I need summer wedding centerpiece help!?

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I am having a july wedding on a secluded lake. We plan to exchange our vows on a small bridge, under a pergola, right on the lake and then have our reception above, where you have a clear view of the lake below. It will be similar to a destination type wedding, we plan to spend the whole weekend camping at the lake with all our family and friends.
I am having problems with the decorating. We plan to have a late wedding, starting at about 8:30, therefore we want to incorporate as much candles as possible, with out looking tacky. However i am having problems finding unique, safe display options for the candles, besides lanterns. I want the wedding to be creative, unique, and memorable, yet remain very classy and relatively simple (not an over abundance of decorations that takes away from the surroundings or alters them to the point that they are unrecognizable). And i hope that it stands out in our guests minds as much as it does in our own. I want it to blow them away, but stay true to the natural beauty of the surroundings.
We have been toying with the idea of doing Moroccan lanterns in various sizes and colors for our centerpieces: orange 22", blue 14", and yellow or green or red 10" (haven't decided on the last color quite yet.) I planned on arranging them in the center of a round table with tons of petals scattered around them. However I had planed on using very neutral colors and had basically decided on multiple shades of white and ivory. So now i am unsure what to do. If i choose to go with the colors which color should i pull out to keep it neutral. We have also contemplated feathers, random pictures of ourselves through out our relationship, (we were high school sweet hearts and will be together for 8 years by our wedding.) sticking with just random sizes of white lanterns, or doing a more traditional flower tower, with flame-less candles and feather's strewn throughout. I am obsessed with vintage themed weddings.
I want the wedding to feel very romantic, and seem very well put together, and i fear that to many colors will stray away from my vision making it appear more casual and less elegant. I planned on using white ball chairs with a sash, and no covers. I have helped plan some very extravagant weddings in the past so everyone is expecting mine to be over the top, and i don't want to disappoint, fingers crossed i haven't out done myself. Basically I am looking for any creative unique ideas that you have seen personally or perhaps have done at your own wedding that you feel may fit the bill. Any suggestions or ideas would be very appreciated, and especially pictures. In fact please post lots of pictures via facebook or even my email whatever suits you. My email is brianne_teeter@hotmail.com. Thank you for taking your time to read my ridiculously long post and helping me!
-Bria Brown

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Maybe you can get glass vases(huge) put about a cup to a cup in a half water in it light a few tea light candels in let them float around..also add a wooden block inside carve your intitals on each side of the block...make sure its heavy enough so it doesn't float and tall enouugh that it sticks out above the water and add a bigger candle on top of the block

I'm due to get married 08.20.11 you can email me as well mrsinmon.tobe@gmail.com

My name is Bri....congrats

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Do you enjoy staying in hotels?

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I do a fair amount of traveling during the warm months to medieval festivals and events like Blackstone Raids and Pennsic War, and sometimes it is just easier to stay in a nearby hotel for the smaller events, esp. the ones held in early spring or late fall (not to mention the ability to take a hot shower).
But I actually prefer camping, because my tent is a 16x16 medieval canvas pavilion made by Panther Primitives. It has a 12 foot high center peak with 7 foot high corner poles. I drop a plastic ground cloth, followed by a thick canvas tarp, and finish with a large 8x10 area rug for a warm, dry floor. My bed is made from medieval designs - a wooden frame with mortise/tenon connections, and held together by rope that is woven thru holes in the frame both side-to-side and end-to-end. A thick foam mattress goes on top, followed by heavy blankets and large pillows.
A wooden folding slat table goes in one corner, along with a Viking style two-piece slat chair. Lighting is by candle lanterns that hang from hooks on the center pole or by a modern camp lantern in emergencies. Celtic tapestries adorn the walls, hanging from an interior "curtain" rope. These tapestries eliminate the shadow effect from interior lighting, so no one standing outside can watch the shadowplay and see what I'm doing, and they dress up the interior beautifully. Everything is designed to be taken apart or rolled up for easy transport. It's roomy, airy, and there is nothing quite like camping in a medievally period pavilion.

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Do you enjoy staying in hotels?

camping table lantern stand image

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I do a fair amount of traveling during the warm months to medieval festivals and events like Blackstone Raids and Pennsic War, and sometimes it is just easier to stay in a nearby hotel for the smaller events, esp. the ones held in early spring or late fall (not to mention the ability to take a hot shower).
But I actually prefer camping, because my tent is a 16x16 medieval canvas pavilion made by Panther Primitives. It has a 12 foot high center peak with 7 foot high corner poles. I drop a plastic ground cloth, followed by a thick canvas tarp, and finish with a large 8x10 area rug for a warm, dry floor. My bed is made from medieval designs - a wooden frame with mortise/tenon connections, and held together by rope that is woven thru holes in the frame both side-to-side and end-to-end. A thick foam mattress goes on top, followed by heavy blankets and large pillows.
A wooden folding slat table goes in one corner, along with a Viking style two-piece slat chair. Lighting is by candle lanterns that hang from hooks on the center pole or by a modern camp lantern in emergencies. Celtic tapestries adorn the walls, hanging from an interior "curtain" rope. These tapestries eliminate the shadow effect from interior lighting, so no one standing outside can watch the shadowplay and see what I'm doing, and they dress up the interior beautifully. Everything is designed to be taken apart or rolled up for easy transport. It's roomy, airy, and there is nothing quite like camping in a medievally period pavilion.

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