Guests spend the evening at their table. Whatever is on it is what they look at — far more than the stage they can see from a distance.
Centrepieces are priced per table, which makes them the item where guest count genuinely changes the number. They are also, per dollar, one of the highest-impact things you can book.
What we hold
- Floating candles — soft, reflective and the most cost-effective way to lift a room
- Floral centrepieces — tall for height, low for conversation across the table
- Mixed candle and floral arrangements
- Fireflies mason jars — scattered along tables and edges
- Velvet fancy trays and decorated thal for head and sweet tables
- Charger plates and tableware
- Off-white floor lanterns for aisle and stage edges
Tall or low
Tall centrepieces give a room height and photograph well from the stage. Low centrepieces let guests talk across the table.
The usual answer is both — tall on alternating tables, low between them. It gives the room shape without blocking every sightline, and it costs less than tall everywhere.
Working out how many
We need your table count, not just your guest count — venues vary between eight and twelve per round table and the difference across 300 guests is ten tables.
Ask your venue for the table plan before you ask us for a quote. It is the single number that decides the price.
Why floating candles are the best value item we rent
A floating candle centrepiece is a glass vessel, water, and a candle. The materials cost almost nothing. What it produces is reflected, moving light at table height across the entire room — which is the single hardest thing to buy cheaply and the thing that most transforms a plain hall.
Compare it with a floral centrepiece of the same price: the flowers look better in a close-up photograph and do considerably less to the room. On a constrained budget across 25 tables, floating candles win by a distance. We say this knowing it is the cheaper option.
Tall, low, or both
Tall centrepieces give a room vertical interest and photograph well from the stage looking out. Low centrepieces let guests see and talk to the people opposite them.
The answer for most Ottawa weddings is alternating — tall on every second table, low between. It gives the room height in every wide photograph without blocking every sightline, and it costs less than tall everywhere.
One rule worth keeping: a centrepiece should be either below eye level when seated, or clearly above it. Anything at exactly eye level puts an obstacle between two guests for three hours.
Get the table count, not the guest count
This is the number that decides your quote, and it is the one most people cannot answer. Venues seat between eight and twelve to a round table. Across 300 guests, that spread is ten tables — ten centrepieces, ten linens, and a materially different total.
Ask your venue for the floor plan before asking anyone for a centrepiece quote. It takes one email and it is the difference between an estimate and a price.
The tables people forget
- The head or sweetheart table — photographed more than any guest table and usually styled differently
- The cake and dessert table — see our dessert styling
- The card and gift table — where the card box and podium go
- The registration or welcome table at the entrance
- The mithai table — trays, tokras and toppers
- Each needs its own treatment; none of them are covered by a per-guest-table count
Tell us your date
Send your date, venue and guest count on WhatsApp. Faya will come back to you directly with what fits and what it costs.
Good to know
Questions we get asked
They price per table, so the total is driven by your table count rather than your guest count.
Get the table plan from your venue and send it on WhatsApp to +1 (613) 883-4969 — that is the number we need to quote accurately.
Usually both. Tall on alternating tables gives the room height and photographs well; low between them lets guests talk across the table.
It looks better than tall everywhere and costs less.
Yes, and they are genuinely the best value item we rent. Soft, reflective light lifts a plain hall more than almost anything else per dollar spent.
They work particularly well for walimas and formal receptions.
Yes — delivery, setup and collection are included. We set centrepieces after the venue has laid the linens.
We coordinate timing with your venue directly.
Floating candles, then linens. A floating candle centrepiece is glass, water and a candle — the materials cost almost nothing and they produce reflected, moving light at table height across the whole room.
A floral centrepiece at the same price photographs better in close-up and does far less to the room. Across 25 tables, candles win by a distance.
Alternate them — tall on every second table, low between. It gives the room height in wide photographs without blocking every sightline, and costs less than tall everywhere.
One rule: a centrepiece should be clearly below or clearly above seated eye level. At exactly eye level it puts an obstacle between two guests for three hours.
Because centrepieces and linens price per table, and venues seat anywhere from eight to twelve per round table. Across 300 guests that spread is ten tables — a materially different total.
Ask your venue for the floor plan. It takes one email and turns an estimate into a price.
The head or sweetheart table, the cake and dessert table, the card and gift table, the welcome table, and the mithai table.
None of these are covered by a per-guest-table count, and the head table in particular is photographed more than any other surface in the room.