Yep. I'm hoping to spend no more then $10 per table. Yes, I know I'm a cheapo, but I have hope that I can still have cute centerpieces
:D
Sorry for the 2 posts, I'm on my phone: vases $.25 from thrift stores. 3 hydrangeas less than $7 from Costco, wine bottles free (asked my BMs to save them lol), minimal spent on ribbon & scrapbook paper, 3 votives $1.50. My goal was $10th, too!
Hey there....cheap and sophisticated is the name of the game :-)
Inspiration photo:
Centerpieces (25 tables)
Three dollar store vases =$3
Three Candlesticks to glue on(dollartree)= $3
10 candles per table= $5 (Candles4less.com buy their votives and candles seperately 288 for 150 with 15% coupon on the store site)
3 floating candles per table=$71 for 72 approximately $3 dollars/ table (candles4less)
5 roses per table (in vases and on table) approximately $4 dollars per table (sam's club)
So every table comes to approximately = $18.00 for centerpieces
To cut back on that you could eliminate the votives and lessen the amount of petals on the table (or eliminate it) That would get you to around 10-12 dollars.
Hope this helps :)
Depends on the theme or colors of the wedding if you have any...but for a soft romantic look, baby's breath is super cheap and something I normally acutally HATE, but something abot having a whole big bunch of it together...it's like a cloud or something, it's so pretty I love the look! Here's a bee who DIYed it: http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/02/10/creating-the-centerpieces/
@MissFireFlower: I am definitely excited to do it for my centerpieces :-) I was looking for some way to cut back the costs of decor and these made me happy :D ....If you're interested here's the blog I got it from and the tutorial to do it:
http://www.twotwentyone.net/2011/02/thrifty-hurricane-tutorial/
Good luck!
Here is my first post for this thread. All of this can be found at the dollar tree/store so this can go under $10.00 a table! I'll look for some more.
We used cobalt blue wine and water bottles we collected, cobalt votives I got for 50 cents apiece from Crate and Barrel, and inexpensive yellow gerbera daisies. I loved the way it turned out (and I can't wait to get pro pics to show it better).
You could get this stuff at Target or the Dollar tree too.
Also I was thinking of doing a secret garden theme and for my centerpieces I thought about buying some birch wood slabs from save on crafts.com with some fake moss, and putting a lantern in the middle with a candle inside.....but that might come out to $15.00 per table, but it all depends on where you look!
The birdcages were on clearance and I had a coupon, so they were cheap, and all the candles were from the dollar store...
I would totally do fruit, cupcakes, cakes or candy! Something beautiful and edible! Then they could have dessert at the table or a snack before dinner or even the candy favor... whichever you would choose.
I have so many photos...
@k_trini05: Just wanted you to know I went with a version of this, and I'm at about $6 a table right now!! I'm so happy! Tomorrow I'm going to do a mock up and post pictures!
@HappilyEverAfter54: Love this! I'm planning on mixing edible centerpieces with paper ones, and this is awesome!
I really love the idea of a small, pretty cake at each table... I can have a nice cake for cutting and photos, and then every table can havea cake with a knife and desert plates! Pretty centerpieces + no cake cutting fee! SCORE!
I love the edible centerpiece idea!
We combined the centerpieces with the guests' favors and did breakaway centerpieces: little potted ivy plants ($2.50 ea. at a local greenhouse) with the pots wrapped in colored foil. There was also a little sign saying: Ivy is a symbol of fidelity, friendship and marital love. It is also an excellent houseplant. Please take these ivy plants home as a token of our thanks for celebrating with us today (or something along those lines).
I'm thinking of a purple/teal theme and this is what I'm thinking of... it should fit within your budget!
20 tables = budget of $200:
1 vase per table: $60 on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Candles4Less-3028-Glass-Rectangular-Vases/dp/B004HBP1T8/
Teal and purple beads (teal beads on tables with purple tablecloths, purple beads on tables with teal tablecloths): $60 on Amazon ($30 each) http://www.amazon.com/Package-Storing-Flowers-Candles-Centerpieces/dp/B00A44K8IQ/
5 peacock feathers per table: $22 on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Peacock-Feathers-about-26-30cm/dp/B004O5G8Q2/
About 9 teal and purple paper flowers per table - $30 on Etsy http://www.etsy.com/listing/112639469/36-teal-paper-flowers-small-bouquet and http://www.etsy.com/listing/112667923/36-lavender-paper-flowers-small-bouquet
Total: $172 or $8.60 per table!Anyway, not sure that's exactly what I'll go with, but just some ideas... definitely seems like we can save a lot of money by doing our own centerpieces =)
Looking forward to seeing pictures of yours, though!!
@MissFireFlower: I can't wait to see your mock up!
There are some really creative ideas on here ladies, good work bees :)
I'm basing the $10 off using recycled items for alot of these with alot of DIY
Our venue included the candles, the votives, and the mirrors, but the Dollar Store should be able to hook you up. The glass bowls were about $5 each with a coupon; the river rocks were $1.50, the hydrangeas were off my MIL's bush -- the table numbers were Dollar Store frames, painted white, with scrapbook paper.
I would say that glass, candles, and flowers that are inexpensive and/or make a big impact by themselves will be your best friends. You can totally do it though! :-)
Exactly what I did use for half my tables. Don't have a photo from my wedding handy, but here's our inspiration pic:
We clustered glass vases on a table, put candles in them, and filled them with acorns. The vases were between 0.25 and 1.00 each at thrift stores, the candles were on sale at Pat Catan's for maybe 1.00 each, and the acorns were pretty cheap since you can buy them in bulk for "animal feed." You could use anything as filler, though...river rocks, lavender, gems, etc.
I use 3 tealights, a votive, a floating candle, a mirror tile, a dollar store glass vase, some clear vase filler, and a single rose:
@HappilyEverAfter54: I really like the idea of the cupcake centerpieces :) How cute!
Books! We don't have pro pics yet, but here's mine (ignore the flowers, they are my BM's bouquet, we didn't use any flowers for the reception)
You can barely see it here, but there's also a vase with silver curly ting, which you could still swing under $10 depending on the vase you bought and how many of the books you already owned
Something like these:
We're looking at book/autumnal theme, so a lot of stuff will be seasonal, and should be easy and cheap to pick up, and some of it free!
This is one of our centrepieces. Our other ones will have just the vase filled with green apples and a blue table runner.
Vases - $60 for 30 ($2 each)
Flowers - $40 for way more than I need (Approx $2/table)
Blue gel beads - $14 for 4oz (again way more than I need)
LED lights - $19 for 24 (approx $1/table bc we wont use them all)
Total: Approx $6 per table
I am assuming 12 tables for this example.
125 Assorted color roses for $84.28 ~ 10 roses per table = $8.09 per table
http://www.samsclub.com/sams/roses-growers-assorted-125-stems/107236.ip?navAction=push
12 Glass cylindar vases, 7 1/2" tall = $1.00 each
http://www.dollartree.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=9889
And you could get something similar to this for $9.09 per table... (Please note - I am under budget, so you may want to add some flower filler of some sort like babys breath or leather fern. Also note, your arrangements will have two less than the pictures.)
Argh, I was posting and then my computer died! Ni pictures, but this is what we're doing:
- recycled wine bottles = free
- black chalkboard paint spray = 50 cents per table (bottles & trays)
- curly ting = 20 cents per table
- wooden numbers = $3/each
- metallic champagne spray paint = 50 cents per table (ting & numbers)
- silver trays = $1/each
- milk glass pieces = free (from mine and grandma's collections)
- various tea light/votive holders = $1/each, $3/table
- candles = 60 cents each
Total = $8.80 per table
I love this one because you can use a fake flower and no one would know! You just need to used distilled water so there are no bubbles.
Loving this thread! Thanks for the inspiration that centerpieces can be inexpensive.
This will be my centerpiece. It costs $8.75 to make and all items were purchased at the dollar tree (expect the floating candles--got those at michaels).
Silverplated teapot from thrift store = $2
Hydrangeas from neighbor's garden = free
Salal and cedar from my yard = free
Roses from Costco = $4
Delphinium and miscellaneous flowers from the farmer's market = $2
Total: $8
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