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I'm putting my Mom in charge of this (since she'll be at the reception after we leave). I think we're giving the take home arangements to the women that are hosting wedding showers for me.
usually in my family the last person to leave the table gets the centerpiece... but on my dads side they did a game kinda like musical chairs but with a spoon... guess it was more like hot potatoe it was alright cause there were lots of kids and it was good for them... it made a lot of people laugh, i remember everyone enjoying it actually... and i think she did it not too long after the cake was cut
A few years back I attended a wedding where they placed a sticker underneath something (plate? placemat? water glass?) at one of the seats at a table in order to designate who had the rights to take home the centerpiece.
If you are going to have menus, you could put a sticker on it that says "take a centerpiece!" and just put one with a sticker per table.
In my family it's usually the last one at the table to leave the party but some people do not care an call it in the beggining which I think is rude. FI and I were going ot give ours away but now we are considering selling our manzanita trees after the wedding!
I've never been to a wedding where the guests take a centerpiece home, but these are good ideas. Maybe just tell your parents to spread the word that all of them can be taken home.
At most weddings I've been to there has been some kind of game, but I can't really remember the details. Unfortunately, our florist owns the vases that we're using for our centerpieces, so we can't partake in this tradition. I really hope that our guests don't decide to leave with our center pieces... but if they do, we'll just pay our florist for the vases I guess :-(
When my mom got married they did trivia about the bride and groom during cocktail hour. The winners got to take home a centerpiece.
I have the opposite problem. If we go for the tall centerpieces, then we'll be renting the vases from the florist. So how do I tell or prevent my guests from taking the centerpieces?
I have been to some weddings that they just say who evers Birthday is closest to the day wins the centerpiece.
@Worry Wart - I've been told that in that situation, you should have the dj make a friendly announcement about leaving the centerpieces.
The birthday thing is nice...it gets people talking too. Hmm...
Thanks for all the ideas, ladies!
I love the idea of giving the centerpieces to the women who hosted the parties, etc.
I was once at a wedding where, if it wasn't tied down, the guests ripped it off. I couldn't believe it! Luckily my guest list is small enough that this won't happen... but geez! That's just rude IMO. :)
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Any ideas on a low-key way to have someone "win" or be told they can take the centerpeice home? We don't want to make a big production out of it, but guests can have them if they want. (sister's wedding, not mine)
Thanks!!!