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Flowers submerged in water Centerpieces

Jess1852Jess1852
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I've seen a lot of pictures of flowers submerged in water as centerpieces. I'm wondering if anyone has seen this done at a wedding before.  Also, if you have any recommendations for this I would greatly appreciate it.  I found a "how to" online, but any tips would be helpful for example using real vs. fake flowers. 
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  • Magdala9Magdala9 member
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    edited December 2011
    Fake flowers tend to float.  

    Real flowers with a strong center stem (calla, gerbera, roses) seem to work best.   

    The vase needs to be narrow so that you can wedge the flower into the vase.

    With more than 2 flowers per vase, you lose the stark simple lines of the flowers.   
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  • ajroarkajroark
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    edited December 2011
    This would be relatively inexpensive, wouldn't it? Especially, if you're only using 1 or 2 stems per table?
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  • ATandADATandAD member
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    edited December 2011
    Are you having trouble with the flowers floating? I couldn't get a calla to stay at the bottom, even with rocks. So, I had the idea of hot glue gunning a marble to the end of the stem. It worked perfectly! 
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  • JustineOliviaJustineOlivia member
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    edited December 2011
    So this is a dumb question maybe, but do the vases HAVE to be really narrow? My sister is getting married two months before me so I could use some of hers, but they're not that narrow so I'm thinking I might have to buy new ones anyway...the ones she has are squarish and wider at the top.

    Thoughts??
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  • jemmini6jemmini6 member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_flowers_flowers-submerged-water-centerpieces?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:28Discussion:648423d8-b999-4eb7-b0d7-907563dff5caPost:f64e0b97-45a3-4e9f-8e99-e5c0138abedf">Re: Flowers submerged in water Centerpieces</a>:
    [QUOTE]Are you having trouble with the flowers floating? I couldn't get a calla to stay at the bottom, even with rocks. So, I had the idea of hot glue gunning a marble to the end of the stem. It worked perfectly! 
    Posted by ATandAD[/QUOTE]


    This sounds like a great idea!
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