Harsashen's Bridal Magazine ( Issue # 1 ) 2012 | Page 38

Personalized Fruit Centerpieces! DANCE A ctually taking actual pieces of fruit to make beautiful wedding centerpieces is certainly not new. For instance, it was common to do this in celebrations for many centuries on many islands in the Pacific. So many different fruits can be carefully sliced to appear as flower petals, or floral buds, that it truly is a wonder that more brides do not utilize fruit for the beautiful centerpieces that each table in their wedding reception can exhibit. Today in our eco-conscious world, more edible centerpieces are cropping up on wedding banquet tables. Fruit that lends itself easily to this endeavor include strawberries, grapes, blueberries, pears and pineapples. Some other fruits usually have been found to change in color too much when exposed to the air, CONSIDER 2012/2013 Harsashen.com ñ 36 but those listed make fantastic bouquets. However, cut up limes, oranges and grapefruits skillfully arranged in a glass decanter can make gorgeous vases to hold the rest of your fruit centerpiece creations. Melons of all types can be cut out to appear as large five petaled flowers with different colored melons in their centers, or perhaps strawberries can be utilized. The point is that if the bride and groom are renowned to be earth loving individuals, many of their friends and relatives probably are too. This assures a magnificent reaction to using f