All posts under centrepieces
Awesome Non-Floral Centrepiece Ideas Your Friends Will Wish They Thought Of First
Create memorable table decor with candles, lemons, balloons, tissue paper streamers and more!
DIY Centrepieces That You Can Create With Almost No Effort
Easy craft projects that even the most time-starved bride can handle.
15 Pretty Reasons to Pick Pastels For Your Wedding
Romantic wedding inspiration in shades of light pink, blue, green and yellow.
25 Different Ways To Work Mason Jars Into Your Wedding
Looking for an easy and creative DIY project? Look no further! Mason jars are versatile and work well for every type of wedding. From summer garden parties to elegant winter affairs, Mason jars can serve as vessels for everything from…
10 Unique Vintage Centrepiece Ideas
There’s nothing shabby about these chic antique table-toppers. Spend some time scouring your local thrift stores, rummage sales and antique markets and you’ll be rewarded with some fabulous vintage finds to fill with fresh flowers or candles to create lovely…
9 Reasons You Should Make Your Own “Collectables” Centrepieces (And How To Do It)
Celebrity wedding planner David Connolly from Rich Bride, Poor Bride has joined Weddingbells as a guest blogger answering all of your burning wedding-related questions. Need some help with the planning process? Have a question about etiquette, organization or budgeting? Post…
28 Sensational Fall Centrepieces
The crisp weather has inspired us to find the best in fall centrepieces. Warm autumn colours and unique textures are some of the things that we love most about fall. Whether you choose bouquets of wheat and pine cones for…
From Cakes to Favours, 5 Glamourous Ways To Use Glitter
What could be more fun than a wedding filled with loads of glitter and confetti? From dazzling cakes to fabulous flowers, here are five glam ways to add that touch of sparkle. Photography by Jim Norton. Styling by Catherine Doherty.…
13 Reasons To Add Veggies to Your Floral Centrepieces
This is one of those quirky ideas that you must see to believe. From the onset, you must be thinking, do veggies and flowers even go together? Um, yeah, they kinda do–especially when you see how the talented team from…
Dreaming of Summer
I feel like this snowy winter day calls for a floral eye candy blog post! Fest your eyes on this pretty wedding we designed last August, let the soft hues warm you. Each bridesmaid’s bouquet was a unique cluster of…
Pretty Peonies
Last week I was out for a business breakfast at Toronto’s Four Seasons Hotel. Walking into the lobby they had the most amazing display of peonies, blood orange-meets-coral in colour, presented in a tall, cylindrical vases. Seeing these dramatic arrangements…
Embrace Halloween
What a fun weekend to have a marriage celebration! You may not want your guests wearing costumes, but there is subtle ways to celebrate this holiday, while keeping your wedding an elegant event. Pumpkin centrepieces are always a hit! I…
Pumpkin Party
{from left to right: image courtesy Pottery Barn; image courtesy Love Life Images; image courtesy Flickr} Are pumpkins considered a fruit or a veggie? Well, whatever the answer, they’re great to use when in season and make for marvelous additions…
Express Yourself
{All photography courtesy Ikonika} A wedding is a snapshot of a couple for all their guests to see. Their taste, likes, loves is all captured in a wonderful celebration. Don’t be afraid to show your guests who you are! A…
Final Details
Wow! The last post! I feel like I’ve barely shared all of my ideas with you and now I have but 500 very valuable words left to fill you in on the rest of the details. Here’s how we’ve put…
Hello Harvest Table
Long rectangle tables are a hot new trend. They are a perfect fit for a modern venue, sleek and streamlined. If you are planning on having rectangle tables, multiple centrepieces are a must. Now, I know what you are thinking……
The Recessionista Bride’s DIY Guide
It’s a pretty safe bet to say that we’re far from having the biggest wedding budget in the world. So when times are tight, what better way to save money (and have far too much fun!) than to attempt many…
Flowerless Centrepieces
{Andrea Dozier Photography} Spring has definitely sprung here in Toronto! And while the warm weather has many brides flocking to their florists for gorgeous flowers in season—some brides just aren’t flower people. I mentioned in last week’s post that opting…
Going to the Chapel and We’re Gonna Get Married
{Proof that we were destined to be married.} *We’re not really getting married in a chapel; I just really like that song. I was actually singing it after we met with the priest…hehe* It was important for both me and…
DIY Wedding Dos and Don’ts
{Photography courtesy Milkpod Studios.} To DIY or not to DIY. That is the question, isn’t it? Once a bride gets into DIY mode, it can be quite a high. It’s easy to think, “Hey, why don’t I just do EVERYTHING…
Unique Floral Centrepieces
I enjoy seeing weddings that really push the envelope–especially when it comes to centrepieces. What do you think of these ideas from Rountree Flowers? Love or hate? I, personally, love them. They still have an air of elegance about them,…
The Numbers Game
I’ve seen and heard tons of great alternatives to table number cards (i.e., using movie titles, road names, pictures and so forth in lieu of numbers). But if you want to keep it simple and basic, I suggest a cute…
The Best Reason for a Winter Wedding…
The dramatic beauty of amaryllis is reason enough. Their blooms are the size of grapefruit, they come in whites, reds, burgundy’s, corals, pinks and two-tone reds. And although they look like a lily they have no fragrance – so you…
Pretty, PRETTY, Flowers
I just discovered Rose’s, Flowers & Gifts, this really hip and creative flower shop located in Vancouver. Can I just say? LOVE their arrangements. Everything looks so pretty (as noted in my title above) and really fresh. Here’s a few…
