Frugal Ideas for Wedding Flowersby Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger 08 Jun 2007 05:06 AM Flowers can be a big expense at a wedding, but you don't really want to do without them. Here are some easy, fun ideas to be frugal about your wedding flowers but still make your big day extra special. In an earlier wedding article, I talked about how friends and relatives can pitch in to help with your wedding, and that will help your budget. A great way to have some frugal flowers for your wedding is to ask others to help grow them. Depending on the type of flowers that you want to have, and the preparation time for your wedding, this can be easily done. And even if your heart goes to roses, you may just be able to find plenty if you ask. I know a bride who approached her neighbor about purchasing some of his beautiful pink roses. The blooms were lovingly tended every year with pride and were absolutely stunning. The neighbor was so flattered to be asked, that he gladly gave away all of those roses to the bride as a wedding present. His garden looked a little sparse for the rest of the summer, but he loved telling anyone who stopped by where all the roses had gone. An interesting side note: One of the guests at the wedding was so impressed with the blooms that she arranged to buy her own flowers from the gentleman the following year. He has put in a second row of roses and has his own little homegrown business now. But generous neighbors aside, here is another great idea to save on flowers. Consider decorating with greenery instead. You will save a lot, and you can create a look that is full of old world charm. For example, tiny white lights in potted ficus trees are beautiful and elegant. In fact, I got this idea when visiting a turn of the century estate in New England that could be rented out for weddings. Read more about weddings in the Marriage Blog. Mary Ann Romans also writes for the Computing Blog here at Families.com where she shares everything from the latest news on technology to cool downloads and fun websites. Related Articles: Frugal Wedding Ideas: Hiring People Learn more about Mary Ann Romans  Mary Ann Romans is a freelance writer, wife and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, the kids and a 16-pound cat. Relevantfrugal tags User Comments stevrt (10) 02 May 2009 12:09 PMOne other suggestion. WE find that some brides who are handy, like to design some of their own flowers to save money. For example, while someone may not want to take on the job of doing their own bouquets, or flowers to wear and leave that to a professional, doing ones own designs for the tables at the reception are a possibility.....and can save a significant amount of money. At Rittners Floral School in Boston, we have a large number of distance education online lessons, very inexpensively priced, that folks can download, covering over 100 different floral designs, that are step-by-step and illustrated with a huge number of photos. (www.floralschool.com).... These can really make life much easier! Community Tags budget, frugal, flowers, wedding Discuss this article
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