Florals on a budget: Ways to cut down cost on creating beautiful arrangements for your wedding
Weddings are expensive. Unless you go to the courthouse to tie the knot in a Goodwill dress, you’re going to be using a chunk of your money to dress up your big day. In the pie chart below, wedding costs are broken down based on how much of your budget you should and are likely to spend on different elements.
As you can see, the flowers and rentals take up one of the largest pieces of the pie for a simple reason — wedding florals are expensive! Despite their expense, florals are pricey for good reason as they have the ability to turn any location into a unique space with specific colors and blooms.
The average price a couple spends on their wedding florals is about $1,500 and not every couple has the ability or cares to pay that much for florals. If this sounds like you, keep reading to discover ways to cut back on the price of florals for your big day.
Forage for Florals
Put on your muck boots and gloves and grab the clippers — this option calls for some action! Foraging pieces for your floral arrangements is going to be the cheapest way to go and depending on what area you are located in and the season of your wedding, you might get lucky walking through the woods or in a local park. The easiest way to forage is to research plants and florals that are blooming in the season and keep an eye out for anything along the side of the road on your daily commute, or around the house. This method will take time and effort, but it’ll save you a fortune! Follow this link for more tips on how to forage for your wedding florals.
Fake Flowers for the Win
We’ve all breezed by the fake floral section in Hobby Lobby or Michaels, but have you ever considered using fake florals for your wedding arrangements? Though fake flowers will not be fragrant, they are guaranteed to last forever and are quite easy to find on aisle six of your local crafts store. Research what you like in bouquets and other arrangements, make a list and head over to Hobby Lobby to ‘forage’ for flowers without getting muddy!
Got any leftovers?
This option is for the gutsy girls who aren’t afraid to ask anything, or for brides who have connections in the wedding industry! If you have a favorite local florist and are dying to showcase their florals at your wedding but you don’t quite have the money to pay full package, see if they would be willing to sell you flowers leftover from a wedding the day before yours! This sounds like a sleazy way out, but it is actually extremely resourceful and makes it easier on the florist, as well! With this option, you will have to coordinate your colors with the florals used the previous day, but if you’re lucky enough to have this option, it makes for a beautiful and affordable wedding.
Using resources and a little bit of extra effort can save you a bundle on the fortune you’re likely to spend on wedding florals. Decide which option is best for you and give it a whirl! There’s nothing like a wedding with beautiful floral arrangements to help a marriage grow.
