Planning a wedding is a big deal! Whether it is an intimate gathering of family or a 200+ guest list event, everyone wants it to be “just right” , “beautiful”, “memorable”… it’s a special moment spent with special people.
Without a doubt, the most challenging question is, “How much is it going to cost?!
Bridal Bouquet by Butera The Florist Amina Ford Photography
Wedding Flowers by Butera The Florist
No matter how many figures the wedding budget has, there is always the need to watch and maximize the budget to create beautiful weddings.
Part of the dilemma is that there are SO MANY amazing images to view online. Once you’ve seen a decadent ceremony arbor just filled and dripping with romantic blooms, it’s hard to not imagine that same arbor at your wedding, right?
Everyone planning a wedding wants it to be beautiful without spending more than they have budgeted.
Over the decades, we at Butera The Florist have guided our wedding clients through a myriad of floral decisions to maximize their budgets and create the day of their dreams!
Wedding roses hydrating in the Butera The Florist studio in Downeast Maine
Here are five ways to maximize your wedding flower budget:
- Focal Point Decorating
- Make a statement, but not everywhere.
- Blend specialty blooms with budget blooms.
- Seasonality, but not necessarily
- Consider a secondary use.
Focal Point Decorating
Wedding Flowers by Butera The Florist
There are a few key places that will make a huge impact on the overall look of your wedding if decorated intentionally. And conversely, there are a plethora of other places that are much better left untouched.
Focus on the huge impact spaces. Make them the FOCAL POINTS.
As a wedding stylist, my primary focal points are:
- Ceremony Space
- Bridal Bouquet
- Newlywed Table
- Guest Reception Tables
The Ceremony Space is usually the first major place your guests will spend time, AND it is the reason they are there.
Arbor Florals & Bridal Bouquet by Butera The Florist Angela Weiler Photography
Your guests arrive prior to the ceremony and have time to take it all in. By framing your ceremony spot, it helps direct your guests’ visual attention.
Consider the high impact of fresh floral designs and the beautiful enhancement to
all the photos taken here during and after the ceremony.
The Bridal Bouquet, need we say more?
Everyone awaits the entry of the bride, and a perfectly crafted bouquet to compliment your gown is quite the finishing touch!
Bridal Bouquet by Butera The Florist Amina Ford Photography
Bridal Bouquet by Butera The Florist Adam Mason Photography
And, oh the joy captured in the “Just Married” photos immediately following the ceremony!
Bridal Bouquet by Butera The Florist Matt Kark Photography
We guide our clients to not skimp on the bridal bouquet and have had many thank us for that advice!
Bridal Bouquet by Butera The Florist New Chapter Photography
The Newlywed Table is automatically the focal point of the reception.
All eyes will be gazing there throughout the event, especially when the glasses are clinking!
Distinctive designs of fresh blooms are a perfect way to finish this area.
Bridal Party Floral Tablescapes by Butera The Florist Photograph by Matthew Tennison
Whether an intimate sweetheart table for two…
Sweetheart Table Fresh Floral Centerpiece by Butera The Florist
Sweetheart Table Fresh Floral Centerpiece by Butera The Florist Atlantic Oceanside Resort, Bar Harbor, Maine
… or a long banquet table for the entire wedding party, a low flowing waterfall design of fresh flowers and greenery makes a stunning compliment, and again it is perfect for all those photos taken of the happy couple.
King & Queen Banquet Table Fresh Floral Artistry by Butera The Florist
The Guest Reception Tables are where your guests spend most of their time. Fresh floral centerpieces for them to enjoy will go a long way in the visual beauty of the celebration.
Hydrangea, Rose, Peony & Stock Fresh Floral Guest Table Centerpiece Matthew Tennison Photography
Fresh Floral Wedding Reception Centerpiece by Butera The Florist
With so many style options to choose from, there is certainly one to fit most budgets!
Consider a combination of blooms and foliage designed in a glass vessel for a relaxed-elegant look,
Vintage Glass Bowl from Blue Hill, Maine with Fresh Floral Centerpiece by Butera The Florist
Tidal Pool Design by Butera The Florist
… or large elevated designs that seem to float over the tables, or even an assortment of vintage Maine glassware with naturally placed bright blooms that evoke thoughts of a garden running the length of long tables.
Downeast Maine Vintage Glassware with Fresh Floral Designs by Butera The Florist
Fresh Floral Tablescape in Vintage Maine Glassware by Butera The Florist
Make a statement, but not everywhere.
Simply put, choose one or more of the primary focal points to make a more lavish statement, and scale back a bit on the other focal areas rather than go all out on all of them.
Floral Backdrop Design by Butera The Florist
And a word of caution to consider: dabbling little decorations here and there and everywhere can actually dissipate the “Wow!” factor of visual impact for your wedding and reception.
In our experience, people tend to appreciate and remember well designed, high quality florals strategically located on a wedding day.
Fresh Floral Centerpieces by Butera The Florist Fairmount Photography
Blend specialty blooms with budget blooms.
All flowers have an artistic beauty to them, but of course they don’t always have the same price tag.
Incorporating both higher priced specialty blooms and some lower priced options can still create a stunningly beautiful design.
Yellow Mini Carnations featured in a Fresh Floral Design by Butera The Florist
A master florist is going to know how to place the blooms to garner the greatest impact.
Artistically, we think of flowers more about their texture, form and color rather than their actual costs.
An amazing Garden Rose on the outer edge of a design can be perfectly balanced with less expensive mini-carnations in the design.
Garden Rose & Mini Carnations by Butera The Florist
Seasonality, but not necessarily
We always want to consider seasonal availability, however in today’s floral world we have many options available.
Hydrangea at the Studio of Butera The Florist in Downeast Maine
Yes, there are still some blooms that are challenging to obtain at certain times of year (thus more expensive).
Yes, there are supply and demand economics that occur occasionally (think red roses at Valentine’s Day).
Yes, there are options for local, seasonal blooms, and occasionally they can be less expensive.
American Grown Peony Flowers upon arrival at the Butera The Florist studio in Downeast Maine
These beauties were freshly cut at the flower farm for a wedding by Butera The Florist. After a hydration process in our studio, each bloom was at its peak performance for our client’s wedding day!
We procure fresh flowers for our wedding clients from a multitude of local flower farmers here in Maine and directly from flower farms throughout the United States and around the world.
Wedding Bouquet outside the Studio of Butera The Florist in Downeast Maine
We source the highest quality flowers at the best price for each of our clients.
The bottom line here is that your professional florist can guide you to the choices that best serve you and steer you away from unnecessary expenses. Once they know your tastes for style and color palette, let them do what they do best.
Vincenzo Butera, AIFD, PFCI, AAF delivering fresh floral centerpieces for destination wedding clients at The Lucerne Inn, located in Downeast Maine.
In the end, consider allowing your florist to have the freedom to choose the absolute best blooms on the market that fulfill your wedding vision and stay within your budget.
Consider a secondary use.
Sometimes a fresh floral design can be reimagined and utilized in a second space on the wedding day.
Vincenzo Butera, AIFD, PFCI, AAF of Butera The Florist designing for an outdoor wedding in Downeast Maine.
A beautiful ceremony design might be able to be utilized at the sweetheart table or another space in the reception room.
There are considerations of size, how it is constructed, and the logistics of moving from one place to another, however it is a viable idea to pursue if it can work for you.
Closing Thoughts
Planning a wedding has many facets and decisions to make. Getting the best value for your budget can certainly enhance the visual effect of your big day!
A professional florist can guide you in focal point decorating strategies, choosing the most effective flowers for your wedding day vision, and can recommend creative ideas for how and where to place fresh floral designs to achieve a beautiful visual impact for your special day.
Butera The Florist has a long history of creating memorable wedding floral designs that perfectly match our clients vision and story.
Wedding Bouquet by Butera The Florist featuring a “garden of flowers”, including Blue Tweedia
Are you planning a wedding in the Bar Harbor, Acadia National Park or Blue Hill Peninsula regions of Maine?
Butera The Florist is currently booking for a limited number of wedding dates in 2023 & 2024!
Our wedding consultations are free and include a written proposal for your review.
Contact us soon to schedule a phone meeting with Vince to discuss beautiful floral options for your wedding day.
https://buteratheflorist.com/wedding-interest-form/
Bridal Bouquet by Butera The Florist. French’s Point, Stockton Springs, Maine Amina Ford Photography
