WeddingWise: DIY fruit centerpieces

by Roxanna Sarmiento, Posted Jul 16th 2008 8:00AM

Filed Under: Do-It-Yourself, Flowers, Receptions

Using fruit as your centerpiece is an easy way to add a dose of rustic chic to your table settings - in addition, arranging fruit in square glass vases will dress up even the most inexpensive flowers.

We recommend using fruit that will hold up well over time - citrus is a good bet (in fact you should check out this citrus-themed wedding at The Knot, it's just beautiful!) - but really, use your imagination and don't skimp on quantity. More is better!

Do it Yourself Weddings has some clever ideas for you - we like using limes because they're green and will camouflage the stems very nicely.

Tie it all with some raffia or pretty ribbon and - voila! You've got centerpieces!

Tags: centerpieces, citrus, flowers, table-settings, wedding-wise, weddingwise

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7-25-2008 @4:38PM

susan olberding said...

I would like to place sliced, fresh fruit such as lemons and limes in the bottom of vases, then add fresh flowers. Will this hurt the flowers?
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8-09-2008 @5:53PM

Dahlia said...

This is such a great idea. You can also check out a citrus-inspired table setting that also incorporates fruits as table elements. Here is the link:

http://www.bellenza.com/wedding-ideas/decorate/salute-a-summer-wedding-with-a-citrus-theme-table-setting.html