Wedding Flowers

Flowers for weddings can make up a large part of your budget, from the bridal bouquet; bridesmaids bouquets; button holes for the groom, groomsmen, fathers and grandfathers; corsages for the mothers and grandmothers; not to mention aisle decorations, table floral center pieces and rose petals for the flower girl!

You can literally spend thousands of dollars on wedding flowers, but most brides don’t have that kind of budget so how can you get fabulous wedding flowers without paying a fortune?

Know your stuff…

You need to know what kind of flowers are in season and what flowers are easiest for the florist to work with. The easiest way to find this information (aside from surfing the net) is to ask your florist, they probably do hundreds of weddings a year and are going to be well versed in what flowers are best in your bouquet and which are going to be the cheaper option and which are actually available in season.

Roses and Calla Lillies are always a popular choice. You can get roses year round and callas for most of the year. Just remember if you have a Valentines Day wedding planned expect to pay more for your flowers, it’s a well known fact the price of flowers, roses in particular, can double and sometimes triple over this “holiday” period. Red wedding flowers such as traditional red roses are an extremely popular wedding flower for brides and their bridal party, but roses, especially red ones, are in hot demand on Valentines Day!

DIY Wedding Flowers

If you have the time and inclination doing your own wedding flower arrangements can be a great way to save money and put your own personal touch on things. There are many instructional videos online and it would be a good idea to watch a few of these. The most important thing is to practice! Don’t leave it to the day before your wedding to put together your bridal bouquet, it will most likely end in tears.

A great alternative to fresh flowers is to use silk wedding flowers, these can often be cheaper if you can find decent quality flowers at a wholesaler, and they have the added benefit of lasting forever!