The floating candles I ordered from Illuminations came yesterday, so I decided to put together a mock-up of our centerpieces.

We have approximately 17 tables. The ’sand’ is from the same 40 lbs of concrete mix that I used for the favors. The driftwood is from an eBay auction that I won for $10.50. The 9″ cylinder vases came from Sav-on Crafts and were on sale for $2.49 each. The ball jars I found on the street one day while walking with Mr. Corn in his neighborhood. The candles were $.50 each on sale from Illuminations (thank you Weddingbee for continually keeping me updated on crazy-go-nuts deals!). The water is from my sink
. The grass is from Nettleton Hollow, $25 for two bunches; and the shells were free from a lamp my mom used to have.
Total cost for 17 centerpieces: $86.33
Total cost each: $5.08
It was never on our radar to have floral centerpieces because we wanted something very New England Coastal… but from what I gather, I think we made out pretty well on the price. And I have every intention of selling the vases on ebay or craigslist when all is said and done, so they may end up costing us even less!
Oh, wow. This is really beautiful. No offense to flower centerpieces, but I love how interesting and atmospheric this is… Terrific job!