How Much to Budget for Wedding Centerpieces

Not everyone is so blessed to be able to have a Carrie wedding. Even some of those who may be able to afford that kind of wedding choose not to, if only for the sake of being a reasonable human being. So what is a reasonable amount to spend on your wedding centerpieces?

This is actually sort of a trick question. I will tell you now that there is not going to be an exact number or percentage in this post. However, I will pose some questions to you that will help you determine what the values of your centerpieces are to you and your wedding.

It is important to determine how important the centerpieces are to the wedding. In order to do this you need to evaluate how much of your decorations are dependent on the centerpieces, how prominent they are in the wedding, how much time will be spent looking at them, and if the centerpieces have a dual purpose.

So when determining how important the centerpieces are to your overall décor, you have to have a clear theme and decoration plan in mind. If you are going to have it be very dark in the room and laser lights for a “dance club” themed wedding then centerpieces are not important to getting that theme across. As a matter of fact, in this situation they are not important at all. However, if the theme of your wedding is travel and you intend on having every table represent a travel destination, then centerpieces may be your main decoration outlet.

Additionally it is important to be aware of how much time will be spent at the tables. Recently, I decorated for a wedding that was having a sit-down dinner. However, once dinner was over the entire reception moved to a completely different floor at the venue. Once the reception moved, this is where the bar, dance floor, cake table etc were located. So in this situation the centerpieces were not that important because they would only even be seen for about 25% of the reception time.

Lastly, if your wedding centerpieces are also serving as wedding favors then you may want to allot more of your budget to them. You can save money by combining these two wedding items; however, they still need to be done in a tactful way.

If you can answer all these questions then you can determine how valuable wedding centerpieces are to your wedding. After this you will be prepared to allot the appropriate amount for the centerpieces in your budget.