Thankfully, there are plenty of smart wedding supplies and DIY wedding decorations here at Wholesale Wedding Superstore, around your house, and even out in nature.
1. Natural Placemarkers
For a beach or outdoor wedding, collect pebbles or shells to use as place markers for the reception tables. Cleaned up and labeled using paint or a marker pen, they make quirky and natural name plates that your guests can take home with them at the end of the day.
2. Wholesale Silk Flowers
Flowers can be a surprisingly costly part of any wedding, particularly if you want them to decorate your venue. If you’re getting married in a traditional place of worship, then plan your ceremony close to a major religious holiday. It’s likely that the venue will already be lavishly decorated. Failing that, buy silk flowers in bulk from Wholesale Wedding Superstore or raid the gardens of friends and family for fresh in-season flowers that you can use in simple arrangements.
3. Recruit Friends and Family
The biggest problem with do-it-yourself wedding decorations is that it’s hard to find the time to finish everything on your to-do list when you’re in the midst of organising a wedding, especially if you need to learn new skills. So, don’t do it. Ask friends and family to help out with their talents in lieu of a wedding gift. It saves both parties money and gives you a day that’s truly a team effort. A graphic designer might be able to help with invitations and wedding stationery, a baker could help to make the cake and a keen photographer could take pictures of your big day.
4. Keep it Simple
A clean and simple table setting plan not only cuts costs, it also means friends can help to set things up on the day. At Christmas, for example, table centrepieces can be created from sprays of ivy and holly strewn on the table and interspersed with scattered wrapped amaretti biscuits and candles in votives or jars.
5. Be Your Own DJ
If you’re not opting for live music for your ceremony, save money by using your MP3 player and some hired or borrowed speakers so you can get exactly the music you want, when you want it. You can even make different playlists for different parts of the day, from walking down the aisle to your first dance.
6. Buy Wholesale; Don’t Hire
Believe it or not, some things like table cloths and chair covers are cheaper to buy yourself than hire from catering companies. Better still, you can sell your purchases on once your wedding is over and recoup some of your costs.
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