Thanks for the reply. I am not an craftiy person (my husband is) but I am willing to learn. We are in an area that is expensive for weddings. Luckily we belong to a group that has a building that they rent out for weddings. Being members, we get special rates and a little more tender loving care. But my dd talked with her friends and they all agree that silk flowers were better so we are going to try it. We will also be decorating the hall so any ideas for centerpieces for the tables would be great. I liked your idea. We have also seen candy in different containers. Our future son-in-law is Indian (from India) but Catholic not Hindu. He will have relatives coming from India, England and Australia so we will be serving Indian and American food. I am glad we have a year to get it together.