Five Easy Do-It-Yourself Wedding Centerpiece Ideas

michelle,
loving the sand centerpieces.
* check out these sand centerpieces, love these!
( i saw these cylinders at a Dollar Tree and Only A Buck) they were good quality and only a $1 each)

can i see a link or pic of the hall, to give you some ideas of what it may need? paper lanterns are super affordable and fill up a space. also using a color scheme like white, khaki, and a bold color will cut costs tremendously cause color takes less decor than white but pair it together and you have a winner!
*like here ( flowers of one type in one color can easily be bought at fiftyflowers.com or any local flower mart, walmart, or grocery store, just pick sturdy ones for DIY)
*ideas

I bought tall clear vases and filled them with water, a few glass aquarium beads that matched the colors of the wedding, and 2 goldfish in each. I surrounded the base with gathered, tan colored fishnet and hot glued starfish, shells and pieces of marine cork. then I sprinkled on clear sparkles. i also floated a lit candle on the water.
The whole thing can be made up ahead of time on a round, white cake board. When you get to the reception, fill the vases with water, add the fish and then the candle and then light it.

If you are thinking floating candles - the bowls can get expensive. Shop you local “All for A Dollar” store - you can use various goblets, bowls, anything clear - super easy & only a dollar a piece…

shelly,
*pink centerpiece
*wedding centerpiece
*centerpiece
*pink wedding

i would put ivy and your assorted flowers in unique containers like tea pots, bird cages, or baskets. have it abundantly spilling over like they were picked fresh from the garden.

First buy small, white, cake circles. Hot glue a tall, thin, clear vase in the center of the cake circle. Fill the vase with shredded confetti-preferably iridescent- the kind you put in Easter baskets. Buy very long stemmed flowers, fit them in the vase. Anything that cascades looks awesome. Lastly, hot glue a vine around the base of the vase and sprinkle it with sparkles. You can add a few petals from the flowers to give it a natural look.

Tami S,
are you having apple red or apple green?

christina,
*red and white wedding
*real wedding
*wedding decor
*wedding reception
* using black with the red and white would look awesome!!
*it would actually lend a great look to it. very classy and pulled together without alot of decor.
*like this adding oomph especially since you cant use nails or candles

My friend had those colors and she bought a nice bowl from michaels and put red stones/pebbles things at the bottom and floated nice candles on top… if you can use candles, you can float really pretty flowers on top… it looked so pretty and it was cheap!

1.Buy 3 pieces of 4×8 lattice from Lowes or Home Depot. Draw an arch on the top of each piece and cut it out.
2.Paint the arched lattice white.
3. Buy 3, 8′ floral garland at Michael’s. Buy flowers to match your colors. Outline the edge of thelattice with the garland. Use hot glue to hold it on, white kitchen string, or both.
4. Connect the right edge of the first piece to the left edge of the second piece and the left side of the third piece to the right side of the second piece with white kitchen string. It will look like a bi-fold door and will stand on its own.
5. Hot glue flowers, petals and leaves all over the place.
Stand this beauty behind you and the groom at the head table. Your pictures will look absolutely amazing with this as a backdrop.

Dawn,
That sounds like a lovely setting for your wedding. I’m sure your families will appriciate they trubute to them with the farm centerpieces. There are just so many options with a theme like that. Have you checked out the website Style Me Pretty? They’ve featured quite a few farm weddings that you might draw inspiration from. - Amanda

Dawn,
i would buy up cheap bowls or vases(stemmed urns) and fill them with apples or lemons. they would really go with your theme and for xtra effect have grapevine or greenery trailing from the centerpiece onto the table. check out baskets or mix and match items at second hand stores or flea markets. setting these out should only take up a few minutes and your done! good luck!

I have a couple ideas. The first would be to get some of those large glass (or clear plastic) martini glasses. You can find them at party or craft stores. And get some feathered boas to fill the inside and drape over the side of the glass. If this is too plain for you you could do floating candles in the glass and then just put the boa on the outside. You can do the same thing with a hurricane glass and pillar candle with a feathered boa round the base.

The next idea is to have candles or even a floral arrangement in the middle of the tables and then get some fake feather pens (or make your own) and place a few at each table with little cards so your guests can write you a note during the reception.

The third option which appears to be getting on the pricey side is an image I found on google. It loooks awesome though. It has a glass bowl of river rocks and water on the bottom with floating votives in it. Then a tall cylinder in the middle with a large leaf, a flower, and a peacock feather in it. I’ll attach the image so you can see what I mean.

amanda, i might have an idea. you could get feathers and incorporate them into your bouquets, around base of cake plate.
for a reasonable price you could rent table lamps for your tables and voila instant centerpiece……
*table lamp rentals
this is extreme old hollywood glamour.
this is 1940’s dinner club from the notebook, alot didnt change from the 20’s
*video begin watching at 4:17
the centerpieces from that era would be low centerpieces. so candle globes with feathers around them or just plain candle globes. even single flower vases with 1 to 3 roses in them would work. table lamps were a staple. something that would give off subtle light. i have seen square containers with pillar candles in them. basically anything that you’d see at a restaurant centerpiece now would be at a 20’s-40’s supper club then. simple, unfussy, and dont take up alot of room.

Summer,
I’m not sure if these are too Bride-y but you said your wearing a vintage suit and you’ll be in an industrial urban enviroment. so I found some candle options. Here are a few really cool ones that would play on the theme and could be added onto. I found them all at wholesalemart.com and they have a square 3 teired version of the round mirrored one too. The beaded pillar stand is a bit more frilly but it would tie in the vintage theme and youcould do it with any color candle to fit your theme. The wave one is really simple, laid back, and sleek which would also be very industrial.

katie,
* centerpiece
* this is amazingly beautiful! i love the lilac with other colored roses with the sunflowers
*love the purple wrapped vase
* lots of ideas
*centerpiece
*more sunflwoers
*fifty flowers

janna,
*nonfloral centerpieces
*candle centerpieces
*floating candles
*more candles
*coffee beans or black pebbles in bottom of glass
*whew!! this is elegant and simple, love it!
*ehow

Marcy,

Art is such a broad category! You could really do almost anything. Colored water with floating votives, paint brushes and sketching pencils stuck in floral arrangements, etc.

The first thing that came to mind was to take creative pictures of numbers and use them as the table numbers. Here is a website where you can get ideas on creative numbers:

http://www.framethedate.com/frame-the-date.html

It shows you different artsy images when you “create your own.” They are really pricey but if you have a camera and an eye for detail there is no reason you can’t make your own!

yvette,
this style is really pretty as far as a guide for your bouquets. as far as placement.
*idea

cordyline would give a beautiful accent to these flowers. you could consider adding some white roses or calla lilies to the mix.

rose,
i think rhinestone buckle centerpieces would look beautiful.
*pics
*simple elegant
*black and white wedding

Here’s a fun idea:
Get some old vintage record/vinyl albums large and small, clean them and arrange them 2 or 3 on a table on the long silver stands (the ones typically used for table numbers). Cut out Black & White photos of you and the groom and glue them in the center of each album (better to cut them circular). The black album makes a gorgeous and dramatic frame and then you can either give them to your guests at the end of the reception, or take them home and make a lovely, kitchy wall collage for your media room. *You can usually get the albums for pennies at a second hand store, but just make sure that they are not scratched!

donna,
can you tell me a little of the wedding styles you are drawn too? and what type of wedding casual, formal, etc? also what color is your venue, that can be agreat place to look for a theme.

maybe instead of flowers you could do some fruits…Have a bowl with the tangerines in it (Clear bowl of course but you could paint brown swirls on it) then around the bowl you could have choc. covered strawberries…and bring in a very simple flower somewhere….I dont know just an idea

rachelle, here is one pic you might be interested in……
Staggeringly versatile, hourglass shaped cylinders are larger at the top than at the bottom… or the other way around, depending on your creative whims and how you choose to use them. By inserting stemmed white rose heads and shell-colored pillar candles, you can reach your highest standards of elegance with this stunning, white-on-white arrangement. Or get creative, and fill with your own decoration ideas. Products may no longer be available, however, visit Illuminations for other equally exciting products offered by this retailer.
( pic included with this paragraph courtesy of superweddings.com)

one idea i have is depending on the height of your ceiling. take simple fishing line or thin ribbon and place a suspended flower heads above each table in different lengths9 keep a odd number of suspended floral heads) and have simple clear glass bowls of floating tealights and rose petals. this will be very budget friendly cause you can scoop up tealights by the bags, ribbon at craft stores, then head to your florist and grab bags of rose petals in the different shades of pink.
*kinda like this
( these tissue paper pom poms look fab!!)
*another idea
*rose petal and candle
* i thought this looked neat
* here is full website for previous centerpiece
i am loving the floating glass bubbles….
*centerpiece accessories
i posted a pic that was on the page sideways but i hope you can still tell how gorgeous it is.
i truly hope these ideas help!!

lynn,
i have a couple pics you might be interested in……

Nicole, Love the theme! If I ever get married ( always a bridesmaid never a bride), I’m totally doing it in a vineyard.

Here are a few quick ideas:

I have seen some wine glasses with christmas lights in them at craft shows they could be pretty

I was thinking of something wine themed as well. I’m thinking of getting a tall square shaped vase and fill it with corks from wine bottles, adorned with one simple yet elegant magnolia flower.

http://k53.pbase.com/o4/95/398095/1/55667594.IMG_5225.jpg

Of curse you could fill the vase with some water as well as the corks

idea number 1- Fill clear glass bowls with colored water. Layer the bottom with sea shells and “starfish” (fake of course). Float a candle on the top.
idea number 2- something with light houses

Kate,
The easiest thing to do would be to partially fill some glass containers with sand and place a votive in the middle. Then wrap some tulle loosely around the vases on the table and weigh it down with some sea shells and other beachy items. It will look like sea spray around it.

chris,
i would keep it simple. clear glass vases( have sleek instead of crystal looking), in cylinder vases or glass container you choose i would put river rocks in bottom. then suround with burgundy votives in simple clear glass votive holders. it will keep it fresh looking and be very nice with the burgundy napkins. you could consider submerging a single rose in a cylinder vase too. it has a great effect when paired with candles.
*it is really nice

amanda,
i actually have an idea i hope you might like. i know it is for christmas but just look at these centerpieces! i love it!! you could also name the tables after different sloped on the mountain. woodburn the titles into wood squares.
*love this!
* here is agorgeous wedding!!
let me know if you like the ideas here. i have been waiting to use the first link! soooo budget friendly too! if you dont like the pine or cedar, why not submerged pinecones? if i find the pic of submerged pinecones in the cylinder vase with floating candle i will post it. it was very pretty!!

That is a gorgeous color palette! Nothing comes to mind right at the moment but I’ll keep thinking about it!

renata,
I did a quick google search for “orange wedding flowers” and I found this handy website that color cordinates flowers. The orange dahlias are very pretty and the light orange ones even look kind of tan too. Here is the link: http://www.weddingflowersbyheidi.com/flowers/orange.html

Renata,
actually i would have vases full of palm fronds. you can buy these at your local craft store along with cylinder or bamboo vases. if you use palm fronds you could always submerge tropical fruit or oranges into water then put the palm frond stems in. very tropical!!
i found this and thought that it would work. the colored water looks like the ocean and you could add mangos or mango/orange colored flowers at base.
*centerpiece idea
*beautiful wedding

my actual first reaction to your centerpiece was having bowls of real or artificial mango in wood or footed glass bowls or the palms.
*fake mango
* more ideas, love these
*palm leaf

Okay this is pretty fab!! depending on how many you need they may not be expensive…..
the bowls could be bought at any dollar store. tall vases would look nice too with votives.
*i love this too
the pic would work just the same. try saveoncrafts.com for the supplies. they are very reasonable!!

I’m thinking small cactus planted in terra cotta pots in the center (maybe even some flowering cacti?) and spread some flamenco fans out around the base of the plant. It will be plain but very pretty and true to theme.

The first thing I could think of was teapots! You could put a teapot filled with flowers in the center of each table and tea cups with candles in them around it. Teapots and cups range in very different prices (anywhere from 4 to 400 dollars a piece) so to cut the cost of buying the really fancy victorian patterned teapots, you could get solid colored ones and go to your local craft store to purchase rub on flower designs or the paint stroke lessons books and have your bridesmaids and family members help you adorn them. I’ve included some pictures, you can certainly google some sites that sell cheap teapots/teacups. Also check garage sales and second hand stores you’d be suprised what people have and don’t know it. My friend from work just recently bought a vintage teapot at a yard sale for 5 dollars and found out it was worth at least 50!

I’m getting married June 5th 2010 also! My colors are hot pink and green, we are doing it at a golf course. I want something different, but pretty and elegant. But I dont knwo how to make it classy but fun! Any ideas?!

where can I buy these footed vases?
Thanks,

heather,
what is your wedding date? so i will know the right centerpieces!! thanks

Instead of using regular candles, you could try using the battery operated tea light candles. You can find them in Walgreens ans sometimes in dollar stores!

jane,
can you tell me if you need tall or low centerpieces? do you wnat candles or flowers;both? do you happen to have a pic of the venue so i can see? i dont want to compete with the gallery itself. hear from you soon!!

tall or low centerpieces are fine, whatever is more logical and appropriate. flowers and candles would both be nice.

My wedding is for winter of 10/11… some centerpieces ideas are some variation of small tree branches or stems… i plan to spray paint the branches and place daisies or magnolias on the branches using floral tape… or idea #2 is to spray the stems with adhesive and roll them around in diamond looking stones or marble looking things… my colors are silver and purple but the branches could very well work for a brown color theme….

brooke,
i think submerged or floating flowers would be great!
*floating wedding centerpiece
*submerged wedding centerpiece
*wedding centerpiece votives

i would head to a local $ store or craft store. or go here…
saveoncrafts.com
buy up clear glass bowls, votives and holders. then go to walmart and buy some pink flowers. large head roses would be best!! fill bowl with water and add some floating flowers;surround with votives.
*cheap wedding centerpiece
*inexpensive wedding centerpiece

i cant stress how expensive the submerged flowers look! i have even suggested getting tall glasses, later you can use them at home.( think tea glasses) that look like cylinders. but saveoncrafts.com will most likely have glass cylinders in bulk for cheap!! just add water and flowers.

jeanne,
those are great!! i would set them among a bed of rose petals from light to deep tangerine. start with peach, a medium orange, and then deep tangerine petals. another idea you could do, which was my first instinct is head to wal mart and buy up spray paint in platinum and set among rose petals. would be beautiful!! you could also take them and buy bunches of flowers at walmart and tuck inand out of the openings. have a floating candle instead of regular votives.

Gill,
I would take simple glass cylinders and submerge a burgundy calla lily in each , then add a floating candle. you can also use a grouping of 3 on each table in different heights, and in between spaces you could add more burgundy callas peaking in and around the cylinder bases, just leave plain, or instead of callas at base add greenery or some great table jewels such as rhinestones( oh yes, you can also add rhinestones or acrylic rhinestones at bottoms of cylinders too, it will give a glistening effect if surrounded by votives.) Tip: use simple glass votive holders that look like a mini version of the tall cylinders. it is a very nice and a great way to get the burgundy calla look without having to buy alot of flowers too.

Jennifer, could you refresh my memory? What colors, themes, or looks were you looking for? And when and where is the wedding again?

carla,
can i see the layout of the reception hall? i can help better and avoid what is not necessary if i have a visual. therefore, saving you $$$.

hi. it might be a good idea to take a simlpe glass vase, square if you want, and put some white x-mas lights with a couple christmas balls, probably red or something metalic in the bottom, and add some pine tree boughs arranged as flowers, maybe add a pinecone or 2, depending on how much you’d like to add to the vases. you could also put a simple ribbon- bow around the vase as well. someone I spoke to said that they also used that fake evergreen garland wrapped in white x-mas lights around the edges of the ceiling, and it was a beautiful, yet cost efficient wedding. Most of the winter’s seasonal decorations can be utilized throughout the whole winter, and therefore, are very appropriate for a wedding at that time of year. congrats!

Use ivory table cloths, and purchase wide red ribbon in bulk online - preferably wired, 2 1/2″. This ribbon is usually available for Christmas at the large shops (Garden Ridge or similar) around the end of the summer. Have other people help you find it. THEN use the ribbon on each table in a gift motif - Criss-cross in the center, and make Very LARGE bows for the center of the table. This works great for round tables. I did this with ivory table cloths and gold ribbon. Right in the middle of the bow, I placed a pedestal candle holder and lit a long-burning candle. If you can only find pedestal candle holders for tapered candles, consider 3 per table in a cluster with the bow surrounding on the bottom. IF you consider an accent color, try spraying some leaves or branches with gold mettalic spray paint, or make some icicle branches with Colorfil Diamond vase filler - how-to’s on save-on-crafts.com. You should be able to do alot with a little for your whole reception. I didn’t even mention flowers, but some silk rose bouquets cut & separated into clusters used with the ice branches or gold leaves should be beautiful. I hope this helps.

I’m not sure about the reception hall decor but I do have an idea for YOUR centerpieces - hopefully I’ll find something for mine - take 3″ round glass jars and fill them with fake holly and place a semi-ivory flower in it that has been cut so that it just rests on the berries. For added color you could tie a cute ribbon of your choice around the jar. Hope that helps! –Jenny

jessie,
i always love recommending candles, theyare the most inexpensive by far, you can have floating flowers or candles in bowls or vases, submerged roses in cylinder vases( you can use tall drinking glasses even) for this particular color scheme, i LOVE the idea of using several votive holders of ivory candles sitting atop lavender linens. no lavender linens? ivory instead? well just reverse the color of candles. another fave idea of mine is the colored water centerpiece. just take your cylinder or glass containers fill with lavender water ( tinted with food dye), add a floating candle and sprinkle with rose petals. or floating rose petals with floating candles. another idea is the wedding favors doubling as centerpieces. the dollar stores carry glass votive holders and glass bowls for super reasonable!! really reasonable!! also a single perfect bloom, in a vase surrounded with candles makes a simple but powerful impact or vases of submerged fruit even submerged grapes!! nonfloral centerpieces are excellent!!

Hi, I’ve had to do a wedding in a month with about a 500 dollar budget. We did a LOT of shopping at the dollar store. We bought simple cylindars, and silk flowers, we also purchased the battery operated candles and a gross of votive holders at Ikea, and the finishing touch was the “loose diamonds” that we scattered around the table along with silk rose petals that were set off by the romantic “flame” of the candle light.

Is the wedding soon? If so buy small lavendar flowers and place them on the tables as is, make sure they are sorta bushy so that it looks like there are quite a few even though there isn’t, or you could place them in cardboard boxes with ivory fabric wrapped around them! Hope I could help! Jenny

Monica,
I just recently attended a wedding on Maui! The wedding I attended had a luau after the ceremony so all the decoractions were taken care of but there were 3 or 4 other weddings on the same beach that did their decor themselves. One of the coolest things I saw was pineapples! They used pineapples and tiki torches to create an aisle in the sand and then when they left each of the wedding guests got a pineapple (it was a smaller wedding so maybe instead of one per person you could do one per family or one per table). Also the hibiscus trees will be constantly dropping flowers, so you could have your wedding party gather some blossoms to sprinkle around the tables. If you didn’t want to worry about collecting flowers all day, you could just use leis and lay them out on the table. Once again I have too many ideas running through my head to type them all up. Here are a few pics of what i was going for:

Bobbie, I know others have posted links to this idea before but i feel it’s worth repeating because it is AMAIZING! Here is one DIY idea for you that comes from one of my favorite DIY couples : http://www.thisyounghouse.com/wedding-album/

They did a backyard wedding too. For their trees they used battery operated paper lanterns, i found some good ones here : http://asianideas.com/baopla.html

To adorn it a little more you could wrap a floral garden (available at most craft stores) or set up an arch in front of it where the ceremony will take place. Even after the ceremony is done, this creates a great place for pictures to be taken by not only the bride and groom but also other wedding guests. Plus, if you use fake flowers they will be cheaper, and last forever so you can reuse them later!

If you’re going for the country look for your centerpieces, you can put almost anything into a galvanized bucket (like on the website) or even those thin wooden apple buckets. You could do flowers that people can take home and plant, or food/drink of some kind. I dont know how “country” you want to take your theme but you could also place your centerpieces on hancerciefs (spelling?). There are so many cute ideas for that theme that can be really affordable!

Bobbie, i would pick out something you both like (like the beach
or hicking) or something that is spical that you both like and do thing like that around the tree hang light . the table a small vace of flowers of like the beach put some sand and a candle with shells. I hope this will help!!!!!!

Mason jars or jars from the $ store hanging from the tree with candles in them. once night time comes around they will look like fairies floating around

Stacey,
I love the tiered votives, where did you find the stand?

Thanks,
nicole

jeannie,
i would decorate the pier with garlands interwined or draped. another idea is simple yet elegant tulle or chiffon bows on each post, evenly spaced. you can use floral or greenery with ribbons. choice is yours!

tia,
for practical centerpieces edible would be best. make up batches of cupcakes or brownies etc, have them sitting on a tiered platter or a single crystal platter would do. if you already have favors stack them up in a pyramid in center of table. another idea is pictures of you and yours on the tables, with red rose petals scattered around frames, at different points in your relationship, you can bring them home and use later. one more idea, why not keep it simple and have clear vases with a single rose in center of table sprinkle rose petals and add votives. votives are the single most inexpensive idea. $ store they are $1 a piece. if you dont like floaitng candles why not have floating flowers? again, $ stores carry the greatest clear bowls or vases for this. my fave would be the edible centerpieces.
another fave of mine, if at a catering venue, is have simple rolls and butter just like a restaurant. think restaurant style and you will have it made. they have to leave room on the table for all that great food!!
roses in bulk can be pretty inexpensive at the right place. and depending on # of tables, you may not need many. last idea. are red plumes from a craft store put in vase and instant centerpiece.
*edible centerpiece
also google image budget wedding centerpiece

*wedding centerpiece

megan,
i have a pic for you. the only thing you need to buy are votives. this is a gorgeous and very inexpensive way to dress up the table. the dollar stores should have everything you need. dont overlook the ability to get a bulk price though. also craft stores. they will help you anyway they can.
*wedding centerpiece

Katie,

Something very simple and inexpensive you could do would be Big bright colorful daisies in tall glassware. It would be very springy and complement your lemonade pitchers. And you could have some wheatgrass to bring in the green too. It would be so cute! Here are a few pics of the daisies i’m talking about, if they are too colorful (like there could be such a thing ) you could use white or even some tinted in blue.

http://fusionbollywood.com/files/centerpiece_daisy_1_.jpg

http://www.do-it-yourself-weddings.com/images/daisy-color-vases.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb175/akbuilt/Love%20Honor%20and%20Cherish/GerberDaisyArrangementsAgainstAllWh.jpg

Hope some of those help out! I really like it! My fav part of spring/summer is having the fresh flowers and a nice glass of lemonade!

katie,
one idea. you could put small bowls of floating flowers around the pitcher or your favors. another idea is set the pitchers on round platters and put more lemons and tuck small flowers or greenery in and around the lemons. also tuck a small card with calligraphy writing within the arrangement if your numbering your tables or just want to name them for small bit of whimsy. i personally your idea is plenty and you need nothing else you can add more bulk with plenty of greenery spilling from the pitchers onto the table; gorgeous!!. leave plenty of room for guests to eat and relax. i think you might like this website…
*practical wedding ( make sure you check out the real weddings!!)
*younghouse wedding ( this is just one of the greatest weddings!!)

I forgot to mention in my last post a neat idea i recently saw at a family friend’s wedding. Both she and her husband have a big sweet tooth so here’s what she did: She went to the craft store and got styrofoam shapes (mostly squares and circles of various sizes). Then she spray painted them all white (really more of an off white). She stacked 2 to 3 of the shapes on top of each other to look like a teired cake! She decorated them with ribbons in her wedding colors to hide the seams where the pieces met and she adorned them with fake flowers. Each table had an elegant (but not edible) wedding cake in the center! They did have a real cake too to serve the guests. Just another great idea for a low budget centerpiece!

kari,
google image red black white wedding also red black white wedding board. for even more results…google image red black wedding then red black wedding board also try red black wedding centerpieces. i am sure you will find something that jumps out at you.

rachel,
take glass vases and fill with a layer of fake snow in bottom. put white/ivory roses and curly willow in vase. it will look like they are sitting in snow and the curly willow will give it a wintry branch look. you can also take the curly willow;use spray glitter and give them sparkle. my fave is simple white glitter. just make sure to shake off any excess. if you are not fond of glitter on the tables. take spray glue on branches (or buy these before or right after christmas) and buy craft bags of faux ice crystals. mixed with white roses then votives lining between centerpieces will bounce and shimmer off the candlelight. another idea whcih can be free. take simple evergreens(if using pine boughs remember the sap that will seep onto tablecloths) and line them up on center of table mingle inexpensive white votives in clear votive or frosted votive holders among the branches. round tables? just have a fab setting with candles nestled among the boughs. simple, cheap, and elegant!!

Another idea for a winter wedding centerpiece would be to get tall votives or glasses and go to your local craft shop and see if they have glass etching supplies. You could stencil on snowflakes around the out side of the glass and even a wintry phrase if you wanted to like “Walking hand in hand in winter wonderland.” And inside you could put navy or cream colored candles.
I am all for placing smaller centerpieces on mirrored tiles because it not only reflects the light but also makes the centerpiece appear larger and appear to fill up more space on the table with out stretching the budget! To hide the edges of the mirror you can use the fake snow mentioned in Stacey’s post, or you could have some family members help you cut out paper snowflakes of various shapes and sizes and drop them around the tables lke confetti. This is a great look when your wedding is in winter but you don’t want a “Christmasy” look.

Also, I am on a not so large budget lol

katie,
heh! google image black and white garden wedding board.

you can do this one of 2 ways. make it outdoorsy or keep it clean and simple. its amazing what a single stem flower in each of glass vases grouped together looks like. just beautiful!!

this might be a silly question but did youwant white or a splash of color. cause green centerpieces would be a knock out!
google image black and green wedding

another idea if using green would be simple. greenery clippings.. if you live in a area or someones garden that would offer free branches. it looks amazing in clear glass vases filled with water. also google image white and green centerpiece. the green would pull in the outdoors and really make it look pulled together.

have you put this together yet, so that you could send me a picture?

I would love to see a picture

adrianna,
google image red wedding centerpiece. i do love the centerpieces with the single submerged red rose in cylinder vases or clear tall drinking glasses work too. or you could keep it simple, 3 red roses or chosen flowers, in vases surrounded by votive candles, or favor boxes would tie in at each place setting. sprinkle with rose petals.
*How to create a simple, yet elegant wedding table centerpiece

While looking at a wedding venue last weekend, I saw a beautiful centerpiece that we may try to duplicate. The table had a mirror tile and on the tile were three hurricanes, of varying heights, filled with water and red roses with the stems cut off. Each one had a white floating candle. Very pretty. I’m thinking I can find the hurricanes pretty cheap at Ikea.

1) Spray paint the bottom of a clay pot black, or whatever color you choose. Once dry paint the top rim a difference color.

2) Collect branches to put in your pots. I just cut branches from a tree in our yard and used one large branch per pot.

3) Fill the pot with rocks to help secure the tree branch.

4) Create the toilet paper ornaments by cutting a swatch that will cover the toilet paper roll. Don’t worry about getting all the way to the top and bottom because your accessories will cover it up. Once you have glued the fabric to the roll, punch two small holes in the top of the roll, one of each side and then thread wire or string through the holes as a way to hang it. Finally, glue beads to the bottom and add a small boa to the top - or whatever trimming accessories you choose. (fringe, ribbon, etc)

5) Collect gems with holes in the top to hang from the branches. You can find gems at Michaels and other craft or bead stores. Then thread with clear string or wire and hang from the branches.

6) Glue orchids randomly on the branches and finally, cover the top of the pot with flowers or moss to cover the rocks.

Have fun!

Red apples are inexpensive and go get with the september wedding since it’s almost fall.

I just helped my best friend make her centerpieces. We filled large glass vases with (green) but you can buy red crystals from a craft store. Then we placed some wood branches and some big white flowers in them. They came ou beautiful.

why not a vase full of red tulips i dont know how big you need them red is a hard color or use a tall vase with orchids and red stones in the bottom of the vase. the red apples are nice also in a cylinder filled with water and apples

Vicky, the real question is do you really need slip covers? I’ve been to weddings with rented chairs, and as long as they were all matching chairs it didn’t take away from the look at all. Also it saved the brides and grooms a good bit of money by not having them.

If you really want the nice look, i would first ask the company that you got the chairs from if they offer them (for an additional fee). They may give you a deal since the chairs and covers will be together. If not, there are many many online resources such as http://www.eventswholesale.com/-strse-201/Folding-Chair-Covers-for/Detail.bok that you can buy from. I’ve found them ranging from 3.95 - 15 a piece. Fabric is expensive when you start looking into multiple yards, making your own might end up being more costly than you had expected. However if you are dead set on personalizing your own, most fabric stores sell patterns for slip covers, and if your local walmart has a fabric section, they often have a 1-2 dollar a yard section, that could help with the cost too.

Rachel,
that is a nice color scheme is nice i would try a nice bowls with a floting candle. or a nice big wide mouth vace with small rocks and a small fish. that is if that fits your pocket book. The doller store have some small bowls and little rocks as well. try craft store for the bigger vaces. look at the bigger shopping center, like the crossing. they have glass thing they would sell in a larger amounts. i hope this help and look luck

rachel, if i were you i would use this exact centerpiece,pink rose petals and beautiful candles on a white and black table! gorgeous!! but i do love the submerged rose. of course go to your supermarket and see what pink flowers are cheapest, but roses can come in bulk and are usually cheaper overall. add floating candle in water filled cylinder and buy cheap white votives and holders and voila or scatter petals around base and axe the petals.
*Is it possible to get centerpieces-floral/silk flowers/candles for less than 35
*How to create a simple, yet elegant wedding table centerpiece

also google image both of these: cheap wedding centerpiece and rose petal wedding centerpiece.
candles are by far the cheapest and since you would use white youcould buy black ribbon and tie around candles and sprinkle a few pink petals in and among candles. or dolike this…
so elegant!!
*Candle Centerpiece

rachel you could take taller glass cylinders and fill with black coffee beans then top with a fuller pink flower or pink votive or alternate both flowers and candles it would also look need to have three different hight containers and groups in sets of thee on the tablethen scatter pik petals around them.

You might try getting some small tree brances from outside, staining them the right color (if needed), then arranging flowers or butterflies on them. Maybe get some plastic or shiny gems to scatter around the table.
You could also use flower pots (decorated if you like) with plants in them already, or pick your own…then handmake ornaments that will catch the sunlight.
Not only are you being Green, but hopefully that plant will live long just like your marraige!

Tammy Frank,
*Think of Your Theme ( rocks in vase, floating candle pic)
( you can buy these at a dollar tree or only a buck for a buck, then go to a craft store or walmart or better yet a landscaping store, get a big back of pretty rocks, you may have to wash and dry them?!? but for inexpensive i would!! smile. buy a bunch of cheap floating candles and voila!! instant chic. i love the flower added to vases! it has burgundy and with the shades of tan and brown in the rocks it would so fit!! ( i think this would work so well with your color scheme) glass bowls would work too. if you are having favors why not let them serve double duty as your centerpieces? i love edible centerpieces bread and butter( think logans roadhouse! omg! that is all i need that bread is sooo good, take the florals please!!) or cupcakes. I had a friend that had a fish fry/crawfish reception at home, one of the best reception ideas ever! so laid back. she chose silver paper towel holders and paper towels for the centerpieces to some it may sound tacky but it really wasnt! it was a great idea cause of the style food, would be good for a bbq or any country style theme( think outside the box) , or depending on the meal you are having. Or have bowls full of mixed wrapped candies ( chocolates etc) your guest will love it!! another idea is a single bloom with a large flower head like hydrangea, dahlia, or large rose etc. why not do like the restaurants and have 1 flower in single vase it looks nice and serves the purpose. i personally love the simple centerpieces cause larger ones leaves less room on table. another idea is using simple and free clipped greenery, just buy containers to hold it.
*budget friendly wedding board ( look at all of these such great lil’ boards and lots o’ tips!)

example of greenery centerpieces in picture of waiter. christina had a great idea of the plants. southern living had a wedding on a simple budget ( home and backyard). thats all it was on white tablecloths, oval galvanized tub was the beverage holder, the food was on silver platters. it had greenery garlands and ribbons on front of cake table. the floral plant centerpieces were reused or returned back to their owners( they did have them in urns to make it more sophisticated) and what i loved about it was it was the centerpieces ( flower plants) didnt match just like you’d see different flowers in a garden. it was so elegant!! another idea is like in medieval weddings it was common to place flowers or plants around the room instead of on the table, that was saved for the food.

tammy
for my weddign i took mason jars my grandma had bu they are also pretty cheap to buy and then o found burgundy khaki plaid material and cut it in strips and tied it in bows around the top of the jar. i also bought rusty metal hearts at a craft site and glied them in the center of the hear then i filled the jars with cinnamon scented fall potpurri but you could also do candles or what ever you wanted.

Renny,
hi!!, i can tell you an idea that could be free( well except for simple containers like glass bowls or square glass vases, at your local Dollar tree or only a buck, even regular $ stores)
have your cake and other decor in pink and orange. add inexpensive pink, orange and white paper lanterns. even if its during the day, no matter cause they will add pops of color. ask a family friend or member, or check your own yard for greenery you can clip, make sure it drapes and is not poisonous. i had a friend that did this, she used crystal pedestal cake plates, she incorporated her colors in napkins, and other decor around the room, it was so beautiful. you would never be able to tell it was free. i would use bowls for outdoors, though, with pedestal cake plates it can slide off. bowls of wate with floating flowers is another. look at the summer garden party link, with hydrangeas which is fall friendly but expensive, see what pops of color can do! i just love this, i actually bought this magazine when it came out just for this article.( could you imagine this with greenery and add colored napkins? wow!!) it looks chic, simply elegant, and so easy on your $$$. you could alternate orange and pink napkins. you could add gerber daisies or roses( which believe it or not, in bulk is one of the cheapest flowers) instead of hydrangea. and dont 4get! ribbon can do absolute wonders, just secure to table linens, as in posted pics. stunning!! who needs alot of flowers with this!! also here is a pic i used recently, tying ribbons around napkins. or use clear glass containtainers fill with water and lime slices add flowers and voila! you can even get clear glass containers, food dye the water a shade of pink or orange and fill with the opposite color flowers and greenery. i hope this will give some ideas. But i will stand assured on the greenery( plus its my fave) and mother nature will give whats in season so it will take the guesswork out of that!! have a great wedding!
*Summer Garden Party
*Inexpensive Centerpieces for Budget Weddings

OMG, I just had to reply that my wedding is also August 1st, 2009, outside and my colors and pink and orange. Great brides think alike.

I just wanted ta say thanks to Stacey and Amanda. I havent been on here in quite awhile but your ideas are helpful! Thanks much!

sheila, hi! take those bowls and fill with water and have floating flowers. wonderful flower heads are daisies and gerbera daisies. google image floating flower centerpiece and you will see lots of pics , this is inexpensive and beautiful. also floating candles are very nice, sometimes craft or warehouses such as sam’s have bags of floating candles.adding a colored water would be nice consider adding white flower heads into green or yellow food dyed water. supermarkets have beautiful bouquets of flowers that can be clipped or talk to a florist and see what they can do. you may walk away with almost perfect blooms that have been culled.(even if they are assorted colors it would still be beautiful) silk flowers may bleed color into the water.

* Beta fish centerpieces…
( scroll down to floating candles in bowl) this is another option having floral petals mixed with 1 nice candle. if the bowl is not very big have water and 1 simple bloom.(google image inexpensive centerpieces)

* Inexpensive Centerpieces for Budget Weddings

sara, heh!! i am giving you the different color scheme links. didnt know if you were you wanting to choose between the colors you have listed or you were considering other colors? i think navy and fuschia would be amazing with bm and gm in navy blue, the fuschia would pop against it. i love fuschia and white but was wondering if that would be dark colored enough. dark flowers or dress colors can look black in photos. i also thought of another scheme ivory/cream or champagne with fuschia set against brown. this would be an elegant scheme.
google image black and hot pink wedding ( it will give more results as fuschia, but you can still see what it will look like)

* Something Pink Day 8: Past Inspiration Board
(brown with hot and light pink mixed, beautiful)

* Fuschia and Black Wedding

* Royal blue, purple, hot pink/fuschia

* emluvslogan’s Purple (and fuchsia) Wedding
( scroll doooown …. you may not like this but i wanted you to see purple and fuschia, its so pretty and its still a dark color)

* Hot Pink, Blue, and White Wedding Colors

* pink inspiration for the big day.

Sara, I am in a wedding in July with a Black, White, and Fuschia color scheme also. We are having a very hard time finding anything in black and fuschia for our groomsmen to wear (bridesmaids dresses were no problem however). Everything we’ve found has been Navy and Fuschia. If you haven’t made the final discision yet you might want to look into that to see which color combo will be the easiest to match.

well, seeing as your wedding is in july, i would not use brown because that’s very fall. i love the idea of fushia and white, but if you love dark colors, and want to stay true to yourself, using navy blue with the fushia would be beautiful. i think making fushia and white your main colors and using darker colors like black or navy as accents would be awesome. but the wedding is for you, and you only. so make sure that YOU are happy with whatever colors you decide on. you’re the one that has to look back at pictures 50 years from now!

if i were you, i would definately have my maids wear black or navy blue, use fushia flowers– hot pink carnations are very inexpensive, and look beautiful with everything. they last long periods of time out of water too. for your centerpieces, i would stick with the hot pink flowers or hot pink candles, and have a satin fabric in the same color as your maids’ dresses underneath to add depth.

i am a florist, so if you need ideas about what to do with your flowers or anything else, you can email me at b3ag7@hotmail.com

mine is going to be chocolate brown and cotton candy pink…I’ve seen weddings since I’m a banquet chef and it really caught my eye!

You could make a rose topiary. All you need is a styrofoam ball (pick your size); wooden dowel rod (pick length); flower pot; floral foam to fit inside the pot; flowers; and straight pins or hot glue gun. All you do is take the flower buds and either glue them or use the straight pins to attach them to the styrofoam ball. When finished attached the dowel rod to the bottom and put inside your flower pot. I attached a picture of what I’m talking about.

Saw this thought it might be what you were looking for…

Carol, I don’t think it’s too late in Dec. for that idea at all! Just stay away from the red berries and holly on the wreaths and it won’t be too Christmas-y. You could get the ivy wreaths and spary them slightly with fake snow and put them around a large hurricane vase with a pillar candle in it. And put smaller t-lights or votives around the outside. Bath & Body Works gets these t-lights in around novemberish that are called “the perfect winter fragrance.” It would accent your theme nicely but you have to be careful because to strong of a fragrance could affect some guests’ allergies.

I have a great idea…Maybe take some inexpensive flower pots and collect some twigs that look like mini trees when inside the pots and spray paint the pot and the branches silver then hang red and silver beads and crystal looking necklaces on it. Then set candles all around it…I could explain better if needed I saw this on the show platinum weddings and it was absolutly dreamy and I think it is a good mix with Christmas but also newyears because of the beads

The only thing I can think of is Chocolate or carmel covered apples. Not sure how you would make a tree small enough to fit on a table. I’ll keep thinking about it though.

buy a bag of the cement you mix yourself and fill mini metal galvanized pails with it. then take sticks you have collect out side or from an apple tree and put them in the cement to form mini trees. you can buy mini apples at craft stores for really cheap and hang them on the branches with fishing line. then cover the cement in the bucket with moss that you can also buy at a craft store.

What if you placed a clear vase in the center and filled it with all red m&m’s or black beans - something that would be eye-catching. You could then place some flowers on the top in the other wedding color.

Or you could make white chocolate and dark chocolate lollipops and stick them in the vase. Fill the vase with red flower petals for an added effect with foam underneath that goes unseen. Guests can take a lollipop during the reception one at a time so that at the end, you don’t have alot of picking up to do after it’s over.

Lastly, how about floating candles? You can fill a round vase with water (and even put little crystals or lights in the bottom) and then put some floating candles in your wedding colors in the bottom. That way when you light your votive holders, you can also light this which would reflect off the mirror. You can also throw some crystals on the mirror part for an added effect.

If you need any help, let us know. We can find some of this for you if interested.

I like Lissette’s ideas. Or you could get some cheap silver 8×10 frames from the dollar store and print off lyrics to your favorite love songs to put in them. Each table could have a diferent song. And then you could place the frame on the mirrored tile with the candles next to them so the mirror reflects the light off of the candles around the frame. If this still looks to plain you could sprinkle rose petals on top of the mirror too or just put two crossed roses across the mirror with red or white ribons on them.

This is a variation of what I am doing for my cousin’s wedding. Her colors are Black, white, and Fuschia. So i got some scrapbook paper (12×12) in face designs of those colors and layered them in the center and cut lengths of fuschia, and black ribbons and layed them across it before putting the frame with her favorite loves songs on it (shes a music teacher thats why we went with a musical accent) and i will put rose petals, tea light candles, and hershey’s kisses sprinkled around it. The estimated cost is about $100 for 25 tables. Hope this idea helps!

I’m making my own centerpieces for my October 11 wedding. One word - wheatgrass. It’s so very cool…

Here’s what I’ve done - I collected tin cans (large, medium and small) and I wrapped them in beige burlap. I bought ribbon to match my wedding colors to wrap around the burlap. I bought really dark potting soil and I bought wheatgrass seeds online.

The wheatgrass literally takes 1 week to be at centerpiece growth. I have 20 round tables, plus other tables to decorate, too. The grass is light green and very simple to do and looks SO modern and cool! My fiance loves it…and it’s so inexpensive.

I’m placing smaller ones throughout the reception (which is outdoors) and I’m also putting a lot of votive candles on the tables with small glass containers of candy that matches my wedding colors, as well.

I’ve got lots of ideas…! I spent less than $100 on all my centerpiece stuff…

I have seen glass rocks (the ones with a flat bottom) placed around the mirrors to carry the centerpiece out a ways. I would also suggest something that would add a little shine; such as crystals. As long as you pick one main color and use the others as accents it will not look like a holiday themed wedding. Too much of every color will make people think red and white only, Valentines. But red with white accents would show elegance.