Wedding Centerpiece Ideas on a Budget

Money saving ideas are priceless when it comes to planning and paying for a wedding, and one area that a bride can save a bundle of cash is by using cheap wedding centerpieces for the reception tables.

One inexpensive idea is to use items that are already available for free. Things that are sitting around home can be used to create an enchanting centerpiece. My friend’s father collected mason jars, and when she got married, my friend cut strips of fabric from old clothes that matched her wedding colors and glued them to the jars to make color-coordinated vases for each of her tables. The vases were filled with freshly picked flowers that her mother grew in their backyard. This centerpiece idea for a three-hundred person reception cost the bride a grand total of five dollars.

Another decorating idea for creating wedding centerpieces on a budget is to use wine bottles as vases. Collect wine bottles and remove the labels. Place one wine bottle on each reception table and fill each bottle with a long-stem rose that matches the wedding colors. The total cost of this centerpiece ranges from twelve to thirty dollars, depending upon the number of guests.

One final budget wedding centerpiece idea is to browse thrift stores for inexpensive materials. Various sized mirrors for each table look luscious and luminescent and typically cost three to five dollars each. Next, purchase candles to sit atop the mirrors. The candles should also be various sizes to match the mirrors, but all the candles should have the same scent. Each candle can cost from twenty-five cents to ten dollars, making the total cost of this centerpiece idea fifty dollars for a two-hundred person wedding.

Using inexpensive wedding centerpieces enables a bride to save money on decor so that she can spend it on the honeymoon which is after all money better spent.

Beautiful Wedding Centerpieces That Won’t Destroy Your Budget

Cutting corners is a sensitive subject when it comes to wedding celebrations. The fact is, however, that weddings can become a very costly affair and finding ways to save money can be a necessity. The good news is, if it’s done right, it won’t negatively affect the festivities.

Do It Yourself Decorations

Decorations are a good place to start if you need to cut down on your wedding expenses. In this article, I will explain how to make simple, classy, beautiful, and cheap wedding centerpieces.

Start with four round pillar candles per centerpiece. The color of the candles should match the scheme you have chosen, generally, silver or gold is recommended. Since this is already a very simple centerpiece, try to avoid white candles.

Next step is to find a large, tall glass vase. It should be taller than the candles and large enough so that they all can fit in it, without looking too cramped of course. The vase can either be round or square, whatever you think looks the best and, again, fits the general theme.

Finally, place the vases at the center of the tables. Put the pillar candles down inside the vases. The candles shining through the glass, in different heights, give the centerpieces a dramatic look, yet it remains simple, elegant, and classy. See, you are done! It couldn’t really be easier, could it?

Keep It Simple & Be Creative

Making beautiful and inexpensive decorations is all about keeping it simple and thinking outside of the box. Elegant decorations are often simple in nature and they don’t require overly expensive materials. Overdoing them often ends up looking tacky.

Remember to think of your wedding centerpieces in connection with the general look you are going for, it should all fit together, without anything standing out too much.