Cheap Wedding Centerpieces

It’s awful isn’t it, the word cheap in the context of your special day? However, if you are on a limited budget, cheap wedding centerpieces could be a way of being creative with costs so that you can spend a little more in your other areas of main priority. So, here’s a top three of good ideas to save you money:

If you are in the early phase of planning your wedding, keep the centerpieces in mind when you are planning a theme or your flowers – if your ideas about your centerpieces come alongside your theme ideas, it is likely that you will order everything you need at the same time (eg: ribbons, flowers, glassware), which could allow you to get reductions for a larger order. Even if a reduction is not available from the supplier, it is still more cost effective (therefore cheaper) to organise it earlier than ‘adding it on’ later.

Consider making your own. This doesn’t mean it has to be a kindergarten mix of sticky tape and beads, but means you have lots of chance to personalise your centerpieces to your theme and to source what you need cheaply from separate suppliers, rather than paying way above cost for something that is ready-made, just for the convenience of it. Do consider also getting others involved to help you. I had three wonderful evenings, separate weekly events, with a group of friends helping me to make my centerpieces: it was an ideal excuse to sit down in the frenetic run-up to the big day and have a catch-up with mates, whilst saving money, as well as the additional bond it gave me with them and for them to be involved. Many cultures have an element of this, for example, in India female relatives of the bride gather to prepare wedding food – why not make the centerpieces your opportunity to do this?

Lastly, do keep it simple. If resources are limited, you might be wise to spend the majority on the top table – remember that the Bride and Groom are the ultimate focus of attention on the day and throughout any reception meal, and definitely throughout the speeches, attention will be in the direction of the top table. If you want to be additionally thrifty, make sure your wedding cake is as eye-catching as you can afford and locate it in the eye-line of the top table, what better for cheap wedding centerpiece ideas than something you can eat later.