Wedding Flowers

Most people when planning a wedding want flowers.... lots and lots of flowers. When you visit some florists, however, it's easy to have sticker shock. Many florists will charge upwards of $250 just for a simple brides bouquet! When you add all of the bridesmaid bouquets, flowers for the men, flowers for the parents, and centerpieces, your flower cost can easily total $2000.

It is really easy to cut the cost of your flowers.....

Here is how - first off, decide if you want real or fake flowers. A lot of people will tell you that fake flowers are tacky - but if that is what you want, don't listen to those people. The cheapest way to get fake flowers is to visit Michaels when they are having a clearance :-) One of my friends had fake flowers in her wedding and all of them came from Michaels. They were very beautiful. The plus side of having fake flowers is that they will last! Buy the flowers and make the bouquets yourself. It really isn't that hard.... Check out this site: http://save-on-crafts.com/bouqmakbas.html.

I decided to go with real flowers for my wedding. Real flowers are typically more expensive than fake ones. There are a couple places you can buy real flowers cheaply. If you want to have roses, check out www.freshroses.com (also known as 2G Roses). They have wedding packages that are fairly inexpensive, comparatively. I had a friend who ordered all of her flowers from Fresh Roses (dot) com and they were beautiful. One of the nice things about this site is that you can have a test bunch sent to your house with different colored roses before your wedding to decide on your color scheme. Then you can test how long it takes for the roses to open and how to make your bouquets.

You can also purchase bulk flowers from Costco or Sam's Club. I actually had all of my flowers shipped from Sam's Club. I ordered LOTS of daisies and hydrangea (see pic above). The price for all of my flowers was $150. Not bad for all of the centerpieces and bouquets! One thing to keep in mind about these stores, you need to have a membership to purchase bulk floral from them.

Happy Bargain Hunting!