Need suggestions - cocktail hour table 'centerpieces'

valthom426 Posted: Jan 05, 2009 03:28 PM

Need suggestions - cocktail hour table 'centerpieces'

So my florist and I agreed that we wouldn't do anything for cocktail hour tables, since, well it's only an hour. So thought, oh I'll do something like a floating candle. Com to find out there are 16 tables for the cocktail hour. Ouch, a bit more than I expected.

I am sure, I will eventually run down to the Swan Club to take a peak at the size of these tables but what to put on them that would keep it as a DIY and something I can put my SIL in charge of? Any ideas would be appreciated. Part of my concern was that I wanted to take advantage of all of these post-holidays sales prices and take care of it pronto.

SusiBtoM Posted: Jan 05, 2009 03:33 PM

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Don't bother.
People won't notice it - all they will be concerned about is the food and drink at the CH. Reception is a different story.

Find out if your RH puts votives on the tables, or if they can do it for you.

nifheim Posted: Jan 05, 2009 03:38 PM

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Honestly don't bother really no one really looks. I was lucky and had left over centerpieces of clovers from the day before's weddings and NO ONE even noticed them until I pointed it out.

valthom426 Posted: Jan 05, 2009 03:38 PM

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You mean I stop the freak out? Thanks.

pa56 Posted: Jan 05, 2009 03:38 PM

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We didn't have centerpieces for our cocktail hour. Instead we had some decorations around the different stations and the guestbook/placecard table.

valthom426 Posted: Jan 05, 2009 03:44 PM

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Wow, that looked great! Loved the kissing balls on the branches. Thanks for the visuals, always appreciated.

AdriandSteve Posted: Jan 05, 2009 04:05 PM

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i agree. i'd pass on the cocktail centerpieces for the same reasons that everyone said. Also, normally cocktail hour tables aren't the biggest and adding a centerpiece will just be one more thing taking up room.

Dee0522 Posted: Jan 05, 2009 04:11 PM

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Also agreed... if your RH doesn't put some sort of candle or something on the tables (they might) then I wouldn't go crazy. Like you said, it's only an hour! No one will miss it.

JennyAPH Posted: Jan 05, 2009 04:16 PM

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MY RH supplies candles for the tables but I am making votives to go with my CP's so I am going to make extras to use on the CH tables as well so it all matches.

EsquireBride Posted: Jan 05, 2009 04:17 PM

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We are just doing a floating candle thing with some scattered petals around it -- nothing major, and the florist is doing it for virtually nothing, I think because the florist himself didn't like the thought of leaving the tables bare

wo0shply Posted: Jan 05, 2009 04:18 PM

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just do candles, the tables might be small so your guests might need all the space

Alexandra17 Posted: Jan 05, 2009 04:43 PM

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if you can get those cheap sale prices then I would do it, if not, use your money for something that will get more noticed

gina409 Posted: Jan 05, 2009 09:07 PM

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Posted by SusiBtoM

Don't bother.
People won't notice it - all they will be concerned about is the food and drink at the CH. Reception is a different story.

Find out if your RH puts votives on the tables, or if they can do it for you.

ita!