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I decided pretty early I did not want to spend money on flowers, so deciding on our centerpieces took quite a bit of time. I mean, the original plan was to include tall cylinder vases with submerged callas or something similar (see: early in my planning). And, then our second idea was to some how hang them from wooden dowels - an idea we scrapped after finding some great options online.

The Mr. and I (yes, the both of us) immediately fell in love with these pictures when looking around for flower alternatives:

Image courtesy of Martha Stewart

Image courtesy of Lily Box

Our venue is no stranger to hanging paper lanterns. They still have hooks stuck to the ceiling from previous events. But, we’d be doing something a bit different. Instead of hanging the lanterns randomly through the space, we would have clusters of lanterns hanging directly over half of our tables, creating a “tall” centerpiece of sorts, complete with an array of candles on the table. My concern was how large could we go with the lanterns without them falling on the tables during dinner (and creating a disaster)? So, after meeting with our awesome event designer, Erin at Exclusive Events, we were assured that it shouldn’t be an issue, but it might be a good idea to test it out either at home, or in our reception space. I opted to hang them at home, that way we could leave them up for a while. Take a look for yourself:

Cluster of three. The tables that we will hang these over will probably have 5 to 7, but you get the point.

That red wall sure coordinates well! That was so not planned, I promise.

Top view.

The hook we used to hang them.

All images taken by me unless otherwise stated.

We hung these about 5 weeks ago, and still have yet to take them down (can we say lazy?). We have to avoid them each time we grab food for the dogs. Whoops! At least we know the hooks will hold, hah.

So, what are we doing for the other half of our tables, you ask? Good question. I don’t know yet. I’m hoping my creative juices flow in the next 6 months (and that I don’t procrastinate).

How did you decide on your centerpieces? Did you want a mix of high and low, or for them to be all the same?