Moroccan Lanterns for Centerpiece PIP

anastassiiat · August 2012

FI and I have decided to do non-floral centerpieces to save some money, and I really like the idea of using Moroccan lanterns. I like anything with candles to be honest, but my venue doesn't allow open flame so they seemed to be the perfect fit. I've looked on-line and it seems like most of them are 10-11" high, so FI thinks that they would look too small on our tables. We are having round tables for 8 people each. Should I just order one and see what it would look like before making a final decision? They are about $10 per lantern, so it won't be breaking the bank or anything if I just get one. But I also wanted to see what you girls think before doing even that. I'll try to PIP but I've never done it before so not sure how it will turn out.

jenjennjennifer · August 2012

Those are SOOO pretty!!! I would order one first just so you can get a visual first, then if you decide you like it, order the rest. If they turn out too small maybe pair them with another small item as the centerpiece? Maybe like a little vase with a few small flowers in it? Just throwing out some ideas. Those lanterns are gorgeous, indeed!

ciligirl · August 2012

Just be careful because they might get really hot with a real flame. I have similar ones I use for deco at Christmas and they get really hot when lit for a while so I would just test that out first. Could you use battery candles or would that not give enough light?

As far as height could you maybe put them on a pedestal, kind of along the lines of a cake stand, and then maybe put faux petals around them mixed with jewels or glass stones. And maybe alternate the tables that have the lifts.

I love the color of them. Today I was looking at silk orchids at michaels and thinking about testing them in just a tall cylinder vase to see if they looked too fake. But the best looking ones were the ones that were that fuschia color and I am leaning towards blue and green.

Please keep us posted what you do. I love seeing other peoples ideas.

anastassiiat · August 2012

Thank you for ideas, ladies! I am so not crafty or creative, so it's good to hear different suggestions! Good point about them getting hot, I might try it with the battery candles to see if it would work. Our reception venue is a ballroom, so I am not too worried about them not being bright enough. I liked the color of this lanterns, too! We have purple and green as our wedding colors, so they should fit in!

monkeysip · August 2012

Beautiful lanterns!

I'm using lanterns for my centerpieces, but I'm pairing them with a couple various bottles I've been collecting with just a few stems of flowers.

This is a rough kind of mock-up:

Some of the bottles were free, others were a couple dollars, and the lanterns were on clearance for like $4 a piece at Zgallerie. I'm ordering bulk flowers from fiftyflowers.com for the stems, so all in all it's not going to be a whole lot of money, and I like the look.

I think if you group your lanterns with a couple other items (usually use the rule of 3), they'll look really great! I don't think centerpieces need to be really big, since you'll also have plates, glasses, napkins, and probably table numbers.

Julie2013 · August 2012

That is a beautiful lantern, anastassiiat! Where do you plan to order them from? (Sorry if you posted that already and I missed it.)

Julie

anastassiiat · August 2012

Julie - I"ve found it on amazon. I've just searched "Moroccan lanterns" on there, and then looked through the once that fit our wedding colors.

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