Weddingbee Boards Tag: centerpieces

rabbit on "sticky-handed guests"

rabbit — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:27:09 +0000

I admit I took piece home from a wedding once! I was at a good friends wedding when I noticed the cleaning staff (who were literally taking plates out from people's hands to dump them in the trash!!) were trowing away EVERYTHING. The centerpieces, candles, food, candy, dessert items, the glasses (some with drinks still in the process of being drunk!), etc. The only things they didn't throw away were the rented table clothes, but they took them off the tables hours and hours before the night was over! Ruined the wedding look totally! Anyhow...I rescued a centerpiece and some candles as well as a fe favor boxes (mmm...candy!). I actually offered them to my friend, the bride, as keepsakes since everything else was in the trash, but she didn't want them. Told me to throw them away! Yikes! I took them home, ate the candy, and used the candle and centerpiece (non-floral) as home decor.   However, in any other situation involving a wedding, I'd not take anything other then the favor home. especially if I wasn't explicitly told to do so!

SugarSweetPink on "sticky-handed guests"

SugarSweetPink — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:34:23 +0000

At my FSIL's reception the dj ever made an announcement to take them so they were begging people on the way out to take the centerpieces!  Buuut nobody wanted them lol.  It was a HUGE wedding so there were literally about 30 centerpieces and the venue wouldn't throw them away for them.  That was over a year ago, and I think they're all in my FMIL's basement.. I should tell her to post them to sell.  Anyone looking for a trillion hurricane vases? lol

zippylef on "sticky-handed guests"

zippylef — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:44:09 +0000

Personally, I'm just going to tell my coordinator to keep an eye out and politely tell people that they cannot take the decor home. Were doing tall vases with willow branches and black magic roses. Like so many of you, the vases and branches will belong to our florist.

sunnydebs on "sticky-handed guests"

sunnydebs — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:40:18 +0000

I think I'm going to make sure my DOC stands near the exit and doesn't let anyone take anything out.  Or have the restaurant staff start cleaning up the tables before the music is done playing, and set our things aside for us to take home.

JamaicaBride on "sticky-handed guests"

JamaicaBride — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:39:29 +0000

Man! This brings back memories....this is where your BMs and hostesses come in <img src="http://boards.weddingbee.com/my-plugins/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-laughing.gif" alt="Laughing" title="Laughing" /> I had to literally chase a lady across the room when I was a BM in my friends wedding b/c she TOOK ONE OF THE CHAIR SASHES!! Hello?? Who DOES that? These guests were trying to take everything that wasn't nailed down...LOL. In hindsight it was hella funny but it wan't at the time b/c I didn't know some of these people and there I was asking them for things back. "Ma'am we rented those sashes..we have to return them"..."Ma'am those containers belong to the restaraunt"...totally ridiculous.

honeybun on "sticky-handed guests"

honeybun — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:35:15 +0000

I don't have any advice for how to prevent it, but I just had to chime in because I cannot even imagine going anywhere and just assuming it's ok to take stuff like that!!! LOL I mean, WTF?!?!?!

nicole61183 on "sticky-handed guests"

nicole61183 — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:33:20 +0000

I was wondering how to handle this too!  Im glad that there are so many bee's out there with good ideas for keeping guests hands off the merch!  Its for looking and admiring...NOT touching lol

rainbow on "Centerpiece mockups"

rainbow — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:44:26 +0000

I like #1 the best, but candles in a blue ball mason jar is a no no, unfortunately. From what I've heard they have a penchant for spontaneously exploding from the heat!

gail_NYwed on "Centerpiece mockups"

gail_NYwed — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:18:07 +0000

I really love the one with the books and the wine glass, it looks sweet, unique and classy, and personalised. I prefer glass to wrought iron candle holders.

whitesonnet on "Centerpiece mockups"

whitesonnet — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:06:47 +0000

Or this number?! But on a jar? (from Design*Sponge)