In Richmond, for example, small floral table centers generally cost $ 100 at $ 200 per table, said Ms. Schilling, with large parts of declaration often cost $ 400 to $ 600. By working fruit in conceptions, or fully replacing flowers with spectacular screens, such as citrus bowls or cascade grapes, she said that couples can save $ 100 per table, savings that become more substantial when multiplied, say, 15 tables.
“Especially with large suppliers such as Costco, Sam’s Club and Aldi, you can get fruit for almost nothing these days compared to what the florals are,” said Schilling, who added that if the false flowers always have a “negative connotation” with cheap, this attitude does not apply when customers see fresh products. In addition, edible decoration can complete the meal and provide snacking late at night.
Recently, Janice Carnevale, owner of Bellwether Events in Washington, DC, also saw the decor of fruits and vegetables taking momentum, with viral table landscapes on Tiktok to overeat the craze. However, Ms. Carnevale, who has been in the wedding industry for 20 years, does not perceive the enthusiasm as entirely new. “At the time, he used the cabbage”, which looked like a closed peony, she said. “When you looked from afar, it was like,” oh, it’s just a flower “, then you approached and tried:” It’s a cabbage! It’s so crazy! “”
Ms. Carnevale connects the popularity of the style to the saturation of celebrity marriages in Italy and in the aesthetics of the sun, soaked in wine, characterized by “the summer of tomato” on Tiktok in 2023. Couples who want a Mediterranean marriage, she said, I think that “I cannot get married in Italy, but I can bring Italian videos.”
Some couples want the guests to get on a plane. Melissa and Matt Merlino de Manhattan took advantage of the abundant fruits in Kona, Hawaii, where they held their marriage in January 2024. Merlinos considered tables with various monochromatic patterns for their marriage, but it was not logical to import flowers when they could use what was already there, said Merlino, 39, who has a hospital event and a hospital business.
