Small Wedding Centerpiece Ideas
Sometimes, simple wedding centerpieces can have the biggest impact. Don't believe us? Just check out these petite arrangements, which add charm and personality without overwhelming the table. While you're at it, don't forget to create an account with The Knot so you can favorite the small centerpiece ideas you love the most using the heart icon on the right-hand side of the image. That way, they'll always be handy for a bit of inspo!
1. Small Elegant Wedding Centerpieces
A mix of white peonies, honey dijon roses and campanula bells in warm, husky tones of apricot and rose add to the air of elegance at this stunning yacht reception. Their low height keeps the stunning sea views unobstructed and allows the blue decor details that play off the colors of the sea to shine.
2. Small Centerpieces with Flowers
A handful of single-stem white carnations in small cylindrical vases creates a delicate look, especially when grouped with a mirrored table number in a gold hand stand. In a neutral palette, the look is minimalist yet elevated. 
3. Topiary Short Wedding Centerpieces
Instead of traditional floral centerpieces, opt for potted rosemary topiaries. Coupled with a runner of greenery and dusty blue linens, these adorn long wood farm tables for a sophisticated rustic effect.
4. Pastel Low Floral Centerpieces
This pastel confection is brimming with lilac, periwinkle and rose florals, creating low centerpieces that feel like a midsummer's night dream. They pop against a white tablecloth, while tying in with matching lavender napkins. 
5. Colorful Small Centerpieces for Tables
Small floral centerpieces mixing white with plum and fuschia jewel tones add to the gorgeous maximalism at this Belle-Epoque- and Las-Vegas-inspired reception table. It glitters with gold and pink linens, cast under the warm, festive glow of golden lamps.
6. Whimsical Short Wedding Flower Centerpieces
Candle centerpieces for a wedding work just as well as floral ones, and this reception table combines both. Low candles and low centerpieces in bright vases with yellow, pink, orange and red-dyed flowers emit a whimsical vibe. We love how this tablescape nods to the artful floral illustrations climbing the wall.
7. Blush Pink Low Centerpieces for a Wedding Reception
Mix up your tablescape by combining tall centerpieces with smaller ones. Low arrangements featuring peonies, garden roses, lisianthus, ranunculus, sweet peas and seasonal greenery in varying shades of pink are juxtaposed with long, tapered candles—the right combo that still allows guests to mingle throughout dinner. 
8. Rustic Small Centerpieces for Weddings
We're feeling springtime fever with these short centerpieces for a wedding reception. A mix of ferns, greenery and peachy blooms brings a sense of wild organics to a rustic wood table. 
9. Eclectic Low Wedding Centerpieces
At this wedding, each reception table had its own color theme, seen in its linen napkins, glassware, tapered candles and low centerpieces of dyed ferns and pampas grass. The look is playful and fun with a big dose of personality.
10. Golden Small Centerpieces for Wedding Tables
These low centerpieces for round tables evoke a quintessential, warm summer California evening with an ethereal color palette of yellows, oranges, peaches and warm neutrals. Paired with golden goblets and lemon accents, it's enough to make anyone smile. 
Small wedding centerpieces prove that less is truly more. They're a beautiful way to bring elegance and flair to your reception tables without taking up too much space—or blowing your budget. Perfect for intimate celebrations, minimalist themes or venues with limited table room, these scaled-down arrangements can have as much of a wow factor as taller centerpieces. They also invite more interaction among guests, keeping sightlines open for conversation. But what's the trick to nailing these wedding centerpieces? That's where we come in. We talked to a florist and rounded up some stunning small centerpiece ideas for weddings for the ultimate inspo. Turns out, thoughtful design doesn't have to come in a grand package ---by Hillary Hoffower