Are you making your own centrepieces? Care to flash?

We are currently collecting jam jars for our centrepieces. Although we are having some with flowers, the majority will be candles. It looks so pretty and we are saving tons by not hiring vases or candle holders. We are getting married in a barn though so depends on your venue as to what will suit I suppose.

What type of venue do you have?

You could always use the battery powered tealight candles if you didn't want flames near the kiddies. They look brilliant in glass holders

I'm making ours but with the help of my family friend who did a course in floristry. We are hoping to have one of these depending on price-

My favourite of the two.

I will be having candles at ours. On the children's table I have bought vases from Ikea and will fill them with foiled pink and silver mini chocolate eggs- no candles on there as they have colouring books in their gift pack!

I also thought about the fishbowl vases filled with water (water dyed pink) and 3 ivory floating candles, but had money left in the budget for something a bit more. We bought the vases from Argos for about £8 each and I am hiring the mirrors for £2 each. Candles will be cheap enough too and tealight holders from IKEA.

I just googled for inspiration when I started planning and found quite a few pics of DIY table centrepieces.

If you had hurricane vases, the vase would rise up much higher than the flame.

Do you have any sort of theme or colour scheme you're working to?

I bet that will look so pretty!

Ohh I love this one. These are the kinf od flowers I want in my bouquet but red.

Our recpetion is in a hotel and the colour scheme is red and white or ivory

Well apparently gerberas will be much cheaper and easier to do than the orchids. I'm reconsidering my bouquet too as originally thought of having pink and ivory roses but if these are on the tables, might be nice to add in my bouquet!

i have made my centerpieces, costing me a total of £45.. the vases will have red jelly water in and at night, the roses from the bowls will be removed and red LEDs put in x

MrsKeating2b these are fab! Can I ask where you got everythig from to make these as ive been looking for something like this for ages now x

yes of course, i got them from a florist wholesalers called country baskets which is in leeds area. x

15 tables! thats huge!!!

like so except not pink!

Mrs Keating2B - how did you get a membership for Country Baskets - I have one near me and they have the flowers I am looking for?

you have to own a business hun, it doesnt have to be a relevant business just need to have proof you own one. you could find someone you know who owns one to apply but hey would have to go with you to pay when youve done ur shopping x

That's where I am going! My MOH has a membership card and she's taking me there...

I have made my own with the help of my mum this is them but they now have red butterflys on the pot and green curlly bits dotted about

TMR123 wow you're super talented. They are beautiful

These are mine, have just finished buying the bits for it!

We are collecting old vases and teapots from charity shops and then will fill with lavender (free from mums garden!) will look so pretty and so cheap!

we are also collecting jam jars to put tea lights in x

They are lovely Rachie B. Have just seen a course starts in June near me on how to make arrangements. So may attend that and get some ideas too.

Our tables are being named after European football clubs Barcelona, Real Madrid etc. Anyone have any ideas how I could maybe incorrporate this but still get an nice look?

Think i'm going to end up with 15 tables too plus the top table. I have ordered flowers for the top table but making these for all the others.