BRONZE BUDGET BRIDE

You may know these flower balls as kissing balls or pomanders! I love how they look in outdoor weddings and it's an easy way to add decor to  the ceremony. Those I've added today are made with silk flowers and you can find them here  at Afloral.com starting at $5.99!



Here's an example of how one bride used them in her wedding and you can find more details about it here at livejournal.com!



You can also use pomanders in centerpieces, as bouquets and just about every part of your wedding.



photo credit www.picodesign.com

This do-it-yourself project is coming to you from Michaels.com. There is no way I could have seen this and not share it with all of you. You can find the petals and votives for this project at Michael's but be sure to check your local dollar store as well. Online, you can buy silk petals in so many colors here at Efavormart.com and they'll cost you $5.99 for 500 but you get a discount if you buy them in bulk.

Materials you'll need:

• Precious Petals, one box
• Votive Candle in glass, one
• Hot Glue Gun
• Glue Sticks

Cost of each project will vary depending on materials used.

Instructions:

1. Using a glue gun, on the bottom of petal, glue four sheer petals around base of votive.

2. Then, glue the second layer of four solid petals by staggering them between row one.

3. Add additional rows continuing to stagger petals, alternating between sheer and solid.

Right now I am stuck on finding plum wedding photos since as you know that is my new wedding color. This set comes from the wedding of Ansley and Andrew who got married in San Francisco, California. I choose the ones that I found most inspiring but you can see them all here on projewedding.com. I just love how they incorporated the features into their theme.



For the ceremony I like the decor because it's simple and easy for most brides to replicate. The crystal trees you can find instruction here for under $30.





You can find Orchids for your DIY centerpieces here on fiftyflowers.com!



These Calla Lilies are beautiful and 50 stems can be purchased here for $139.99!





Want to do this yourself? You can buy feathers here like the one above and much more to replicate this look.

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

Adding special lighting to any reception decor gives a room such elegance, beauty, charm and style. However, if you shop around, you'll find that it's not cheap to get it professional installed . The good news is that you can  create that wash of light yourself, seen in the photos below and it's easier and cheaper than you think!

This is a beautiful and easy to make centerpiece that is perfect for a Spring, Summer or even Fall reception! Below are links to the vases of different heights that you should use for this centerpiece. It takes three per table, one faux tropical flower per vase and a floating candle for each. Any bride on a budget can re-create this table centerpiece for your reception.

Red Heliconia stem - $2.89

There is one thing I've learned from the hundreds of wedding shows I've seen and reception photos I've browse and it is that the most affordable way to add some glam, charm and elegance to any small budget wedding is to add lots of candles. Even if the room itself is not as fab as you'd like, with dim lights and candles flickering, how could the guests not feel the love.

I love, love this table setting. I found this photo online at fiftyflowers.com in a customer, Jamie Gray, 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 a beautiful pop of pink. 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, so beautiful, but the tutorial below is for artificial carnations which is actually on the favor boxes in the photo above although it's hard to tell from this photo. Just look how gorgeous they can be when you are all done.