ShareThisQ: I'm interested in flower-free centerpieces. What are some ways I can avoid using expensive flowers and still create a dramatic effect?A: The good news is you have a ton of choices. Centerpiece options are endless. Celebrate a fall wedding with wheatgrass tightly packed in clear vases with a warm-colored ribbon. Pinecones and birch branches with hanging votives are an elegant and trendy option for winter weddings, and spring or summer weddings give way to water-filled decor, complete with floating candles. Centerpieces are all about the presentation. You can take almost any type of branch or grass from nature and create a stylish arrangement.(Carley Roney, co-founder and editor in chief of The Knot, the nation's leading wedding resource, advises millions of brides on modern wedding etiquette at www.theknot.com.)(Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, http://www.scrippsnews.com)
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