Decorating for a Friend

I had the pleasure to both decorate, and attend, a friend's wedding in June in Ames, IA. Chrisy is a long-time family friend of my husband and she married a wonderful man named Kevin. I helped them acheive their desired look for their reception using lots of glassware and mirrors from MBellish. Here are some photos of their cocktail table decorations (using an MBellish mirror and our modern votives), head/harvest table (where they used lots of Melrose cylinders) and one of their centerpiece looks (using a mirror and the tall cylinders from MBellish and submerging magenta dendrobium orchids). It was a delight to help them decorate and to celebrate their very special occasion!

Options for the Melrose

Below are four ideas for how to use the Melrose cylinders for a unique and beautiful centerpiece. You can rent these cylinders as a group of three, as individual pieces, and with or without the candle cup inserts.

Centerpiece Idea: Clever use of Cylinders

Using different heights of the Melrose cylinders, place white pillar candles in the cylinders. Use other cylinders for bursts of color with fresh flowers. A simple, beautiful arrangement! It also is a big bonus to have long lasting candlelight by using the pillar candles.

For the cylinders with candles, it's very pretty to put a little white sand or green garden moss at the bottom of the cylinder for a soft, natural look.