Wedding Centerpiece Ideas | Unique Wedding Centerpieces

Here is my bridal party and colors:
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r95/gizmo5-2-06/Untitled-1.jpg

My bouquet:
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r95/gizmo5-2-06/FAVE2.jpg

And each BM's bouquet will be just daisies in the color that matches their dress:
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r95/gizmo5-2-06/allcolordaisies.jpg
(I haven't decided about how to wrap the stems… Ideas?)

Now the centerpieces:
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r95/gizmo5-2-06/grassdaisy.jpg (should they be white or different colors per table?) OR
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r95/gizmo5-2-06/flowersincans.jpg (soup cans with daisies instead of baby's breath)
OR
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r95/gizmo5-2-06/jello.jpg (these are made of Jell-O with daisies inside)
Which do you like best?

And here is my "cake":
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r95/gizmo5-2-06/FAVEcupcake.jpg (I'll change the blue and green to orange and pink because the white ones have a yellow flower on top)
The way the cupcakes are decorated is my favorite part because it ties in the daisies!

So what do you think? I also want to incorporate butterflies… Good idea? And how should I do it? Thanks!
OH! What could I add to the MOH's bouquet to make it stand out more? Or should I do something else to make her a little more unique? She's wearing my favorite color, but I want everyone to know.
Ya, I wasn't too sure about the butterflies… What about maybe doing a butterfly punch-out on the invite or RSVP card? Just something really small…
What about this for the MOH's bouquet:
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r95/gizmo5-2-06/yellowMOHb.jpg

And I can't change my colors or even just choose 2… I love them so much!
I love the confetti idea!

Hi and congratulations!

OH….I LOVE all of your ideas.

For the centerpieces, I would go with the soup cans with different colors of daisies in each. The same color in each can, but just different colors for each table. Then for the raffia tie, go with the same color as the daisies. Very pretty!

I, too, LOVE daisies. I had them myself for my wedding back in 1977. I love the cake. I wish I had these choices when I got married

For the maid of honor…seriously, no one notices the extra few flowers. I know my daughter did the same thing for her wedding, but really, everyone KNOWS who the maid of honor is. She is the one that will be standing right next to you. In any case, if you really want to do something extra….maybe add in a few roses like you are going to have. Otherwise, don't worry about it. Everyone can tell who the maid of honor is.

Good luck. I love all your ideas.

Here is my bridal party and colors:
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r95/gizmo5-2-06/Untitled-1.jpg

My bouquet:
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r95/gizmo5-2-06/FAVE2.jpg

And each BM's bouquet will be just daisies in the color that matches their dress:
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r95/gizmo5-2-06/allcolordaisies.jpg
(I haven't decided about how to wrap the stems… Ideas?)

Now the centerpieces:
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r95/gizmo5-2-06/grassdaisy.jpg (should they be white or different colors per table?) OR
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r95/gizmo5-2-06/flowersincans.jpg (soup cans with daisies instead of baby's breath)
OR
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r95/gizmo5-2-06/jello.jpg (these are made of Jell-O with daisies inside)
Which do you like best?

And here is my "cake":
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r95/gizmo5-2-06/FAVEcupcake.jpg (I'll change the blue and green to orange and pink because the white ones have a yellow flower on top)
The way the cupcakes are decorated is my favorite part because it ties in the daisies!

So what do you think? I also want to incorporate butterflies… Good idea? And how should I do it? Thanks!
OH! What could I add to the MOH's bouquet to make it stand out more? Or should I do something else to make her a little more unique? She's wearing my favorite color, but I want everyone to know.
Ya, I wasn't too sure about the butterflies… What about maybe doing a butterfly punch-out on the invite or RSVP card? Just something really small…
What about this for the MOH's bouquet:
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r95/gizmo5-2-06/yellowMOHb.jpg

And I can't change my colors or even just choose 2… I love them so much!
I love the confetti idea!

Hi and congratulations!

OH….I LOVE all of your ideas.

For the centerpieces, I would go with the soup cans with different colors of daisies in each. The same color in each can, but just different colors for each table. Then for the raffia tie, go with the same color as the daisies. Very pretty!

I, too, LOVE daisies. I had them myself for my wedding back in 1977. I love the cake. I wish I had these choices when I got married

For the maid of honor…seriously, no one notices the extra few flowers. I know my daughter did the same thing for her wedding, but really, everyone KNOWS who the maid of honor is. She is the one that will be standing right next to you. In any case, if you really want to do something extra….maybe add in a few roses like you are going to have. Otherwise, don't worry about it. Everyone can tell who the maid of honor is.

Good luck. I love all your ideas.

I'm a bridesmaid for my cousin and am hosting her shower. Because I was planning to have it at home, I planned some more expensive touches: renting china, real silverware, roses as a centerpiece. I was expecting it to be about $500.
My cousin loved the idea until her mom, my aunt, decided it wasn't classy enough, and demanded it be at a rented hall. We compromised and settled on the neighborhood clubhouse — an extra $250. Now my aunt wants to invite half her clients and my guest list has swelled from an expected 30 to about 75. The price is looking to be about $1,000 now.
I'm a single woman with limited income. What do I do? I wanted something special for my cousin, but now I just don't think I can afford it.
The other bridesmaids are half-sisters of the bride and a couple of friends. One of the sisters is getting married too and she and the bride's other half-sisters are a little financially strained at the moment because of the other wedding, and I was trying to take some of the pressure off by doing it myself. The bride's friends who are bridesmaids are moochers, but I don't want to go all into that. I just thought it would be easier (and nicer) to do it myself.

Have your parent speak to their sister about the situation. they can explain the financial difficulty. If there is no parent to help you out, tell your aunt that you would love to be able to afford such an ordeal, but it is not within you financial capability. She may offer to assist you. By the way, why aren't all of the bridesmaid chipping in? That is what usually happens.

What type of flowers look appropriate for a September wedding? Bridal bouquet, centerpieces, and bridesmaids flowers. I am thinking about a clover green color. 10 pts best answer

I don’t know your wedding colors - but when I think of September, I think of burnt oranges, golds, deep maroons, etc.

What type of flowers look appropriate for a September wedding? Bridal bouquet, centerpieces, and bridesmaids flowers. I am thinking about a clover green color. 10 pts best answer

I don’t know your wedding colors - but when I think of September, I think of burnt oranges, golds, deep maroons, etc.

I am not going to throw my bouquet at my wedding. I'm wondering if I can put it in a vase and - viola - a decoration for the head table or guest book table (we're not doing centerpieces). Has anyone done this? What did you do with your bouquet if you didn't throw it? It seems like I'd want to put the poor flowers in some water!
We also have a relative who passed away recently - she was engaged. Would it be appropriate to put my bouquet into a memorial vase for her that says "in loving memory"….? After all, I'm only going to hold the bouquet for about 20 minutes… (The wedding and reception are in the same place.)
I'm not going to throw anything. I feel it's demeaning to single women to expect them to lunge at the chance to be the next married. This always embarrassed me when I was single.

I like the idea of putting it out in memory of your relative. Very sweet of you to think of her on your special day.

I am not going to throw my bouquet at my wedding. I'm wondering if I can put it in a vase and - viola - a decoration for the head table or guest book table (we're not doing centerpieces). Has anyone done this? What did you do with your bouquet if you didn't throw it? It seems like I'd want to put the poor flowers in some water!
We also have a relative who passed away recently - she was engaged. Would it be appropriate to put my bouquet into a memorial vase for her that says "in loving memory"….? After all, I'm only going to hold the bouquet for about 20 minutes… (The wedding and reception are in the same place.)
I'm not going to throw anything. I feel it's demeaning to single women to expect them to lunge at the chance to be the next married. This always embarrassed me when I was single.

I like the idea of putting it out in memory of your relative. Very sweet of you to think of her on your special day.

My sister is having an Asian themed wedding.

Colors are bright orange/yellow/white. So far we have decided the centerpieces will be either koi or goldfish bowls. (depends on if the koi need bubbles and filtration). Orange and yellow paper lanterns. Personalized chopsticks as favors. Along with a candy buffet with takeout boxes, all in her color theme. Also her appetizers will be sushi.

Any other ideas? Also I need other ideas for her shower with the same theme!

Thank you.

Sorry, I guess I should have explained my family has a koi pond so we already have them and we have gold fish in there as well. We went to a bridal show this weekend and the new thing for centerpieces was the fishbowls and that was my first thought…that the fish need a home after the wedding. OUrs already have one. A zen spa is a great idea, thank you!~
Oh yeah she is doing the cherry tree branch thing too. Adorable!

She is pretty set on the fishbowls though. (not my wedding so I can't make that decision)
fortune cookies and low tables with pillows! Awesome idea for the bridal shower! Thanks

That is soo cute! Love the idea of the koi in the centerpiece.

For the shower, you could ask the guests to dress in asian-style dresses or blouses, and serve sushi and sake and egg rolls, etc. You could go all-out with it, have the low-lying tables and pillows to kneel on, on the floor, and serve fortune cookies with personalized fortunes.

I know that somewhere I saw a kit where you can personalize your fortune cookies … that would be a great activity for people to do at the shower, and they could even be favors at the wedding later!

For my wedding, we have decided to go with mostly gerbera daisies in different shades of pink for the bridesmaid's bouquets, groomsmen's boutonnieres and centerpieces, along with small green filler flowers.

For my bouquet, I want something different so I will either have pink tulips or cupped peonies. My fiance has made it clear that he wants to have a cream/white rose boutonniere but since everything else will basically be gerbs (and also pink) other than what he and I have, should we match? Or should I just let him have what he wants? I think it would be kind of weird if everything is in pink/green except his flower. You guys are always very helpful so thanks in advance!

Let him have the white boutonniere. There will be so much going on that day, and so much attention on you, that it won't really matter what kind of boutonniere he has on. I do agree with him, since gerberas are rather large, that the small bout. would look better, and hey, it's his day too. Good luck!!

My Shower starts at 1 pm and ends ? (We have the hall until 5 pm) Lunch will be served at 2 pm…. I'm trying to work on a timeline (as my BM's are horrible at organization and they asked for my help on this)…this is my first shower so if anyone has an insight it would be fabulous…thanking you in advance.

I'm having a pass game (to win the centerpieces) and a word scramble but that's it on games–I figured I could pull envelopes & I also put a few stickers inside random envolopes to win prizes aswell…:)

Can anyone think of something good that someone can win the door prize?

Hey There! We did bridal bingo, and my friend did the kitchen timer thing (as the other answerers have stated) that was fun , they also did trivia, but if you guys have the hall till 5, do something else besides games as well at BOTH of my showers, after two hours, everyone kind of left. They didn't want to hang around a bridal shower. It kind of stunk.
IM EXCITED FOR YOU THOUGH!