Centrepiece Help

Mrs_Huggett

I think florist push wire up the stems of gerberas to keep them stiff, they are a very floppy flower! Iv'e seen a few fake ones, and to be honest they all look fine, have a look on ebay and see what there is, you could always order a sample? I honestly think the real thing could be a pain!!

maggie111

Our florist said that gerberas are the naughty school children - always misbehaving and you can never get them to face the way you want them to!

The centrepieces are beautiful but if you wanted them with real flowers I think they'll be expensive for a florist to make and too difficult for you to do.

If it were me I would go with fake and get them all prepped far before the wedding to make sure they balance. Good luck!

vodkashot

Thanks for all the help. I'm worried about the expense too. I'm not going to do them myself but get a florist to do them.

I need a lot of centrepieces due to the size of the wedding so maybe will go for something with a few less gerberas and maybe a tall vase arrangement.

kitschkitty

OK, so I agree to stiffen stems wires are inserted.

Some vases do have a wire grid in them to help with arranging your flowers. You can use any suitable sized mesh if you wanted to DIY a version.

If you are making an arrangement where the top of the vase won't be seen you can made a grid using sellotape!