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Gold Fish as centerpiece

katrinka_101katrinka_101
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Hey ladies, i am thinking about usuing goldfish as my centerpieces but i am a little concerned about a couple things..
1. transportation
2. acclamation in the water
3. dying during the reception
I really want to find a way to make this work so i was wondering if any of you ladies have any advice or tips for me?!
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  • musicalsunlightmusicalsunlight member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_minnesota-minneapolis-st-paul_gold-fish-centerpiece?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:81Discussion:ebfc63e5-08c3-4886-b3f3-92267d039e5fPost:952b0044-1a94-4af9-a683-78fd1aaa83eb">Gold Fish as centerpiece</a>:
    [QUOTE]Hey ladies, i am thinking about usuing goldfish as my centerpieces but i am a little concerned about a couple things.. 1. transportation 2. acclamation in the water 3. dying during the reception I really want to find a way to make this work so i was wondering if any of you ladies have any advice or tips for me?!
    Posted by katrinka_101[/QUOTE]


    My advice, PLEASE DO NOT DO IT. Please do not use live animals in your reception. Please. There are a number of problems, and among them are the ones you listed. It has been discussed ad nauseum on some of these boards and no one but the OP usually likes the idea. Please re-think your centerpieces, I promise there are many other things you can do that are just as creative.
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  • emilykathleen511emilykathleen511
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    Here is a link to a thread about this that also includes a few links to other threads about this, so there should be plenty of advice/ideas among them all:

    http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_reception-ideas_betta-fish-centerpieces-interested-people-actual-experience
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  • MaggieandJakeMaggieandJake member
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    Holy Cow!  What is with all of the goldfish postings today?  I swear there's one on every board.  There are a plethera of reasons why goldfish centerpieces sound like a disaster waiting to happen.    I won't go into it here, I'll let you read it for yourself.

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  • musicalsunlightmusicalsunlight member
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    Just a small snippet re: your worry about dead fish:

    "My friend went to a wedding once where they did live fish in the centerpieces. She said that some of them started to die halfway through the reception, and people had to come by with baggies and a little scooper to take them out of the centerpieces and replace them with live fish. She said it was the most revolting and un-romantic thing she had ever seen at a wedding. "

    --From a different post about this topic. Revolting and un-romantic are two words I would hope you wouldn't want at your wedding reception! Please consider these thoughts.
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  • Steph0871Steph0871
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    Can we pretend this question is fake?
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  • musicalsunlightmusicalsunlight member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_minnesota-minneapolis-st-paul_gold-fish-centerpiece?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:81Discussion:ebfc63e5-08c3-4886-b3f3-92267d039e5fPost:96e63d2a-feec-4ade-b6cd-e9270c46e543">Re: Gold Fish as centerpiece</a>:
    [QUOTE]Can we pretend this question is fake?
    Posted by Steph0871[/QUOTE]


    Haha, I'm only hoping it is!
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_minnesota-minneapolis-st-paul_gold-fish-centerpiece?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:81Discussion:ebfc63e5-08c3-4886-b3f3-92267d039e5fPost:0358717f-26a0-450f-a19b-ad68633b7b52">Re: Gold Fish as centerpiece</a>:
    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Gold Fish as centerpiece : Haha, I'm only hoping it is!
    Posted by musicalsunlight[/QUOTE]

    Unfortunately I bet it is not.
    Before getting knee deep into wedding planning you do hear some stuff here and there and fish in a centerpiece was one of those things for me. It sounded really fun for like a split second and I even saw it done on one of those WE wedding shows.

    But like the other girls said, once you think about it, it is a really bad idea. Yes cute for a split second, but for me, it was more about not wanting to kill a bunch of fish unnecessarily. Not even talking about how gross it would be if they died at their table, but I just wouldn't want to start my marriage out with a potential fish massacre. Yes maybe a bit of a dramatic way to look at it but just not worth the risk IMO.
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  • k8lyk8ly member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_minnesota-minneapolis-st-paul_gold-fish-centerpiece?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:81Discussion:ebfc63e5-08c3-4886-b3f3-92267d039e5fPost:b42aad5c-1a83-4f37-8767-f8e86ceef63a">Re: Gold Fish as centerpiece</a>:
    [QUOTE]<strong>Holy Cow!  What is with all of the goldfish postings </strong>today?  I swear there's one on every board.  There are a plethera of reasons why goldfish centerpieces sound like a disaster waiting to happen.    I won't go into it here, I'll let you read it for yourself. <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_ohio-columbus_using-live-fish-question" rel='nofollow'>http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_ohio-columbus_using-live-fish-question</a>
    Posted by MaggieandJake[/QUOTE]

    This!  This idea just needs to die!
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  • shan87shan87
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    edited December 2011
    I curse the bride that first came up with this idea!
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  • veijesveijes
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    If you think having gold fish is something you really want to do, have them at the signing table so people see them when they first walk in. Don't have them at the tables when people are eating....that would ruin my appetite and I'm not grossed out easily at all.

    If you want them at the signing table, find a really cool rectangular big vase and have them in that with rocks that match your wedding theme....
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  • katrinka_101katrinka_101
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    Wow..did not realize all the stuff i would stir up, i had no intentions of trying to hurt anyones feelings or piss any one off!! 

    Thanks for the idea about down sizing it and going minimal vs. every table! 

    I will do some serious thinking about this . Thanks Katie
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_minnesota-minneapolis-st-paul_gold-fish-centerpiece?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:81Discussion:ebfc63e5-08c3-4886-b3f3-92267d039e5fPost:16c19c99-f3dd-486d-b931-c4af36a81d1a">Re: Gold Fish as centerpiece</a>:
    [QUOTE]Wow..did not realize all the stuff i would stir up, i had no intentions of trying to hurt anyones feelings or piss any one off!!  Thanks for the idea about down sizing it and going minimal vs. every table!  I will do some serious thinking about this . Thanks Katie
    Posted by katrinka_101[/QUOTE]

    I don't think you hurt anyone's feelings or pissed people off. It's just a touchy subject and many people feel strongly about animal cruelty, etc. So yes, I would recommend considering what we wrote!
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  • maybe984maybe984 member
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    DH's cousin, who got married two weeks before us, used goldfish in her centerpieces. It was cute for a while, but then... as people suggested... they started to die. It was even worse with hers, because the vases had floating candles on top. I literally saw a fish get too close to a too-melted candle and get stuck in the wax. It was uber depressing.
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  • beka0404beka0404
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    I went to a wedding where the groom's friends starting swallowing the fish whole. They were dropping them in beer and chugging it.

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    Based on my own pseudo-PTSD from that experience, I would avoid them. Or do what veijes suggested.
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  • polichikpolichik member
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    I mean, I know fish aren't cute and furry like puppies, but I just don't understand the concept behind using living creatures as props in any situation. I just don't.
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  • Steph0871Steph0871
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_minnesota-minneapolis-st-paul_gold-fish-centerpiece?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:81Discussion:ebfc63e5-08c3-4886-b3f3-92267d039e5fPost:49a7158c-6d98-44be-a0d6-02e8cfb7d2cb">Re: Gold Fish as centerpiece</a>:
    [QUOTE]I mean, I know fish aren't cute and furry like puppies, but I just don't understand the concept behind using living creatures as props in any situation. I just don't.
    Posted by polichik[/QUOTE]

    <div>Whatev. If I wasn't already married, I'd totally have little puppies in cages as centerpieces.  That's cute, right? ;)  I'll even have their collars match my wedding!</div>
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