Wedding Centerpieces with a Rustic Twist

By Sara

When I got married four and a half years ago, wedding centerpieces were large, formal and over the top. I don't know if that was the trend with your friends but it was with mine so I didn't consider any other type of centerpiece. I had dozens and dozens of roses and orchids and sprays of greenery; some were low to the table and others were set high, blossoming tall above the table. I loved it and it's over the top-ness. At the time. It wasn't until AFTER my wedding that I kept stumbling on beautiful, simple, rustic centerpieces and so many were DIY. I begged my husband to let me have a do-over but he showed me our sad post-wedding bank account and that ended that conversation. 

Luckily, I have kept an inspiration folder just in case and now I will share with you some gorgeous yet simply rustic centerpieces for your tables.

DIY Sisal Rope Centerpieces from Ruffled (blog)

 

Burlap-wrapped vases from Green Door Designs (blog)

I think this would look MARVELOUS interspersed with short vases tightly packed with flowers. These beauties from Martha Stewart would be lovely:

Also from Martha:

Tea tin centerpieces--so colorful and fun!

Wildflowers in mason jars--classically simple and classically rustic; from Elizabeth Anne Designs

 

Tall birch vases filled with gorgeous flowers...and with a monogram! From Bragging Bags on Etsy.

 

Burlap wreathes surrounding a hurricane vase. This would also be gorgeous with flowers and river rocks anchoring them in the vase in place of the candle. From Rustic Blend on Etsy.

Even though I won't get to do my wedding again (fingers crossed!) I hope one of you is inspired to create your own rustic centerpieces. Rustic DOES mean beautiful, at least in my book.

Comments

[agirlandaboy]

So awesome. I especially love the tea tins!

[Courtney]

I also will not be redo-ing my wedding (no matter what, wedding planning was terrible), but I love that birch vase more than a person should love an object.

[hillary]

I did mixed flowers in mason jars and my mother and mother-in-law were horrified. I loved how it looked, though, and I'm so glad I didn't buckle under their pressure to do something modern and fancy.