Wedding
Centerpiece Ideas
by
Rose Smith
- Go to your local nursery and buy some small potted plants. Measure
the height of the pot and along the bottom to the center of the pot.
Take a piece fabric or wrapping paper that matches your wedding colors
and find the center. Measure out from the center the fabric the height
that you measured on the pot. So, if your pot measured 6 1/2"
in height, measure out 6 1/2" from the center of the fabric.
You need to draw a circle of that diameter and cut it out of the fabric/paper.
Put the pot in the center of the fabric/paper and gather it up to
the rim. Secure it with a thin elastic band. Tie a wide ribbon and
bow around the rim in a contrasting color. It makes a nice centerpiece
and you can give them to your bridal party of special guests at the
end of the evening.
- Decorate some wicker baskets in your wedding colors using ribbons
and fabrics. Place fruit or rolls within the basket. A nice centerpiece
with a practical use.
- Buy some colored glass beads (available in most craft stores) and
place a small layer in the bottom of a glass bowl. Fill the bowl with
water (you may color the water with food coloring if you wish) and
float a candle and some flower petals on top.
- Use sherbet dessert dishes or champagne glasses for this centerpiece
idea. Using 3 dishes per table, gather them in a cluster in the center
of the table. Tie ribbons/bows on the stems. Put mints in one dish,
small chocolates in another and hard candies in the third. Scatter
flower petals, confetti or sequins around the bases of the dishes.
- Use pillar candles. Get a plate or base slightly larger than the
pillar candles you choose to use. Place a grapevine wreath on top
of the plate (make sure the opening in the wreath is at least a 1/2"
larger than the candle base. You can decorate the wreath with some
thin ribbons, string craft beads and small dried flowers. Place the
candle in the center. If you wish to do so, you can also top it off
with a glass, hurricane lamp cover. Simple, yet elegant.
- Buy small straw craft hats. Decorate them with ribbon tied around
brim and a cluster of dried flowers on one side of the hat. Finish
off with a bow.
- Create a little wishing well. Use small round cardboard or papermache
boxes from a craft store and paint them a grey or red brick color.
With a black marker, create "bricks" or "stones"
on the box. Take a strip of cardboard for the top piece and round
it slightly. Glue the edges to the inside of the box. Cover the strip
with ribbon and add dried flowers across the top. Tie to ribbon bows
to the handle where it joins the box to finish it off. Place pens/pencils
and small bits of cut paper near the wishing well for guests to write
advice, best wishes, etc. to place in the wishing well.
- For a garden wedding, purchase pre-made, small bird houses. Paint
and decorate the houses. If it doesn't already have a perch, drill
a small hold in the front of the bird houes and glue in a small dowel
piece. Attach a small bird to the perch (available at most craft stores).
- Here's a unique centerpiece idea. Clean beer bottles thoroughly
and remove the labels. Spray paint the bottles with a glitter spray
(silver, gold or in your wedding colors). Tie a matching or contrasting
ribbon around the neck of the bottle with ribbon streamers hanging
down. Place either a candle in the top or fill with water and insert
flowers.
- Visit garage sales or a "dollar" store. Purchase several
decorative teacups and saucers. Hot glue the cup to the saucer. Place
a small bit of florist foam inside the cup, add water and insert fresh
cut flowers into the foam (or skip the water and use silk flowers).
Rose
Smith is the owner of Wedding Themes and More, a website designed
to help you discover your perfect wedding theme. Find more great ideas,
resources and articles on our web site at
www.wedthemes.com.
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