Budget Tip: Post-holiday flowers and crafts
If you’re looking for creative ways to save money on your wedding, chances are you’ve considered taking on some do-it-yourself (or, hopefully, do-it-with-friends) projects like favors, centerpieces, or decor.
Want to stretch your dollars even further? Think about the colors and theme for your wedding, and plan on swooping in on the craft and party supply stores immediately after the appropriate holiday when you can find discounts of 50-75%, or more, on silk flowers, ribbon, tulle, and other seasonal crafty supplies.
- Christmas yields not only poinsettias and evergreens, but also a plethora of rich red and white roses and sparkly adornments.
- New Year’s provides cocktail-themed trinkets like miniature martini and champagne glasses
- Valentine’s Day supplies another cascade of red, white, and pink flowers, not to mention heart motifs galore.
- Pounce on Easter clearance sales for pastels and springtime flora
- Hit up post-Halloween and Thanksgiving specials for autumn leaves and gold, orange, or brown color schemes
Michael’s and AC Moore both give generous discounts in their post-holiday clearance sales. Get creative to find your target holidays..just remember, these sales tend to be brief, and the good stuff sells out fast, so plan ahead!!
This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 at 3:29 am. It is filed under tuesday tips and tagged with budget, crafts, holidays, wedding.
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