Imagine walking down the aisle surrounded by stunning budget friendly wedding decor ideas that didn’t break the bank!!
Yes, you heard that right!
Your fairytale dream wedding does not have to come with a ridiculous price tag.
In this blog post, you will find 10 stunning wedding decor ideas that will not only completely transform your wedding day but will also help you to stay within your wedding budget.
So, grab a drink and a piece of paper, and get ready to take notes on how to turn your special day into a Pinterest worthy masterpiece without breaking the bank!!
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Budget Friendly Wedding Decor Ideas
DIY Table Centerpieces:
A great idea to keep your decoration costs down and still bring a personalized touch to your wedding day is by making your own table centerpieces.
You can create your own table centerpieces using affordable materials like candles, mason jars, or inexpensive vases filled with fresh or fake flowers.
DIY table centerpiece examples:
~ Dollar Tree flower vase with candles and flowers
~ Dollar Tree floating candles centerpieces
~ Dollar Tree candles, greenery, and inexpensive table number signs
~ Painted mason jars with candles
~ Painted mason jars with flowers
~ Old wine bottles with flowers
~ Photos of the bride and groom growing up
~ Photos of the bride and groom throughout your relationship
~ Candles and flowers on top of a slab of sliced wood
~ Metal lanterns with candles and fake flowers
Fairy Lights:
A super easy, inexpensive, and beautiful wedding decor idea is fairy lights.
By using fairy lights on your wedding venue walls or on your tables it will create a beautiful and romantic atmosphere for your wedding day.
Fairy lights examples:
~ Put fairy lights in mason jars or vases and set them around your wedding venue
~ Have fairy lights hanging down from your outdoor venue tent
~ Have fairy lights wrapped around your outdoor venue tent
~ Line your wedding aisle with fairy lights
~ If you are having an outdoor wedding, wrap the trees in fairy lights
~ If you are having an outdoor wedding, have fairy lights hanging down from tree branches
~ Use fairy lights in your wedding table centerpieces
Personalized Signs:
Another super easy and inexpensive wedding decor idea is to create your own wedding signs.
You can do this by using chalkboards, wooden pallets, or reclaimed wood.
Then you can decorate and personalize them with calligraphy or vinyl lettering.
Personalized signs examples:
~ Personalized wedding signs on a black chalkboard
~ Personalized wedding signs on a glass sign
~ Personalized wedding sign on a repurposed mirror
~ Personalized wedding sign on a painting canvas using fake flowers and paint
~ Personalized wedding sign printed on a poster board
~ Personalized wedding sign on a sheet of plywood
~ Mini signs in picture frames
Fabric and Drapery:
You could also incorporate a bunch of fabric in your wedding decor by using affordable tulle, organza, or sheer fabric to create beautiful drapery or backdrops.
Fabric wedding decor examples:
~ Create a DIY wedding arch using PVC pipes and fabric
~ Use fabric and paint to create a large wedding sign to hang up
~ Use fabric as your table runner
~ Place cut pieces of fabric on top of everyone’s plate, then put your dinner menus on top of the fabric
Potted Arrangements and Succulents:
If you were planning to have an outdoor wedding, then a great budget friendly wedding decor idea would be potted flowers, potted plants, or mini succulents.
This idea is cost effective and can also double as wedding favors for your wedding guests to take home.
Potted arrangements examples:
~ Use potted arrangements as part of your wedding table centerpiece
~ Have potted arrangements lining your wedding aisle
~ Have two potted arrangements at the beginning and end of your wedding aisle
~ Use mini succulents for your wedding table centerpieces
~ Use potted plants for your seating charts (each table has its own potted plant with the list of names of the people sitting at that table)
~ Use potted arrangements with dried or sliced fruit
~ Use plants with subtle scents like rosemary or lavender for fragrance
Natural Elements:
If you were planning on having a fall or winter wedding, then a great budget friendly wedding decor idea would be to incorporate natural elements into your wedding day.
You can use natural elements like branches, leaves, pinecones, acorns, or stones.
You can add these to your table centerpieces, aisle decorations, or even a part of your place settings.
Natural elements wedding decor examples:
~ Attach different sized and colored flowers to a fishing line for a floating flower effect
~ Use sliced wood logs as your base for your wedding table centerpieces
~ Use mini sliced wood circles for your table seating chart
~ Use pinecones for the base of your place cardholders
~ Use wood slabs and paint for your wedding signs
~ Add tree branches, leaves, pinecones, or acorns to your wedding table centerpieces
~ Place leaves, twigs, and pinecones on top of your wedding table
~ Spray paint pinecones frosty white for a winter wedding
~ Use pinecones and Christmas tree branches for table decor for a winter wedding
Table Runners and Linens:
Another super easy and inexpensive wedding decor idea is to use beautiful table runners to decorate the tops of your wedding tables.
You can use table runners that are similar colors to your wedding theme, as well as some with unique textures.
Also, make sure to look for discounted or leftover fabrics to save even more.
Table runner wedding decor tips:
~ If you can’t find the color you want to use for your table runners you can always buy white table runners and dye them
~ Stack different colored and textured table runners on top of each other
~ Also, if you are stacking table runners on top of each other use different shapes
Paper Decorations:
If you love to DIY and do arts and crafts, then you can make beautiful paper wedding decorations.
Paper wedding decor examples:
~ Make DIY paper lanterns
~ Make DIY paper flowers
~ Attach paper flowers to the initial of your fiancé’s last name
~ Make paper pom poms
~ Make DIY paper name cards and add a small fake flower to it
~ If you are having an outdoor wedding and it is predicted to be hot, DIY paper fans
~ DIY paper fan with your wedding day itinerary printed on them
Upcycled or Borrowed Items:
Another idea is to use repurposed wedding decor items.
Consider repurposing items you already have or borrowing decor from friends and family.
You can borrow some from friends or family members who have leftover wedding items, or you could buy repurposed ones off of Facebook Marketplace or eBay.
Upcycled wedding decor examples:
~ Use vintage frames for your wedding signs
~ Use a vintage mirror for your wedding signs
~ Use a vintage mirror for your wedding table seating chart
~ Repurpose wine bottles to use for vases for your wedding table centerpieces
~ Use wine corks for the base of your place card holder
~ Use vintage lanterns for your wedding table centerpieces and to line your wedding aisle
~ Use repurposed candle holders for your wedding table centerpieces
Balloons:
Lastly, a great budget friendly wedding decor idea is balloons.
Balloons can be such an affordable, easy, and fun way to decorate your wedding venue.
Balloon wedding decor examples:
~ Create balloon arches
~ Have a balloon backdrop
~ Have a cluster of balloons attached to your wedding signs
~ Attach different sized and colored balloons to a fishing line for a floating balloon effect
~ Have balloons hanging from the ceiling for a whimsical effect
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