As you know, I have been struggling mightily trying to come up with ideas for centerpieces that don't involve the services of a celebrity florist yet have a sense of style of their own. I was blog-surfing the other night when I came across this picture first published in Offbeat Bride:

I was instantly smitten. What a simple happy idea to incorporate books -- and our house is overflowing with them. Even better, we could donate all these books after the wedding!

I showed Adam the pic and he expressed his support, which I take to be a very good sign (most of the time when I pitch ideas at him, he kinda nods and says if I want to do it it's fine). Adam was even cool with donating the books to prisons, either through Books Through Bars or Books to Prisons. (Insert ball and chain jokes here.)

I'm really happy with this idea, and think we'll likely run with it. Now we just need to find room in the house to gather boxes of books suitable for donation... :) If any of you have books you'd like to contribute to our centerpieces, please pass them along! These are the types of books that Books to Prisons is looking for:

1. Dictionaries (English, Spanish-English)
2. Atlases and almanacs
3. Learning a language (especially Spanish)
4. How-to (especially woodworking, plumbing, gardening, car mechanics, small motor repair)
5. Science and nature (including magazines like Discover)
6. Personal finance or starting a business
7. Drawing or art
8. Math or GED preparation
9. Computers or electronics (including up-to-date magazines)
   
10. Law
11. American Indians, Mayans, or Aztecs
12. African American, Latin American, or classical (Roman, Greek) history
13. Fiction: westerns, sci-fi, fantasy, horror/thrillers, African American authors

Now I just need to find a few rolls of pretty ribbon, and work out our table numbering system... yay!

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