How can I make Centerpieces for under $5/table?

Question

We have a HUGE guest list and many tables, and am looking for a cheap way to make centerpieces for the wedding, I would like to include candles somehow, and our color is a light blue.

Answer 1

Hi, and Congratulations!; You can certainly make amazing centerpieces for under $5; First of all, if you're thinking of flowers, try searching through your local yellow pages for wholesale/warehouse florists, they sell rose bunches at about $6-$9 for 25 roses, and very great prices on all other types of flowers too! (flowers can get very pricey and this definitely helps!). If your wedding color is blue, how about getting some hurricane vases (I've seen them at Wal-Mart in the craft section for about $1.80 each!), then fill them with sand (available at craft stores, or if you live near a beach or a lake that has a beach, scoop some up for free!), and put a lovely white pillar candle in there (this adds glamour and charm to an otherwise blah table), You can get some lovely 2-3 inch blue ribbon (to match your blue color used in other things you already have) and tie a lovely bow around the hurricane vase (you might want to add a little drop of hot glue to keep the bow from sliding down, if you want to have it stay up in the center of it). If you are planning a beach-theme wedding, then add some tiny little seashells (they sell bags of these t your local craft stores for about $2) and maybe sprinkle some around the hurricane vase and the center of the tables. Maybe add some white rose petals instead of the seashells if you're not doing the beachy-theme. You could also get little tiny rhinestones and use those instead of the rose petals or the seashells, and make it a very GLAM look!.
The point is to let lose, and get creative, try going to your local craft store and take a friend and try things there, you'll certainly come up with something fabulous for under $5 each!.


Best of luck!!
Melissa T.
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Answer 2

Centerpieces Under $5

Answer 3

Start by choosing, let's say, the actual holder for the centerpiece. Contact the company that makes the holder and you may be able to buy them in bulk at a cheaper price than it's sold in the stores. And so on and so forth.

You may want to contact a candle maker in your city who can make custom candles for you to fit your decor/colors. If you can't find one try, www.andreascandlecreations.com .

Answer 4

I went to Walmart and found these Sundae dishes that where clear glass an filled the with water and Glitter and floating candles then take you a desposable camera and lay it on the take with it so you get everyones view of the wedding and pieces of graffitt the ones that are shaped like bells. It was simple pretty and affordable

Answer 5

my centerpieces were under five bucks..

i got married at Christmas time. but i had a candle holder, candel and a small holly berry wreath from wal-mart b/c they were supposed to hang on the wall, but i took them apart and but them as centerpieces. :d it looked awesome! i also sprinkled m&m's and candy canes around too. ;)

but for you.. can do white and blue candels (which i got all mine w/different shapes and sizes and different sizes and shapes of candle holders at Hobby Lobby).
I got everything from Hobby Lobby and they actually have sales ALL THE TIME! I also bought some stuff from Wal-Mart too.

you can find cute lil blue leus out there and cut them up to make them look like you have blue flowers. and you can personalize some m&m's and go on their website and do that as another thing. go to a Dollar Store or Dollar General and pick up picture frames and drap some of the blue flowers around it or even lay one on the bottom of the pic. frame and buy black,white,silver picture frames.. now that would look cute.. you can always keep the frames or even give them to your family/friends that attend or as presents.don't forget if u do this, put a picture or a saying that represents your love for one another. thata would look so cute. :D

good luck and congrats. !

Answer 6

You could buy strofoam balls cut them in half stick a candle in center of top rounded side and decorate top with bulk fake flowers& blue ribbon or sea shells & blue ribbon. You can get a bunch of tapered candles in your wedding color or white for a buck at a dollar or discount store sometimes you can even nice pillar candles at a dollar store.

Answer 7

For my centerpieces I got bud vases at Hobby Lobby during one of their many sales for $0.70 each and then put three stems of fresh flowers in them that were a dollar each. To finish it off I put votive candles around the vase that were 4/$1. All that for $5!

Answer 8

Go to the Dollar Trees or check the sales in Hobby Lobby. You can always use blue rocks and different shape candle holders from the dollar stores. You can always spray paint the candle holders to match your decor.

Answer 9

One theory may be to make wreaths with silk toddler blue and gentle red plant existence with some toddler's breath jumbled jointly and some flat eco-friendly leaves on the bottom. Then, purely have a large fat candle per chance something with 3 wicks contained in the middle. in case you visit a craft middle now, you're prepared to get the plant existence you want on a closeout from the end of the season and keep a ton of money in case you'll locate the colors you want and the quantity of plant existence you'll favor.

Answer 10

Candles or flowers from the dollar store. Also, see what the reception site has to offer. Rose petals are also a nice addition.