the good, the bad, and the ugly

Budgets, and staying within them, are a huge part of event planning.

There are some great cost-cutting options when it comes to hosting an event. We often hear clients requesting options on non-floral centerpieces to save money on their events.

We have seen great ideas for unique centerpieces that are tasteful, reusable, and save money. One of our favorite centerpieces is the floral topiary made from the pages of books!

But we have also seen our fair share of those crazy "too thrifty" looking numbers. You know, those ones where the table would have looked better with no centerpiece at all, rather than the junk that was thrown together in the middle!

We would have to give our "worst in show" award to the bagel number. We’re not sure what this was about. Not only does it look like a fire hazard; it also looks like a complete mess.