Ordinary or Evocative

Thanksgiving is upon us, and it made me think... why do people always move the flower arrangement off the table during dinner?  I am no dummy... I understand that the bird needs room on the table, but by default, it seems our flowers are passed off as expendable in the moment when dinner is served. What can you do to create something so intriguing that they don't move it from the table? This is when ordinary won't work and evocative is the way to go when styling flowers. Give them something to talk about.