Comments on: Non-floral wedding centerpieces

By: carly

carly — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:34:09 +0000

i totally agree. remember that these are LIVING things, not toys or decorations. How cruel.

By: Carly

Carly — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:23:12 +0000

I agree, using and exploiting animals as part of 'your day' is disgusting. rethink this and consider how scared those fish must be in those little bowls while your guests loudly bang around the table and gawk at them.

By: jamiethebride

jamiethebride — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:40:57 +0000

Just keep them till their time. I've also seen fish used in centerpieces.
Or have a mini fish sale on your street for little kids. Think: lemonade stand

By: OffbeatAriel

OffbeatAriel — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:31:41 +0000

Erin, many folks have VERY strong opinions against using living fish (especially betas) as centerpieces: http://www.healthybetta.com/bettas-as-centerpiece...

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:17:50 +0000

I know someone who put fish int he center and then gave them to the children as favors. They were betas so it isn't like they ould need a big fish tank at home.

By: OffbeatAriel

OffbeatAriel — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:18:39 +0000

Easy, Nina: Give 'em away as favors!

By: Nina

Nina — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:55:14 +0000

I love to cook and garden and I love all things French, so I instantly knew I wanted herb plants for my centrepieces. I thought I was going to buy herb plants and then started adding it up–2.50 per plant plus all the pots at 5 plants a table was more than I wanted to spend. Luckily we're planning for next year and I'm kind of obsessive, so I did a trial run of growing them from seed–it worked great!! I found someone selling little terracotta pots for 40 cents a piece, so I'll be able to do the whole project for under $50 and have little basil, rosemary, oregano, thyme and lavender plants that people can take home. My only concern is where I'm going to put the 70 little pots while they're growing next year in our little apartment!!

By: Coni

Coni — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:31:26 +0000

We are getting married on Oct. 3 in an outside wedding. We have both done this twice already and want something different and very cheap…any ideas? We are just having a simple ceremony for a few family members. Its in a park in Illinois also. We are having cupcakes instead of cake I think…so far anyway. We are both older and don't want a lot of fuss.

By: @EveryGirlSecret

@EveryGirlSecret — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:15:48 +0000

get small astroturf squares to use as placemats….or get a large one and put in center. it would need something on it of course. havn't thought of that yet! get those teeny football helmets like they used to have in gumball machines (you can probably find online) and put some of each team on it…like a little playing field. your guests can play with them.

By: hope

hope — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:57:00 +0000

you could totally do personalized guitar picks for a gift. or scatter them on the table.