Centerpieces

Centerpieces with height

A centerpiece sets the look of every table at once, and in a large room the tables are most of what guests see. Our centerpieces are all tall designs. They put the visual weight above eye level, which fills the volume of a ballroom or tent, and they leave the table surface open so guests can talk across it. That balance is hard to reach with low arrangements in a tall room.

Three styles to choose from

Crystal table centerpieces are raised on slim stands with cascading crystal strands that catch and scatter light. They look their brightest under colored uplighting, which makes them a natural choice for weddings, galas and Sweet 16s.

Feather centerpieces are tall plumes of ostrich-style feathers in slender vases, in white or black. They add movement over the table and suit Gatsby, glam and black-tie themes. Crystal-strand vases add extra sparkle.

Tree centerpieces rise on a slim dark trunk to dense clusters of ivory blossoms that arch over the place settings. They give long banquet tables and round guest tables a dramatic focal point at weddings, showers and spring celebrations.

Planning your tables

• Count tables, not guests. You need one centerpiece per table, plus any for the dais or cake table.
• Check the ceiling and any chandeliers before choosing the tallest pieces, and tell us your venue so we can confirm the fit.
• Light them. Uplighting and pin spots make crystal and feathers glow.
• Keep the palette tight. White feathers or ivory blossoms with pale linens; black feathers with dark linens and gold chairs.
• Mix styles by zone if you like: trees on the long tables, crystal on the rounds.

Pair centerpieces with dining tables, Chiavari chairs and props and décor for a complete room, and see our pages on weddings and galas.

Where our centerpieces go

Centerpieces work hardest in big rooms, and New York City has plenty: hotel ballrooms in Manhattan, event halls in Brooklyn and Queens, and loft dinners where tall pieces fill a high ceiling. On Long Island, they dress tables at Nassau and Suffolk catering halls, country club weddings and tented receptions in the backyard, all within reach of our Farmingdale showroom. Tree centerpieces suit spring and summer weddings under tents in the Hamptons, and we also deliver to Westchester and the Hudson Valley, New Jersey and Connecticut. We bring every centerpiece to the venue, place one on each table and collect them after the event.