It’s easy to stick to your wedding budget if you save on wedding decorations. Here are some of our favorite affordable ideas that aren’t cheap-looking!
- Aisle Decor from Foraging
If you think of aisle decor, you probably think of runners with flowers running down the sides, but you can get the same look with a lot less work. For the same lush effect, tie small bouquets of fresh foraged flowers and greenery around the first chairs.
- Colorful Glassware
The use of tinted glassware is a creative way to incorporate colour into your table setting. If you’re sourcing vintage pieces or decorating with things you already own, use one colour or play with different shades to create an eclectic look. The ones with a blue or amber hue are our favourites.
- Fresh Fruit
Fresh fruit mixed with classic florals looks great on tablescapes and centrepieces. Pick summery citrus juices for a splash of colour, or apple, persimmon, pears, and pomegranate harvests bursting with autumnal hues. Don’t forget about veggies either. There are some cool ways to use artichokes, too.
- Vintage Rugs
It’s no secret that boho rugs are getting a lot of attention. Adding these colourful and bright textiles to any venue provides texture, personality, and a bohemian vibe.
Look for some vintage rugs at the thrift store and lay them out on the floor for a relaxed lounge, along the aisle, or in the center of the ceremony space.
- Barrel Bar
Barrel bars are easy to construct even if you don’t have any carpentry skills. You simply balance a flat, wooden top over two barrels, ta-da! Add an equally rustic touch to your work, and you’ve got yourself a piece of art.
- Floral Photobooth Backdrop
Despite being eye-catching centrepieces, flower walls can be expensive. You can, however, make a garden-inspired backdrop pretty easily.
A wooden canvas can be decorated with individual flowers and used as an escort card display or backdrop for a photo booth. If you want a less deconstructed look, fill the whole board up with flowers and greenery you found.
- Repurposed Wine Bottles
Enjoy the contents of empty wine bottles while repurposing them. Rather than traditional signs, paint them with table numbers, decorate them with flowers, or turn them into water carafes.
- Taper Candles in Different Colours
It’s pretty cheap to buy taper candles, so go crazy and light up the whole table. There’s nothing wrong with the classic ivory taper candle, but consider the visual impact of a colorful one.
Stunningly whimsical, pastels of blues and pinks with gold candleholders look rustic and charming, in contrast to navy blues and blacks with brass holders that are glamorous and impressive.
- Potted Plants
Potted plants make for a fresh, natural twist on the traditional flower arrangements. It’s especially nice to know that you can keep the plants for a long time afterwards, as a keepsake of your wedding day. Plants can be used as centrepieces, decorations for stairwells, table ends, or aisle runners.
- Bistro Lights
You can’t go wrong with bistro lights when it comes to affordable wedding decorations. You can brighten and personalize your event space in minutes with some strands. Put garlands and leaves on the cables to make them look more festive.
- Wood Slices
You might not think of this as a wedding décor staple, but it’s one of the most versatile in the industry. For a rustic-chic look, use charger plates made from wood slabs for a tablescape, or use them as a base for centerpiece displays.
- Bundle Boutonnieres
Considering boutonnieres are just little flowers, you can make them if you’re good at tying bridal bouquets. If you want, you can use the same flowers from the bouquets, but in a more masculine way, and tuck them into the twine or ribbon.
- Natural Exit Toss
As well as being eco-friendly, natural exit tosses make great crafts. Make inen sachets, paper cones, or anything else you can think of with fresh petals, olive, eucalyptus leaves, lavender buds, or aromatic herbs.
- Greenery Garlands
If you want to fill out empty spaces and add some fresh greenery to any room, garlands are the way to go. Use them as runners for banquet tables, drape them over newlyweds’ chairs, decorate a bar area, frame tent beams, or rope off seating for your ceremony.
Here are the best cheap wedding decor ideas! What’s your favorite out of these?
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