BRONZE BUDGET BRIDE

I can't belief I haven't told you about Luna Bazaar before because they sell the most amazing products and the costs are budget bride friendly too. Every item is full of personality because the colors are vibrant and the painted products are so intriguing.  There, you can buy lanterns in over 30 different colors and choose from Eyelet Lanterns (which are my favorite), Cocoon Lanterns, Bamboo Cuff Lanterns and more starting at $2.00!



The collection is truly impressive and the Painted Parasols, which start at $8.95, are a sight to behold. You get a choice of Printed, Paper, Chinese, Japanese, Guilded, Square, Rice Paper, Balinese, Nylon and SAA Paper Parasols! They are truly some of the most beautiful Parasols I've ever seen and perfect for a bronze budget bride.




What I also love are the colored, decorative, medicine, glass bottles because  they would be so pretty with just one or two stems of flowers and grouped together to make a centerpiece. For a rectangular table they could be set at least six inches apart running diagonally with a candle set in between each one. 

These bottles cost $2.95 each and as you can see they come in seven different colors.



The vases that are sold at Luna Bazaar come in the same beautiful colors and are $10.00 each! Keep in mind that the more beautiful the vase is the more "awe" your centerpiece will have and even baby's breath would look great in these vases which you can get 10 bunches of for $119 at fiftyflowers.com.

                       

If you stick around Luna Bazaar long enough you'll come across these the Lotus Candle Holders which make great centerpiece all on their own. However, if you rather  something smaller, in Luna Bazaar style, you can find over 300 different types to choose from including their guilded candle holders which I find to be so incredibly beautiful.



If you are looking for beautiful, unique wedding decorations to match your wedding colors and more, go see what you can find in Luna Bazaar's online store.

I just have to thank Pomela of The Ultimate Affair for sending these photos of the stunning plum perfect wedding that she did for bride S. Radclif. I'm in love with plum purple and I hope you all like these images as much as I do. Enjoy!

I really like this Fall Centerpiece featured on DollarTree.com! It's cute and a wonderful, budget friendly display for a Fall Wedding Table. The little pumpkins seen above are $1.00 each here on the website.

If you like the look but can't find cheap pedestals, remember you can always buy wine glasses for $1.00 as well and turn them upside down to transform them into candle stands like the ones in the cheap, wine glass centerpieces article.



You can also group them together and add some candles, elevated on candle sticks at the center to create a centerpiece fit for an elegant event.



Find tapered, glass candlesticks and red, tapered candles at your local dollar store. They will make a beautiful addition to any centerpiece you may want to create.

I love, love this table setting. I found this photo online at fiftyflowers.com in Jamie Gray's testimonial! What I love about it is that fact that the favor boxes are used as part of the decor  and it gave the room such beautiful pops of pink everywhere, (the pink and royal blue colors are gorgeous together!)

You can find many standard carnations in so many colors HERE , just look at how vibrant the colors are but you can make artificial carnations which is actually what is on the favor boxes in the photo above.



Just look how gorgeous paper carnations can be when you are all done.

These vases are fantastic even though they are not glass because they will look amazing with any floral arrangement and they're only $1.00. Do a Google search for similar vases and you will find them at least 10 times as much and I doubt guests will notice the difference. That is why I'm not hesitating to buy a few when I see them at the dollar store since I may need a few more for my reception decor. If you don't see them at your dollar store, as usual, you can find them online for $1.00 at DollarTree.com!

Are you decorating your cake table yourself? These photos are some of favorite decorated wedding cake tables and I hope they would be of some inspiration to you!

This photo is from Charity and Frank $1.4 Million Dollar Wedding.
The centerpieces are crystal trees made with Manzanita trees and hanging Swarovski crystals! What that translates to is that they paid a pretty penny for each of those centerpieces but you can create an almost identical crystal tree for under $30 maybe even less!



I was in the process of posting an article on how to create an affordable crystal tree when I came across this article on Project Wedding. I was most impressed with the fab idea of using crystal strands from a beaded crystal curtain which brings each strand/garland to less than $1 each. That in itself is amazing since it is so hard to find a crystal garland anywhere for under $7.00. So now every small budget bride can afford to create these amazing crystal trees as centerpieces for their wedding or just about any event since they are so affordable to make them.

What you'll need:

Crystal Curtain
Manzanita Branches
Urn or Dark Vase
Spray Foams
Acrylic Diamonds

Crystal Curtain with 34 Stands - $22



Simply cut the strands from the curtain rail and cut them smaller if necessary to hang on the branches of the Manzanita I posted below.

I love this centerpiece because of the dramatic effect of the black and red together. If you want to make this yourself,  I've listed all the items you'll need except for the floral foam and the white spray. If you are not sure how to start putting together the arrangement, the DIY video tutorial directly below is a fairly good guide.




100 Stems of Red Roses for $89.99



10 Black Ostrich Feather for $5




Black 4" Square Weighted Vases $4.95

The table linen completes the look for me, it's more than just a cover for the tables...to me anyway. They play an important role in my decorating scheme! I want them to compliment my amazing peacock feather centerpieces so I don't want white linens but I am not about to spend half of my decorating budget on them either. One of the venues we're looking at rents plain white table linen for $8.00. Don't get me wrong, $8.00 is not a bad price, but if you can buy table linens for that price, wouldn't you rather own them than have to worry about guests ruining someone else's.

At TableLinenCloth.com you can find quality table linens, overlays, table skirts, napkins, cute napkin holders, chair covers and sashes all at amazing low prices, plus shipping is free on orders over $50! There's some good stuff on clearance in the Bargain Center too, even a white polyester chair cover with black satin sash for $2.59!

Now why rent them if you can buy them right? After the wedding is over, they are yours to sell at half the cost if you want to and put that money towards the Honeymoon that's just not in the budget right now. That's what I'm going to do because there'll be too many things that we'll have to store in our small attic.

So, if you are looking to buy affordable, quality table linens and chair covers for your reception, your next stop should be at TableLinenCloth.com! Check them out today!