Flowers and arrangements. How can I save money here?
One of the most painful moments in planning a wedding, is when you are sitting in the florist’s store picking out your beautiful bouquet and church and table arrangements and then the estimate is handed to you. Okay, breathe…breathe…Remember, there are ways to get around that huge expense. And honestly, if there was one place I would cut to a minimum, it would be with the florist. Why? Because there are many ways to get around it. For example, substitute less expensive flowers for the ones that they put in the bouquets. When my last daughter got married, she wanted roses and she wanted high table arrangements! Very expensive! So this is what we did. Her bouquet was very important to her, so it was full of red roses, but the rest of the flowers were not. The bridesmaids held a single rose and there wasn’t a rose to be found in the centerpieces or church bouquets. We had lots of baby’s breath filler and found flowers that matched her colors but were very inexpensive for the tables. But, the baby’s breath was gorgeous. For the head table, we added a few roses to match her bouquet.
We had the florist add ribbons hanging off each high centerpiece. To save more money, we alternated a high centerpiece with a low one. And really, it looked even better. It gave the room some dimension.
Also, what is a beautiful centerpiece is a gorgeous medium sized glass bowl filled with water (possibly with colored stones at the bottom) and float inexpensive flowers. It really is very elegant. We have a Mikasa bowl, nearly 9” in diameter, which is absolutely gorgeous to do this with. This is it. The picture doesn’t do it justice.
Also, you could do something that would serve as a centerpiece and be a wedding favor for your guests to take home. These monogrammed candles (with the first letter of your ‘new’ last name) can surround an inexpensive Mikasa vase (check it out on our website) with a single rose in it. Very elegant and very beautiful. The candles formed in a circle around the vase help form the centerpiece and really are a very unique wedding favor. Your guests will love it and you’ll save TONS of money! 
Regarding the church, buy yards of tulle (at a discount fabric store) and drape it along the pews or chairs hooking one to the other on the aisle side. This brings such a beautiful feel and touch to the room, that the amount of flowers you need can be very limited.
Use your imagination. Browse all over our wedding favor and accessory website. I promise you will save tons of money. If you’d like even more money saving ideas with respect to saving money on centerpieces, just email us at www.designstoremember.com and I’ll write you back with more money saving tips! Or comment here and we’ll see what we can come up with.
Hope this helped you save money and tickled your imagination. Have a blessed, glorious day. Hug someone!
Much happiness coming your way,
Bella
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