Help Please... What size/shape vase to use for centerpieces?

kmwm

Hello,

I am really hoping someone can help me out. I am doing my own centerpieces and have no idea what size/shape vase to buy. My tables are 60” round and my flowers will be hydrangeas and roses. Where I am stuck is, I am not sure if I should use a square, fish bowl or short cylinder vase. Also, I have no idea what size vase to get. I don’t want my centerpieces to get “lost” on the table or be too overpowering.

Below is a pic of my inspiration flowers for my centerpieces as well as the vases I am debating between.

Thank you for any help you can provide!

Maggie0829

I personally hate fishbowls so I would either go with the cylinder or the square.  I wouldn't go bigger then an 8in vase because you have to take into account that circumference of your flowers will be larger then that.

You could also do a 6in vase and then do three 4in vases around it, plus some scattered votives.

What I would do if I were you would be to go to a craft store and buy some different size vases, then purchase some flowers from the food store or a florist and play around with it.  See what you like the best and go from there.

kmwm

Thank you!

I think your right. I need to do some experimenting with different sizes.

Do you think the square shape would look odd on a round table?  

Maggie0829

kmwm said:

Thank you!

I think your right. I need to do some experimenting with different sizes.

Do you think the square shape would look odd on a round table?  

Not at all.  The vase really isn't going to show that much so it really comes down to your personal preference in regards to shape.

I used to work for a florist and personally I found arranging in a square vase was a bit easier then a round one.  Maybe because you could sit some of the flowers/stems in the corners and it then provides a nice solid base for the other flowers.  Or maybe I am just weird lol!  But we did a lot of flower arrangements like the one you pictured for weddings and we did both round and square regardless of the table shape.

southernbelle0915

I vote square. And ditto Maggie on the size. The larger the mouth the more flowers you'll need to use to fill it.

Alikat9614

Ours will be roses and hydrangea, as well. We are using square vases-- we have this picture to our florist as an example we, too, have 60" rounds and I think they'll look great!

kmwm

Thanks everyone! Alikat9614 - Did your florist tell you what sized square vase she is using?

LittlePeachBlossom

I prefer the square vases as well.

Alikat9614

kmwm said:

Thanks everyone! Alikat9614 - Did your florist tell you what sized square vase she is using?

I believe they are 4" by 4" vases. We didn't want anything to big (or tall). They'll be on mirrors with small votive candles around them