S/O wedding talk...

[Bernadine]

We applied for our marriage license.  Yay!  The website made it sound like the witness had to be someone who knew us, but the secretary did it for us.  Whew!

We also saw the church and met with the restaurant.  Then we talked to a florist- $423 for 3 bouquets, 3 corsages, 4 boutonnieres, and 2 vases for the church.  Yay!  I told her we were really looking to keep the cost down, so we're using ivory hydrangeas, deep purple carnations, and lavender roses.

Oh, and we got a good deal on an extra hotel room for the photographer.

I'm working on invites now.

Anyone have some great ideas for inexpensive centerpieces?  There are antique crystal chandeliers above the tables, cream colored linens.

[aprilsails]

I'm just tagging this - I'm helping my friend our with her décor and we're also hunting for centerpieces.

For my own wedding I placed a floral order with the grocery store ($225 for 19 tables) and used mason jars wrapped in ribbons for centerpieces with a smattering of votive candles (I think?). This was super cheap but also a little more rustic sounding than I would imagine you want.

[Bernadine]

Yeah, I like the mason jars with the candles, but I don't think it will go with the decor of the room.

If we use candles, they need to be enclosed (obviously, open at the top though).

[noodle]

Yay!  Glad it was easier than you anticipated!

I'm not sure it's a great fit, but I ordered 12 packs of 2 different sized mason jars on Amazon, tied ribbons around the necks of the jars, and put small white candles in them. Put a few in the middle of the tables and more around the edges of the room.  The two different heights made some visual interest, it was cheap, and they were sturdy, so I didn't worry about them getting knocked over.

I also got some hurricane candle holders and some smaller globe tealight holders from Crate and Barrel (don't see them on their website). I was able to put a few flowers around the base of the candles and in the globe tealight holders.

None of it required much DIY skill.  And was cheap.

[VeryViolet]

Check out ikea. They have really cool candle holders. I got some for Christmas and they were pretty cheap. Also I bet you could do something cool with some succulents.

[sparkythelawyer]

We rented lanterns from the florist. Was actually cheaper than buying them (I checked!) and they put a little bowl of the flowers that were used in the bouquets at the tables. Did not cost much.