How to Save Money on Wedding Flowers

One of the most effective ways to cut wedding costs is to save money on wedding flowers. Clever and resourceful brides can save thousands of dollars just by choosing the right wedding flowers. Learn how to keep your wedding beautiful and affordable.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. STOP THROWING MONEY AWAY. Wedding flowers are a multi-million dollar industry and one of the most expensive parts of any wedding celebration. Many brides try to justify the outlandish expense of wedding flowers because they want their special moment to be perfect. However, when you consider the thousands of dollars wasted by a bride on flowers that will be thrown out when they wither in a matter of days, the perfect day becomes a perfect financial regret. Don't mortgage your future to pay for wedding flowers. Be smart and spectacular at the same time.

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   Save Money on Wedding Flowers

   LOOK FOR VOLUNTEERS. You don't have to be a professional florist to create wedding flower bouquets and decorations that enchant the wedding party. You just need someone with an artistic side and a desire to help you. If you can limit the cost of wedding flowers to the flowers themselves, bypassing the thousands charged for arrangement, you'll be saving a bundle.

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   Save Money on Wedding Flowers

   WHOLESALE WEDDING FLOWERS. No matter where you live, there is likely a wholesale flower distributor nearby. Wholesalers are a great way to save money on wedding flowers, which is why florists buy directly from them. Perform a Google search for "wholesale flowers" in your area. You'll be amazed at the expansive variety and the prices.

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   Save Money on Wedding Flowers

   THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX. Just because every bride you ever saw was holding an overpriced bouquet, that doesn't mean you need to follow their lead and waste your own money. Roses are nice, but you won't save money on wedding flowers if you're not flexible about the flowers you choose. Tulips, daisies, carnations, and many exotic flowers are less than half the price of roses and add texture and color to otherwise boring and traditional wedding flower arrangements. If you must have roses, limit the number and add less expensive flowers as filler.

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   Save Money on Wedding Flowers

   SKIP THE BOUQUET TOSS. Yep, it's a tradition, but it's one that can cost hundreds of dollars. The bouquet thrown at a wedding is generally not the bride's bouquet. Most brides want to keep their own bouquets, so they pay even MORE money to have a bouquet arranged solely for the purpose of throwing it. This is an unnecessary expense and eliminating this tradition will save money on wedding flower expenses instantly.

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   Save Money on Wedding Flowers

   THIN THE WEDDING PARTY. Bridesmaid, flower girls, groomsmen, ushers... ug. Every member of your wedding party requires a small arrangement and adds to the cost of your wedding. Cut back on the number of attendants and save money on wedding flowers... and everything else, for that matter. A large wedding party increases the cost of your wedding exponentially.

[axabouy]

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[mosscampion]

on 1/21/2009 Great tips! I saved on wedding flowers by skipping decorative flowers (for tables, arches, pews, etc.). We just used the church's free fake flowers for decorating.