No rule regulates that your wedding centerpieces have to contain flowers. Stop and think about the theme of your wedding and then come up with ideas on how you can create centerpieces out of items other than flowers. 

For example, buy globe bowl vases and fill them with items that go with your wedding décor. For a beach wedding, you may fill the bowl with beach sand and seashells. Create your own mini-aquarium with fish bowls, live fish and river rock or colored marbles. 

Another big hit for flowerless centerpieces is candle centerpieces. You can place ornate or decorative platters in the center of the table and fill each one with candles of different heights, shapes and sizes. You can also replace the platter with a round, square or rectangular mirror instead. 

Another rule you can break is that every centerpiece at every table has to match. Instead, create a different theme and a different centerpiece for each table. Overall, the table themes may have some common thread, but there isn’t a need for every centerpiece to look exactly the same.  

For example, if you’re a couple that enjoys traveling, choose a travel theme as your overall theme. Then assign a destination theme to each table and create centerpieces out of items that represent the destination where you traveled together as a couple. Make each table a different theme and create centerpieces that go along with that theme. 

Possible items: 

• Framed photo of you and your mate visiting the destination
• Print a fact sheet about the destination on decorative paper, place it in a frame and put it on the table for guests to enjoy learning about the area
• Use icons or items that represent the location. For example, a trip to New York may include a Statue of Liberty, a rosy red apple, a Yankee baseball pennant, etc.