Weddingbee boards

I posted a while back about these mock ups that Publix did.  I am not super pleased with them by any means.  They would do if they had to and no one would complain, but I'm a typical bride and if I can, I want them to be perfect. 

Here is what I don't like about these:

1. There is too much caspia (babys breath like stuff in green and white).  It makes the centerpiece look too messy and cheap.
2. You can't really see the green fuji mums or the buttom mums.  Those are the flowers I really love that am trying to highlight
3. The white carnation was added to add "white" but it looks stupid
4. We have already agreend to nix the idea of bamboo sticks.  We aren't doing a tropical theme.

So I posted a wedding bee poll and this was the style centerpiece that won:

I really like these, however I do not know if they go with the theme of our wedding.  We also couldn't afford mirros and our vase shape would make it difficult to add a ribbon to.  Here are the two main things why I don't think this will work for us:

1. Fuji mums with no other green or white are VERY lime green.  The BM dresses are more of an olive/fern green.
2. Fuji mums by themself seem very modern.  We are going more for a rustic, natural feel.

So where does that leave us.  To try to combat the lime green issue, we did a mock up this weekend with white mums.  3 mums in the vase wasn't full enough and looked very plain.  I added in some daisys with green centers, some green stems (not sure what it is called), some green berries (hypericum) and green leaves around the edges.

This centerpiece will be on a brown tablecloth.  What do you guys think of this mock up?  Here are a few options I am considering, but am not sure:

1. Add some Kermit/Button mums for some more green.
2. Add other types of green
3. Switch to green fuji mums again and add some other type of white flower to break it up.

Thanks for all the opinions.  I think I may go buy some green button mums and play with them in there.

I am surprised that a lot of you don't like the green leaves on the edges.  That was one of my favorite parts and without it the centerpiece looked bare to me.  I can try to take some pictures with leaves and without leaves and see if you agree.  This is the inspiration picture that got me thinking about adding the leaves.  I think it adds another shade of green and a bit more depth to the centerpiece.

I am going to try to add some more greenery to the centerpiece and come back with some more options!  Stay Tuned!