Secrets Of Beautiful Wedding Centerpieces

Wedding centerpieces can be very inexpensive. The following ideas include materials that aren't flowers but I thought you should know about them.
I hope these suggestions will stir up your imagination:
Large bouquets can be made with big bunches of Baby's Breath only. It looks high end if it is large and makes a beautiful statement. For the head table you can do the same thing but add a few roses.
If you have a gardenia bush that is in bloom when you're have your wedding, they would be outstanding floating in a pedestal bowl. Tie a satin ribbon around the pedestal. Use a color that coordinates with your wedding. Camellias are gorgeous used this way and make great wedding centerpieces. Oh, by the way, don't touch your gardenia petals or they will turn yellow.
Fruit is inexpensive and can be made into lovely wedding centerpieces. Try to find fruit that isn't blemished. Stack it pyramid style in a glass bowl or on a pedestal glass stand. Frosted fruit makes a wonderful wedding centerpiece. Some fruits to use are; strawberries, figs, apricots, pears, plums, grapes, oranges, lemons, limes, apples, any berries, cherries, kumquats, cranberries and pomegranates that have been cut in half to show the beautiful seeds.
To do:
Use pasteurized egg whites found in cartons in the dairy section of the supermarket. Beat the egg whites until bubbles start to form. Paint fruit with a pastry brush dipped in the whites.
Sprinkle sugar on fruit with a sieve or roll fruit in sugar. Let dry completely on a cookie sheet or something similar before using. Raw cranberries may be put in a glass bowl and topped with frosted fruit. You can use cranberries in a glass vase also for a flower arrangement.
If you have a bougainvillea bush or know someone who does, they are gorgeous for making wedding centerpieces. They come in many colors and are very showy. Make them in into an upright bouquet or a long arrangement. For that use some sort of shallow dish or plate. Tape an oasis to the dish that has been soaked for a good long time in water. Stick long branches into each end and fill in with shorter ones to hide the oasis.
Hydrangeas, Azaleas, Dogwood blooms and Magnolias from your garden or a friend's, are perfect arranged in any way you like.
Have your friends save glass jars for you of any size. They don't all have to be the same because they will be covered. Measure your containers up both sides, across the bottom and up the other side and add about three inches. Cut circles of tulle these dimensions. Sit your container in the center and gather up around the sides and put a rubber band at the top to hold. Fluff up the top and play with it to hide the rubber band. Put water in your container and fill with flowers. For my daughter's wedding her two sisters and I made these. On the day of the wedding we went to the site and made them. They were just beautiful and got wonderful compliments. We used lots of different colors of tulle but you could use one color.
An extremely cheap wedding centerpiece could be made with branches (with leaves) from your yard or someone else's. Spay paint them with silver or gold or any color you like and arrange them in any container that suits you. They would be nice used with clear Christmas ornaments that have been painted inside.
To do: Take the top off the ornament and pour color or colors of your choice inside them and swirl around until you achieve the look you want. With more than one color you will get a marbled look. You may make a long low arrangement in floral foam or a tall one in a vase. You could use them with a few flowers or tulle bows.
Hibiscus blooms can be put around on a table with no water. They will last for one day. Use them with any other arrangements. Rose petals can be spread on the table also. Get roses that have seen better days and are on sale. Use just the petals.
Lots of small, pretty containers with one bloom can be used for lovely wedding centerpieces.
Candles are very nice with any flowers or anything else you are using. Floating candles in a glass bowl with a few floating blooms are exquisite wedding centerpieces. You could even sprinkle a little glitter on top of the water in your color.
Don’t forget potted plants can be used and are very pretty. Caladiums or azaleas or anything with a colorful leaf or bloom works great.
Wedding centerpieces can be created from just about anything. Use your imagination and have fun doing it.