3 O’Clock Wedding

We’ve come up with 7 great wedding reception centerpiece ideas just for you. The following ideas utilize supplies that can be found at the dollar store but they still make for gorgeous table decorations.

Centerpiece Idea #1

Buy some glass cereal bowls and place colored glass marbles in the bottom. Fill them half way up with water and put a floating candle in each. Or instead of a floating candle, you could just add a regular votive in the middle of the marbles. When the reception is over, the bride and groom will have a matching set of bowls!

Centerpiece Idea #2

Get some small terracotta pots and some florist’s foam. Pick out some silk flowers in your wedding colors along with some greenery. Stick the flowers in the foam bunched tightly together and arrange to your heart’s delight!

Centerpiece Idea #3

Take a silk rose and separate the bud from the stem. Disassemble the bud into individual petals. With a clear votive holder and a glue gun, you will glue the petals onto the holder. Start at the top with the smaller rose petals. Place one petal next to another, with the sides touching slightly.

Once your first row is completed, you can start on the next. Make sure that you cover any bare areas at the bottom of the first row and work your way down the holder until the rose petals cover the entire surface. Take the leaves from the flower and attach to the bottom of the holder. This will give the illusion of a lighted rose once a candle is placed inside and lit!

Centerpiece Idea #4

Find picture frames of varying sizes. Gather together your favorite pictures of the bride and groom. Put the pictures in the frames and arrange on the tables surrounding them by clear glass marbles and some greenery.

Centerpiece Idea #5

Get some small baskets and decorate with ribbon. Print out some index cards that say ‘Advice For The Newlyweds’ and lay them on the table with pens and/or pencils. Encourage guests to write something on the cards and place them in the baskets. Surround the baskets with flowers, greenery or pebbles. This can be a great ice-breaker for people who don’t know each other. Be prepared, too, for the jokesters in the crowd who may offer up some ridiculous and sometimes bawdy advice!

Centerpiece Idea #6

Take small grapevine wreaths and decorate with tulle and ribbon. Place a bottle of champagne in the center or a bottle of wine from a local winery. For extra fun, attach a balloon to the bottle.

Centerpiece Idea #7

Take two plastic champagne glasses and hot glue them together so that they cross when laying down. Hot glue four clear glass marbles inside each glass and tie a helium balloon to each. It will look like there are bubbles flowing out of your glasses as they lay on the table!

We hope that we’ve given you some great inspiration for your wedding reception centerpieces.  Good Luck!

This is an extract from our eBook ‘Planning The Perfect Wedding On a Shoestring Budget’, it’s packed with ideas to help you plan your perfect wedding without having to remortgage your house! If you would like to download our eBook, please click here.