://willowdreamsfarm.com/Curly.jpg
You could use gladiolus. They're really impressive height wise %26amp; there's every color imaginable, including red %26amp; oranges.
http://weddings.theknot.com/odb/themes/s...
http://dating1.indiatimes.com/loveology/...
My favorite is the orchid. The taller stems w/ smaller flower are Oncidiums:
http://www.baileyorchids.com/types/oncid...
If it were me, I would think that fuchsia Dendrobiums would be a must:
http://www.beautifulorchids.com/orchids/...
Lilies are another great option, especially because there are so many colors %26amp; types. The Asiatic Lilies come in red, like this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bungalowhig...
The Gloriosa Lily is also red %26amp; I love the way they hang:
http://weddings.theknot.com/odb/themes/s...
Hope that helps a little!
Reply:i think its pretty. you could do arrangements for 220 you could choose less expensive flowers, or you could do one or two big flowers per table. at one wedding i saw arrangements made out of nothing but baby's breath and it was really pretty and fairly inexpensive.. another thing you could do is use silk flowers, reasonably priced ( better if they are on sale) and you dont have to worry about dealing with a florist you dont know. good luck!
Reply:Here's an idea.... for silk or fresh to conceal the stems, just add pretty ribbon in the water with a few long stemmed flowers:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/79/213274...
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1121/1100...
or marbles:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1376/1396...
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1311/1127...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2296/2272...
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1262/8308...
best wishes...............
Reply:It probably depends just on where your future in-laws live. I know it could be done here, but the cost of living is very low in KY compared to other places. The further out of the city you are, the better chance there if of getting them for your price.
You don't have to make deals with the florists right now, but can you just kind of bop around to the shops in the town and ask to see some of their work? Maybe you could look at the more elaborate displays and inquire about the pricing for those to get some idea.
I think the arrangements themselves will look beautiful, but you may want to do a trial run with one complete set of the vases and some silk flowers, just to make sure that everyone seated will be able to see each other clearly around them and be able to converse freely.
I think lilys (not calla, but tiger and other field lilys) are beautiful and would work well, and gladiolas would be gorgeous. They come in all kinds of jewel tones. For the shortest vases, daisies might be okay...but a mix of yellow and red or something. Leave the dyed blue and green to someone else! (I've always thought that looks so unnatural.)
Best of luck!
Reply:I think you could definitely do something for $220, you just need to pick bigger flowers, things that take up more space so you need less of them like hydrangeas, peonies, dahlias, sunflowers, etc. The idea sounds really pretty.
Reply:They are all lovely. However, my only concern is that at every wedding I have been too, the tall centerpieces seem to impede conversation. They also interfere with picture taking.
Reply:Not really sure what you are paying for that vase with the flowers in it but I just purchased 8 of the exact same thing at the Christmas Tree Shops for 12.99 ea.
Reply:I don't know about floral arrangements, but I'm sure you could do BEAUTIFUL ones for 220 each. I think you have great taste, the linens are beautiful and I love the candle holders/flower holders you chose for the tables.
Reply:I would use a lower center vase because you want guests to be able to see over it so that they can converse with each other. I would pick one size of the votive candle holder that is lower than the vase and use that either four or six of them around the vase. Arrangements can be done for a lot less than 220 with using a vase that size. Even if you do all red roses, it wouldn't cost 220 for flowers. I think I would compliment the red instead of trying to match it because reds are very difficult to match.
Reply:Old tires would look nice.
http://www.yourweddingday.com/ywd/images...
but in red, and no chair covers (it looked so bad)
I was thinking of using the largest one (with the flowers in it) of these vases
http://www.potterybarn.com/products/p332...
And then surrounding them with these going every other size. With orange tea lights.
http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family.asp...
This would leave me with about 220 dollars for the floral for the centerpieces.
Number 1: could arrangements be done (without carnations) for 220 dollars for each?
Number 2: is this going to look ok?
Number 3: What kind of arrangements can be done, they have to match the red. Other then that any jewel tones, and no white.
Opinions on the centerpiece/ideas?
First off, or course you can do $220 per table for flowers. I'm using orchids %26amp; other tropicals %26amp; mine are only $40-$60 per table, so considering what you're willing to spend, I'm getting a picture in my head that would be extravagant, large, tall, lots of color . . .
Some options first on greenery %26amp; fill-in, would be Bells of Ireland (which I'm also using)
http://www.amazonflowers.us/images/Bells...
Twigs for height/interest:
http://willowdreamsfarm.com/Curly.jpg
You could use gladiolus. They're really impressive height wise %26amp; there's every color imaginable, including red %26amp; oranges.
http://weddings.theknot.com/odb/themes/s...
http://dating1.indiatimes.com/loveology/...
My favorite is the orchid. The taller stems w/ smaller flower are Oncidiums:
http://www.baileyorchids.com/types/oncid...
If it were me, I would think that fuchsia Dendrobiums would be a must:
http://www.beautifulorchids.com/orchids/...
Lilies are another great option, especially because there are so many colors %26amp; types. The Asiatic Lilies come in red, like this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bungalowhig...
The Gloriosa Lily is also red %26amp; I love the way they hang:
http://weddings.theknot.com/odb/themes/s...
Hope that helps a little!
Reply:i think its pretty. you could do arrangements for 220 you could choose less expensive flowers, or you could do one or two big flowers per table. at one wedding i saw arrangements made out of nothing but baby's breath and it was really pretty and fairly inexpensive.. another thing you could do is use silk flowers, reasonably priced ( better if they are on sale) and you dont have to worry about dealing with a florist you dont know. good luck!
Reply:Here's an idea.... for silk or fresh to conceal the stems, just add pretty ribbon in the water with a few long stemmed flowers:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/79/213274...
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1121/1100...
or marbles:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1376/1396...
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1311/1127...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2296/2272...
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1262/8308...
best wishes...............
Reply:It probably depends just on where your future in-laws live. I know it could be done here, but the cost of living is very low in KY compared to other places. The further out of the city you are, the better chance there if of getting them for your price.
You don't have to make deals with the florists right now, but can you just kind of bop around to the shops in the town and ask to see some of their work? Maybe you could look at the more elaborate displays and inquire about the pricing for those to get some idea.
I think the arrangements themselves will look beautiful, but you may want to do a trial run with one complete set of the vases and some silk flowers, just to make sure that everyone seated will be able to see each other clearly around them and be able to converse freely.
I think lilys (not calla, but tiger and other field lilys) are beautiful and would work well, and gladiolas would be gorgeous. They come in all kinds of jewel tones. For the shortest vases, daisies might be okay...but a mix of yellow and red or something. Leave the dyed blue and green to someone else! (I've always thought that looks so unnatural.)
Best of luck!
Reply:I think you could definitely do something for $220, you just need to pick bigger flowers, things that take up more space so you need less of them like hydrangeas, peonies, dahlias, sunflowers, etc. The idea sounds really pretty.
Reply:They are all lovely. However, my only concern is that at every wedding I have been too, the tall centerpieces seem to impede conversation. They also interfere with picture taking.
Reply:Not really sure what you are paying for that vase with the flowers in it but I just purchased 8 of the exact same thing at the Christmas Tree Shops for 12.99 ea.
Reply:I don't know about floral arrangements, but I'm sure you could do BEAUTIFUL ones for 220 each. I think you have great taste, the linens are beautiful and I love the candle holders/flower holders you chose for the tables.
Reply:I would use a lower center vase because you want guests to be able to see over it so that they can converse with each other. I would pick one size of the votive candle holder that is lower than the vase and use that either four or six of them around the vase. Arrangements can be done for a lot less than 220 with using a vase that size. Even if you do all red roses, it wouldn't cost 220 for flowers. I think I would compliment the red instead of trying to match it because reds are very difficult to match.
Reply:Old tires would look nice.
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