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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Do It Yourself Wedding Centerpiece Ideas

A great way to save money on your wedding budget is to do your own wedding
reception centerpieces. If you keep it simple, you can have elegant centerpieces
without breaking the bank.

Here are five do it yourself wedding centerpiece ideas:

• Shimmering Silver — This is probably the cheapest do it yourself
  wedding centerpiece of all! Gather up branches, driftwood, leaves or pine cones.
  Spray them with metallic silver spray paint and arrange in the center of the tables.
  Add a few tea lights and you have a shimmering centerpiece perfect for a winter
  wedding. Looks stunning against a black or dark colored tablecloth.
• Tissue Paper Mason Jars — Here are surprisingly elegant centerpieces
  that cost under $10. Gather assorted mason jar sizes and wrap them in colored
  tissue paper, add a few flowers and you have cheap centerpieces.
• Skip the Flowers — Consider using unusual things for your
  centerpieces such as peacock feathers, small sculptures, wooden carvings, glass
  vases full of beach sand or large rocks. By choosing things that can simply be
  arranged you’ll save a ton of time and you’ll have do it yourself wedding
  centerpieces that everyone will remember.
• Think Functional — A centerpiece of candles gives off romantic light
  and can easily be set-up ahead of time. Likewise, food can be used as an attractive
  yet functional wedding centerpiece. Consider an arrangements of tropical fruits
  including star fruit, pomegranates cut in half, melons and citrus. This would be a
  lovely summer wedding centerpiece with bright colors.
• Mix and Match — Scour thrift stores, discount stores and garage
  sales for interesting looking vases. Mix and match several colorful vases in
  scattered arrangements for your centerpieces. Even drinking glasses could hold
  single stems. Add a few colorful flower stems and you’ll have a lovely bohemian
  look for your reception tables.

Always remember to do a mock-up centerpiece a few weeks before the wedding so
you are certain that it looks the way you envision. It is also a smart idea to enlist
the help of a few friends if your centerpieces are labor intensive at all. With a little
creativity and a little effort you’ll have unique wedding reception centerpieces in no
time!

Amber Dusick is the editor of The Do It Yourself Weddings Guide at
http://www.do-it-yourself-weddings.com/ where you can get instructions for
wedding crafts, do it yourself favors, centerpieces, make your own invites and
programs and more! Learn to do most everything to do with weddings…yourself!

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