Use what is in season: if you can adjust your wedding colors to fit the flowers that are in season, you will always save money. My sister in law's wedding was one of the prettiest I have ever seen. She could have afforded any flowers she liked, but her flowers all came from her mother's own flower garden. It was late July and the colors were amazing.
Eliminate the bridal bouquet: if you are having a tiny wedding it is unlikely you are planning the proverbial bouquet toss anyway. Bridal bouquets can cost upwards of $200 or more. Considering the fact that you walk down the isle and almost immediately hand off the bouquet to the maid of honor, that's a lot of money for a little "stage time." Instead, carry the Bible your officiant will read from, the unity candle or something else that is special to you.
Do the flowers yourself: this will work great and save you money if you are planning on using silks. Today, nearly every craft store has everything you need to do your own wedding flowers. Just remember that you are already doing a lot yourself. Don't get so caught up in all the options you overspend, and don't let it go until just before the wedding date. You will have enough to be stressed out over then.
Things to remember--
Use silks or use real, but don't use both. Silks look great on their own, but next to real flowers they look--well, like silks.
If you are going to order flowers, order them two to six months ahead of time.
If you want fresh and don't mind doing a little arranging yourself, forget to mention the flowers are for a wedding. Wedding flowers are often priced 25-100% higher than other flowers for no better reason than you said "wedding."
My favorite--
My best friend approached the local vocational school she had graduated from. She got her flowers for about 40% of what the lowest priced commercial florist in the area wanted.
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