Tux Centerpiece Ideas
Tuxedos, black tie and tails, vintage top hats and canes evoke a sense of elegance, style and timeless glamour. Whether you're hosting a formal dinner party, a wedding reception or dinner and dance or are in charge of prom decorations, you'll find that tux centerpiece ideas add ambience and flair to any decorating scheme.
Theme
Focusing upon a specific theme helps tie together all the elements in a wedding reception, prom or party. A generic theme such as "Formal Elegance," "Black Tie and Tails" or "Come Dance with Me" helps establish a focal point as you incorporate your. tux centerpiece idea. Items commonly associated with tuxedos such as top hats, bow ties, gloves and canes help call the theme to mind.
Flowers
Flowers offer perfect backdrops for tux centerpieces. Black and white tuxedos pop against white calla lilies, carnations and peonies as they do against red roses or pink Shasta daisies. Small clear glass votive candles with musical notes or piano keyboards add extra flair to floral centerpieces and fit in with the tuxedo theme.
Table coverings
Mirrors make stunning bases for tux centerpieces. So do squares of black-and-white checkerboard Poly vinyl, available from prom supply stores. Fill crystal or glass vases with glass marbles, acrylic ice cubes or water before adding flowers. Achieve a vintage effect with white pottery vases. Sprinkle mirrors and areas around centerpieces with black-and-white metallic top hat and bow tie confetti.
Shopping bags
An alternative to expensive flower arrangements is to set a shopping bag on base. Shopping bags are easily anchored with plastic bags of sand, old magazines or bricks if helium balloons will be attached. Shredded gold or silver Mylar or paper make good filler.
Silhouettes of a tuxedo or dancing couple wearing formal attire add beauty and dimension when attached to the sides of the bags. Computer print-outs in a beautiful font can spell out the theme or an appropriate phrase. Outline with a thin bead of white glue and lightly sprinkle with iridescent glitter, Add a few rhinestones for extra sparkle.
Tuck items such as black and white tuxedo garters or armbands into the shred or staple to the bag. Dancing couple silhouettes adhered to balloon sticks are festive additions as are sparkly single branches, black plastic canes or silver stars.
Balloons
Latex balloons are readily available from prom supply houses. Mix black and white balloons with ones featuring top hats and canes, musical notes and white gloves. Tied to shopping bag handles, they float high above guests' heads for obstruction-free conversation.
Additional Considerations
Tuxedo-front favor bags, as well as favor bags shaped like a bridal gown, can extend tuxedo centerpieces on larger tables. Prom supply houses sell larger top hats made from metal mesh or cardboard as well as Mylar falling shower centerpieces with top hats and stars. Mini top hats for use as party favors, top-hat booklet covers and three-dimensional 13-inch-high star centerpieces add extra dimension to tux centerpiece ideas.
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