“Zen” themed wedding centerpieces?
April 29, 2010 by
Filed under stone garden fountains
Our wedding is following a Japanese/Zen garden style wedding. Our colors will probably be dark browns, creams, whites, greens and possibly a pink/purple color which will be present in the flowers. We are planning on using things like orchids/bear grass/bamboo/bonsai trees/magnolia/cherry blossoms. Nothing is set in stone yet so we are kind of just trying to find ideas and see what we like. Does anyone have ideas for a center piece? We have thought of a few things such as a small Zen garden with a branch of magnolia or cherry blossoms or perhaps a simple potted orchid. We also considered bamboo shoots in simple vases with stones and water in the bottom. Perhaps a bonsai tree in the center or a simple water fountain(we are leading away from this idea because they can have a humming noise that could be a bit distracting, as well as a power chord, unless we get batter powered). Does anyone have any ideas? All suggestions, simple and extravagant, are welcome.
oops! not batter powered, battery powered but wouldn’t it be lovely if things ran on batter? lol
J mom – What is your problem? If you didn’t have anything constructive to add, maybe you should have just skipped over the question instead of being rude.
I found a few links to some ideas
http://www.japaneseweddingfavors.com/images/centerpiece_wedding.jpg
http://www.wrapables.com/images/product/A55007.jpg
http://www.maddylane-decor.com/images/zenfallcenterpiece.jpg
http://www.hometone.org/images/reflection-centerpiece_5.jpg
http://www.japaneseweddingfavors.com/images/centerpiece_lily.jpg
http://www.japanesegifts.com/images/chinese_wedding_centerpiece.jpg
not sure if they will work for you but, they might get your ideas flowing
Good Luck!!
Theres no such thing as a Zen garden.. actually they dont go together but I do think a Japanese garden would be inspiring for your centrepieces! I think a single potted orchid would be lovely, with moss. Bamboo is cool but is kind of overdone. Although, I have been to this one garden that used bamboo with hidden lights and the green in the bamboo was glowing! But this was at night so the effect was great. A shallow dish with flowers floating in water would be lovely. You could use rocks with names printed/stamped on for place cards.
**bbbara: Yes I have been to Ryoanji several times. Its a rock garden, or dry garden, but its not a Zen garden. Im not trying to be rude, Im just letting the asker know that the terminology is slightly off. She might not even care, and thats fine.
“Zen garden” is a commonly used term, but it is incorrect. Even in Japan this term is sometimes used as a way to attract foreigners to sites, but its still incorrect. They need money and people want a Zen garden, they give them a “Zen garden”.
Here ya go:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40715137@N00/437196826/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk_wedding/2193360961/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40715137@N00/437207111/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8312543@N07/2181845773/
http://www.japaneseweddingfavors.com/images/centerpiece_wedding.jpg
http://www.japaneseweddingfavors.com/table_centerpieces.asp
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pamgutierrez/443144440/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/15379571@N05/2282040919/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmac3/2379429066/
best wishes…………….
EDIT: (revised)
fizzy…. fyi
i grew up in Japan this is a zen garden!
http://www.phototravels.net/japan/photo-gallery/japanese-rock-gardens.html
it’s a rock and sand only garden found in Buddhist temples.
“Zen” is actually a form of Buddhism and the gardens were created by the priests long ago to help the monks enter into a calm meditative state. (per buddhist history)
How about doing a big vase with stalks of lucky bamboo for every guest and you can tie a a note around each stalk then each guest can take home a piece of lucky bamboo as a favor.
How about a little rock garden with the rake for the middle of each table? With vases that hold a stalk of bamboo or cherry blossoms to add some color and bring up the eye vertically? It could be a fun thing for people to play with while they’re socializing.
I agree, nothing electric or battery operated…the humming will be distracting during the toasts, etc.
http://www.zengarden.co.za/
http://www.officeplayground.com/zengarden2.html
How about small bonsai trees? They could be potted in pink or purple.