If you are on a tight budget, then remember that first impressions count. By concentrating on decorating the entranceway to your wedding and reception venues, you can then afford to cut back on the number of flowers throughout the venue itself.
When considering the areas of the venue that need floral decoration, one of the most important areas is where the ceremony will actually take place. If it is a church wedding, then this will usually be in front of the rood screen. If it is a civil ceremony then concentrate on decorating the area around where the vows will be read and around the register table too.
The space available within your wedding venue will help you to determine how much floral decoration you need. In a church wedding, the width of the aisle will often determine whether there is enough space with which to decorate the pew ends for example. Remember that not every row needs to be decorated, so if you are looking to keep costs down consider decorating every second or third row instead.
Look around your venue for features of the building are ideal for floral decoration. There may be pillars you can use, as well as a font if you are having a church wedding. Cast your eye over the whole space from the entrance and see where your eye is drawn to, and take your florist to the venue so they can help you pick out ideal spots too.
If you are having a church wedding, then your venue will have a structure already in place. If you are setting up your own wedding venue, with chairs or benches for guests, then you might want to consider pedestal flower displays. These are very popular at the moment and can be placed at the ends of rows of chairs to create structure as well as decoration. You do not have to place pedestals at the end of every row if you cannot afford to, every second or third row will help, and will look just as decorative.
If you have chairs set up rather than benches or pews, then consider purchasing some standing pew end displays. These loo beautiful and are a great way to give your venue a flowing structure, defining each row and brightening up the area with flowers in colours that tie in with the decor, bride gown and bridesmaid dresses.
If there is another wedding taking place at your wedding venue on your wedding day, you may be able to cut costs by offering to share your flowers with your fellow bride. If your tastes are similar, you may be able share all or some of your floral decoration and split the cost between you. This is also more environmentally sound as less flowers will need to be used overall too.
This guide to planning your floral wedding displays was written by Maricruz Tennill, a professional wedding planner. They recommend checking the Interflora website for a list of their registered florists in Bradford who can assist with all of your floral design needs.
