At Home Wedding Ideas On a Budget

• Tips for Hosting a Wedding on a Budget
• Create Wedding Decor Using Items from Your Home
• Rent Rather Than Make Everything from Scratch
• Lights are Your Friends
• Chic At Home Wedding Ideas for Couples on a Budget
• A Wedding Arch Covered in Greenery
• Craft that Rustic Effect with Various Mason Jars
• Create Your Own Budget Wedding Centerpieces
• Bake Your Own Wedding Cake
• Wear a Recycled or Rented Wedding Dress
• Enlist a Loved One to be Your Officiant

Tips for Hosting a Wedding on a Budget

Planning a wedding on a budget doesn't mean sacrificing style or sophistication. In fact, it opens the door to creative possibilities that can make your special day uniquely yours without breaking the bank. Here are some practical 'Tips for Hosting a Wedding on a Budget' to guide you through the process.

Remember, a budget-friendly wedding is not about limitations; it's about making thoughtful choices that align with your priorities. By applying these tips, you can create a beautiful and memorable celebration without compromising on the essence of your love story.

Create Wedding Decor Using Items from Your Home

Depending on your wedding theme, you'd be amazed at how many items around your home can be utilized to decorate, or furnish your outdoor wedding. Things like cushions and blankets can be used to create comfy lounge areas, while chairs and tables can be used as makeshift parts of your wedding ceremony, and reception. Look beyond your own home too, and see which items friends and family would be happy to donate to your DIY wedding day. You may be surprised at the number of hidden gems loved ones have tucked away, pieces they'd be only too happy to share with you.

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Rent Rather Than Make Everything from Scratch

When deciding to host a budget-friendly wedding, it can feel tempting to craft, beg, borrow or steal every item needed for the big day. In the pursuit of individuality and saving on your wedding budget. But couples who do this, often find they've dug a fairly deep hole for themselves. Creating an almost unachievable wedding plan that cannot be completed alongside normal day-to-day activities.

Crafting from scratch can also end up becoming a lot more expensive than you'd expect. Raw materials are typically pricier for members of the public, while the equipment needed to put things together also needs to be purchased, and not used again.

Strike a sensible balance between crafting/borrowing items, and hiring things from rental vendors. Experienced vendors will help you save money and time in the long run, and stop you from going crazy, trying to piece together the dream wedding from scratch.

Lights are Your Friends

Well-thought-out lighting can transform a space, especially as day fades into night. Carefully placed candles, hanging string lights and illuminated paper lanterns gently swinging from the trees all help to create an intimate atmosphere. While also adding warmth to a space that might otherwise be quite bare.

Not only is lighting transformative, but it's also the best low-budget wedding idea. As it hides areas that would otherwise be undecorated, and (literally) shines a light on the spots you do want to show off. While the actual lighting itself can usually be purchased, or borrowed for very little.

Chic At Home Wedding Ideas for Couples on a Budget

Inspire your big day plans with our budget-friendly backyard wedding ideas.

A Wedding Arch Covered in Greenery

The spot you tie the knot in should be the focal point of your ceremony, and will feature heavily in the wedding photos. Therefore, its look should align with your overall theme. This being a backyard celebration, it's a fair bet you'll be hosting the event within a natural space, so why not incorporate lots of greenery into your arch.

The use of greenery in general is a great way to bring freshness to any wedding on a budget, as it's much more cost-effective than fresh flowers. Vines, leaves and wreaths can be used pretty much anywhere. And do look particularly special when draped over a pretty backyard arch, maybe dressed with linen too.

Craft that Rustic Effect with Various Mason Jars

No rustic wedding theme is complete without a few mason jars, and when trying to save money on your wedding, they should certainly be considered. Whether they're painted in coordinating wedding colors, wrapped in fabric or simply kept classic. These iconic cups are ideal for holding short stemmed flowers, or even filled with string lights to create boho style low illumination. Or just use them as cups!

Create Your Own Budget Wedding Centerpieces

Of all the DIY projects you should probably attempt, centerpieces must be considered. As they will be a strong focal point for your guests, and can easily be put together piece by piece in slow time.

For that minimalist wedding style, candles offer a simple yet meaningful way to create a statement. Keep it simple by thrifting some candle stick holders, and placing candles of the same length within them, surrounded by flowers that match your theme. Or, for a more eclectic feel, bring together a collection of candles of varying lengths and thicknesses, and place them in cute holders, cups or on plates. The differences in sizes and heights will create an interesting effect, and can be mixed up across your various tables.

Bake Your Own Wedding Cake

Cake making is another task that can certainly be taken on by yourselves, or by friends and family members. If you're not a keen baker, making a traditional wedding cake from scratch may seem like a big ask. But you'd be surprised how, if the tasks are broken down, a beautiful (and delicious) cake, or cupcakes can be easily made at home.

Keeping things simple, cake-wise, is such an easy way to add charm to your celebration without breaking the bank.

Wear a Recycled or Rented Wedding Dress

Save the planet, and your budget by finding yourself a pre-worn wedding dress, rather than buying something new. And there has never been more ways to do it. Whether it's buying a second hand gown from an online store, wearing a sample sold by a retailer or renting a designer wedding dress. You'll be saving a fortune and potentially helping a great cause. Especially if you then go on to donate your gown following the big day. Keep that renewal circuit going!

Enlist a Loved One to be Your Officiant

Officially or not, you will need someone to marry you, so why not have someone close to you perform the ceremony! Depending on your location, you could get a friend or family member to ordain themselves online, which would make the whole ceremony even more special. But even if the ceremony is not official, having someone you both truly care about share this very personal moment is magical. And really brings a feeling of relaxation and intimacy to the occasion, something an outside vendor could rarely provide in the same way.