Centerpieces - Please Help!!!!!!

I am having a HUGE dilema and I am HOPINGand PRAYING that someone can help me with some ideas. I am getting married on May 31st and had to decided to use candles as my centerpieces for my wedding. Unfortunately, the hall that I rented has just informed me that due to a "fire hazard" I am not allowed to use any candles. This really messes me up because we don`t have a lot of money to spend on centerpieces and I wouldn`t know the first thing about doing floral centerpieces. Does anyone have any ideas or websites that I can go to to find some ideas on cheap easy centerpieces????? Thanks much!!!
Posted by Carmen; updated 04/07/03

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Would love to help. Can I email you?
Posted by Helpful; updated 04/07/03

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By all means YES!!!! My email addy is Lioness81970@aol.com. Thank you SOOOO much
Posted by Carmen; updated 04/07/03

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Does anyone else have any ideas??
Posted by Carmen; updated 04/09/03

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Hi Carmen. Maybe you should try balloons or artificial flowers. These things are usually less costly. Good Luck!
Posted by Al; updated 04/10/03

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What about center pieces with fish. The Baydas ( i know that is spelled wrong). They are like less then 20 bucks for fish, bowl, food, and all.
Posted by Patti; updated 04/10/03

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Hello,
I went to a wedding with centerpieces that featured a clear bowl with mirror underneath. The bowl had some decorative rocks in the bottom, water three quarter way, and floating gerbera daisies. This would be inexpensive if you look for seconds when it comes to flowers as you don`t care about the stem of the flower just the head - the stem does not have to be long nor straight.
Hope this helps.
Posted by najet; updated 04/11/03

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HI! Najet`s idea is one that I have seen at weddings before.It is very nice with water, but I went to a wedding that used gingerale, roses and floating candles in the bowls and no mirror- still fairly inexpensive and really beautiful! Would they let you use floating candles? If not, flowers and gingerale would be just great. Good luck :)
Posted by Julie; updated 04/11/03