I spoke to my friend earlier and she asked the above question and asked me to get it sorted early on to avoid her situation........ I had dressed her venue with over 40 cream lanterns at her wedding and after the first guest left with one of the said lanterns (she did ask the bride if she could take it but I thought it was cheeky!) the new MIL who by the way contributed NOTHING to the wedding, got up and started collecting some lanterns from neighbouring tables to take for her family. At this point the Brides sisters then seeing what was happening collected some other lanterns for them and the bride. What ensued was nothing but an 'bun fight'!!!! I was only 10pm at night and the tables were stripped! I have never seen anything like it! People were actaully arguing over the things and one lady complained to me that someone had pinched her lantern while she was at the bar and as the wedding planner could I go and get her another one???? Errrrr no!!!! It was horrendous and whilst not my first experience of people just taking centrepieces without asking the bride, this one was my worst. So. what are you going to do?????
CommentAuthorSoon2beMrsHall
I have no idea. We where having gold fish bowls with gold fish in venue you said no (understand that one) Then thought Balloons was told no( ceiling 30 foot high would need a cherry picker to get them down.) Then we said pillar candles in a set of three and told no as of the smoke alarms SO i really dont know what to have any sugestions would be great.
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CommentAuthorluvlifejen (mrs berr
were having gold fish bowls i will be keeping one my bm has asked can she keep 1 and i will be selling the rest xx
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CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
I've having hurricane style vases with a pillar candle inside, glass mirror plates and tea lights.. I have 12. I've said that my mum can have one, so can OH's mum, his grandma, bridesmaids.. I'm going to keep 2 I think. Can't believe people actually acted like that at a wedding, terrible!! xx
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CommentAuthorkateh3
im hoping to have the large martini glasses and fish bowls on the top table il be giving the parents one bm n maybe 2 of my friends but as there so big i will be very shocked if someones cheeky enough to ask for one in which case il just say they were hired!!! that sounds awful cant believe that i would be getting the dj to announce for everyone to put them back and name and shame the people!!
Like I said it was by no means the first experience of this but was the worst. I have done weddings where they have put stickers on the bottom of centrepieces to say who they are meant for and my friend even put a little card on each of her table to say who they were for at the end of the night. Drink and greed! a wonderful combination!!!!!
CommentAuthorMadam Butterfly
I was thinking of giving them (probably 8 in total) to various members of the party, 1 for us, 1 for mum, 1 for mil2b, auntie etc.. I think I will be having fishbowls of some sort..not sure yet x
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CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
That's crazy! I hope no one does that at my wedding, they'd end up wearing it over there head lol x
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5.11.11
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CommentAuthorJilly17
ha ha...I suppose it just got so out of hand because the bride had not thought about it before the wedding and when the first girl left early with one, it got way out of hand. The moral of the story is if you want them to go to someone imparticular tell that person, label them or say they are hired and hand them out after the event!!!
CommentAuthorLisa Ramos
OMG can't believe how scabby some people are! I would be fuming if people started looting before the nights even over. By the way i love the flower centrepiece with flowers
I love my lickle Ava
CommentAuthorLisa Ramos
OMG can't believe how scabby some people are! I would be fuming if people started looting before the nights even over. By the way i love the flower centrepiece with flowers
I love my lickle Ava
CommentAuthorJilly17
Fab arent they Lisa???
CommentAuthorJill
We're hiring candelabra from our venue - loved how they looked when we went to the wedding fayre and it's one less thing to try to arrange yourself so it'll be the hotel management they need to answer to if they start lifting them lol x
29th September 2012
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CommentAuthornickers
im giving mine to family xx
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CommentAuthortilomilo
ive got those huge martini glasses filled with the gel balls and a butterfly on the top, dont think people will be able to pinch them (or i hope not!!) h2b says we have to sell them on after, but im hoping to keep 2 - you cant just have 1 lol, and i bet mil2b will want one too
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CommentAuthorammo
we are having fishbowl with fish so giving them to each family with kids.xx
CommentAuthorSoon2BBlackwell
I'm not sure what we are having for centrepieces yet but i plan on giving one each to my bridesmaids, mil, mum, my nana because she is buying my dress..... i'll get all my BM a little something else too though.
Holly
Time to lose some weight so i look my best on our day!
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CommentAuthorljeh92
ours are hired so i really hope nobody steals ours!
Soon to be Mrs Laura Naylor !!
24th June 2011
CommentAuthorsuzky123
thats horrendous and they better not take everything as the tealights etc are hired as part of the venue package. in terms of flowers, we are giving one to each mum and my nan and we are keeping two for ourselves. The long and low i will put on my dads grave the next day if it survives.
cant wait to be Mrs Evans less than 3 weeks woooo
start weight 10st 1.5 lbs
weight now 8st 4.5 lbs
total loss to date: 24.5 lbs now need to maintain!
CommentAuthorTrish Goddard
We are having Chinese Cup n saucers, with a little flower arrangement in them...
I am doing 57.... with 57 ppl invited...
they can take them home with them as a reminder of our wedding!!
CommentAuthorMel D
edited
I don't really know. The bowls will go back to the florist, and the flowers ... well I guess they'll just be thrown away.
Got married Sat 28/05/2011
Renewing vows Sat 29/05/2021
We're planning WELL in advance!!
CommentAuthorpanther_87k
im going to be keeping one, and will offer others to certain members of family, if they dont want them or something i'll probably re-sell whats left
