The little bits of any project are often the most fun, and to give ourselves a bit of a break from the big scary and expensive bits of wedding planning, we decided to look at table centrepieces. Originally we wanted to go with tall candelabras with floral decorations, but when we costed them up with the flowers and took into account the height of them, we decided to style the tables ourselves.
Our first purchases were four candlesticks from Marks and Spencer in their sale. They are the copper / rose gold coloured and clear glass candlesticks to hold pillar candles. We then went on a raid of the charity shops in Olney and found some fantastic bits.
The lilac-tinged glass candlesticks were £3.00 for the pair in the Willen Hospice shop!
The cut glass vase was also £3.00 from the Willen Hospice shop.
This pair of silver candlesticks were found in the Mercy in Action shop. They've got lovely detailing around the bottom and a lovely elegant shape.
We then went for a wander around the Olney Antiques centre, and found a huge range of beautiful antiques that would have looked amazing on the tables, but would have blown the budget completely! Instead we found a C1880 Flower / Celery vase (Who had to choose between flowers and celery to display!) for £16.00 and two lovely spotted mirror pillar candle holders for £10.00 for the pair! I was so please with our little haul, and packed them up to take to my parents to store in their roof.
Whilst we were up in the roof we rummaged through all the heirlooms and collections that mum and dad have accumulated over the years, we found all of the vases for the tables and more candle holders! This gorgeous cut glass cake stand will be the perfect setting for a collection of different sized and coloured pillar candles.
A collection of small vases will be perfect for smaller flower arrangements and will look lovely with tables with more candles on.
One of the vases was given to my parents as a wedding present on their wedding day and is engraved with their names and the date of their wedding which is a lovely personal touch.
Mum and dad used to use these candlesticks in the lounge, and I love the art deco details. They're a little different from the other pieces we have found, but really like the eclectic mix-match of styles. The little glass sugar shaker is just a pretty decorative touch that will add a little sparkle to one of the tables.
This lovely little bowl is just that, it will look great filled with flowers and the lid can be set to one side for added decoration.
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