| Have you ever met a bride who didn't have | | | | Choose flowers that travel well and last. Some |
| flowers at her wedding? Probably not but those | | | | flowers like carnations are sturdy enough to hold |
| flowers can take a chunk out of the budget. Here | | | | up well in a wedding bouquet for a day or so, |
| are a few tips to keep costs down on wedding | | | | others like narcissus won't look fresh out of |
| flowers. | | | | water for more than a few hours. Your flowers |
| Choose flowers that are in season. While it's | | | | have to get from the grower to the florist to |
| possible to obtain tulips in July and daisies in the | | | | your wedding which could take up to a week. |
| dead of winter you'll pay a good price for them. | | | | Concentrate on the flowers for your reception. If |
| They also may not be as fresh as you'd like | | | | you're being married in a church and having the |
| because they'll most likely have to be shipped | | | | reception elsewhere focus your budget and |
| from a foreign country. That adds to the cost as | | | | flowers on the reception. Most wedding receptions |
| well. | | | | take less than an hour, most of the wedding time |
| Choose common colors not exotics. The most | | | | is spent at the reception. Churches also have |
| common flower color is yellow and the least | | | | limitations on where arrangements can be placed. |
| common is black, which isn't really a true black, | | | | Choose inexpensive flowers but use them lavishly. |
| but a very dark bluish purple. If you want fresh | | | | Orchids are very expensive when compared with |
| flowers stay with the standard colors. And | | | | say, chrysanthemums. If you're aiming for an |
| remember that flower colors vary quite a bit | | | | over the top lush look, you'll get more flowers for |
| within the family. In other words you might have | | | | your dollar with common inexpensive flowers. |
| a specific shade of pink in mind and order flowers | | | | Surprisingly roses are not that expensive as long |
| that should be in that color. The reality is that the | | | | as it's not near Mother's Day or Valentine's Day. |
| flowers will be in a range of pinks not just the | | | | Use greenery with a generous hand to fill out |
| specific pink you have chosen. The exception is | | | | arrangements. Leaves aren't nearly as costly as |
| roses. Roses are bred to be a definitive color and | | | | flowers. |
| won't vary much if you stick with a named hybrid. | | | | |