How Much did you Spend on Decor and Extras?

We're spending $2,335. The price includes wedding party flowers, 2 throne chairs, pipe and drape, table linen, chair covers, centerpieces, sashes, chargers, wine glasses, napkins, table setup for wedding party and guest tables, linen for gift table and cake table, and up lights.

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That's the prices I expected, I'm a little worried about the cheap price tag.

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Have you seen pictures of the person's work?

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I have it looks extremely well done!

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Well that's a plus. I wouldn't worry about the price. You can put more money towards something else since the decorations won't break the bank.

Honestly the magic mirror photo booth is awesome. all my guests loved it! if you can swing it in your budget i would suggest going for it! plus you'll get like a cute little album of some photos and you should get all the digital photos that were taken!

my mirror was included with my DJ price at $1400. the only decorations i paid for was the ceremony decorations and that cost me $1550. but it was so worth it. bouquets i bought sola wood flowers off etsy for $400. the rest of the decor and centerpieces were DIY which ran me about $300. linens were included with my venue.

I’m keeping decor cost low.. so far I’ve budgeted $260 and I’m within budget. That’s for linens, table runners, centerpieces, cake stand, all flowers including bouquets, lighting, signage, card box, guest book, etc. I do not have any entertainment extras at the time... I’m thinking about that. (Just a DJ currently). Our overall budget is around $5,000 right now. I think a throne would be a nice touch, but you might be able to rent it cheaper.

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Tell me your secrets?

View Quoted Comment Hahaha research and find the cheapest option before doing or buying anything! I planned out the event in an order that saved money too. I’m doing cupcakes on cupcakes stands as centerpieces to eliminate cost of florals and a cake table. I made the cupcake stands from glass dollar tree items ($26 for 13) and gorilla glue. I’m using the same as a cake stand. I got table linens and runners from efavormart.com .. table runners were like $.70/ each and table clothes were like $6/each for floor length. (Both on sale) I hand made all the flowers and bouquets with dollar tree roses. Our guest book is a painting my artist friend is doing... I bought a $40 certificate for her to do a custom canvas from a fundraiser a year ago that I am using. Lighting I’m diy.. Walmart has Spot lights that have reviews from uplighting that work well... and I just bought Christmas lights on sale from Lowe’s for $3/strand. I attached some photos.. Some of it’s not extravagant but I’m Proud of the work. I pretty much look online constantly for sales before I buy!

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That all looks lovely, I especially love the wreath and flower arrangments. I have a bridesmaid who is obsessed with DIY and she's been trying to convince me to let her make all my centerpieces.

View Quoted Comment Thanks! DIY is not easy, But with time and a little skill it can be done. I’m shocked I haven’t ran into too many hiccups, but the flowers did take about 3 times to perfect.