Wedding Reception Centerpiece

Here is an easy and beautiful wedding reception centerpiece for you to make for each table, a floating flower centerpiece. Make each one exactly the same or a little different for variety. I have seen it done both ways and it always looks great.

First, find clear round, square, or rectangle floating candle bowls. These do not have to be very high, six inches or less. Choose pretty stones, marbles in various shapes and colors, or river rocks. The bowls, rocks, and marbles can all be found in craft stores, dollar stores, or even Wal-Mart. I have found them in Garden Ridge, Dollar Tree, Wal-Mart, and Big Lots.

You can choose real leaves and flowers or silk leaves and flowers. If you use real ones, put these together a few days prior to the wedding. If you use silk, put them together months or weeks ahead, cover them so they don't get dusty, and then go on to other wedding things.

Choose a long, tall leaf such as a long tea leaf and place it inside your bowl, on the bottom and wrap it around the edge of the rocks or marbles. This gives the bowl a little color. You can use a stem with some leaves on it and bend that around inside of the bowl instead of one long leaf as well, just as long as you think it looks pretty.

If you are going to use your centerpiece right away, add some water now. If not, right before you will use it, remove the flowers and candles, pour the water in, and then put the flowers and candles back in the bowl.

Next, use a Gerber daisy, a carnation, a rose, or the flower head of your choice. Clip the stem off and float the flower in the water. If you have a large enough bowl, float two or three flowers in it. Now place in your floating candle. The centerpiece should look beautiful. Right before the reception starts, light the floating candles. You will be amazed at how this simple wedding reception centerpiece will transform your table.

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