The centerpiece of a wedding in your image, the decoration of the reception hall allows you to personalize this event according to your tastes and desires. It is this touch that will give all its soul to a very classic place or sublimate a place that already has a lot of character to make it yours during the festive season.
If this budget item is not the most expensive on D-Day, it should therefore not be underestimated.
Set goals and limits
The first thing to do is to determine how much you can allocate to the decoration. Everything obviously depends on the overall budget for the wedding and the amount provided for the biggest expenses (room rental and catering). Be aware, however, that this initial estimate will inevitably tend to increase over time. Unlike the other costs linked to this event, the decoration is indeed designed as the preparations and ideas progress. It is therefore important to set limits from the start.
Then you have to determine your priorities. "In a wedding, there are five essential decoration poles: the table plan, the centerpieces, the urn, the guest book and the aperitif corner", we are told at Athéa's Création, a company that designs and creates atmosphere. You have to plan between 1,000 and 1,500 euros for the whole. It's up to you to see, depending on your budget, which key points you want to focus on and whether you can afford to value additional elements.
Know the value of things
If this envelope may seem substantial, you will quickly realize that it does not allow you to have the madness of grandeur. An Athéa's Création decorator warns: “Most people don't have the value of objects. When I am told that we have a budget of 20 euros per centerpiece, knowing that it is already necessary to count between 10 and 15 euros for a standard vase, this is clearly not possible. "
The future spouses must therefore do their little investigation to determine if their desires are consistent with the reality of material prices and, if necessary, adapt. To organize an orchid-themed wedding, the first instinct should, for example, be to go to different florists to find out the price of this expensive flower.
Get to work
The decoration part allows couples to really invest in the personalization of their union. And that's good because the tighter the budget, the more you'll have to wake up the artist in you. Do rather than have done, here is the maxim to remember to reduce costs.
You are neither Michelangelo nor Picasso? Even without being a fan of creative hobbies, there is bound to be something within your reach. Use your trade and your skills to get started in the do-it-yourself business . To help you, you can take advantage of the tutorials offered by the specialized press and on the Internet or even participate in workshops with major decoration and DIY stores.
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Using a pro?
There are already so many providers to pay when organizing a wedding, that we generally prefer to take care of the decor alone to save money. However, this is not always the case. Small purchases here and there made on a whim quickly added to the bill. Not to mention that few people know how to estimate their raw material needs as accurately as possible. Result: the future spouses find themselves with kilometers of ribbons, taffeta and other felt bought for nothing.
Contrary to popular belief, this service is not necessarily reserved for well-off married couples. Be careful, however, to contact him six months to a year before the big day to give him time to find the best materials at the most advantageous prices.
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