Budget Blooms for Every Bride
December 30th, 2005 Posted in Wedding Planning and Ideas
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width=233 align=left vspace=8 border=0>Getting the wedding flowers you want need
not break your wedding budget. A well informed couple can save themselves
a lot of money straight from the initial stages of planning by playing it
smart.
Brides magazine has rounded up some
href="http://www.brides.com/flowers/article/?wf_bargain0904.html">tips and
tricks to keep your money in your pocket and your flowers looking
lovely. The foremost is not to have your heart set on a particular flower
variety unless you’ve carefully planned the rest of your wedding around
it.
By using the experience and knowledge of your florist, suggest a color
scheme, not a flower type, and allow them to suggest some species of flowers
that might fit your tastes. They will know which flowers will be in season
at the time of your ceremony, and which will cost a fortune to get. Some
of the more avoidable expenses on wedding flowers surround the bride’s
insistence that a certain flower be purchased, often out of season and thus
needing to be imported at great cost from the far reaches of the globe.
Buying in bulk direct from the grower can also keep the budget numbers
down. Ordering from companies such as
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flowers delivered right to your doorstep at a fraction the cost of buying
through the florist. Additional savings abound for those who have friends
gifted in floral arrangment. Ask them to help you out as
their wedding gift, or negotiate a dollar amount that suits both of
you.
Florists suggest that creating bouquets using only one type of flower is a
simple way to save. Making mixed bouquets requires the florist to order
several varieties in bulk (by the dozen), and leaving the couple footing the
bill. Instead of variety in flowers, look to dress up your arrangements
using more inexpensive items, like elaborate ribbons and components like fruit
blooms and greenery.
Also, remember that your ceremony arrangements can easily be used at the
reception as well. Simply transport them from one venue to the other and
set them up as the leafy guests of honor at the dinner and dance that
follows.
Pretty flowers need not be pricey. Think smart, think early, and put
the money you save in the floral department towards better use somewhere
else.