Non-floral wedding centerpieces 2.0
A thousand years ago, okay more like three years ago, Ariel put out a post called “Non floral centerpieces.” Well, in Offbeat Bride years, three years is a looooong time because we’ve been inundated with so many more amazing alternatives to floral centerpieces since then. So here is our non-floral centerpieces post version 2.0.
Skip the tablecloths – wacky wedding placemats for the win!
The idea of spending money on tablecloths that are guaranteed to be stained with bbq sauce (to the tune of 120 bucks) made me angry and frustrated. How would I wash them? How could I throw them away? I didn’t personally feel good about plastic ones in part because the way the plastic sounds — when it rubs against itself it’s like fingernails on the chalkboard to me (heebiejeebies).
So, after a festive jaunt to a local fast-food place, I had an epiphany.
Serve your beverages in mismatched ugly mugs: Muglies!
This will look familiar to those of you who’ve read my book — one offbeat bride borrowed my Muglies idea for her recent wedding, complete with using the explanation copy I wrote to explain the concept to guests. Aww. 🙂