{"id":1656,"date":"2015-05-04T10:30:56","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T10:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themanorrestaurant.com\/blog\/?p=1656"},"modified":"2023-01-03T14:40:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T19:40:37","slug":"how-to-plan-your-wedding-decor-on-a-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/how-to-plan-your-wedding-decor-on-a-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Plan Your Wedding D\u00e9cor on a Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/How-to-Plan-Your-Wedding-De\u00a6\u00fccor-on-a-Budget.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/How-to-Plan-Your-Wedding-De\u00a6\u00fccor-on-a-Budget-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"How to Plan Your Wedding De\u00a6\u00fccor on a Budget\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1700\" \/><\/a>Every wedding couple wants their wedding ceremony site and wedding reception venue to be breathtakingly beautiful, and \u2013 inspired by wedding d\u00e9cor images on Pinterest, celebrity wedding planners and reality show weddings \u2013 they dream of gorgeous, ornately-designed, luxury wedding d\u00e9cor ideas. You may have your own vision of wedding gardens bursting with blooms, and an illuminated, stunning wedding ballroom that takes your breath away.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re wedding planning on a budget, you\u2019re likely looking for ways to plan wedding d\u00e9cor for less, and we have some top tips for budget-friendly wedding decorations:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First and foremost, choose a wedding venue that is so stunning on its own that you won\u2019t need to add very much d\u00e9cor to it. When your wedding venue has gorgeous architecture, beautiful windows overlooking manicured grounds and a beautiful NJ wedding garden, gorgeous chandeliers drawing the eye to a stunning ceiling, and an elegant style all its own, you won\u2019t need to spend a fortune on so many wedding flowers, arches and other elements that are needed to transform a blank, basic, windowless ballroom or a plain lawn area with no landscaping. Your wedding venue\u2019s expert landscaping designers have done the work for you, and the venue\u2019s own details need not be hidden by endless fabrics and flowers to make a big visual impact.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Use your wedding venue\u2019s china, flatware, stemware, and table linens that are included in your package price, rather than spending money on rented tabletop items. A top 2015 wedding trend is a return to classic elegance, which means that a simple, unadorned china pattern and classic-styled drinkware are right on trend, and these classic styles are often featured in the best NJ wedding venues\u2019 collections available to you at no extra charge. If you\u2019d like a bit of extra shimmer to your tabletops, you can always add a rented or DIY wide table runner to add a touch of color. Keep in mind that the effect of tabletop design in your wedding ballroom is cumulative \u2013 when you design a single guest table with classically-elegant china, glasses, flatware and linens, then <i>all<\/i> of your guest tables make an even bigger impression in your wedding ballroom.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Follow the top wedding trend of alternating d\u00e9cor on guest tables in your wedding ballroom. Thanks to the artistry of top wedding planners in NJ and top wedding designers on television, one of the prettiest wedding d\u00e9cor looks is also an excellent wedding budget tip: not every guest table in your wedding ballroom has to be identical. From table to table, alternate some that have a colorful table runner and some that either do not or that have a runner in a neutral shade (less expensive to rent,) and you\u2019ll get tremendous wedding savings from alternating high and low floral centerpieces from table to table as well. Depending on your floral centerpiece choices, you can save 20 percent to 50 percent on your wedding centerpieces with this plan alone. Pillar candles, too, can be alternated in height table-to-table for a pretty, trendy look.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Use in-season, locally-grown flowers for all your floral d\u00e9cor. The top NJ wedding floral designers work magic with in-season, local flowers \u2013 many of which come from sustainable resources and local NJ farms and NJ farmer\u2019s markets \u2013 to design wedding floral pieces that look twice as expensive as they are, if not more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Add height to floral centerpieces inexpensively by including flowering branches to your arrangements. Especially in a wedding venue with a tall ceiling, taller centerpieces look beautiful, drawing the eye upward to appreciate the ballroom\u2019s ceiling and chandeliers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Ask yourself, \u201cWhat would reflect candlelight?\u201d It\u2019s an inexpensive way to make all your wedding d\u00e9cor look more glamorous on a budget. From wine glasses on your tabletop to strings of mini crystals in your floral centerpieces to a shimmery fabric tablecloth or runner, all of these budget-friendly d\u00e9cor pieces reflect the lighting in your ballroom for that luxurious glow of a dream wedding setting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Get glass vases or vessels from your local craft store, using a store coupon or app that gives you 20% off your entire purchase for big savings and again, glass vases that reflect light in your ballroom.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Ask your wedding coordinator and floral designer about any leftover vessels, vases or d\u00e9cor items that they have in their storerooms, that you may be able to buy at a big discount for your wedding d\u00e9cor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>For larger wedding d\u00e9cor pieces, like trendy window frames and tables, follow flea market flip show ideas to DIY a d\u00e9cor piece for your wedding gardens at your outdoor wedding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>If you know a crafty friend who is very talented, you might ask that person to make a d\u00e9cor piece, and have that d\u00e9cor item be his or her wedding gift to you, making it a wedding freebie that looks like you spent a lot for it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Specialty lighting that transforms a wedding ballroom might be included in your deejay\u2019s or band\u2019s package, or if you\u2019d like to hire a specialty wedding lighting company, stick with their cheaper, basic lighting effects instead of ordering a custom lighting design like your names projected onto the ballroom dance floor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Have your floral designer use any extra flowers or cuttings from floral design pieces like your garden wedding arch in bud vases to add little d\u00e9cor touches, as wedding freebies, to your family photo table, guest book table and other spots in your wedding venue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Have your floral designer provide tall glass vases to hold your bridesmaids\u2019 bouquets, and those too become budget-friendly wedding d\u00e9cor pieces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every wedding couple wants their wedding ceremony site and wedding reception venue to be breathtakingly beautiful, and \u2013 inspired by wedding d\u00e9cor images on Pinterest, celebrity wedding planners and reality show weddings \u2013 they dream of gorgeous, ornately-designed, luxury wedding d\u00e9cor ideas. 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