A question from an 09-er!(centerpieces)

longislandlibrarian Posted: Dec 18, 2007 06:15 PM

A question from an 09-er!(centerpieces)

Hi all my newly married LIW-ers.. or VERRRRY soon to be MARRIED.....

I wanted some information on centerpieces......

As of right now we can't decide if we want to do SHORT OR TALL centerpieces.....

We don't want to spend a FORTUNE on flowers.. but we want them to be nice...

our main color is RED.

just want to ask some ideas on price difference for tall vs short.... as well as some nice centerpieces that go with RED

thank you experienced brides Happy Holidays

OrangeGrl Posted: Dec 18, 2007 06:31 PM

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I say go short...cheaper and guests can see over them...

PattyK Posted: Dec 18, 2007 06:33 PM

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We went with short centerpieces.

kns11 Posted: Dec 18, 2007 06:57 PM

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Another vote for short Cp's. We used the candles we bought for our engagement party again in our wedding Cp's. It allowed guests who took the CP three options.
1) take as is
2) take only candle
3) take only flowers
ETA: a picture

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ido07 Posted: Dec 18, 2007 07:12 PM

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We used these...only larger..about a dozen roses per CP....and surrounded them with votives. It looked gorgeous!

I think they were about $50-60 each

MattandTricia07 Posted: Dec 18, 2007 07:56 PM

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Kristen,

I can post pics of our red centerpiece after next weekend! I prefer small CPs. Just a personal preference.

sassygirl9 Posted: Dec 18, 2007 08:04 PM

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Well something to consider is you rh. how big it is etc. High centerpieces look good in a big setting. but if you don't want to spend the money then go with low. I also think that if you have a big place and small centerpieces they'll get lost in the crowd...if they're too many people.
JMO

longislandlibrarian Posted: Dec 18, 2007 08:08 PM

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Posted by MattandTricia07

Kristen,

I can post pics of our red centerpiece after next weekend! I prefer small CPs. Just a personal preference.

Great trish can't wait to see yours

thanks to everyone.... as much advice as possible is great

PreshusSmurf Posted: Dec 18, 2007 08:08 PM

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I gotta say, I love the high centerpieces.... I think they are much more dramatic & elegant, and help to decorate the whole room -- not just seen from your seats at the tables

MrsDaniRella had gorgeous flowers

HamptonsBride Posted: Dec 18, 2007 09:38 PM

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you can always alternate high & low CPs on different tables too!

longislandlibrarian Posted: Dec 18, 2007 10:44 PM

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Were getting married at Giorgios so I do think that the room can HANDLE big centerpieces.. just can't decide what i like yet.. AHHH

Cpt2007 Posted: Dec 19, 2007 12:35 AM

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so much of it depends on the size of your tables, how many people you will have at each table, and how high your ceilings are. If you room has high ceilings, then you can certainly go for tall ones, which might also work well if you have smaller tables. Tall CPs work well on square or round tables. But if you have ovals that are skinny in the middle, it really depends.

We didn't have floral CPs. I didn't want to spend the money and the oval tables weren't big enough to accommodate a wreath to go around the hurricane lanterns. We ended up just having red rose petals scattered on the tables and then each place setting had a favor in front of it. It was dramatic color wise (ivory table linens made the red petals pop) and simple yet elegant. Don't have any photographs of that yet unfortunately... Soon, though, hopefully!

GL!

SusiBtoM Posted: Dec 19, 2007 10:13 AM

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Posted by HamptonsBride

you can always alternate high & low CPs on different tables too!

That's what we did, to break up the look.
Half the tables had high, half had low. I accidentaly ordered an extra centerpiece so a low one went on the bar.

Jayla127 Posted: Dec 19, 2007 01:30 PM

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I am actually thinking of doing high and low centerpieces. If you are looking for cost effective then I would say go with low. Because, I'm stuck on having some type of high centerpieces I am doing high/low centerpieces

HeatherRose Posted: Dec 19, 2007 02:28 PM

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we had low. when your ready go to your florist and see theres a huge price difference. So high CP were not in our budget. I love the look, but just to pricy. GL it will look beautiful no matter what you choose.

Eternalyyourz Posted: Dec 19, 2007 03:17 PM

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low centierpices are in my buget...but high centerpieces are beautiful! Check out a florist...they usually have tons of books to look through, I know you will find the perfect one that you fall in love with!