22 Wedding Centerpieces Bursting with Fruits and Vegetables

By Sarah Schreiber
July 27, 2011
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These arrangements are redefining farm-to-table.

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Have you ever seen a Dutch still-life painting? Well, prepare to bring art to life. Bowls of seasonal fruits and vegetables look as rustic and vibrant in person as they do on canvas—and they're officially trending on wedding tablescapes. Think of this concept as an extension of farm-to-table eating. After all, there's absolutely nothing stopping you from munching on these apple, pomegranate, and carrot displays at the end of the night! How's that for sustainable wedding décor?

So you love the idea, but you're not sure where to start. That's where we come in. Thanks to the following beautiful, bountiful examples, you'll discover just how to style your favorite fruits and veggies at your wedding reception. Whether you opt for a museum-quality arrangement that's filled to the brim with an assortment of the season's best harvest or choose one fruit and play up its color with supporting florals, there are so many ways to adapt this particular centerpiece trend for your fête. The best part? Produce makes an excellent addition to your reception tables, whatever your wedding style. Pair your favorite fruits and veggies with foliage, flowers, and pretty hardware, and your big-day tablescapes will be complete.

From candlelit spreads and baskets brimming with produce to petite vase displays, the following farm-fresh wedding centerpieces are definitely ones to bookmark—especially if you're planning a late summer or early fall wedding. Here, some of our favorite looks, styled with veggies and fruits alike. If artichokes, persimmons, and pears inspire you, you'll be head-over-heels for these fresh, festive designs.

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Farmer's Market

Patrick Moyer
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At this fruit-filled wedding, beautiful brass and wooden vessels held lush and vibrant assortments of farmer's market produce, placed alongside complementary blooms.

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Pink Pineapple

Anna Delores Photography
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To bring the couple's tropical wedding to life, Margaret Joan Florals nestled bright pink pineapples into a bed of vibrant greens.

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Lemons and Limes

KT Merry
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Coco Rose Design and Casa de Perrin worked together to transform this citrus-themed tablescape into a little piece of Italy.

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Rustic Color Scheme

Erich McVey
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Figs, pomegranates, and unripe blueberries were interspersed among the larger arrangements to incorporate the soft colors of spring as well as rusty orange tones and deep colored foliage, all designed by Sara Winward of Honey of a Thousand Flowers. 

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Overflowing

onelove photography

Massive grapes and ripe figs defined the majority of this WINK! Weddings tableau. Pink roses, burgundy dahlias, and sprigs of greens acted as the supporting players.

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Peachy

Ashley Slater
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A few edible elements—pomegranate, melon, grapes, and wild berries—served as the base of this peachy-pink head table arrangement by Amy Osaba.

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Artichoke

Jose Villa

The artichoke's unique green-purple gradient served as the color inspiration for the entirely of this short Joy Thigpen display—fresh florals, included.

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Persimmons

Brian Whitt

A few low-hanging persimmons brought a pop of color to these lush garden rose and dahlia centerpiece boxes, from Flourish by Kay.

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Berry Blooms

Gaetz Photography
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June Bloom Events' crimson berry, mum, and peony centerpiece fit the vibe at a vibrant fall wedding. Jewel-toned books, pillar candles, and gold dinnerware completed the look.

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Oranges

Fondly Forever Photography
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Brass bowls of oranges punctuated each table's eucalyptus and garden rose garland, by Hello Gem Events.

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Bunches

Sarah Kate Photography

At a vineyard celebration, clusters of pomegranates and a hanging grapevine brought fall vibes to Bows and Arrows' dahlia, astilbe, and colorful leaf arrangement.

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Unlikely Pairs

Megan Welker Photography
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When arranged around Mediterranean-inspired dinnerware and MV Florals' lush greenery garlands, bowls of artichokes and lemons made for an unexpected, but on-theme pairing.

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Cabbage Patch

Erin Jean Photography

Buds 'n Bloom used verdant cabbage to ground boxes of hydrangea, eucalyptus, spray roses, and grapevine.

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Kumquats

Jenn Emerling

Marigold repurposed kumquats as ornaments for these rose and jasmine arrangements. Small bowls of the fruit were also placed around the tabletop to serve as accent pieces.

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Outskirts

Michael Radford
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Tropical melons and artichokes were placed at the edges of these garden rose, ranunculus, lace leaf, and wild berry centerpieces by TOAST. The effect? An exotic-summer-meets-fall-harvest vibe.

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Lanterns

Cathrine Taylor

Pears, grape clusters, and cabbage leaves brought an edible component to these mixed-medium centerpieces, which also featured florals (rose and thistle) and a lantern.

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Post Cards

Sara Weir Photography

Vintage Long Beach postcards felt even more appropriate atop crates of one of the area's main exports: lemons.

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Halved

Koby Brown

Speaking of lemons—Kathleen Deery Design sliced the citrus in half to accent a lush greens and garden roses garland at a Napa Valley fête.

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Apple

Kristen Kilpatrick

R. Jack Balthazar's endless, harvest-themed table piece featured so many of the fall season's best fryuts abd foliage, including apples and grapes.

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The Details

Kayla Barker
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A few pears and figs added another dimension to these pink and yellow pots of blooms, by Sprout Flowers.

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Vintage-Style Centerpiece

Whitney Neal Photography
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Tables from Essential Details were covered in white tablecloths and topped with fruit (grapes, oranges, and more), brass candles, and floral centerpieces from Jaclyn Journey. 

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Tiki-Inspired Centerpieces

Chellise Michael Photography
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For their vintage tiki-style wedding in Brooklyn, this couple, with the help of their florist, Brrch, decorated their tables with papayas and tiki mugs filled with rattlesnake ginger, a gloriosa lily, ferns, and a pink pineapple.

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