I love the simple look of hydrangeas in a square vase. They're short, so people don't have look around them to talk to the people across the table, they can be colorful (depending on the hydrangea) and they look so full. I had originally really liked the idea of a floating votive in a vase with flower petals surrounding it, but fell in love with hydrangeas when I saw the photo on the left (sorry, I don't remember where I found it).We already had the same type of beads in our colors (turquoise and silver) as the ones featured in the picture, but with the pink hydrangeas it was perfect. When I brought the idea up to my mom, she made it even better... hydrangeas get their color from the conditions of their soil. We could change the soil in our garden to make the hydrangeas we had pink! I was so pumped. But I still missed the candle idea.
Then I saw this centerpiece
idea. (Source) The hydrangeas looked so full, and the votives go perfectly. Bath and Body Works sells tealights, $5 for 30, so I bought 2 bags. They had great reviews, too... everyone who reviewed the product said they lasted 4-5 hours. I'm thinking I'll pick up votive holders closer to the wedding, once I have a more accurate count of how many tables I'll have. You only need so many votive holders. I'll also buy the square vases at that time. I've found some I like at Ikea, $2.50 each. So I guess I lied again... I'm DIY-ing this, too. I'm on a roll!So the colors and the marbles from picture one, same layout as picture 2, minus the greenery. Not a big fan of all the leaves. What do you think? What are you doing for your centerpieces?
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