(Closed) Can I get an honest opinion on my idea for centerpieces?

posted 8 years ago in Decor
Post # 32
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Buzzing bee
  • Wedding: April 2015

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@Luayne:  *high five* thanks, exactly what i was going to say! hai gais, here’s my potted plant in a plain pot and trellis. enjoy looking at that! LOL im  not that bad.

 

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@MeiFrancis:  very true. hardware stores sell them by the flat and then i wont have to strangle people because they want to take home the plants ive had for years. erm, im pretty territorial over my plants. ::blush::

Post # 33
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Bee Keeper
  • Wedding: August 2013 - The Liberty House

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@sealevels: haha then it might be best to keep them safe =) If you just got them from the hardware store it would still avoid cut flowers, and you could even send them with people as favors to spread your love of gardening to friends and family

Post # 34
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Bee Keeper
  • Wedding: March 2012

I like them.  You have time to develop and tweak some things, but love the price of the plants 😀

Post # 35
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Buzzing bee
  • Wedding: May 2013

I say go for it!!! The inspiration photos are awesome – and I know yours will look equally cool!

Post # 36
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Bee Keeper
  • Wedding: December 2011

I think it could be really pretty or.lame depending on how you do it. My sister had plants for her centerpieces but it wasn’t just chilling in a pot on the table so it looked pretty. 

 

Post # 37
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Helper bee
  • Wedding: September 2012

Are you picturing something like this?

(Stolen from the $20 centerpiece thread)

I wish I had done something like this. Sigh. Forget dress regret – what about decor regret? 🙂 🙂

Post # 38
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Honey Beekeeper
  • Wedding: November 1999

I tihnk you need something colorful to break up the green.  I know next to nothing about plants, so if they bloom with colorful blossoms, I take that back!

Post # 39
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Buzzing bee
  • Wedding: July 2015

I think its a great idea and will look amazing! I love personal touches like this at weddings 🙂

Post # 40
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Buzzing bee
  • Wedding: April 2015

Thanks for all of the input – positive or otherwise. 🙂

By The Way, I realize not many of you guys are active in gardening or think about plants on a semi-often basis. Plants do grow fast, some fast than others. For instance, this is one of my plants in May:

And a few months ago in October:

One summer’s growth! I have two years to fill these babies out and it’ll look much better.

Of course, I’m not going to put them on the table in their original pots. I’ll be using the same theme of cache pots. Some centerpieces will be one plant (either raised and cascading for a hanging plant), or bunched together for the smaller ones. I’ll be using candles and glass vases next to the plants.

And yes, gardening is a huge part of my life. We want the reception indoors but next to our ceremony space. Bringing the garden inside! Besides, it’s close family and friends and they all know I have crazy amounts of plants. It would be my biggest personal touch.

 

Post # 41
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Buzzing bee
  • Wedding: April 2015

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@LaughLines:  Something a little more elaborate. Maybe putting like pots on “blocks”, if you will, of differing heights for some interest. I’d weave the plants that grow upward in with fabric or something to bring the eye up.

Also, some more of my plants that I can group up.

Post # 42
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Helper bee
  • Wedding: September 2012

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@sealevels:  Yes, that sounds beautiful, with the layering, different greenery and flowering plants. Lovely!  What’s nice is if you’re not set on one particular plant being in the mix you can use whatever is growing or blooming best near your wedding!

This is making me want to garden! 🙂

Post # 43
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Helper bee
  • Wedding: September 2013

This may sound odd, but I like the metal loops, gives them height. Maybe you can recreate it with leaves? and a candle in a hanging votive holder….IDK, I think if you have a large group of them in differing heights, not just sitting on the table, it’lll look awesome.

Post # 44
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Helper bee
  • Wedding: August 2013

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@sealevels:  I think it’s a great idea!  It definitely seems very you…they’ll look great when they are all potted!

Post # 45
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Buzzing Beekeeper
  • Wedding: August 2013

I love this idea!!! It gives your wedding soe  personality. And I would definately include little signs of something in the program that explains that you grew the all!

Post # 46
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Bumble bee
  • Wedding: May 2009

Love the idea — especially naming the tables after kinds of plants and having a card with information about them. 

I think it will be especially charming in an outdoor/garden setting in April.  It might be nice to toss in some bulb flowers for spring. 

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