What's That Smell....? Is the centerpiece a scenterpiece???

Be careful what types of flowers are included in the centerpiece.

Some of your guests may have allergies to highly scented blooms or pollen. Some blooms alter their scent once cut such as "astrantia major" sniff, sniff....YUCK! Casa blanca lilies (gorgeous white and big!) have a highly perfumed scent that can put some sinuses into orbit.

If this may be an issue for you or your guests, make your floral designer aware of the fact that you want to avoid any highly scented or pollen-heavy flower types. Most flowers have some scent associated with them, so it would be unwise to eliminate all blooms with scents, since you would be severely limiting your flower selection, thereby (possibly) increasing your prices due to lack of flexibility.

One more thing...you want your guests to enjoy the food you serve, so no over-powering smells need to compete with the yummy smell of your main course.

Check Back next friday for Part 7 "Wedding Centerpieces" - Height and Width of Your Centerpieces.
The "Wedding Centerpieces Series" will be posted every Friday in August and September