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    SanDiegoAli    September 18, 2010   San Diego

    I need some inspiration.

    Thanks!

     
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    Juliemd414    7/25/09   STL

     This isn't mine, but I really like it.  And it seems fairly easy to DIY

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    Brasty2010    04-10-2010   Cleveland, Ohio

    This is mine that seriously took me 2 days to come up with....Please share pics of your DIY non-floral centerpieces! :  wedding Centerpiece

     
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    greenleafmountain    7.31.2010  

    Here are mine that I posted a few days ago.  The fabric will be a different material but the same colors, and the tables will be long enough to have two of these set ups end to end.

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    Jelly_Bean25    11-21-2009   Orlando, FL

    This was made with birch branches, river rock and luneria from www.save-on-crafts.com

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    crebre80    November 20, 2010   Baton Rouge, LA

    These will be mine (feathers eee!!) these are the actual centerpieces that I am using...

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    Twista    October 2, 2010   Roanoke, VA

    We're doing goldfish in bowls.  Instead of the grass at the bottom we're doing green and blue rocks, our colors. At the end of the night the guests can take them home.

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    greenleafmountain    7.31.2010  

    Twista- not to be critical, but have you considered what you'll do with the fish if the guests don't take all of them? Using fish can be really tricky because its important to consider the needs of a living creature too.  Make sure you have a good home set up for any that don't get taken.  You've probably already know this, but talk to the pet store about how to de-chlorinate the water and be sure the temperatures are adjusted before you set them up in their bowls, or you'll have a lot of dead fish by the end of the night (or possibly even before the reception starts!)

     
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    Sep_Queen    September 4, 2010  

    Aww cute! so creative : )

     
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    jingle96    May 28, 2010   DW in ARUBA/livin' in VA

    @ Crebre:  I love it!!  So much drama and class!

     
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    RecessionistaBride    January 28, 2012  

    @jellybean: I looooove lunaria! Thanks for posting... I just realized I have to find a place for lunaria in my wedding. It's so pretty & organic. Perfect for our mountain top wedding.

     
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    BrianneG    June 5, 2010   Redondo Beach, CA

    @twista - Please don't do goldfish. I went to a wedding with goldfish last summer and it was a disaster. My FI's little brother was grasping at the fish all night and threatening to swallow one. I know only about six of them survived longer than a day. No one had any way of taking them home, since they would just slosh out of the bowl if you took it with you in the car.

     
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    TSlovely    March 27, 2008   FL

    use food, get some three tiered serving dihes and add fruit or nuts, small veggies and dip, candy that matches your wedding color anything you want =)

     
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    Habibah14    October 24, 2010   Fairfield County, Connecticut

    Please share pics of your DIY non-floral centerpieces! :  wedding Centerpiece

    silk flowers from pier 1 for this gal!

     
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    Lillindy    September 2008   Bay Area, CA

    @Twista: I know this is going to sound crazy, but you migh want to make sure none of your guests have a fear of fish.  I do and if I was a guest and there was a fish staring at me I actually wouldn't be able to sit at the table the whole time. 

     
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    elusivephoto    October 28, 2011   Leesburg, VA

    I wish I had photo credit, we're doing centerpieces like this!

     

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    alishadhs4    June 5, 2010   Colorado Springs, CO

    @lillindy---i have a fear of fish also :(

     
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    SanDiegoAli    September 18, 2010   San Diego

    I'm also on the NO fish bandwagon, so I won't be using them (or any other live creature).

     
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    Frugal Bride    July 17, 2010   Ontario, Canada

    @Twista - I went to a wedding last summer where people were actually swallowing the goldfish centerpieces. Disgusting, and it disturbed a lot of people, which reflected badly on the bride/groom for making a poor choice. Just be careful.

     

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