I am having quite a casual buffet-style reception.I am trying to decide on nice but simple(nothing big) centerpieces for the tables... Any ideas??

Are you doing wedding favors? You could use them as your centerpiece. I am getting a cake stand and stacking the boxes up and then sprinkling flower petals around the base. Then at the end of the reception, everyone can grab a box to take with them!

At my reception we have long tables and we are going to put like 3-4 candles per table and then sprinkle rose petals down the middle of the tables.

I like the idea of floating candles for a centerpiece. They are pretty reasonably priced as well. You can get the glass ball and stones for the bottom and the small floating candles all at a crafts store like a c moore. And I think they look very pretty lit on the tables.

I agree with sanderson_7. Floating candles are a great idea and they are classy, in my opinion.

Floating candles with some colorful flowers is a romantic idea .......i had it once




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I was considering whether or not I want to go with a "Tea Party" sort of theme for the wedding. (After Erik and I watched an 80's movie with a prom having the theme of stars I decided no on the stars.) Anyway, Erik and I go to a craft store here called Hobby Lobby, where you can buy 1lb blocks of beeswax for candle making. Each block makes 6-8 votive candles (can't remember how many exactly). Either way, my mom and I were thinking of going to the local thrift stores and finding tea cups with matching saucers (each of the tea cups don't have to match just each cup to a saucer). We can buy those for cheap then spend $30 -$40 on beeswax (3-4 blocks) and make candles in each of the teacups. I am not sure if this will work, or if it will have the finished look that I will like, but its cheap enough to try and its not like i have to order I box of 25. Also, if I make them and it turns out that I don't want to use them for the wedding I can just put them away in my "gift closet" and give them away in gift baskets with tea and homemade scones.