Tall Centerpiece Question.....

HM807 Posted: Mar 21, 2008 10:50 AM

Tall Centerpiece Question.....

For those girls doing tall glass centerpieces... and renting the vases etc...
Are you afraid someone will try to take the CP home with them???

GiantsBride Posted: Mar 21, 2008 10:52 AM

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YES!!!! But my stuff is going to be so elaborate I am hoping no one with try to negotiate it out of the place.

MaggieLuvsJoe Posted: Mar 21, 2008 10:54 AM

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This almost happened at my brothers wedding, the older couples were even trying to put the candles in their purses.....they had to have the band announce that only the flowers in the vases were ok to take home, not the vases or anything else that was part of the centerpiece.....

HM807 Posted: Mar 21, 2008 10:56 AM

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OMG my FMIL was saying that she has seen ppl try to take them before. I thought that was CRAZY. I would NEVER do that.
I wonder if any of the past brides have had theirs taken~~!!!

INNbride4409 Posted: Mar 21, 2008 11:02 AM

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at my friends wedding in january they made a couple of announcements that only the flowers were to be taken home. I think that announcement worked.

mf2009 Posted: Mar 21, 2008 11:03 AM

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Posted by b2b777

OMG my FMIL was saying that she has seen ppl try to take them before. I thought that was CRAZY. I would NEVER do that.
I wonder if any of the past brides have had theirs taken~~!!!

Just to be on the safe side I would have an announcement made and have a few close ppl be undercover cp guards to ensure they don't 'disappear'. And I stress subtle cause you don't want them to act like hawks.

hannahshim Posted: Mar 21, 2008 11:04 AM

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yeah i'm VERY scared..

korean people tend to take everything..

if someone takes it i'll have to pay for it.
maybe i'll put a sign on there that says 'do not touch'

MEMEJOR Posted: Mar 21, 2008 11:06 AM

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Posted by hannahshim

yeah i'm VERY scared..

korean people tend to take everything..

if someone takes it i'll have to pay for it.
maybe i'll put a sign on there that says 'do not touch'

HM807 Posted: Mar 21, 2008 11:25 AM

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Ugh. Id hate to make an annoucement :(

What about a cute little poem next to each cp saying take the flowers leave the vase?
I wonder how id word that tho...... UGH!!!!!!

flairforfashion Posted: Mar 21, 2008 11:27 AM

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Posted by maggiejoe

This almost happened at my brothers wedding, the older couples were even trying to put the candles in their purses.....they had to have the band announce that only the flowers in the vases were ok to take home, not the vases or anything else that was part of the centerpiece.....

OMG, that is so tacky!!!! I can just see my Italian relatives doing the same thing!

HM807 Posted: Mar 21, 2008 11:28 AM

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Posted by flairforfashion

Posted by maggiejoe

This almost happened at my brothers wedding, the older couples were even trying to put the candles in their purses.....they had to have the band announce that only the flowers in the vases were ok to take home, not the vases or anything else that was part of the centerpiece.....

OMG, that is so tacky!!!! I can just see my Italian relatives doing the same thing!

Mine too! They take anything FREE hahahah

fabulousmady Posted: Mar 21, 2008 11:31 AM

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lol i was worried about this too bcuz my family is KNOWN for going crazy with the centerpieces. we had to come up with a game at family events to avoid DRAMA. we tape a piece of paper underneath one chair at the table and whoever is sitting at that chair gets the centerpieces. or a variation of this game since now they all look underneath the chairs! they are the worst i swear! lol

ANYWAY my florist told me that the staff at my RH is always on the lookout and will let guests know they can ONLY take the flowers.

MnH2009 Posted: Mar 21, 2008 11:31 AM

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I have a feeling my family will try to do the same thing...so I'm considering actually buying the vases so people could take it home because it wouldn't be too much money. But I haven't decided yet......

LoveRocks Posted: Mar 21, 2008 11:33 AM

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Unfortunately, I had to make an announcement about not taking the vases because a few people were plotting and schemeing about how they were going to get this 5ft monstrosity in their cars

kimiequa Posted: Mar 21, 2008 11:34 AM

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Posted by b2b777

Ugh. Id hate to make an annoucement :(

What about a cute little poem next to each cp saying take the flowers leave the vase?
I wonder how id word that tho...... UGH!!!!!!

that's a really great idea.... a cute way to get the point across with out being blunt!

bkposh Posted: Mar 21, 2008 11:42 AM

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i was worried about that as well.
i was thinking of making my own centerpieces but dont want anyone running off with them. my friends seem to think that they will disappear....hmmmm this is a complicated issue

MrsJ08 Posted: Mar 21, 2008 11:51 AM

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My family is notorious for doing that so i will be on Vase Patrol

mj6608 Posted: Mar 21, 2008 11:54 AM

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i'm having tall centerpieces too and am also wondering how to handle this situation...mine are dogwood branches so i'm wondering will people even want to take them? i just can't picture people take branches out of water and throwing in the back of there car, you know? then what do i do throw them all out? i'm having an arrangement around the base maybe people will just take those...

Espo22 Posted: Mar 21, 2008 12:00 PM

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well pedestals is having 2 guys come at the end of the night and they will wrap each cp up and give it to some of the guests . I think i might have the DJ make an announcement that they will be wrapped up so this way ppl will know not to take it instead of saying 'DONT TAKE THE VASES HAHAHA . I do have to be careful bc fh's family always take the cp's and whatever else lol