How to style your wedding on a budget

Most people want to create an unforgettable atmosphere at their wedding and leave a lasting impression with their wedding guests, and that's where wedding styling comes in. Your wedding doesn't have to cost the earth but it can look amazing when you hire some great deco items.

What is wedding styling?
Once you have found your venue, sorted out the catering and entertainment, you need to consider how you want to present your venue to your wedding guests. Basically, wedding styling is creating the overal look and feel of your wedding venue.The colours, centrepieces, table linen, lighting, decorations, the bridal table and all the little accents that make a wedding special.

The costs involved in wedding styling
Just the words wedding styling often conjures up big dollar signs but wedding styling doesn't have to cost the earth. It's more about creativity. We have worked with small and large budgets and we make sure the outcome is always be the same. A beautiful styled venue for your special day with the focus on the little details that make your wedding stand out.

Styling wedding tables on any budget
Flower petals, single stem roses, coloured water in vases, candles, tealights, table runners and table mirrors all cost a few dollars to hire but create a big impact on wedding tables.

Unique and different wedding styles
Close your eyes and visualise what you want your venue to look like. Write down what you see and use this to refer back to as you set about ordering your wedding decorations and hire items.

Chair covers, chair sashes and table runners
Chair covers are perfect for covering venue chairs giving you a blank canvas to introduce your wedding colours by adding chair sashes.

Hire a core DIY event pack and save money!
The secret to wedding styling on a budget is to hire a core wedding hire package and then add your personal touch by selecting the decorative accents to personalise it.

Candelabras can really save you money!
Everyone knows that flowers can be a big part of an wedding budget so lets look at the options: You could hire upmarket candelabras or replica bloom centrepieces (often 1/2 the cost of real flowers). Alternately, one single flower in a stunning vase can look amazing. Don't underestimate the visual power of balloon centrepieces either, as they too can create a big visual impact.

Add colour by using wall washer lighting
Wall washers as the name suggests wash your venue walls in colour. Perfect for setting the mood for a great evening. Wall washers are also ideal for highlighting a wedding cake or special area in your wedding venue.

Alternatives to a wedding cake and favours
A Candy Buffet can be a relatively inexpensive alternative to having a wedding cake, desert or favours. Candy sweets are showcased in stunning apothecary jars, complete with lolly scoops, beautiful linen, signage and decorative items. A sweet sensation for your wedding guests that will dazzle their eyes as well as their taste buds. No one will ask where is the desert, cake or favours because they'll be in the queue for a lolly scoop! A sweet finale to a great wedding.

Add that romantic touch to your wedding
Who can resist a beach or park wedding. Set the scene with a beautiful bamboo arbor. Ask about our different styles.

Save money on styling your wedding!
Our creative event team are here to take your enquiry and of course save you money on your wedding decor items. Email us and we'll customise a quote especially for your day.

Wedding bathroom baskets and decorations
Give your wedding guests the 5 star treatment by providing a wedding bathroom basket full of useful toiletries, replacing the rubbish tin with something a little bit more stylish and some flowers or candles to set the scene. Wedding bathroom baskets start from $45 and include: combs, hand lotion, deodorant, nail polish, mouthwash, manicure set, safety pins, headache tablets, gaviscon, floss, hairspray, band aids etc. Large cane hamper basket hire: $10 each.

How to avoid wedding shopping pitfalls!
On a final note it's hard to resist the urge to splurge on half price and end of line wedding items. We all do it (even event decorators). Stay firm and don't purchase anything that you don't need. Otherwise, you'll end up with lots of odds and ends and bits and pieces that don't work. Save your money and hire good quality vases and wedding decorations that will make your wedding tables and venue look amazing. Plus, you won't have lots of items to get rid of after the honeymoon!