Cutting down costs for Wedding Flowers for Winter Wedding

Question:

I am going to have a Winter wedding and have received much higher estimates from my florist that I would like to spend. Is there any way I can cut down the costs for Wedding Flowers or are there any alternatives for flowers?

Answer:

In winters, although most flowers are available, their costs are higher because they are shipped from other countries.

Wedding flowers can broadly be classified into – Bouquets and Venue Decorations. You can save money on the bouquets by using flowers that are easily available such as carnations, gerberas, baby’s breath etc. along with evergreens. Make more use of cheaper flowers and accentuate them with one or two exotic blooms.

For the decorations, the first thing you an do is to choose a venue that does not require much decoration. For example, a historic inn would not require much decoration. Similarly, themed weddings mostly require non-traditional decorations. Another option will be to use silk or artificial flowers.