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Like Miss Powder Puff, I needed to find a way to make chic centerpieces without going broke. She’s definitely a woman after my own heart! People always ask me, “What is your favorite flower?” Well, my favorite flower is and always will be carnations and my second favorite flower (or whatever) is baby’s breath. I know, I know, they’re cheap filler flowers you can get at a grocery store. Don’t care! I guess it makes sense though, since I kinda prefer imitation handbags over the real thing, and store brand OJ over the fancy kind from Florida.

Lately we’ve been thinking about how we can decorate our reception room, but still stay within our budget (which isn’t much). We thought about just using a few stems of pink hydrangeas in plain vases, giving a nice contrast to our white china and chocolate brown tablecloths. I did a mock-up of it and honestly, it looked kinda plain. After trying a few different combinations and looking at prices compared to what we would get in return, we weren’t having any luck. Then I remembered a picture I saw on a photography blog that always gives me inspiration (not to mention gorgeous pictures to look at!) and quickly showed it to Mr. Dumpling, who agreed that it was THE AWESOMEST.

See the baby’s breath in the middle? Yummy! Baby’s breath is not something you would usually see used as a centerpiece, but we’re just gonna go for it, because that’s how we roll. All random-like.

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So, for very little money, we are going to have something both unique and cost effective. The photo below is the “look” we are going for, but instead of a dome of greenery, we are doing a dome of baby’s breath. To jazz it up a little bit, we are probably going line the bottom with pink roses. Remember, our tablecloths are chocolate brown and our china is white. Neapolitan explosions everywhere you look!

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Have any of you used baby’s breath as a main centerpiece? I’d love some inspirational photos if you have them! If not, what kinds of flowers did you use that were both chic and cheap?