Tall wedding centerpieces look stunning, they create a wow when you walk into the room and they look expensive!
What do you do when you know what you want but don't have the budget to get it?
The first thing is work out the style of tall centerpiece you want, do you want tall vases, branches, peacock feathers or balloons? When you know the answer you need to find the base for your centerpiece cheaply.
You can find great tall vases on and often you will find a seller with lots of identical vases that would be perfect for your wedding. A number of brides do resell their vases after their wedding so it is also worth checking places like Craigslist, Gumtree and also wedding forums. Another brilliant place for cheap vases are dollar stores, if you see ones that you like buy them on the day as it is unlikely they will be there the next time you visit.
Your vases can be filled with colored stones,
fruit,
peacock feathers and of course flowers and grasses.
Fill your vase with ivy or grasses and then use the expensive flowers as a touch of glamour and color to your tall wedding centerpiece. In other words you don't have to fill your vases with flowers to make them look good.
Branches are free, all you need are pots and some clay to secure the branches and then spray and decorate. This looks great for a
winter wedding centerpiece.
Balloons also make fun tall centerpieces, and you can make them yourself. You will need to hire a balloon gas cannister, balloons, ribbon and something to weight them down. Blow up your balloons and then tie the ribbon, when you have enough for one table, arrange the balloons at various heights and then secure the weight to them. The weight will keep them in place at the table. You can have your balloons to match your wedding colors and co-ordinate the ribbon.