How to Make Wedding Centerpiece Decorations
Modern weddings are expensive. From the dress, to the decorations to the cake, any penny that can be pinched will lift a great weight from the bride and groom's shoulders. One way to save money at any wedding is to prepare the centerpieces for the reception. Constructing a centerpiece does not require any special skills or training.
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Things You'll Need
- Liquid dish soap
- Water
- Soft cloth
- White clay pots
- Acrylic paint
- Paint brush
- Flower clay
- Flowers
- Foliage
- Baby's breath
- Note card
- Pen
- Fish bowl
- Two goldfish
- Colored marbles or rocks
- Charger plate or glass tray
- Two tea candles
- Matches
- Fish food
Instructions
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Floral Centerpiece
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Mix cool water and a few drops of dish detergent. Clean the inside and the outside of the white clay pots with a soft cloth soaked in the soapy water. Allow the pots to dry for several hours.
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Gather flowers that work well with your wedding colors or have a special meaning. For instance, the stephanotis flower symbolize a happy marriage. More traditional choices include red roses, which symbolize love and the blue hyacinth which is a symbol of constancy.
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Paint the names of the couple and the date of the wedding on each pot. Use a small brush and acrylic paint in the wedding's colors. Allow the paint to dry for a few hours before arranging the flowers.
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Fill the bottom of the pot with florist clay. This will help give weight to the pot so it will not tip over.
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Place the flower with the largest bloom and the longest stem into the center of the pot by shoving the end of the stem into the clay.
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Place the rest of the flowers around the largest bloom in the center and working your way toward the lip of the pot.
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Scatter green foliage and wisps of baby's breath in with the flowers to give the bouquet a fuller look.
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Place the centerpieces on the tables. Complete a card that states the flowers used in the centerpieces and their specific meaning. Place this card next to the arrangements for the guests to read.
Fish Centerpiece
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Clean out a small to medium-sized fish bowl with water and liquid dish detergent. Allow the bowl to dry.
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Fill the bottom of the bowl with marbles or rocks that are the same color as the couple's wedding colors.
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Fill the the bowl with water and two goldfish, one to symbolize the bride and the other the groom.
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Place the fish bowl onto a charger plate or a glass tray. Place two tea candles on either side of the bowl on the tray or next to the tray onto the table.
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Light the candles at the beginning of the reception to help illuminate the bowls. Place a single-use bag of fish food near the bowl and encourage the children to feed the fish and to take these centerpieces home as a memento of the event.
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Tips & Warnings
Paint brown clay pots white if you cannot locate white pots.
Keep the centerpieces refrigerated until the day of the wedding.
Remove any thorns from the flowers, if applicable.
Do not allow the guests to overfeed the fish, which could lead to the fish's untimely death.
References
- Photo Credit wedding celebration image by Warren Millar from Fotolia.com
