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    winter443    5/15/10   Atlanta

    I really can't imagine myself spending thousands on flowers so I'm considering using the bm's bouquets as centerpieces in nice vases. Is anyone doing this or seen it done?

     
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    Miss Sapphire    December 2009   Seattle

    I'm doing it.  Don't have any pictures but I also couldn't fathom just tossing them aside.

     
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    Jessie516    May 16, 2009   Ann Arbor, MI

    I haven't seen this done with the guest tables, but I was a BM once where we used our bouquets to decorate the head table.  She just had nice vases set out and we put out bouquets in there.  It worked out great, and saved them from having to spend money on the head table decor.

     
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    Dancy905    February 5, 2010  

    We might use them on the head table or on the cake table so we don't have to buy flowers for it.

     
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    spaniel    March 2010   Los Angeles, CA

    I'm considering doing this. We're doing mostly candle centerpieces, but I know in the past as a bridesmaid I would have appreicated something to put my flowers in so that they didn't end up on the floor or my seat, so there might be a few tables with flowers at them after all. ;)

     
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    Jacqi    February 28, 2009  

    I'm with Dancy. I'll use the BM bouquets on the escort card table, cake table, or other places like that. I only have 3 BMs, but if I had more I'd definitely make them double as centerpieces.

     
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    Melissabegins    December 12, 2009  

    I planned on doing this, too! i hope they don't mind.  it's a DW so i can't bring a lot of decor.  I am lining the table with tea lights in mini votives, with the flowers in the center, and if i can find enough, some palm leaves underneith.  Hope it looks good! haha.  Plus no one will want to cart this bouquet home on the plane, so it'll get some use this way.

     
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    Mermaid1082    September 4, 2010   St Louis, MO

    We;re doing this on 7 of our 25 tables, 8 if you count mine on the sweetheart.  I think it's a great idea!

     
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    Jelly_Bean25    11-21-2009   Orlando, FL

    Yeah - we're doing that.  Just sticking them in ready vases on the head table once the reception starts. 

     
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    parfait    April 2010   Chicago, IL

    That's a great idea!  I've only seen them used as centerpieces for the head table, too.  They set out vases in front of every bridesmaids' place.  If my bridesmaid bouquet were at another table, I'd be a little sad...but I just love flowers.  Maybe your 'maids will be totally fine with it!

     
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    gamblina    October 29, 2010  

    that's what we're doing- the florist was a little confused about the idea- but it will majorly cut costs so i'm doing it. i'm a little concerned about how i can spruce up the table decor though and not have it look really plain...

     
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    naangel55    June 20, 2009   Long Beach, CA

    We used the BM's bouquets as the flowers on our sweetheart table.  We just had 5 small square vases filled with a little bit of water and after the grand entrance each girl put their flowers in the vases and got them back at the end of the night.

     

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