EASY Cost Effective Flowers for Weddings & Events

When it comes to hosting weddings or other events, flowers are a part of the decor that always seem to elevate guests’ experience, not matter how large or small might be. Using a little creativity and some DIY skills, you can create beautiful and cost-effective floral arrangements using buckets of blooms from your local flower farm using simple bud vases.

The first step is to find a great local flower farm in order to source beautiful, local blooms for your event. Keep in mind that there is a seasonality of when local blooms will be available, depending on your region. For instance, here in Central Iowa, zone 5, blooms really start to become prolific around the middle of June. Before that time, there are blooms, but it’s a little more difficult to gather buckets of blooms. On the other side of that, the end of the season usually happens the second week of October, when we receive a hard freeze. Knowing when you can source blooms from local flower farms might be difficult to know, but if you reach out to them, they can guide you through availability.

Buying DIY buckets of blooms from a local flower farm is a great way to save money on centerpieces.When it comes to creating floral arrangements, sometimes less is more. Keep your arrangements simple by using a single type of flower in a bud vase, or up to 2-3 stems in each bud vase cuts down on the number of stems. This will not only save you money, but it will also save lots of time and it will create an elevated and elegant look for your wedding or event.

Bucket of blooms used to make beautiful bud vases for an event on our Iowa flower farm

Cut glass bud vases are a great way to add elegance, and visual interest for your flowers and table decor. These are our favorite by far! You can find our favorite bud vases here. However, just about any beautiful collection of vases will work and we have lots of couples who love to go vintage shopping to find bud vases to use for their special day. You can’t go wrong no matter which direction you go with either of option.

Creating your own bud vase floral arrangements can be such a fun experience. This is a wonderful task to have your family help out with. Oftentimes, many family members want to help out at a wedding, but sometimes there aren’t enough things for them to do. This is a GREAT opportunity for them to help out with your special day! Remind them that they don't need to be a professional florist to create beautiful in bud vases. In fact, the wilder they look, the better. They’re organic, garden inspired and just stunning!

Using DIY buckets of flowers and simple bud vases is a great way to add beautiful floral decor to your wedding or event without breaking the bank. By choosing the sourcing flowers from a local flower farm, keeping it simple, using elevated bud vases, you can create stunning and affordable floral arrangements that will impress your guests.

XX Jenn and Adam