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Baby's Breath Centerpieces vs. Ostrich Feather Centerpieces.....or both?

posted 3 months ago in Decor
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  • poll: Ostrich feathers, baby's breath, or both
    Ostrich feather centerpieces : (7 votes)
    33 %
    baby's breath centerpieces : (12 votes)
    57 %
    both : (2 votes)
    10 %
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    cspencersoon    May 26, 2012   Baltimore, Maryland

    I'm sooo confused!!! I started off wanting to use ostrich feather centerpieces because I love the way they look. Now that I've seen baby's breath centerpieces, I really love those also....I've already purchased some ostrich feathers but still need many more......would it be too much to use some baby's breath centerpieces and some ostrich feathers centerpieces? Or, I was also thinking about maybe using the ostrich feather centerpieces to decorate the gift, and placecard tables and using the baby's breath centerpieces on the guest/head tables.... of course whichever I use will be placed in 24" eiffel tower or trumpet vases......I NEED YOUR HELP BEES!!!

     
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    Miss Orchard    September 8, 2012   Cambridge, MA

    Do you have any pics to show for comparison?

     
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    sayastar    June 9, 2012   Indiana

    I think it really depends on the feel of the wedding you're going for. Ostrich feathers are more dramatic, baby's breath more sweet. Personally I love baby's breath -- we're using it in our tall table centerpieces with lots of floating candles around! -- but we're also going for a more vintage charm, no colored lights or anything like that.

    While I don't think they go together that well, I've never seen an attempt to use both, so I could be wrong! Your idea of using them in separate locations might work, if you don't really look at both at once (like if the gift/placecard tables are off to the side, and the dining tables in the middle of the room).  Good luck, I'm sure whatever you come up with will be beautiful!

     
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    cspencersoon    May 26, 2012   Baltimore, Maryland

    Baby's Breath Centerpieces vs. Ostrich Feather Centerpieces.....or both? :  wedding babys breath ostrich feathers centerpiece CenterpieceBaby's Breath Centerpieces vs. Ostrich Feather Centerpieces.....or both? :  wedding babys breath ostrich feathers centerpiece Babys Breath Centerpiece@Miss Orchard:  The ostrich feather centerpiece is one I made....the baby's breath centerpiece I found on an old post on this website.

     
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    Zanne54    June 3, 2015   Toronto

    Although too showy for me, my vote goes for the ostrich feathers.  The reason being: baby's breath have a scent to them (which I personally hate), and it's not recommended to have scented flowers on the table as the smell will compete with the taste of the food. 

     
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    LMD84    September 29, 2012   Long Island

    I agree that they're totally different looks and probably shouldn't be used together. It's hard to choose one without knowing your general decor concept.

     
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    QBbride    September 2, 2012   North Vancouver, BC

    Love the baby's breath

     

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