Brides who did DIY submerged flower centerpieces

How large are your vases? I'd be surprised if they were literally too heavy to carry and place on a table, once they were filled with water.

I haven't done this personally, so I'm not sure about the timing logistics.

If you use the water pearls that will take up space in the vases and less water. Then you can position the live flowers exactly where you want them in the vases and when you add the water it will look like the flowers are just floating in the water. The pearls will take up less space in the vase and are actually lighter in weight. Water pearls come either hydrated or de-hydrated. The de-hydrated versions usually take up 4-6 to become fully hydrated, but be sure to use purified water, they expand a little bigger.

Double post - gggggrrrrr

Wow this is a great point, I am doing the same centerpiece but I didnt even think of that being a problem. My assumption is some strong men would be the ones involved in picking up the vase and putting it on the table. I hope someone who has done this can give us more insight! Good luck

But regardless of whether the vases can be lifted, can they be put together the day before or does it have to be morning of because of the fresh flowers?

Just keep in mind that submerged flowers in vases are very time-consuming. I know they look easy and fast, but they are not fast! Make sure that there is not another wedding booked at the venue before you; you'll need more than an hour to do ten tables (and that's if you do them FAST at 6 minutes each, and only have ONE submerged vase per table, and nothing goes wrong).

I don't suggest submerging flowers the day before...they can get very transparent and look bad. It should be done no more than a couple of hours before the wedding.

One more tip - if you are floating a candle, make sure that where the flame will be is below the lip of the vase - otherwise it will get blown out in drafts, and is not fire safe. There needs to be an inch of glass at least, surrounding the flame.

Re: silk flowers being submerged. I'm not a fan, because the water magnifies everything, including the fakeness (ie pieces of plastic, etc). Some people love them, but I'm not a fan.

Best wishes!