Fairytale Wedding

When looking for ways to cut costs on your wedding expenses, flowers are both the one area you don’t want to scimp but that may have room to cut on cost.  If you have friends or relatives in the floral business, now is the time to call on favors!  If you don’t, here are some ideas for cutting costs without looking like you did.  The cost of some flowers may be significantly higher during their off-season so try to select flowers that are in bloom and plentiful at the time of your wedding. Avoid exotic flowers. If  you have a favorite flower that is costly or out of season, consider using silk for that one flower.  Also, the floral headpiece or flower girl baskets petals may be made of silk.

Allow your florist to emphasize your wedding colors using more reasonable, seasonal flowers to achieve the overall look.  Try to avoid scheduling your wedding on holidays such as Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day as the price of flowers are higher. Also keep in mind that every attendant will carry or wear flowers, consider keeping the size of your wedding party down to accommodate your floral budget.