Savvy Tips To Maximise Your Wedding Floral Budget
Hello and welcome back! Today’s blog post is packed with informative and practical tips to help you maximise your wedding floral budget. Planning a wedding is an exciting journey, but let’s be real - it can also be a bit of a whirlwind, especially when it comes to the budget. Your wedding florals play such an important role in setting the tone for your special day, and we want to help you get the most out of your floral budget without compromising on style! Here at The Way to Bloom, we will never compromise on quality.
When we were planning our own destination wedding, we knew we wanted to be smart with our wedding budget, ensuring all funds were spent wisely but without compromising on style and elegance.
Ready to maximise your wedding floral budget with savvy and practical tips for stunning blooms on your wedding day? Here are our top five tips to help you maximise your very important budget!
Prioritise Key Areas
Firstly, it’s important to identify any key focal points at your wedding venue. Either during a site visit or virtual consultation, we will the most impactful spots for your floral arrangements. These areas are where your guests’ eyes will naturally be drawn and where flowers can enhance the overall ambience. Some key focal points include:
Greeting Areas: A pair of grand floral urns can welcome your guests with a burst of colour and elegance. These arrangements can then be repurposed to adorn the reception space, perhaps near your bar or the entrance to your wedding breakfast.
Ceremony Space: Whether you’re hosting a romantic outdoor ceremony under a large tree, saying “I do” in a charming church, or exchanging vows in a grand and graceful ballroom we will create breath-taking floral arrangements that frame the moment perfectly.
Wedding Reception Highlights: Think about where your guests will gather, near the bar, the dance floor or the dessert station. These spots are perfect for eye-catching floral displays.
Wedding Venue Features
Every wedding venue has its unique charm, and we love to enhance these features with floral designs. Our goal is to highlight the unique features of your venue and ensure your flowers make a lasting impression. Here are some ideas on how to work with your venue’s natural beauty:
Staircases: Draping greenery and blooms along a grand staircase can create a romantic and dramatic effect. It’s a perfect spot for memorable photos and something your guests will remember.
Water Features: If your venue has a fountain, pond, or pool, add some floral accents around the display or even floating flowers for a whimsical touch.
Urn Floral Arrangements: We love creating stunning floral arrangements using the unique features of your wedding venue. As seen below, we’ve adorned the venue’s urns with big, beautiful blooms at a key focal point for all guests to admire. This not only enhances the venue's charm but also ensures the flowers are a standout feature throughout your special day.
Gardens: Accentuate existing garden features with complementary flowers or create a cosy display with floral arrangements around seating areas.
Welcome Florals
Welcome flowers are a vital element in setting the tone for your wedding, especially in marquee or tent settings. These floral arrangements create a striking first impression as guests enter the marquee, instantly elevating the ambiance and adding that essential wow factor. Thoughtfully designed welcome flowers can beautifully introduce your wedding theme, leaving a lasting impact and ensuring your guests feel warmly greeted from the very first moment.
Go Seasonal & Local
One key wedding budget tip is to choose flowers that are in season and locally sourced to help reduce costs. Seasonal blooms are not only more affordable, but they’re also fresher and often more vibrant. Here are a few seasonal favourites for UK destination weddings:
Spring: Peonies, tulips, lilac, narcissi, anemone, ranunculus
Summer: Roses, hydrangeas, dahlia, delphinium, anemone, sweet peas
Autumn: Chrysanthemums, dahlias, roses, cosmos, snowberry
Winter: Poinsettias, amaryllis, lisianthus, roses, berries,
During your consultation call and floral design calls we will guide you on the best in-season blooms to ensure your arrangements are stunning and truly reflect the style of wedding you envision!
Mix High and Low
One key element to consider to maximise your floral wedding budget as much as possible is to blend more expensive flowers with more affordable florals for arrangements that are both lush and economical. For example, you could pair stunning peonies or roses with cost-effective fillers like baby’s breath or greenery. This mix-and-match approach allows you to have those luxurious flowers you adore without using them in every single arrangement.
Repurposing Floral Arrangements
To get the most out of your floral budget, we love designing versatile arrangements that can be easily moved and repurposed throughout the day. Depending on the type of floral structure and how labour-intensive these designs are this isn’t always possible but we will always be creative with designs to ensure the maximising value of your wedding budget. If some floral arrangements can’t be moved, we suggest repurposing them for different parts of your wedding day. For example, the stunning ceremony arch below was later transformed into a beautiful photobooth backdrop for guests to enjoy.
Another example could be that you opt for aisle meadows which are placed on either side of your aisle and then repurposed to meadow arrangements to frame your sweetheart table, your cake table or at the end of a long tablescape.
Repurposing Floral Arches
Floral arches are one of the most stunning and romantic elements you can have at your wedding ceremony. They beautifully frame the moment you say your vows and provide a picturesque backdrop for your photos. With a bit of planning, your floral arch can be repurposed to add a touch of elegance to your wedding breakfast, especially at the sweetheart table.
Once the ceremony finishes, our team will carefully transport the floral arch to the reception area. Placing the floral arch behind the sweetheart table creates an intimate and romantic setting for the newlyweds, framing you both beautifully as you enjoy your first meal as a married couple. This approach ensures a cohesive floral theme throughout your wedding day and maximises your floral budget by using one stunning arrangement in multiple ways.
Repurposing your floral arch is a brilliant way to maximise the impact of your wedding flowers. It adds a touch of elegance to multiple parts of your day, creates a cohesive look, and ensures that your investment in beautiful blooms is used to its fullest potential. Plus, it’s a lovely way to carry the romance of your ceremony into your wedding breakfast.
If you are planning on repurposing any florals on your wedding day, here are some top tips to make the transition as smooth as possible:
Confirm designs as soon as possible this allows your wedding florist time to design the floral arrangement for easy transport and reassembly
Coordinate with your wedding venue and wedding planner to ensure there is enough time and space to move and set up the arch at the reception. This often requires coordination with the venue staff.
Due to the extensive process of repurposing your wedding florals opt for a design that can be easily adjusted or modified if needed, ensuring it looks just as beautiful in its new location.
See below how we repurposed these aisle meadows to beautifully frame the long tablescapes, seating plan, and other key focal areas at Kin House in Wiltshire, England. This approach ensures that the stunning floral arrangements are enjoyed throughout your wedding, adding elegance to multiple aspects of the celebration.
Opt for Greenery
Incorporating lush greenery into your floral designs is a stylish and budget-friendly way to add volume and elegance. Greenery like eucalyptus, ferns, and ivy can create a romantic, whimsical atmosphere without the high price tag of some flowers. Plus, greenery often pairs beautifully with any colour palette and flower type, making it a versatile choice for any style of wedding.
Whimsical greenery designs are perfect for high-up structures, especially in marquee weddings, adding that unforgettable wow factor.
Bonus Tip: Communication is Key
We truly believe in an honest and trustworthy approach. All we ask is that you are fully open about your budget from our initial conversation. We will still be able to create floral magic and have plenty of creative ideas to help you achieve the look you want within your budget.
Our ultimate goal is to create a “wow” factor that wows your guests and adds to the magic of your day. Whether it’s an extravagant floral arch, a lush hanging installation, or delicate petals scattered along the aisle, we strive to design arrangements that reflect your wedding vision and elevate the beauty of your venue or marquee!
We’re here to make your wedding floral dreams come true, and a site visit is a crucial step in ensuring every detail is perfect. Get in touch to book your floral consultation call.
Join us next month for more real wedding features!
With love,
Sarah
Supplier Credits:
Jamie Edward Photography at Somerley House, Maddie Waters at Botleys Mansion, Photography By Gagan, Nadine Loretta Photography at Silchester Farm, Eddy Taylor Weddings at American Museum & Gardens, Poppy Carter Portraits at Kin House