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Choosing a wedding centerpiece can be a bit challenging sometimes, but with a little thought and creativity (and our help hopefully!) you can come up with an exquisite centerpiece for your wedding reception.
As with other details of your wedding, there is no standard way to design your wedding centerpiece. Don't be afraid to get creative and do something a little differently to show your personality.
Here are some ideas to get your mind moving:
Flower Wedding Centerpieces
Traditional wedding centerpieces are usually flowers or candles; however, they do not have to be boring! Work with your florist to come up with unique centerpieces using flowers such as dahlias, lilac or daffodils to match the colors running through your wedding.
Look for unique vases or pots to put the flowers in. Other items can also be used like birdcages, fish bowls, bottles or ice buckets.
A newer trend in wedding receptions is family style wedding tables. This allows you to choose rectangular containers to hold your flowers instead of the usual round vases.
Try filling the vases with items like pearls, stones or colored water to add some flair.
Hurricane Lamps
This is one of our favorite items for a wedding centerpiece idea because there is so much you can do with hurricane lamps.
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- Fill them with water and float candles.
- Add pine cones with walnuts and potpourri for a fall wedding.
- Use different types of fruit (dried or fresh) to fill them up.
- Add a votive candle and coffee beans or other small items to match your color theme.
- Put pillar candles inside them to add ambiance to your reception.
- Around the holidays put round ornaments in them.
Seasonal Centerpieces
- In the fall, pumpkins make a great wedding centerpiece. You can carve one per table, or just place an arrangement of small pumpkins and gourds in the center of each table.
- At Christmas time gingerbread houses make a cute centerpiece.
- In the summer shells, lighthouses and other warm weather items make fun centerpieces, especially if you are getting married near or on the beach.
Unique Centerpiece Ideas
- One couple we worked with wanted their guests to play board games at the reception, so each table had a different board game that everyone played after dinner. It went over very well, and the guests had a blast.
- Replicas of monuments or buildings make an interesting wedding centerpiece. Ideas include the Eiffel Tower and Empire State Building.
- Wedding cake centerpieces are a unique alternative. Have a 12 inch decorative wedding cake atop a silver pedestal in the center of each table at the reception.
When it is time to cut the cake, have your guests join you by cutting their own cake.
These are just a few ideas. Use your imagination and come up with your own creative wedding centerpiece idea.
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