I was discussing flowers with my floral designer and I am very organized and thought I had it all figured out: centerpieces, my bouquet, brides maids bouquets, etc. Then she asked me what I wanted on the tables during cocktail hour and I was blank. I had never even considered that I needed flowes on the cocktail tables. They are very small tables fitting approx. 3 people so whatever it is it must be small. What is everyone else doing? Can you post pics? Thanks girls!
FutureMrsG
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I am not planning to have flowers on my tables during the cocktail hour. I do not feel it is necessary.
soontoobemrsk
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If I do anything, it will be one flower in a small bud vase. Keep it simple and innexpensive...It's not worth spending a lot on this...People will be too busy eating and talking to even look at the centerpieces.
BoxOfRocks
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I didn't even discuss this with my florist. It's an hour--why bother?
KARA16
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Posted by soontoobemrsk
If I do anything, it will be one flower in a small bud vase. Keep it simple and innexpensive...It's not worth spending a lot on this...People will be too busy eating and talking to even look at the centerpieces.
I AGREE!!
sareejoh
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I'm having one gerbera (sp?) daisy floating in a vase that looks like a fish bowl on each of the tables.
sareejoh
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P.S. I decided to go for these b/c the cocktail hour area remains open during the entire reception at my RH so it's not just one hour.
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Posted by KARA16
Posted by soontoobemrsk
If I do anything, it will be one flower in a small bud vase. Keep it simple and innexpensive...It's not worth spending a lot on this...People will be too busy eating and talking to even look at the centerpieces.
I AGREE!!
I agree as well but, Im not doing this
chakrasdeosil
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my RH provides all the decorations for the cocktail hour, so make sure that before you go out and by something, that ur RH doesnt provide anything
Brian and Marie
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I had gerber daisies floating in bowls on all the tables for our cocktail hour! I also had an arrangement on our placecard table and on the grand piano. Only cost a few hundred more, and to me it made the room look gorgeous!
BeccaJo
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Its not necessary at all but we will have some flowers that come with the hall so we'll probably do a single gerbera daisy in a 4x4x4 cube with some marbles in the bottom - they florist also has these underwater tea lights that are different colors, so we'll have blue lit water and those will be around the tables in the cocktail and at the bar and escort card/gift tables. Just a nice touch
BarbieGrl10
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You don't have to do this if you don't want... most people wont notice.
IF you want you could do:
Votives or a bubble bowl with one open rose head floating in there.
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I don't have any plans for flowers during the CH - besides, I think the RH decorates it for us. Regardless, it's such a short period of time that everyone is spending catching up with others they haven't seen, so I don't think it would even be noticed if there were no CPs.
We are putting a votive candle and rose petals all provided by our florist.
KimiDanny1010
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Posted by chakrasdeosil
my RH provides all the decorations for the cocktail hour, so make sure that before you go out and by something, that ur RH doesnt provide anything
Our reception house does the same thing... they have a small bowl with a floating flower inside on each table...
Mrs B to Be
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westbury manor inculdes flowers on the tables i believe but last time i was there they had little sprigs of hydrengia in water in a bubble bowl.
something like this ....it can be done with any flower, looks pretty and is cheap!
Im a Pepper
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I asked my florist if I needed this and she flat out said that it waste of money. I'm not doing any floral arrangements for CH.
mjay
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Posted by FutureMrsG
I am not planning to have flowers on my tables during the cocktail hour. I do not feel it is necessary.
You are absolutely right, this is not necessary my RH added small candle votives you can ask your florist to sprinkle some petals on the table. But honestly its not necessary at all; almost a waste of money.
