Wedding Flowers - The Cost of the Florist May Not be Too Rosy

According to Conde Nast Bridal Infobank, wedding flowers cost, on typical, $1,100. Is this cost not sounding too rosy? Try these cash saving ideas when deciding on your wedding flowers:


  • Some brides acquire two identical bouquets - a single to toss and one particular to preserve as a keepsake. Unless you program on preserving the bouquet, obtain 1. Or, give consideration to purchasing one, removing 1 flower from it to toss then preserving the rest of it.
  • Be confident to select flowers that are in season and grown locally. It will be less costly if the flowers are without difficulty obtainable to the florist (and obtain a flower wholesaler!).
  • An even much less highly-priced option is silk flowers which could be put to use for centerpieces, decorations or substantial altar arrangements. Some florists and garden centers even rent plants.
  • Decorate with greenery. Use greenery such as trees and garlands of ivy to fill massive regions. It can give a dramatic impact for reasonably tiny much more funds. Compact trees can typically be rented.
  • Have a garden wedding. Give some thought to having the ceremony and/or the reception in a breathtaking garden, surrounded by natural flowers.
  • Share floral costs with an additional bride. Obtain out if there will be one other wedding at your church or synagogue on the identical day. Possibly you can arrange to share the cost of floral decorations.
  • Do not program your wedding to be held near a holiday. Flower costs escalate drastically about Valentine's Day and Mother's Day. Planning your wedding about Christmas, on the other hand, could possibly conserve you some cash since numerous receptions will already be decorated for the vacation season.
  • Take into account a smaller bridal party. Smaller wedding parties require fewer bouquets. Or, make smaller bouquets.
  • Balloons can be an affordable way of adding color to a reception site.
  • Ask your florist ahead of time how the wedding flowers can be utilised for both ceremony and reception web-sites. This way, they are not just utilised for 1 hour.
  • Ask your florist if he/she would be prepared to transport the wedding flowers from the reception site to the ceremony. If they are not prepared to include things like this in the value, ask a buddy to transport them and location them appropriately at the reception web page.
  • Do not more than-decorate. Put your most high priced floral arrangements exactly where you want to make the greatest impression or where they will be observed the most.
  • Do it your self! There are lots of web based resources for understanding how to make topiary centerpieces.


Use these guidelines to conserve capital on your wedding flowers. Possibly you could allocate savings towards a further lifelong memory - your honeymoon!