I had a flash on inspiration. For those of you who have boat experience you may know that ropes lying on the ground can be a major tripping hazard, so many smart boatwomen (like myself!) coil the ropes. This not only looks pretty, but makes them a) obvious and b) flat, thus reducing a tripping potential.
What if we made centerpieces out of coiled rope?!
White nylon rope would look really cool against dark blue table clothes. Plus it would be a more masculine touch, cuz let's face it, the flowers in the center are very girlie. I'm all for girlie, but I like some masculine effects too.
We could put our custom Birgee on a "flag pole" in the center of flower arangements on some tables, and candles nestled in rope coils on others.
I think I'm going to run with this idea.
Elizabeth at
Tie the Knot posted this picture of rope ties at the end of the aisles. I may do this as well at the ceremony venue.
Since I have mentioned ceremony venues twice now, I feel I should explain. We currently have booked the church that I grew up in. BUT, I do not like the current pastor that is there and do not want him to marry us. Fiance has a family friend who is a pastor and Fiance wants him to marry us. I think this is fabulous since it will make the ceremony much more personal and intimate! However, the current pastor at my church has to approve Fiance's pastor to marry us, and while I would hope this should not be a problem, it could be as one is Lutheran and the other Non-Denominational. Tricky, eh?
The place in which I really want to get married is the concert hall at the local university. Fiance is currently finishing up his degree there, and it also has a special family tie: ALL of my aunts and uncles and my parents attended there and met their spouse there. Fiance's Mom and Aunt attended there, as did all his cousins. Half of my cousins attended there as well. See the family connection, it would just be so cool to get married with all that family getting to reminisce about their own love stories that happened on campus!
This picture also should explain why I want to get married in this hall!
I can only dream about walking down the aisle to the sound of that organ! The only drawback is that there is no center aisle, but I think it would be cool for Daddy to walk me down one side and Fiance walk me back up the other--it's almost symbolic!
OK, that's all for now. I've got to go get ready to go out for the evening with my Nursie friends now that finals are completely finished! Wahoo!
The lime & pink rose scheme here is so pretty.
Seen this stuff yet? It's a powder you mix with water that becomes a gel and keeps flowers hydrated, it also holds candles. You can easily dye it with food coloring. This picture is tacky, but if done well it can be pretty cool.
I'm personally not a fan of tall centerpieces, but I really like this one, especially the base.
