Winter Wedding Saving Tips and Ideas

I've been researching the web for inexpensive ways to make a winter wedding unique.  This blog is on my findings.

 Stay with one color, and the least expensive is all white:  White linens are commonly included in most catering halls/restaurants and may even include white chair covers.  Keep that in mind when searching for a venue.  If you stay with all white roses, you can save a lot!  I recommend ordering roses on globalrose.com (The earlier in ordering the better, and do not go with the Vendella rose at it has too much of a pink/peach hue unless that's what you are looking for.), and you want to order them to arrive at least 2 days/preferably 3 days before the event.  Their flowers do arrive the way the florists receive them so they will need to be placed in buckets of water with flower food; be sure to cut the stems in a slant before placing them in water.  The day before the event find a crafty friend/s and place about 30 count or more roses in a vase or take all the roses to the venue the next day and assemble them there.  For added silver or snowy  white you can pick up silver sprayed leaves/berries/branches at Michaels (Don't forget to use a 40% off coupon).  ~Picture is from dotcomebride

• Branches are an inexpensive way to add some glitz to any winter theme.  I've seen whole indoor trees (branches only) sprayed in white or silver, glittered, and then with just a few white peonies or hydrangeas (glittered as well sometimes!) tied onto the branches for a reception wedding.  This is something you can even do in advance.  Perhaps use artificial blooms just for the tree decorations, and then fresh flowers for your bouquet.  If the winter wedding is in February or March you may be able to find the beautiful white peonies in bloom.  Branches can also be used to build a tree for escort table cards by placing sprayed in white/glittered branches in a vase and then tying on the escort table cards.  Or placing escort table cards on the table, but then placing some peony blooms on the branches as well.  With many peony blooms on the branches it just reminds me of snow, or add some glitz with rhinestones hanging on them. ~Picture is from Pinterest, Flowers by Semia
• Lighting, white not inexpensive, can change the look of an event dramatically.  White light placed in an event can add glitz to a table by making all the glitter or rhinestones glitter more.  If you have blue as a wedding color; adding blue light can change all of the white decorations into a beautiful blue hue.  Don’t forget candles, which can be bought in bulk many times.  Make sure to buy candles that will last the whole event and that they will not make a burning scent.  The best kind are soy candles because they last longer.  They can be found at many low cost stores, on sale, or online.  Winter berries or snowflake garlands etc. can be twisted around glass votive holders.