Your Wedding Floral Guide!!

Pruning Your Budget!
No matter what your budget, almost every bride goes into sticker shock when she see the estimate from the florist.  But be prepared and check out these tips for smart savings on your blooms!

Tip #1 Downsize your containers- If your set on having pricey flowers like peonies or garden roses, you can save big by putting them in smaller vases.  Check out the picture!  Added bonus, a smaller vase puts the focus on the flowers.

Tip #2 Go for the Greens- For a cost friendly choice check out ferns, ivy and eucalyptus.  These can offer serious value but still create a show stopping centerpiece!  Typically you can save half the cost of a typical floral arrangement by using greens.

Tip #3 Think Creatively- Don't get attached to the idea of the traditional "must-have" centerpieces.  Think outside the box for an alternative that will be cost effective but fresh and lovely.  Perfect example of this is floating gerbera daisy heads in a low clear bowl filled with water.  Not only can you get any color you want in the daisies but they will last for hours!

Tip #4 Spend Smartly- If you have a limited budget, focus on what areas are really going to be getting the most attention.  For example, put beautiful arrangements on the dinner tables but leave off the list the seating-card table or the bathroom! 

Tip #5 Limit Varieties- More is not necessarily better in the floral world.  When you order a centerpiece with a lot of different flowers your florist has to buy more flowers then she needs.  For example, roses come in large bunches even if your only using a few you'll pay for the whole bunch!  Best scenario look for a flower that's large enough to look great in your centerpiece without having to add all the added ones.  Check out the picture above.

Tip #6 Go Short- Tall centerpieces require three to four times the amount of flowers than a smaller arrangement does.  A big impact can be made with a smaller arrangement.  You can mass together one type of flower and get a total "wow" effect.  Check out the picture above!

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