Rustic Wedding Ideas for Couples on a Budget 

• Rustic Wedding Ideas on a Budget
• Glass Bottle & Mason Jar Centerpieces
• Go Wild with Greenery
• Rustic Budget Wedding Ideas for Fall
• Rustic Candle Decor
• A Simple, Yet Sweet Wedding Cake
• Budget Barn Wedding Ideas
• Rustic Wood Signs
• Hay Bale Seating
• Handmade Low-Budget Rustic Wedding Decor DIY
• Wooden Table Numbers
• A Baby's Breath Bouquet

Rustic Wedding Ideas on a Budget

No need for a professional wedding planner with these simple, yet perfect rustic wedding decorating ideas.

Glass Bottle & Mason Jar Centerpieces

Nothing adds a rustic feel to a wedding better than a mason jar, especially when paired with some old-school glass bottles. Fill both with handpicked wildflowers of varying heights, and you've got yourself an easy DIY centerpiece that can replicated along a long table, or dotted around your wedding day space.

If you want to achieve more of an authentic, rustic feel, while also saving some money, try thrifting as many jars and bottles as you can. These days, you can pick up new, vintage style glassware fairly cheaply online, but the experience is never the same as discovering pieces yourself in the real world. Besides, mason jar decor, and rustic weddings shouldn't be too matchy-matchy. As long as everything fits within the theme.

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Go Wild with Greenery

Greenery should be the best friend of those planning a rustic wedding on a budget, as it offers such an easy, cheap way to make a statement and bring freshness to a space. Whether it's cascading foliage, accents of leafiness or gorgeous wooden reception tables lined with long garlands. You'll always find that greenery impresses, with very little effort.

If you want to ensure a sense of freshness is felt throughout your wedding, incorporate touches of green into all of your decor ideas. The most obvious being bouquets, which look wonderfully modern when made up of different types of leaves, and varied green tones. But chair covers, rustic wedding signs and aisle décor would all benefit from some draped swathes of fresh green leaves and vines.

Rustic Budget Wedding Ideas for Fall

Cozy, Autumnal inspired rustic touches that'll give your wedding date that Fall feeling.

Rustic Candle Decor

Fall or not, candles are great for creating an enticing, and intimate atmosphere. They instantly make people feel cozy, and a little romantic — making them the perfect addition to a rustic Fall wedding. Plus, candles are very budget-friendly, and it's easy to DIY the decor that goes around them. You could even DIY the candle itself if you really want to save some pennies.

Long, thin candles look great as wedding centerpieces, sat within mismatched candlestick holders or candelabras. While thicker, shorter candles offer a touch of rustic when wrapped with burlap, or placed in jars.

A Simple, Yet Sweet Wedding Cake

Rustic wedding cakes are very much on-trend, and lend themselves so naturally to a Fall celebration. Whether it's a classic nude cake decorated in waves of dry green leaves, or an almost toppling tower of tiers oozing with Autumnal inspired fillings and fresh fruit. A Fall cake will comfortably set the scene for a country wedding with a rustic feel.

Fall wedding cakes, due to their roughness and simplicity, are also ideal when planning a wedding on a budget. As their style requires less skill than elaborate designs typically do. You could even consider making one yourself if you really are keen to explore the DIY route.

Budget Barn Wedding Ideas

A barn wedding venue offers the ideal backdrop for a rustic wedding ceremony and reception. Here's some unique wedding ideas that'll help you complete the look.

Rustic Wood Signs

Hiring a barn venue during the warmer months offers the opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors from sun up to sun down. And while it's fun to let your guests roam from one wedding space to the next, some will get lost! That's (kind of) why rustic-themed wedding signs are ideal for barn celebrations, and any wedding with an outdoor element. Wood or chalkboard signs with personal messages from the couple, directing loved ones around a venue space always raises a smile. And thoughtfully designed simple rustic signs help keep the theme, and vibe of the wedding flowing as guests travel from place to place.

Hay Bale Seating

Rows of hay bales covered in simple white fabric, or thick plaid blankets, simply screams rustic barn wedding. And will certainly feel lighter on your wedding budget than rental furniture. But be sure to properly cover the bales, in whichever style of fabric you choose, as the hay can be pretty scratchy otherwise. Not ideal if members of your wedding party are in dresses or shorts.

Handmade Low-Budget Rustic Wedding Decor DIY

A couple of budget rustic wedding ideas that are easy to DIY for your special day.

Wooden Table Numbers

Armed with a saw, some log pieces, or small pieces of natural wood, it's fairly easy to craft quite delightful table name or number markers. The easiest approach is probably to take a small wooden block, and saw a fairly thin groove into the top. Then place a thick paper, or card, into that groove with the table number printed on. Alternatively, you could take a thin piece of wood and paint your table name or number on to it, in the style of your wedding theme.

A Baby's Breath Bouquet

A simple baby's breath bouquet works with almost any style of big day, but really adds a touch of etherealness to rustic celebrations. If you opt solely for this type of flower in your bouquet, there's no reason why you cannot fashion it yourself. Simply take a bunch, cut the stems to the same length, and then wrap with either some thin rustic twine, or maybe adorn with burlap and lace to add more visual interest.

These rustic wedding ideas for couples on a budget prove that a charming, nature-inspired celebration is within reach. Let your love story unfold in a setting that reflects simplicity, warmth, and the beauty of rustic elegance—all while staying mindful of your budget constraints.