| At some point during your wedding planning you | | | | Lastly, if you have a few close friends or family |
| will probably realize (if you haven't already) that | | | | members helping out you can create your own |
| weddings aren't cheap, and you may be forced to | | | | floral arrangements to use as your centerpieces. |
| make difficult budgetary decisions. | | | | Candles Can Set The Mood |
| There are many ways to cut costs out of your | | | | Another option for inexpensive wedding |
| wedding budget. For example, you can choose not | | | | centerpieces is taper displays. Take three or four |
| to give out wedding favors, limit the choices at | | | | tapers of different size and put them on a |
| the open bar to beer and wine and choose | | | | decorative plate or other holder. |
| elegant, inexpensive wedding centerpieces. | | | | Tapers come in all shapes and colors, so it should |
| The key is to find inexpensive wedding | | | | be easy to match the color of your wedding. You |
| centerpieces that fit into your overall wedding | | | | can also add a few silk or dried flowers to the |
| theme without coming off as cheap and tacky. | | | | centerpiece for added effect. |
| With a little thought you can make this happen. | | | | Hurricane Vases Are Versatile |
| Here are three ideas for elegant, inexpensive | | | | Hurricane vases are elegant and practical, and you |
| wedding centerpieces: | | | | can do many things with them. They can be |
| Alternative Floral Arrangements | | | | found at many craft stores and online for only a |
| The most popular choices for wedding | | | | few dollars each. |
| centerpieces contain flowers in some way. If you | | | | Take the hurricanes and fill them with an object |
| have talked to any florists, you will quickly find out | | | | that compliments your overall wedding theme. For |
| that you have to pay a premium to have the | | | | example, tapers or pillar candles work really well. |
| beauty that flowers can bring to a wedding | | | | Wrap ribbon or silk flowers around the base, and |
| reception. | | | | you have the perfect inexpensive wedding |
| Instead of real flowers, consider silk floral | | | | centerpiece. |
| arrangements. These aren't the silk flowers that | | | | Other things to put in a hurricane include stones, |
| your grandmother has from the seventies. Silk | | | | water with a single Gerber daisy, coffee beans |
| floral arrangements today are created by artists, | | | | and just about anything you can think of that |
| and honestly they are sometimes more beautiful | | | | goes with your wedding. |
| than the real thing. | | | | It is easy to get overwhelmed when planning a |
| Dried flowers are another possibility. Many times | | | | wedding, especially the financial end of things. With |
| they are less expensive than fresh flowers, and | | | | a little thought you can trim some of those costs |
| you can also combine them with silk or select | | | | by making creative and smart choices about your |
| fresh flowers. | | | | centerpieces. |