any centerpiece ideas that do not include candles?

Question

my reception hall does not allow candle centerpieces due to fire hazard. Does anyone know of a site where I can see non candle centerpieces with pictures, or if you have any ideas, please share! Thanks for the help, and if you are going to be rude please dont bother answering my question! Thank You :D

Answer 1

I think different pictures of you and your fiance as the centerpieces in pretty silver or gold frames. You could also have little cardstock printed stories of your relationship printed to go by the the pictures.
Also some pretty glass bowls with flowers floating in pretty colored water.

Answer 2

First off you don't need to rule out candles due to the ban of flames at the reception hall there are a variety of battery operated flameless candles out there...

http://www.batteryoperatedcandles.net/

A tea light (flameless) in a smoked glass or colored glass globe with a flower ring around the base can be a beautiful centerpiece..

If you are intent on having a candleless center piece try one of these..

http://www.wanderfuls.com/

These are wonderful because they are not only a centerpiece but also the wedding favor so you don't have tp figure out where to put 15 flower arrangements when the reception is over....

You can have a hat box over flowing with vines and flowers...

http://www.bloominflowers.com/festive/images/large/17.jpg

Or an arangement of decorative boxes..

http://www.usbox.com/gift-basket-boxes/gem-boxes.jpg

Even cloth covered boxes will look good just be sure to get a variety of sizes for each tble so you can make a pleasing arrangement..

Arrange on table with a colorful under cloth... you can make them functional by placing dinner mints and mixed nuts in them... leave the lids askew so guests can see inside and know they are there to be eaten..

Answer 3

My (now) wife bought out a stack of small but rugged treasure chests from a store that carried knickknacks. They were about 10" wide x 5" deep x 6" high, and made mostly out of burnished aluminum. She dropped in some potting soil and planted a few marigolds in each one. Instant centerpiece! They didn't break the bank, they looked a lot nicer than most (much more expensive) pieces I've seen at other weddings, and every last one went home with someone at reception's end. Although the marigolds are long gone, we still have the box in our family room, holding stuff (and we still hear from other reception-goers who still have theirs, holding stuff).

The treasure chests are ubiquitous: we've seen them at the moderately priced Pier 1 and Crate & Barrel, and at less-expensive places like Big Lots, and even Wal-Mart. My guess is they're all stamped from the same plant in Southeast Asia, so you might as well go Big Lots and put the money you save into having the photographer hang around an extra ten minutes :-)

Best wishes on your upcoming wedding,
MikeyZ

Answer 4

TONS! Depends a bit on your wedding though. Formal, casual? somewhere in between? Do you have a theme? Are you doing a seating arrangement and need to label each table?

obviously flowers
Vases filled with colored marbles/colored sand
Fish bowls
Gumball machines
other candy (like M&Ms in your wedding colors)
mirrors with flower petals
country wedding- laterns
asian wedding- lil bronze houses that usually hold candles
Lucky Bamboo
Miniture cakes (some people do individual cakes per table instead of 1 big cake--then you cut a sweetheart cake on a fake tiered cardboard cake)
Balloons
teddy bear
one large flower floating in a bowl
winter wedding-vase with twigs and sticks in it
arrangement using your favors--like if your favors are going to be candy, coffee, christmas ornaments, cookie cutters, etc, make an arrangement on the table with those favors
tiki torch (the mini tabletop ones)--doesn't have to be lit
sea shells
cornucopia for a fall wedding (like this http://home.cinci.rr.com/donaldnickol/cornucopia.jpg)
fruit arrangements (see the bottom 4 sources)


Another person on here was doing butterflies at her wedding so she is making an arrangement with flowers that are the color of dresses and then each table is labeled with a specific type of butterfly. So this table would say "MONARCH" in script above it, with lil Monarch butterflies in the arrangement and a bit of an info sheet about the Monarch butterfly.

For a tropical/Caribbean wedding, take different customs. I wanted to create a lil info sheet about different customs of different Caribbean locations. A lil bag of gold coins on the table and an explanation "In Guatemala it is tradition for the bride to present the groom with a bag of gold coins at the alter". Another table would have a lil bride and groom doll, with the explanation "In Puerto Rico, the custom is to have a doll identically dressed like the bride and groom to ward off evil spirits". Since it wasn't a sit down dinner, it would allow the guests to wander and read all the different ones.

I saw in Modern Brides that a bride made different flavor cakes for each table and put a sign that said, "Red Velvet. If you would like to try another flavor, offer to trade a piece with another table"

Another one was make each table a place that means something to you/places you have traveled together. If you are getting married at the beach, different islands off the coast. Have a picture of the site and a lil explanation of what made that place memorable.


Check this out
http://www.weddingbokay.com/Centerpieces.html
and I hope this one shows you this one in particular
http://www.weddingbokay.com/images/graphics/centerpieces.jpg

Go with something after you've picked everything else. Something that suits the feel of the wedding--knowing if you have a theme and when the wedding is would really help. I really hope some of these help--it's all that I can come up with.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

My sister had beautiful center pieces at her wedding and we made them ourselves. She bought clear flat bowls, colored glass rocks that matched her wedding, and various colored flowers that matched. we cut the flowers (orchids, roses and lillies work best) with small stems and floated them in the bowls after she put in the colored rocks. On the parent tables and bridal party tables, she added a gold fish or a siamese fighting fish to the bowl. (We gave the fish to the little kids at end of night). To give a candlelight illusion with out the candles, we used clear rope lighting (from target/walmart) under the edge of the table clothes. It doesn't get to hot, so it's okay to use with cloth..but not paper table coverings. It was beautiful!!!

Answer 7

Well i dont have ne website ideas, but i do have a creative one of my own, go to an arts and craft store, like michaels (that is in WA, dont know where your from) buy smaller glass bowls they have all different kinds, put 1/2 full of water, if you wanna get creative you can make it colored water, and put in flowers, to make them float, (plastic ones) then there are small bads of silver and gold doves and wedding bells you can buy sprinkle them around the bowls and there ya go. It is a money saver too :)

Answer 8

You could make baskets that contain disposable cameras, wedding favors and flowers or something. That way the guests can take pictures of your reception for you and they get to "help" with the reception.

Answer 9

I've seen glass vases with a bow (1 of the wedding party colors) around the top, filled with colored marbles (also color of the wedding), water, and a few flowers floating on top. These were also placed on mirrors. Just an idea, good luck!

Answer 10

Try the centerpieces with battery operated "tea lights" they are very elegant looking and you will still have all the light you want with out the fire risk