A BRIDE has shared how she saved thousands on her wedding by doing her own florals. With a budget of just $100, she even used real flowers at the ceremony. 1 A bride shared how she spent just $100 on her wedding florals (Stock photo) Credit: Getty Redditor Tiffany_Heggebo shared the wedding tip in a post.
"I just had my wedding and did all dried florals," she said. Not only did the dried flowers free up money for other things for her wedding, but it also freed up time. "It saved me a ton of money, and because I didn't have to worry about them wilting, I had a year to make everything, and there was no stress right before," she said.
The bride explained that she asked for help from her local community to source the flowers. "I did buy a few bouquets but for the bulk of the flowers, I went on a local Facebook group and asked everyone for any bouquets they had that they were about to throw out," she said. "Right after Valentine's Day and Mother's Day were the best, especially because I had planned to use a lot of red roses and baby's breath.
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