Tuesday, November 17, 2009

DIY Reception Centerpieces - Can I do it?

After receiving such expensive quotes from florists I think I am going to attempt to do them on my own, but need an opinion. Our wedding is in the evening in October. Our colors are chocolate brown with sage green accents.





For the main centerpiece, 28 inch square glass vase filled with pears. Coming out of the top I will have branches and orange snapdragons (see pic for snapdragon).





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I will also have two smaller arrangements on each table that will be small glass cubes filled with natural stones. They will have 3 roses (orange, champagne and red) and a bunch of berries (Hypercium).





What do you think? Does that work? Any suggestions?





THANKS!

DIY Reception Centerpieces - Can I do it?
i would not do so many arragements id do the smaller one on certin tables an tall ones on others but not all together unless you plan to have oblong tables i say leave it with the 28 inch vase with pears and branches with some crystals draped off of it and 4 or 5 snapdradon sprigged out of it keep it simple and if you want to bring it down to a nice glow then add candles around and dont do the rocks in them
Reply:That sounds great, just give yourself lots of time and recruit the bridesmaids or family to help you out!
Reply:Sounds good to me.
Reply:These ideas sound lovely! Good luck with them.
Reply:I think it sounds pretty. Don't get too much on each table. Less is better than too much. My daughter was married in October and we used small pumpkins and ivy.
Reply:Sounds like a beautiful idea you have. I am sure you can do it, just be careful not to put too much pressure on yourself. You don't mention how many tables you need to prepare or how much help you have. The best advice I have for you is to do as much as possible in advance.





The roses and hypercium are hardy as long as you keep them in a cool enviornment. And, obviously, the pears will be fine. While snap dragons are gorgeous, they are quite fragile and may not hold up long enough to be able to work with them in advance. As you probably know, they are also not in season in October, so you may be looking at a big expense there, if they are available at all, unless you are attempting to grow your own (which can be difficult to count on with success and timing of blooming.)





You may want to consider mums, mini-roses, orange sunflowers, or gerberas. They are all hardy and readily available in the fall.





I also suggest doing a trial run well in advance of your wedding. This will give you the opportunity to make sure that your vision plays out they way you hope and you can see how long it takes to put each centerpiece together so you know how much time to alot to complete each one.





Best wishes %26amp; Congratulations!





PS: You don't mention if you are able to have candles - some venues don't allow open flame. If this is the case, you can still add some light to your arrangments, take a peek at some floral lytes (some can even go in the water) - http://www.floralaccentlights.com/... or even battery operated candles http://www.100candles.com/battery_candle...





Both are available many places, I just included the links so you can see what I am talking about.





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Reply:I think that will look great and be fairly easy. I suggest using some Hanging Amaranthus in the tall arrangments to give a little more movement. It comes in a great green color .





The small arrangments sound great as well. Make sure you wash your stones very well so they dont contaiminate the water, it can kill your flowers pretty quickly.
Reply:My wedding day is in September. We want to make this 5 hours (ceremony + reception) as simple as possible. To us, the most important thing is to have good food and good entertainment. Everything else can be simplified.





My center piece will be 16" tall silk flower in a glass bowl filled with colored stones. We are doing it ourselves. And it can be done. To do fresh flowers yourselves will be difficult. Because you can not do it too early, and you need lots of rest before the big day. Consider silk flower if you like.


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