Decorating a Wedding for $500
Yup, $500 is the budget I had to work with. If you have the time and friends to help you... decorating on a budget is doable.
Here is my breakdown for expenses:
I found delabeling bottles to be time consuming and decided to buy the rest. I also realized during the wedding that I did not have enough mason's jars.. thank goodness the previous wedding party left theirs behind!
For buying your own flowers, I advised buying them a couple days ahead of time and if you are doing flowers on a budget you cannot be picky! I chose flowers that I knew would last a while (baby's breaths and carnations from Costco and Trader Joe's).
All in all it turned out to be a not so bad job for my first wedding decorating event.
Check out pictures from the wedding in my previous post.
Here is my breakdown for expenses:
| Welcome Poster and Chalkboard Markers | 20 |
| J&J sign | 15 |
| Wisteria garland from Amazon | 50 |
| Rope | 3 |
| Card Box | 5 |
| Table Number Tags | 13 |
| Wine bottles from Amazon (36, 3 boxes of 24) | 66 |
| Beer bottles from homebrew store (66 bottles, 3 boxes of 24) | 45 |
| Baby's breath from Costco | 102 |
| Mason Jars (14 jars, 2 packs) | 16 |
| 18 Bouquets from Trader Joe's | 120 |
| SUM | 455 |
| Total plus tax | 500.50 |
I found delabeling bottles to be time consuming and decided to buy the rest. I also realized during the wedding that I did not have enough mason's jars.. thank goodness the previous wedding party left theirs behind!
For buying your own flowers, I advised buying them a couple days ahead of time and if you are doing flowers on a budget you cannot be picky! I chose flowers that I knew would last a while (baby's breaths and carnations from Costco and Trader Joe's).
All in all it turned out to be a not so bad job for my first wedding decorating event.
Check out pictures from the wedding in my previous post.
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