fruit

http://snippetandink.blogspot.com/2008/11/board-309-pomegranate-and-plum.html

I know these aren't the right colors, but it demonstrates the rich, deep elegance that fruit can create. It's just so beautiful - we've got to find a way to do fruit centerpieces! I have been and will continue to brainstorm on ways we can save pennies and still do them.

centerpieces

What do you think about the idea on the top right-hand corner?

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Here is a more simple idea. We could dress it up with more fruit and make it bigger to look more elegant and grand.

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Instructions on how to do the pedestals are here: http://www.marthastewart.com/article/setting-the-scene?lnc=a489cf380e1dd010VgnVCM1000005b09a00aRCRD&page=3&rsc=articlecontent_holiday

general inspiration

http://snippetandink.blogspot.com/2007/11/board-84-gobble-gobble.html

Snippet and Ink is one of my favorite blogs! She puts together all sorts of inspiration boards for different wedding themes. You can go to her website and type in a search term to see all her references to that particular item. For example, you could type in "tent" and it would pull up her posts about tents. You can do it with colors, too. I love looking at the stuff she puts together for inspiration.

This one has some really pretty autumn themes. I was particularly drawn to the branches on the mantle, the cupcake, the paper lanterns, and the other cool branches in the tent idea. Let me know if there are any of these ideas you really like.

leaf candles

http://www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/fall-centerpieces?lnc=6f79cf380e1dd010VgnVCM1000005b09a00aRCRD&rsc=lpg_entertaining&lpgStart=1&currentslide=6&currentChapter=1#ms-global-breadcrumbs

pears

With sage green as one of your colors, we could even incorporate pears into the fruit theme. I am really liking the pears!

http://www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/fall-centerpieces?lnc=6f79cf380e1dd010VgnVCM1000005b09a00aRCRD&rsc=lpg_entertaining&lpgStart=1&currentslide=7&currentChapter=1#ms-global-breadcrumbs

citrus

Here is an idea for very simple citrus centerpieces (picture on the right)- fruit with a few flowers interspersed. Of course, we would be using oranges, apples, pomegranate, peaches, etc.

http://snippetandink.blogspot.com/2009/06/real-wedding-heather-barry.html

More citrus - I don't have permission to copy this picture, but click on the link below:

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