Your Floral Guide

Flowers are part of almost every wedding. If brides are looking to cut costs, though, they may look to the florist budget first. An option is to use flowers that are in season. Just like food, if a certain item (in this case, flowers) is not in season, it is more costly for producers to produce and ship said item so the consumer ends up paying more in order the producer can still make a profit. However, if consumers purchase a good in season, it is the ideal conditions for the good to grow so no extra effort must be put in to produce the good. This results in lower prices for you.

I know that was technical and a bit long-winded. Are you still with me? Basically, the moral of my post is that if you want to save money on flowers, opt for those that are in season.

 The question on your mind is probably, "Which flowers are in season when?" Some of you may be natural green thumbs and pro gardeners and know everything to know about flowers; but, if you're like me, you need a little help. This guide from The Knot has an extensive list of the flowers in bloom throughout Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. Which flowers do you plan on having at your wedding?

Get Inspired, Get Organized

In my opinion, a woman in love is a woman inspired. When people are in love, everything around them can inspire creativity and originality, so it's no surprise that engaged women, and even men, have an abundance of wedding ideas. Getting inspired isn't a problem - getting organized is. One of the best ways to get organized is by creating an inspiration board, like the ones seen throughout this post.

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A Purple, Pink, and Gold Inspiration Board

A Fruit Themed Board

An inspiration board (you may have heard of them as wedding boards or mood boards) can give you a visual as to how all your ideas will look together. Not only will it help you, but it will also help your vendors provide products that will mesh flawlessly with the theme and colors you have in mind. 

    

A Peacock Board

Although there are plenty of sites you can use to create inspiration boards on your own, like at the Wedding Wire website or by Shardi at http://www.blushingbrideblog.com/, it wouldn't hurt to have a professional, like Jenny of jpb designs, to help you finesse and perfect your board, leading to the wedding of your dreams.