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Pretty Little Vases

August 8th. 2007 by Abby Larson | Filed Under | 8 comments

I love the flowers that are featured on the Domino “flowers” gallery. The colors and textures are gorgeous, but what really caught my eye are the pretty little vases that the flowers are all placed in…

And yet, forking over $200 bucks for a vase isn’t really conducive to most wedding budgets. So, last night, I scoured Ebay and Target for cute alternative options and found some really great stuff. The key to bringing in a hodge-podge of vases into your wedding is to stay consistent on at least one of the following: color family, general style (ie. is it antique, contemporary, etc.) or shape. If you do that, you’re golden.

Shabby Chic pink vase on Ebay for $12.00, Pretty gold vase on Ebay for $14.99, Ceramic rose vase on Ebay for $7.99

Pale Blue bud vase at Target for $14.00, Gold vase at Target for $19.99, Pale Blue tall vase at Target for $24.99

Pink Fenton vase on Ebay for $9.99, Gold pottery vase (2) on Ebay for $9.99, McCoy pink vase on Ebay for $30.00

Some of these options are a little too pricey for bulk purchasing, but would be great in groups of three on cocktail tables, or tucked in various corners around the reception room. If these prices are still a bit too high for you, scour flea markets, antique stores, etc. for great, low priced finds. Or, go shabby chic and use old jelly jars or aluminum cans wrapped in pretty paper.

8 Comments about “Pretty Little Vases”

Miss S says:

August 8, 2007 at 10:04 am

I love the first gold vase in the top middle. Only 15 dollars! :)
xo
Miss S
Fresh Floral Art says:

August 8, 2007 at 10:44 am

This would be a great opportunity to recycle anitques from grandmothers, aunts, neighbors and all of your mothers friends that want to "help". Ask them to bring any possible containers in your scheme, silver, milkglass, or maybe crystal. Once you have your collection you can pick and choose the best for your wedding day. And while your at it ask them to bring flowers in season from their heirloom gardens peonies, roses, hydrangea, holly. Small containers like this look best with just one or maybe a few stems...
Ashley says:

August 8, 2007 at 1:36 pm

Thank you for posting about this! I am using a variety of vases for my wedding in December. The overall theme for theme is antique... so no contemporary lines. So far I have found seven by browsing my local Peddler's Mall and finding deals at Yard Sales. I might post what I've collected so far on my blog soon. I love what you have picked out!
Janice says:

August 8, 2007 at 4:30 pm

These are all great finds! Don't you just love it when that happens? When you find *just* what you're looking for and at only a fraction of the price.
Kelly says:

August 9, 2007 at 6:57 am

Awesome! Beautiful vases for cheap. What can be better than that! Thanks for the finds!
Helen says:

August 14, 2007 at 8:41 am

I love it! My whole wedding is blue & navy so we're using old blue & white crockery, ginger jars and milk jugs for all the white flowers and greenery. My only problem is now, who on earth would eat a navy cake?!xx
Rey Murdoch says:

September 8, 2010 at 5:38 am

Wow! Thank you! I always wanted to write in my internet site something like that. Can I take part of the article to my blog?

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