| These tips for cheap wedding flowers are | | | | by half. |
| essential as it's easy for your wedding flower | | | | Use corsages for the bridesmaids, rather than |
| budget to spiral out of control. Flowers are | | | | small bouquets |
| beautiful but always more expensive then you | | | | A corsage is a small arrangement that sits on the |
| think! However there are hundreds of ways to | | | | wrist. They're often made up of one, two or |
| reduce your flower costs and here are my | | | | three main flowers and some greenery. They're |
| favorite: | | | | then secured to the wrist using ribbon or tie. |
| Get a relative to help out | | | | Because they use less flowers, they're much |
| Having a relative help out at your wedding it a | | | | cheaper then bouquets. |
| great way to get someone involved. It's also a | | | | An added benefit is that they allow the |
| great way to save money! Ask around relatives | | | | bridesmaids to have both their hands free during |
| and see if anyone has a dab-hand at flower | | | | the day - to hold your bouquet, bag or drink. |
| arranging. | | | | Choose simple button holes |
| A word of advice though - leave the bouquets | | | | You can easily triple or quadruple the price of |
| and button-holes to the experts. | | | | your buttonholes by choosing different flowers or |
| Use the flowers from the ceremony at the | | | | multiple flower buttonholes. Go for simple, one |
| reception | | | | flower buttonholes and you'll keep your costs to a |
| Often it's not necessary to double up on flowers | | | | minimum. |
| at both the ceremony and reception. They're | | | | Use single flowers instead of bouquets or |
| often the same type of floral arrangement and | | | | arrangements |
| so once the ceremony is over, the flowers can | | | | The cost of arrangements or bouquets is usually |
| then be used at the reception. | | | | dependant on the cost of the flowers used and |
| Check if the venue supplies flowers | | | | the complexity of the arrangement. You can cut |
| Some venues insist that you use their florists for | | | | your costs dramatically by going for single flower |
| the venue. If this is the case, be careful as you're | | | | arrangements. |
| likely to get charged through the roof. Try and | | | | The best cheap wedding flowers for bouquets |
| stick to simpler arrangements or even balloons as | | | | are simple and elegant. Single flower arrangements |
| this will keep your costs to a minimum. | | | | make great a bridal bouquet or table centrepiece. |
| Check if the church supplies flowers | | | | Flowers such as lilies or exotic flowers make |
| Many churches have specific rules when it comes | | | | stunning single bouquets, and large flowers such |
| to flowers in the church. They may insist that the | | | | as peonies or camellias work great as single |
| flowers are done through the church committee, | | | | flower centrepieces. |
| whereby the church flower arrangers will provide | | | | Hire any accessories you may need instead of |
| the arrangements for a small fee. | | | | buying them |
| If a particular church is popular for marriages, the | | | | Before you rush out to buy vases for your table |
| same flowers may then be used for all | | | | decorations, have you considered hiring them? |
| ceremonies that particular weekend. This is often | | | | Most florists will hire any equipment you need to |
| a good thing, as you will usually pay a low set | | | | create fabulous floral arrangements. Hire |
| charge, however it means you may not get | | | | equipment comes in a variety of different shaped |
| control over the flowers on the day. Check with | | | | vases, pedestals and containers for all your flower |
| your celebrant to see if there's any flexibility. | | | | arranging needs. |
| Use a hand-tied bridal bouquet | | | | Buy flowers that are season |
| The bridal bouquet can come in all shapes and | | | | By choosing flowers that are in season, you will |
| sizes, but the general rule is that the more | | | | ensure that you get the freshest, cheapest, best |
| complicated you go, the more expensive the | | | | quality flowers. Check with your florist which |
| bouquet will be. Having a hand-tied bouquet is an | | | | flowers are in season for your big day. |
| easy way to lower the costs - sometimes even | | | | |