Maximising Your Wedding Flower Budget

1.   Setting your budget

With the average cost of a wedding in the UK at £17,000, we know that setting a budget and sticking to it is essential. At Silk & Wild, we work with our couples to create wedding flowers that are beautiful, memorable, and completely tailored to fit your budget. Whether you plan a small and intimate gathering or go big at a grand venue, there are ways that we can help you to maximise your budget whilst creating those floral wedding displays that you've dreamed of.

2. Decide on your theme

Having a theme will help to guide us with what type of flowers to use. We won’t sugar-coat it - flowers are expensive. There is a myth we often hear that foliage is less expensive but we can assure you that foliage comes with an equally high (if not higher!) price tag. If you want larger romantic cascading arrangements filled with fluffy blooms, we can help advise on how much you can get for your buck and where to focus your money to make it stretch.

3.   Choose flowers in season

So you’re getting married in winter, but you were dreaming of those big ruffly peonies in hand as you say I do, but just remember that out-of-season flowers will come with a hefty price tag. To make the most out of your wedding flower budget, opt for local, British-grown flowers. They are fresh as they get and come in so many gorgeous varieties that you will be lost for choice. These types of blooms are also great for creating that wild and whimsical style that is so popular with our bridal parties.

4.   Twice as nice

Repurposing your arrangements and installations is a great way to bring your costs down. Your altar backdrop can become your reception photo-op for guests, and those aisle arrangements can form your top table centerpieces. At Silk & Wild, we can advise on what, where and how we can repurpose to make the most of your wedding flower budget.

5. Focus on the key areas

If you have a limited flower budget, it’s a good idea to focus on the key areas that will receive the most attention; the Bridal bouquet, Bridesmaids, Boutonnieres, Backdrop and Top Table. This will make for beautiful photographs, and by focusing more on statement pieces your flowers will be far more show-stopping, both in your photos and in person, than smaller and thinly spread arrangements.