#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.

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.

Fill the fruit to the rim gals — the more the merrier!

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.