Centerpiece Devolution
When we last left off talking about centerpieces it was waaaay back in the day. Waaaaaaaaaay, back in the day. So it isn’t that surprising, after a color scheme change, and multiple flower posts – our centerpieces have changed too!
Before I even started blogging we were shooting for potted succulents or terariums
Then we found these two photos
Settled on the top one and started to create the vases out of wine bottles. Then…we went back to terrariums.
And after all that? While Mr.D was still in England I scaled them back. Waaaaay back. As in, no flowers at all. Which might be surprising because I love gardening and flowers. It always makes me swoon when Mr.D surprises me with fresh flowers. So why’d I do it?
I realized that while centerpieces make large statements AT the reception, there doesn’t seem to be a huge focus on them when it comes to the wedding photos. When I look at people’s wedding albums, I hardly ever see the centerpieces. What I do notice? The bouquets, so I made the executive decision to focus the money on the personal flowers (bouquets, bouts, corsage thingys) and less on the centerpieces. The people accompanying the flowers have a much higher chance of being in our album and I’d rather see them honored with the best looking flowers.
What do our centerpieces look like now? I did a trial run, and the floating Michael’s candle was a total FAIL. It only last for about three and a half hours! That said, once I find longer lasting floating (preferably soy) candles we’ll be set. They’re quite easy to set up and hopefully our caterer can light the candles before dinner (so I don’t have to worry about burn time during the ceremony/cocktail hour). I also wanted to do a trial run with these just in case they got hot or exploded (a la Miss Bear Cub), thankfully they didn’t. Without any further adieu, here they are!
Suuuuuuuper easy and scaled down, 3 wine bottle/vases of varying heights, river rocks from the dollar store, floating candles. Maybe a bit of lavender rice scattered on the table. Sorted.
Anyone else scaling down their DIY centerpieces?
