When it comes to deciding on a centerpiece, the centerpiece must be related to the theme of the wedding in some way. If there is no specific theme for your wedding, than there are some stand and common centerpieces that many weddings use. Below is a list of common wedding centerpieces with a complete description to give you the best idea.



Tropical Fish Bowl: Fish bowl centerpieces have been around for a long time because of their great look and rather cheap prices. The fish bowl is a large bowl filled with a bottom of colorful stones and then some fake scenery or even real greenery is placed inside to give it a full tropical affect. Lastly you fill the bowl with water and then add a beautiful fish. The most common fish weddings use is the Chinese fighting fish. They are beautiful because of their contrast in colors and their long and wavy fins. Guests are encouraged to take the fishes home with them as pets. Often children are at the weddings and taking home a fish is a cheap and great way to “recycle" the centerpieces.

Gorgeous Flower Bouquets: Now there are about a million different ways to arrange a flower centerpiece and about a different million types of flowers to use. Typically roses are used for more classy weddings because of their beauty and expense. Other flowers are for more down-to-earth, and natural weddings; perfect for green weddings too. Styles of arrangements vary from a lush bouquet of roses with the vase tied in ribbon to flowers laying on the table cloth in a specific pattern. The natural plus about using flowers as centerpieces is that they give off a genuine aroma. Often rose pedals are sprinkled underneath the vase to give the centerpiece an extra something for beauty.

Pretty Bubble Soap Jars: Jars of bubble soap is another common centerpiece tradition. Small jars; often plastic jars with a screw top lid, are placed in a pattern in the center of the table. These jars are wrapped in colorful ribbon at the edge of the lid to add spike and decoration to the centerpiece. Often rose pedals are added to the tablecloth underneath the jars to add even more color. These rose pedals should match the color of the ribbons being used on the jars of bubble soap.

Illuminating Candles: There are a number of ways to use candles as centerpieces. There are also a large number of different types of candles to use. A standard candle can be used in a beautiful candle holder. The flame illuminates the table giving a fairytale look to it. This is very beautiful and that is way they are most commonly used. However, floating candles are slowly becoming more popular. What are floating candles you ask? Well, for the centerpiece floating candles, a large clear, glass bowl is placed in the centre of the table underneath a light colored tablecloth sprinkled with rose pedals. This large bowl sometimes has a layer of pretty stones at the bottom for more decoration. This bowl is filled with water to the very top. Between 4 and 8 small floating candles are placed on the surface of the water, where they float! Then they are lit, sometimes the candles sway around in the bowl of water, giving a very stunning effect to the atmosphere.

Fresh Honey Jars: Honey jars are very environment friendly centerpieces. Like the Bubble soap jars they are placed in a specific pattern in the centre of the table. Often other objects are placed beside the centre pieces to add more dimension to it. Natural grasses and herbs are sometimes added to show more variety to the centerpiece.