wedding decoration budgeting tips
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wedding decoration budgeting tips
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Trying to manage the budget for your wedding? It might be a great idea to cut down on decorations. Wedding decorations convey the atmosphere of the wedding and add the 'you' element in your big day since they reflect your personal preferences. This does not change when trying to budget your decorations since the idea of do-it-yourself is a major forerunner when thinking of a budget wedding. And it is easy to guess why. Because there are quite some things you can make yourself and save a lot of money that you can use elsewhere.
Here are 10 tips for wedding decorations on a budget. With a little creativity, you can still manage to pull a very stylish and beautiful wedding celebration.
1. Location
Choosing the venue has much to do with how much you will need to spend on your wedding decorations. Pick a special wedding venue. This will be the background of your big day and if you choose smartly, it will save you a lot of decoration costs. Think of outside locations such as the beach, a garden or a forest. Here, you will not need much decoration. An indoor venue, on the other hand, will require a lot of effort to do up.
2. Do it yourself
DIY decorations, although time-consuming, are the cheapest. Invite your bridesmaids out for an afternoon of tinkering and make your own centerpieces, place cards, wreaths, wall decorations, wedding favors, guest books etc. Opt for decorations involving faux flowers or craft material other than fresh flowers as these will need to be made well in advance if you will consider making them yourself. This effort saves a lot of money and makes your wedding site more personal.
3. Keep it Simple
Less is more, especially when you are looking to achieve an elegant look. You do not have to do much to dress a place beautifully. Fill a wine glass with water and a floating candle, sprinkle some confetti and rose petals on the tables or clean a soda bottle and place a beautiful single flower into it. A gerbera or calla is a beautiful flower to use single. Skip the expensive and elaborate floral centerpieces. The combined colors of the floating candle, confetti and flowers will give an equally stunning look.
4. Flowers The cost of flowers will explode higher than you can
expect. Save money by making the corsages yourself and replace the bridesmaids' bouquets with a large single bloom mixed with foliage. Check your own garden or that of your parents or other close family members and friends to see which flowers you can find that suit the purpose. You will be surprised at the choices. Don't be afraid to make a non-traditional choice and be different. If it pleases you, it will look good. Consider the flowing ivy or you might fancy the classy rose bush, perhaps. Gather what you can find and bunch into something you will love to carry or decorate with.
You must also consider the season when you are getting married. Ask your florist for seasonal flowers. Flowers are mostly expensive in winter compared to summer.
