DIY Centerpiece #2 - Opinion Needed?

I think this is lovely as it is - use the color of candles you are using for the wedding - if you are having red bridesmaid dresses, use red candles.

Sometimes simplest is the most elegant.

Is red one of your colors? Because I just saw this photo of a Chanel dinner (after the fashion show) and the table was so simple but elegant. Little glass holders rimmed in gold lined the table and each held a tiny orchid (expensive but you could use the candles instead). They were tiny but they were placed with only about an inch inbetween. Then the table was just plain white cloth with white plates with a very thin rim of gold. Not saying you have to do this but just giving you an idea that less is more. Simple is elegant.

And there is nothing wrong with DIY anything at a wedding. Do you know how many people say after that they wished they had saved more of the money?

The idea you have is nice, but I think that if you took the 2 groups of flowers and gathered them into one larger display, possibly in a tall vase, it would look more dramatic. Then you could surround the large vases with the candles, it would add height to the room as well. You could add white or colored glass pebbles to the bottoms of the tall vases. It would also be nice to add some crystal branches. You can buy them for very inexpensive at save on crafts.

Hope that helps!

I know that a lot of people who are on a tight budget are now taking the bridal parties bouquet and using them as the center piece. You can have a really pretty vase and after the wedding you can simply take the bouquet and put them in the vase. (You can have the candles already on the table so you can give them to either your wedding planner or a family member to put them on the table.) You might do red flowers and gold candles or silver ones depending on what you like.

Hi again Corey:

Even though you have eliminated the picture frames, I still think that you could edit down your centerpiece even more.

~ I like the candles....maybe put them on a large mirror and sprinkle a few silk (or real) rose petals around it.

~ OR....do a small vase of flowers (taller than the vases you have) where you would only need 2-3 roses and some greens. Put it on a mirror and put out a few votive candles.

I LOVE any of these ideas also:

http://www.100bouquet.com/blog-content/CIMG3922rev...

This one can be modified to float a rose "head" instead of the flower pictured

http://www.momentsbymcknight.com/IMGP2493.JPG

This one is really easy AND inexpensive because it uses votive candles and silk rose petals. I think it's a little "too much" (rose petals) and can be modified down a little, but very pretty and also inexpensive:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40952239@N00/10688716...

Good luck!

Candles can be a very nice centerpiece. If you group them in odd numbers (3, 5, 7) and different sizes it is much more effective. Michael's Craft Stores have some ideas on their web site for interesting centerpiece ideas using candles.

Much better without the photo frames. :) I like it. However, almost thinking it still doesn't leave much table room for your guests. Would it be possible to have only 1 vase of roses? The 3 candles could remain the same. Just a thought.

hi. you have way too lots going at right here, for my area. DO....One (a million) of the above, yet no longer all 3. ~ i think of it would look extraordinarily with purely the candles.....OR ~ Do the roses maybe in a taller (8" or so) bud vase. That way, you may purely desire approximately 2-3 in each and each vase (which might decrease down on the fee). upload in some vegetables (constantly magnificent) and then positioned some VOTIVE candles next to the vase. positioned all of it on a mirror tile for some greater shine! Very extraordinarily.

Please understand that I mean no offense when I say this (I totally get needing/wanting to save money of some of the crazy expenses that go into a wedding) but that LOOKS like you spent less than $12. The key to DIY for something like a wedding is to not make it look like it was either cheap or done yourself. I encourage you to look at some more magazines or some of the websites mentioned above to find something that can be put together inexpensively, but doesn't look cheap.