Wedding Centerpiece Ideas Using Peacock Feathers

Peacock theme weddings are growing in popularity. While peacocks are a symbol of pride and vanity, they also symbolize rebirth or a change in one's life, as a peacock sheds its feathers and regrows them. Male peacocks spread their tails when wooing a female. Create your own peacock centerpiece to add to the beauty of a peacock theme wedding.

Peacock feathers can be purchased at a variety of places:

Hobby Lobby sells 2 peacock feathers for $1.99.

The following websites offer a larger variety of colors and styles of peacock feathers:

www.swalefandson.com . Wholesale peacock feathers, 100% real feathers. They sell peacock eye feathers and peacock swords in various sizes and dyed colors. Peacock feathers are sold in quantities of 100 and 200. Call number on web site for prices.

Matoska trading company sells peacock eye sticks and swords. Sold in packs as small as 25. A 25 pack of 10-14" peacock eye sticks sells for $9.75, a pack of 100 sells for $26. A wide variety of dyed peacock feathers also available. www.matoska.com

These five peacock feather wedding centerpiece are easy to create in a variety of styles.

A single peacock feather placed in a colored bud base or glass bottle makes a stunning wedding centerpiece. You can purchase peacock feathers from Hobby Lobby, either on line or in stores. Also at Hobby Lobby are a number of different vases or glass bottles to choose from. A classic bud vase is $1.49 (SKU 642389) . There are also colored glass bottles perfect for making your peacock feather wedding center piece. My favorite is a purple glass bottle, SKU 442244, which sells for $8.99.

For a truly elegant centerpiece, arrange some peacock feathers in a majestic peacocks vase available at Touch of Class. Two peacocks face each other at the top of the vase with their elegant tails wrapped around the body of the vase. Antique gold with a verdi wash. Would be lovely placed on the wedding party table. Measurements: 9" wide x 10" in diameter x 16" high. Price: $69.75. Item Number D355-001 at www.touchofclass.com

Fill a clear bubble vase with colored sand and insert peacock feathers. Hobby lobby sells various colors of bottled sand to match any peacock theme wedding decor: Lavender, white, turquoise, pink, red, green, dark blue, orange, and light blue. The price of the 8" bubble vase (item 746180) at Hobby Lobby is $5.99. A bottle of colored sand is $2.49. You will need at least two bottles of sand for each vase depending on your preference of sand level. Available at www.hobbylobby.com or in stores.

For a taller peacock centerpiece, fill a clear square vase with colored sand and insert peacock feathers. The square vase is $10.99 at Hobby Lobby: Item 918524. The sand is $2.49 per bottle. Available on line at www.hobbylobby.com or in stores.

A luminescence peacock bowl filled with peacock feathers makes a beautiful peacock wedding centerpiece. You can use the shorter peacock feathers or cut the stems off long feathers. From Wildlife Wonders, item FZ01648. $85. On line at www.wildlifewonder.com or in the store at 11218 Park Boulevard, Seminole, Florida.

Have fun creating a centerpiece for your peacock theme wedding. Peacocks make a beautiful and memorable theme for a wedding.