I had to put this cheap wedding flowers tip up in an article. It's not actually my idea, but I take full 100% credit for hearing it *smirk.*
When you book your wedding, if it is on a weekend, there are potentially four other weddings that will happen on that same weekend at the same venue. If you think about it, the possible wedding slots are:
Friday Night
Saturday Morning/Afternoon
Saturday Afternoon/Evening
Sunday Morning/Afternoon
Sunday Afternoon/Evening
You might already know where I'm going with this.
Think about if you could get in touch with any other bride having their special day at the same venue and on the same weekend. Then you can see if they might be interested in sharing the same flowers with you including centerpieces, decorations, etc. This way you could divide the cost. You might not be able to for a bouquet if there is a bouquet toss, and depending on colors and themes for the ceremony and reception you might not be able to share everything, but some is better than none and it is worth your time to find out.
If you can share the costs with just one other bride, that is cutting your cost already in half of what you can share. If you manage to work it out with two other brides, that is a 66% reduction from your budget. And so forth! Cheap wedding flowers? Yes quite possible with this tip.
Now, how to get in touch with other wedding it comes to getting in touch with other brides:
One way is to just use a bit of gentle persuasion with the coordinator at the venue your wedding will be at. You could possibly tell her straight up what your thought is and see if she will give you the contact info of other brides. You may want to think about building a bit of relationship with the coordinator first and then later relaying this idea to them about reducing flower costs by sharing with other possible weddings that weekend.
You could also use some finesse with your venue coordinator. As an example, as you are meeting with the venue coordinator to discuss pricing of some aspect of your wedding that has some flexibility, such as the catering menu, you could let on that you would like to add more to the menu but are working with a budget. If you have your fiance, mother, friend, etc, you can start a conversation about possible ways to work the budget money and involve the venue coordinator in your brainstorming session.
(I think you can see where this is going: the implication is that if you can save money in one place you may be able to direct it to another place, in this case more money to the venue!)
If you work into the idea the conversation of possibly cutting down decor and then maybe finding out if another bride might be willing to share, the venue coordinator may be willing to share, especially if you may spend that new found money in your budget on the venue! Heck, maybe the coordinator will come up with the brainstorm before you even work it in!
Just to manage your expectations after hearing about this idea, I have not yet personally tried it or had a chance to recommend it to any friends yet, so I don't know if it will work. It definitely sounds like something worth trying and could potentially save you thousands of dollars on your flowers and decorations.
I hope you have some good luck with it. Let me know if you do!! And I will have some more cheap wedding flower ideas for you soon as well!
When you book your wedding, if it is on a weekend, there are potentially four other weddings that will happen on that same weekend at the same venue. If you think about it, the possible wedding slots are:
Friday Night
Saturday Morning/Afternoon
Saturday Afternoon/Evening
Sunday Morning/Afternoon
Sunday Afternoon/Evening
You might already know where I'm going with this.
Think about if you could get in touch with any other bride having their special day at the same venue and on the same weekend. Then you can see if they might be interested in sharing the same flowers with you including centerpieces, decorations, etc. This way you could divide the cost. You might not be able to for a bouquet if there is a bouquet toss, and depending on colors and themes for the ceremony and reception you might not be able to share everything, but some is better than none and it is worth your time to find out.
If you can share the costs with just one other bride, that is cutting your cost already in half of what you can share. If you manage to work it out with two other brides, that is a 66% reduction from your budget. And so forth! Cheap wedding flowers? Yes quite possible with this tip.
Now, how to get in touch with other wedding it comes to getting in touch with other brides:
One way is to just use a bit of gentle persuasion with the coordinator at the venue your wedding will be at. You could possibly tell her straight up what your thought is and see if she will give you the contact info of other brides. You may want to think about building a bit of relationship with the coordinator first and then later relaying this idea to them about reducing flower costs by sharing with other possible weddings that weekend.
You could also use some finesse with your venue coordinator. As an example, as you are meeting with the venue coordinator to discuss pricing of some aspect of your wedding that has some flexibility, such as the catering menu, you could let on that you would like to add more to the menu but are working with a budget. If you have your fiance, mother, friend, etc, you can start a conversation about possible ways to work the budget money and involve the venue coordinator in your brainstorming session.
(I think you can see where this is going: the implication is that if you can save money in one place you may be able to direct it to another place, in this case more money to the venue!)
If you work into the idea the conversation of possibly cutting down decor and then maybe finding out if another bride might be willing to share, the venue coordinator may be willing to share, especially if you may spend that new found money in your budget on the venue! Heck, maybe the coordinator will come up with the brainstorm before you even work it in!
Just to manage your expectations after hearing about this idea, I have not yet personally tried it or had a chance to recommend it to any friends yet, so I don't know if it will work. It definitely sounds like something worth trying and could potentially save you thousands of dollars on your flowers and decorations.
I hope you have some good luck with it. Let me know if you do!! And I will have some more cheap wedding flower ideas for you soon as well!
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