The low-flower, no-flower centerpiece thread

[snowzilla]

I know that the Centerpiece Gallery is already up and running, but for the most part, it consists of very beautiful flower arrangements. I thought this thread would be useful to brides who are looking for an alternative to a traditional flower centerpiece. Please share pictures if you have them!

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[snowzilla]

*Note that I said low-flower, no-flower centerpieces - for brides who still want flowers in their centerpieces, while remaining on budget, a lot of these include a few stems of flowers, as compared to a lot, significantly cutting your cost while still making your tables look beautiful. :)

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[nicole]

Would look better if the candles were lit
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[nicole]

With or without the flowers
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[tgray99]

To save on my flower budget I didn't use flowers in my centerpieces. To go along with my fall theme I used wheat sheaves on some tables and black wrought-iron candleabras on others with silk fall leaves and fall toned rose petals scattered around. Unfortunately, I don't have any scanned pics of them. :(

[snowzilla]

These were made by the bride and her bridesmaids using Swarovski crystals and basic craft wire. Once the lights were out and the candles were lit, the entire room sparkled!
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[wander_woman]

Wow, those Swarovski "trees" are amazing! Very creative.

[snowzilla]

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[Katyanne]

Unfortunately I don't have any pics scanned in but for our centerpieces we used a mirror and hurricane lamp and had red rose petals scattered over the mirror and one stargazer lily on a corner of the mirror. It was very cost affective and worked out well.

Katie

[LukeMoo]

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[Natasha]

I am considering these for my centerpieces, i love them!

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[MollJay]

I wanted something striking and inexpensive for centerpieces. Although I've seen some lovely arrangements with candles, that is not something I wanted for my wedding. What we are doing is filling fish bowls with cranberries, filling them with water and then floating 3-4 cymbidium orchid stems on top and possibly adding a sprig or 2 of hypericum berries. Too bad I don't have a photo to show, but it really is a beautiful look, inexpensive and something I feel confident I can DIY very easily.
Each stem has between 8-13 flowers, but I will be buying them in 10 stem bunches because that's how the wholesaler operates. For $200, plus the vases and cranberries, I have enough flowers for gorgeous centerpieces for all the tables, including escort card and cake, for the bathrooms and to use on the cake.