Can anyone give me any ideas on unique centerpieces? I want to stray away from a large flower arrangement. I saw on that show 'For Better or for Worse' a nice idea. I just don't think it's very practical. They put a fishbowl with two fish inside and had small flowers etc. aroudn the outside. Afterwards, people took the centerpiece home, but I don't know how well that will happen in real life, and I think that it might be a big production... any thoughts?
dsandbs
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Are you planning on doing these yourself? It actually is fairly easy to do. We made them for my sister's Bridal Shower a few months ago and they turned out really great.
You can either get the whole set at Michael's (comes with directions,etc.) but they run about $20, plus fish..or you can make yourself.
Get glass pebbles to fill bottom, fish from fish store and or plants (forgot which ones can be used)...
If I had time to set them up at my reception and the hall was conducive (sp?) to something like this, than I would be doing something like this as well...
ChristineC68
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I don't the fish thing is a good idea as some might die that night and what if there are some left over?
dsandbs
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You'd be surprised..my sister's fish is still alive from her bridal shower....:)
ChristineC68
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Really?? My friend was going to give fish favors for her daughters birthday and they died by the day of the party.
LuvMyMichael
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I love the way candles look as a centerpiece, staying away from the norm of flowers. You could do a really cute arrangement of all candles. It looks really pretty.
mscally
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i think i am going to do one of those big hurricanes (glass candleholder around a big candle) and have a wreath of autumn colored flowers for around it.
allaboutthecake
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I think I might do different cakes on each table and then at the end of the night have them cut and sent home with each person...kinda like a groom's cake.
Prim19
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HI ANNIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's me Amanda!
ckgmwedding
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I'm not doing flowers. There is a pic of my centerpiece in my avater. I painted wooden lighthouses in my wedding colors, surrounded it with glass pebbles, sand and shells and added votive candles. There are a ton of great ideas out there- check out Michael's or Joann's wood department. A few weeks ago Joanns had wooden birdhouses for 3 dollars!!! Painted in the wedding colors and surrounded by candles and flower petals, they would have looked great!
I hate to be neg. but, what if the fish die in the middle and people are eating and staring at dead fish?
janwinterbridejoy
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i think being so close to thanksgiving you could do something like a cornicopia and maybe put fruit in it or flowers or even gourds or mini pumpkins or you could do a mirror with candles and gourds and berries
