Guest taking home centerpieces?

Just know that when you try to resell them, no one will want to pay anything close to what you paid for them.

I have never been to a wedding where guests took the centerpieces. However, If people don’t take them I recommend passing them out at a local nursing home if you have enough and no other plans with them! I worked at a nursing home for years and you would not believe how happy a single flower makes some of the patients.

I have never heard of this...my guests are definitely not taking mine. That's so bizzare!

I have never been to wedding where they let their guests take home the centerpieces! But I have been thinking lately what we are going to do with them. This will now be an option for me!

I also thought it was a cultural thing l. I'm Hispanic and every hispanic wedding I have been to people at the table argue about who's get to take it home. I've been to a few non Hispanic weddings and it's never even been a thought.
I would like to keep mine. Or hopefully sell them on FB. In my eyes someone who doesn't have the know how or budget might enjoy buying a once used centerpeice for 10 bucks each for something that cost me a lot more plus put a lot of time into. Puts 150 dollars in my pocket and helps a bride on a budget.

View Quoted Comment Yes thank you. It’s pretty much a given though, I know I don’t buy anything used if I know I can buy it for a few dollars more brand new. I also see where some brides will overprice their stuff.

View Quoted Comment I LOVE this idea!!! My church will go to nursing homes so I think this will definitely be an option! And it’s going towards better use. Thank you!!

I just want one to keep but I really don’t know where I would put them. I’m already storing them at my moms house til the wedding.

I would have cut a guest if they took home my centerpieces.

I let people know that my centerpieces were lanterns used in my engagement and meant a lot to me. I ten numbered each one, knew where each one was placed. my DOC knew they were not to be taken and his parents know they were not either. I got them all back.

I will be allowing my guest to take home their centerpieces and actually do hope that they do.

We will be creating pokemon terarriums with live flowers and possible guppies. There will also be vases with tealight candles which people probably won't be grabbing, but they would be able to if they would like.

I’m making super cheap centerpieces because I know his family will end up taking them home. They will still look nice but maybe you can do something on the cheaper side to avoid feeling frustrated about them taking them?

I didn’t even know that was a thing people did, honestly. I think it’s you decision on what you do with them after. It’s your wedding. You can do whatever you want. People will go to other wedding but (hopefully) you will never HAVE another one.

I’m with you, I mostly want to hold on to mine because they’ll be super special. We aren’t doing traditional centerpieces. Ours is a Geek Themed wedding so our centerpieces represents the different pop cultures and comic book loves that we bonded over. Some of the stuff I wouldn’t mind saying bye to, but we’re using a couple things that could be considered collectible that I want to keep for keepsakes. Of course I’m trying to prepare myself. Because I’ve been warned even if we ask people not to take the centerpieces be prepared to lose anything you use for your wedding.

The taking of the centerpieces (well in Spanish weddings) are generally for the ones that are made of fresh flowers. I know for our wedding I will be advising our guest to PLEASEEE take them being that I will not have anywhere to put all the flowers that will be used. Whatever is left over I will be donating to an elderly home 💕