What you'll make
Picture every table with a little cluster of clear glass vases, spray carnations leaning out of each one and a sprig of greenery in between, low enough that guests can still see each other and chat across the table. They come home in your supermarket trolley two days before the wedding, and once they are in the vases nobody can tell. About £7 a table.
Materials (per item)
- small clear glass vases · 3hold the flowers, grouped on the table£3.00
- spray carnations (several small flowers per stem) · 1 bunchthe main flowers in the vases£3.00
- filler greenery or small filler flowers · 1/2 bunchlight filler between the carnations£1.13
- DIY cost each£7.13
Tools
- Sharp floral snips or a sharp knife
- 2 clean buckets
- Washing-up liquid and a bottle brush
- The flower food sachets from the bunches
- Shallow boxes with dividers (wine or drinks boxes) for transport
Rate this guide
Each guide is built from at least three published how-to sources and real store prices, checked on the date shown. We write the steps in our own words and list every source at the bottom.