If you are on a tight wedding budget then why not make your own wedding centerpieces to save money and add a hint of imagination to your wedding reception. Weddings can be expensive, especially if you and your future husband are footing the bill yourselves, so doing little things to keep costs down without feeling that you are cheapening the event can be a useful thing to learn about. The beauty of making these centerpieces yourself is that they will look lovely, cost almost nothing and not be wasted like so many table decorations often are.
The most common method of making these wedding centerpieces is by using mason jars. They are very inexpensive, easy to find, easy to decorate and can be found in four sizes so you can make them exactly as you want. Most couples want flowers on the individual tables but it is the vases that really cost the money. Now you can make your own holders for the flowers. First pick the size you want. They can be half gallon, quart, pint or a half pint. The size you use will depend greatly on the size of the table you will be putting them on. If you are going to use them at the head table then making them bigger will be better. Most people use the pint or quart size for the guest tables.
The things you need to make these decorations include the jars, the type of ribbon that is both colorful and has wire in it so that is can keep its shape and the kind of flowers you want to put on the tables. The jars can be covered with tissue paper or wrapping paper if you find something you like. Then you tie the ribbon around the jar to help hold the paper in place. In a moment you will have made an attract vase that requires you to only add water and flowers. All of which will be color coordinated to the colors you have chosen for the tablecloths and napkins for the reception. Your budget for these imaginative wedding centerpieces will surprise you. The mason jars, which can be bought at your local supermarket, in thrift stress or even online, should only cost you about seventy-five cents each.
Although these are one of the most common things that are handmade for weddings there are many other things that can be done if the mason jar vases do not appeal to you. You can take candles and tie them with colored ribbon, again to match your wedding motif, and sit them on the tables. If it is a fall wedding you are having then you could use a harvest theme and decorate each table with pumpkins and various gourds. They need not be in anything other than the center of the table and may have some colorful dried leaves sprinkled on top of them. Other ideas include putting large feathers in the middle of the tables. These can be from pheasants or ostriches. Some people put small stuffed animals on each table while others use seashells. Whatever you decide, if you want to make your own wedding centerpieces it will not be difficult and it will say something more significant than those made by your florist or the reception hall.
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