Fruit in a bowl. Who knew?
| You know what they say… the simplest ideas are often the best ideas. And in this case it’s true! Using fruit as an alternative to the traditional floral arrangement can give your table an unexpected punch of color that’s easy on the budget. Check out the tips and tricks below that will help you pull together a colorful centerpiece that looks good enough to eat! |
| Helpful Tips: #1: Use hard skinned fruit that can withstand being handled that doesn’t easily bruise. Green or red apples, pomegranites, tangerines, oranges, lemons, limes, or unripened pears are great choices. #2: Fruit is buoyant and if you plan to add water to the vase your fruit may float. Pack your vase full of fruit to reduce the chance of fruit floating to the top. #3: Pre-order your fruit from the produce department at your local grocery store so you don’t have to go to multiple stores to get all that you need. #4: If you pre-order fruit ask if you can get the fruit without those annoying little stickers on them. #5: To add a shine to the fruit rinse them in a bath of one part white vinegar to five parts water. Then towel dry to shine. #6: Mix em’ up by using two types of fruit in one vase. #7: Add a touch of food coloring to the water to infuse yet another element of color. #8: Buy 10% more than you think you need. There’s nothing worse than getting to the last vase and having only two pieces left to work with. #9: Have a “fruity” party with your friends to get all of these little guys prepared for your big day. Create an assembly line to remove stickers, wash the fruit and re-pack it into boxes. #10: Purchase your fruit a day or two ahead and keep it covered in the box and out of sunlight. #11: After the big day is over donate it to a local charity. |
Wrapping a color coordinated ribbon around the vase can add a great finishing touch. Instead of pearls you can opt for another colored ribbon to lay in yet another element of your color scheme.
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Check out how stylin’ your table will look by using black and white damask tablecloths with shiny red apples. |
We filled this three foot tall vase with pears and then tinted the water pink for that added glam factor. |
Prop your centerpiece up on something or set it on top of a mirror. Think about adding some soft candlelight to the ensemble for some added sparkle.
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Check out this combo, Maybe a little over the top, but the fusion of fresh limes with classic pearl beading is a cutie! |
Fill the fruit to the rim gals — the more the merrier! |
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Red apples look fantastic with black, white and silver.
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There are so many options when going with a black and white color scheme. Here we accented the black and white with bright yellow lemons in an apothecary vase. Hello, Hollywood Glam! |
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| Who knew something so simple could look sooo glammy? All I can say is Flowers must be jealous!
Send me your photos, ideas and thoughts on using fruit in your centerpieces to my email at stacey@weddingjunkie.com. I would love to feature your ideas in an upcoming blog. |
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I am using bright green apples in large vases for my centerpieces. I just love the idea of using fruit instead of flowers for the centerpieces. I am having a summer wedding and the bright green apples will go perfectly.