Need help finding good center pieces for my wedding reception!?

Im trying to get away from having flowers as center pieces at my wedding reception. The cost of flowers are outrages, so cutting costs will help a lot! I was thinking of candles, but cant think of anything that wont look BORING. And, I definately want something unique. Anybody have any great ideas?!





all help would be wonderful!

Need help finding good center pieces for my wedding reception!?
Well, there are lots of things that you can do.


If you want to get some good ideas in regards to candles you can go to http://www.surroundings.com/


They have a lot of centerpiece kits...I wouldn't buy it from there, since they are a little costly, but they should give you some good ideas.


Here are a few other pictures/ideas that might give you some help as well:


http://www.pricescope.com/idealbb/files/...


http://www.eliteoccasionsforyou.com/7hom...


http://www.superweddings.com/decor/cente...


http://www.candle-boutique.com/


http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=candle+c...


http://www.flickr.com/photos/viola_panac...


http://www.flickr.com/photos/domeafavor/...
Reply:some sort of (maybe) Cinderella themed center pieces.


Like a glass slipper, a carriage, the dress etc.





Congrats and Good Luck!
Reply:go to a bakers that specialise in modeling and ask to see there marzipan models, you can get some really lovely miniture models, ie bride and groom, iv even seen a miniture lifelike baby made of marzipan. or you can have personalized helium balloons floating above each table, btw you can get some lovely candles nowadays too, not just your average candle but works of art...im sure what ever you choose it will still be a brilliant day...good luck x
Reply:The flowers cost a lot - but what we did was ask the florist to use more greenery (half the price) and it looked really pretty - there were only a couple of flowers in each piece but it worked well. Just an option...
Reply:How about a floating candle cocktail drink glass. I did hersey kiss's in a champagne glass.
Reply:Do you have a theme for your wedding?





A rather generic idea is to have a bowl with floating candles, and then have some theme-based stuff around the bowl. Like if you were having a fall wedding you could have maple leaves and pinecones around the bowl.





Also flowers are a lot cheaper if you do it yourself. I bought 12 roses per table from a florist. I cut them myself and made a simple bouquet with floral tape %26amp; wire and stuck them in fish bowls with water. They looked lovely. There maybe a section of your city that sells flowers in bulk without arranging them...worth looking into.