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For the ultimate eco-fabulous green wedding, how about an edible centrepiece?…yes, we said edible…yes, for your wedding.

Imagine chocolate covered strawberries overflowing on fabulous decorative glass platters or on lovely tiered pastry stands.  Accent the strawberries with edible (pesticide free) organic flowers, such as gardenias, day lilies or roses.  You could even do it yourself if need be!

Directions

1. Melt one pound of organic dark chocolate with two tablespoons of shortening or grapeseed oil.

2. Dip the strawberries into melted chocolate and lay on parchment paper to cool.

3. Drizzle melted white chocolate over all or some of the strawberries for a striking accent.

Pots of edible herbs or wheatgrass accented with potted edible flowers also make a great centrepiece. Bonus:  your guests can take them to plant in their gardens for a lasting memory of your wedding.

This next suggestion can be truly striking and sublime.  Place apples, oranges, lemons, limes, pears, peaches, and other in season fruits and berries in tall, clear vases of varying heights.  Again, edible flowers and nuts as well can be included in this centrepiece.

How about edible bouquets with chocolate Ecuadorian roses and yellow violets along with sugared orange and lemon wedges? Fabulous! Here’s something fun: large ice cream cones topped with edible white carnations to form the scoops of “ice cream.”  Place the ice cream cones in glass containers on 2-3 stands of varying heights.  The kids and the young at heart will love these.

Edible centrepieces will wow your guests and best of all, leave nothing that needs to be thrown out! They are an eco-chic solution for eco-savvy brides….

When was the last time you looked at table centrepieces and thought, “I’d really love to eat those….”

If the answer is never, you really need to hang out with us more. One of the things we love doing for events is coming up with unique, fresh, fun and GREEN ways to make your guests feel special.  What always goes over well are edible centrepieces for your tables.

We kid you not. We’re talking about centrepieces your guests can actually eat during or after your event. Edible centrepieces will generate conversation AND they will help you reduce, reuse and recycle, which your guests will appreciate. Finally, they’ll get to take home centrepieces they’ll actually use!

You can easily create edible centrepieces that set the perfect tone for your event, whatever the occasion.  And every season brings with it a whole new and exciting range of possibilities.

Doing a kids party? Pick up a half circle Styrofoam ball, cover it with any colour of burlap, dyed cheesecloth, Spanish moss, green or fall leaves, the list goes on and on…then stick lollipops in the base, one colour for each table.

Want to liven up a fundraising event? Make your centrepieces out of retro candy. You can use Elephant Popcorn or Crackerjack boxes as the base and artistically arrange your favourite candies, mixed with flowers and ribbon. Smart and original, just like you.

In a hurry? Cupcakes make great, easy desserts to serve – and you can display them all night with a beautiful cupcake stand. Functional and pretty all at the same time.

The possibilities are endless. And best of all, your centrepieces won’t just look good – they will be used instead of just thrown away. And that’s just plain good sense.