When planning for your wedding, you want to make sure you have the best flowers available. They’re often the most impressive accent to a wedding, and most of the time are the bride’s favorite decoration for the day. If you don’t plan ahead – buying wedding flowers can be pricey.
For more information on how you can make sure you stay within your flower budget on your wedding day, contact your local Toms River florist for an expert opinion on the best type of flower arrangements for your special day.
Before you come see your local florist, consider some solutions to saving money on your flowers ahead of time. In general – remember that not every inch of the wedding has to be covered in expensive flowers.
Below are some of our most creative tips on how to save money in your flower budget on your wedding day.
Mix expensive and inexpensive flowers of the same color.
If you’re really falling in love with an expensive flower, but can’t afford several full bouquets, mix it with other less expensive flowers of the same color. You’ll still get the effect that the more expensive or rare flower gives, while still filling out your bouquet without breaking the budget.
Use small bridesmaid bouquets.
Your bridesmaid’s bouquets do not have to be huge. The smaller you keep them, the lower the budget will be.
Talk to your local Toms River florist about average sizes for bridesmaid bouquets and how you can save money on your bridesmaid’s bouquets on your New Jersey (NJ) wedding day.
Accent with wild flowers.
There is nothing wrong with picking some wild flowers on the day of your wedding to fill in the gaps. Just don’t pick flowers that belong to someone else! Wild flowers will add a nature accent that you might not get with a fresh cut batch.
Dress up vases in ways other than filling them with flowers.
The reason people feel the need to fill vases to bursting is so the inside of the vase doesn’t look bare when sitting in the middle of the table as a centerpiece. You can avoid this by decorating the outside of the vase so it’s not clear.
Decorate it with gems or shells, or maybe wrap a loving quote around the base. This also presents another opportunity to add a personal touch to your wedding day.
Separate a bouquet into single stem vases.
If you purchase a certain amount of bouquets, you can make them stretch further by separating their contents into smaller vases throughout the room. This way, the area will look more spread out with flowers, and you won’t break your wallet trying to place flowers in every corner of the room.
Vases can be expensive: consider using an alternative.
You don’t need to use a traditional vase to hold your flowers. Some couple use mason jars, flowers pots and various other holding mechanism for their flowers to add a personal touch to the wedding.
Not using a traditional vase can seriously reduce your budget for flowers on your wedding day.
Visit a flower farm.
A flower farm might allow you to buy some of the flowers in bulk. Consider doing this if you’re just looking for filler flowers to compliment the nicer more personal ones that you hope to use on your wedding day.
Skip’s is a leading provider of wedding flower arrangements in the state of NJ. For more information on how we can help your family in the funeral planning process, contact us.
