Opinions on the centerpiece/ideas?

Ok so for my second Hindu wedding that is being held in a covered tent in the backyard of his parents house. With linens like this





http://www.yourweddingday.com/ywd/images...





but in red, and no chair covers (it looked so bad)





I was thinking of using the largest one (with the flowers in it) of these vases





http://www.potterybarn.com/products/p332...





And then surrounding them with these going every other size. With orange tea lights.





http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family.asp...








This would leave me with about 220 dollars for the floral for the centerpieces.





Number 1: could arrangements be done (without carnations) for 220 dollars for each?





Number 2: is this going to look ok?





Number 3: What kind of arrangements can be done, they have to match the red. Other then that any jewel tones, and no white.

Opinions on the centerpiece/ideas?
First off, or course you can do $220 per table for flowers. I'm using orchids %26amp; other tropicals %26amp; mine are only $40-$60 per table, so considering what you're willing to spend, I'm getting a picture in my head that would be extravagant, large, tall, lots of color . . .





Some options first on greenery %26amp; fill-in, would be Bells of Ireland (which I'm also using)





http://www.amazonflowers.us/images/Bells...





Twigs for height/interest:





http://willowdreamsfarm.com/Curly.jpg





You could use gladiolus. They're really impressive height wise %26amp; there's every color imaginable, including red %26amp; oranges.





http://weddings.theknot.com/odb/themes/s...





http://dating1.indiatimes.com/loveology/...





My favorite is the orchid. The taller stems w/ smaller flower are Oncidiums:





http://www.baileyorchids.com/types/oncid...





If it were me, I would think that fuchsia Dendrobiums would be a must:





http://www.beautifulorchids.com/orchids/...





Lilies are another great option, especially because there are so many colors %26amp; types. The Asiatic Lilies come in red, like this:





http://www.flickr.com/photos/bungalowhig...





The Gloriosa Lily is also red %26amp; I love the way they hang:





http://weddings.theknot.com/odb/themes/s...





Hope that helps a little!
Reply:i think its pretty. you could do arrangements for 220 you could choose less expensive flowers, or you could do one or two big flowers per table. at one wedding i saw arrangements made out of nothing but baby's breath and it was really pretty and fairly inexpensive.. another thing you could do is use silk flowers, reasonably priced ( better if they are on sale) and you dont have to worry about dealing with a florist you dont know. good luck!
Reply:Here's an idea.... for silk or fresh to conceal the stems, just add pretty ribbon in the water with a few long stemmed flowers:


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/79/213274...


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1121/1100...





or marbles:


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1376/1396...


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1311/1127...


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2296/2272...


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1262/8308...





best wishes...............
Reply:It probably depends just on where your future in-laws live. I know it could be done here, but the cost of living is very low in KY compared to other places. The further out of the city you are, the better chance there if of getting them for your price.





You don't have to make deals with the florists right now, but can you just kind of bop around to the shops in the town and ask to see some of their work? Maybe you could look at the more elaborate displays and inquire about the pricing for those to get some idea.





I think the arrangements themselves will look beautiful, but you may want to do a trial run with one complete set of the vases and some silk flowers, just to make sure that everyone seated will be able to see each other clearly around them and be able to converse freely.





I think lilys (not calla, but tiger and other field lilys) are beautiful and would work well, and gladiolas would be gorgeous. They come in all kinds of jewel tones. For the shortest vases, daisies might be okay...but a mix of yellow and red or something. Leave the dyed blue and green to someone else! (I've always thought that looks so unnatural.)





Best of luck!
Reply:I think you could definitely do something for $220, you just need to pick bigger flowers, things that take up more space so you need less of them like hydrangeas, peonies, dahlias, sunflowers, etc. The idea sounds really pretty.
Reply:They are all lovely. However, my only concern is that at every wedding I have been too, the tall centerpieces seem to impede conversation. They also interfere with picture taking.
Reply:Not really sure what you are paying for that vase with the flowers in it but I just purchased 8 of the exact same thing at the Christmas Tree Shops for 12.99 ea.
Reply:I don't know about floral arrangements, but I'm sure you could do BEAUTIFUL ones for 220 each. I think you have great taste, the linens are beautiful and I love the candle holders/flower holders you chose for the tables.
Reply:I would use a lower center vase because you want guests to be able to see over it so that they can converse with each other. I would pick one size of the votive candle holder that is lower than the vase and use that either four or six of them around the vase. Arrangements can be done for a lot less than 220 with using a vase that size. Even if you do all red roses, it wouldn't cost 220 for flowers. I think I would compliment the red instead of trying to match it because reds are very difficult to match.
Reply:Old tires would look nice.