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I think the price is kind of crazy for something that will just melt away, and I have to be honest - I am not exactly loving the idea based on the picture. But, if you can afford it and you love it do it! It's your wedding! :)
Eh, I think you could find vases that would give the same effect as the beginning of it for far less than $77 each. And I don't think guests will pay that much attention to the centerpeices to even notice it's changing.
Hmm how about a few for the head table or the card or cake tables? i Think its a little pricey for each table
I agree that I think you can do better and cheaper to achieve the effect of the ice centerpieces - But if you love ice sculptures, maybe you could do a few for your cocktail hour tables or guest book table?
Yeah I agree with maybe trying to find vases that look like ice instead of the actual ice. That said, go with the ice if you really, really want it and it's important to you enough.
@Breathless: That is what I was going to suggest!
If you have the money, go for it - but I personally wouldn't. That's a lot of money for what ends up being a pile of water...
If you're definitely set on ice sculptures, I think I would try to find a way to incorporate a few maybe as PP has said at strategic places. As centerpieces, I don't think you're going to get the wow factor you're hoping for. Your guests may not realize that the melting ice is the look you're going for. For nearly $2,000 I wouldn't want any question about what look I wanted.
If it's in your budget, why not! But if getting these means you're going to have to make sacrifices on other things you want, then I think your money could be better spent elsewhere.
Part of me wonders if you couldn't make your own. They look simple enough after you build your mold. I guess I would look at it as an excuse to buy a big chest freezer. Maybe I should sugest these to FI as a reason I need one :p
I say if you have the money for it go for it! That is way out of my price range..but I read a TON of wedding blogs daily & I have never seen anything like this! So if you do go with them...it would be something pretty unique! I owuld def call it something that has never been done before!
I agree that it's too much for centerpieces, especially since it's not as if you get to keep them. :/ I think maybe a few here and there. Plus, people really just aren't going to notice it enough for it to be worth that much per table. I say strategically place a few throughout if you REALLY want them.
Too expensive for what it is. Maybe do regular candle centerpieces and splurge on a cool ice sculpture for your head table?
No no no no no. First of all - way too expensive. Second - they won't photograph well. Third - i (personally) feel ice sculptures are dated.
Sorry to be a debbie downer, but save your money!
If you really love it, you could easily make your own. There are tutorials all over the place for ice bowls. You could mod it to that for a smaller version, or just build a frame for the larger cube. Enlist the freezer spaces of loved ones!
If you have the money, go for it. They are very pretty and unique. It's the kind of detail that would get people talking.
you also got to realize when u get 200 plus people in a room dancing and moving the room heats up... they may not last the 8 hours the place quoted you on... that is too much money for centerpieces.. maybe do one or two ice scuplutures on buffet table if u are gonna have it/cake table/head table some place where people can see it but its safe on the side somewhere...
you also got to realize when u get 200 plus people in a room dancing and moving the room heats up... they may not last the 8 hours the place quoted you on... that is too much money for centerpieces.. maybe do one or two ice scuplutures on buffet table if u are gonna have it/cake table/head table some place where people can see it but its safe on the side somewhere...
I feel like if you want it do it! If you have the money, and that is your Splurge i say do it.
you also could try DYIing it... it looks like it would be pretty easy to do?
Such an awesome idea! When I first heard "ice sculptures" in the title. I thought it was going to be dated swan ice sculptures and the like. But THIS, this is awesome. It is such a cool idea, very unique and an amazing conversationstarter (particularlyif you have guests seated with people they may not know too well. Personally, I love it. Especially that it keeps changing and they are a company that have done this before and have therefore thought everything through carefully. The only question I have for them is, what if one of the guests bumps it? Can it be budged enough to cause a mess? There is always going to be one guest that is a little clumsy. If the company says that's not a problem and the cost is within your budget I say GO for it!! If clumsy guests could be a problem or it's too hard to stretch the budget, I'd go for bigger versions around the bridal table only. But in terms of expense, I found out the other day that the roses wrapped around candelabra trailing down to tea lights, that I've wanted for so very long, is going to cost $329 per table. Due to the sheer number of roses to achieve the look I loved. We're now tweaking the design to minimise the number of roses and make things more affordable :(
I voted other, but that's because my suggestion is somewhere between yes and no. Like PP have said, if you have the money for it and it really means a lot to you, go for it. Getting a discount does matter because that can definitely make a different in the final price. It just depends on the discount. A 20% discount is nearly $400, so that's nothing to sneeze at.
I also wouldn't be quick to assume that guests would ignore them. I have to say, I would notice and think they were awesome. So would pretty much everyone I've ever attended a wedding with. But, that's going to depend on your guests. It's highly variable.
If you have the budget for them and you really love them, I think you should go for it. If you really sit back and think about it through the eyes of your guests and think they wouldn't appreciate them as much as you do, then you might want to question the decision. The same could be said if you're going to have to cut other things in your plans that you otherwise loved.
As others have mentioned, you could compromise and do only a few while the other tables have something a little more traditional. (Or even have something that looks similar, but made of glass.)
I think you have a long time until your wedding, so be on the lookout for other centerpieces. These are very expensive - perhaps they will still be very high on your list of priorities closer to the wedding, but likely many other (more vital) expenses will arise. These probably won't seem quite so cool once you factor in all of the other wedding costs.
If your wedding is 2014 I would pass for now just because you'll do so much research btw now and then that you are more likely than not to change your ideas about what you want. I think they're a lovely idea but only IMO they sound better than they look x
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FI and I have fallen in love with the idea of ice sculptures. We have been to a few bridal fairs and haven't seen anything quite like them and thought it would be cool to have something that hasn't been "done".
What do you think?
This is called an ice lantern and it lasts 8+ hours. The idea of it is that it keeps changing.. with the ice melting the edges will become thinner and jagged.. the water then runs inside and the flower petals rise up. This photo cuts the bottom out but it sits on a sheet of glass which then sits on a drip tray.. the tray is covered to match the table coverings and looks great. However they cost $77each. So we have approx 25 tables...... $77x25... :S
Is this too much to spend on centrepieces? We aren't thinking rationally since we have fallen in love with it :P.......(the company that carves them said they can give us discount because we are buying so many.. does that make a difference? lol)
What are your thoughts bees?