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When most of us think of wedding flowers, we picture a church just lined with flowers all the way up the aisle, along with a wedding arch that has so many flowers woven into it that you can hardly even see the arch. The bridesmaids, flower girls and the bride all walk down the aisle with huge bouquets of flowers and rose petals and the reception has a huge fresh flower centerpiece on each table. While this is very beautiful, and makes your whole wedding smell great – if you've seen the sort of price tag that goes along with having wedding flowers like that, it might send you into a cardiac arrest. The truth is, there are lots of great alternatives to using flowers in your wedding, and some of them can save you thousands of dollars on your wedding overall. Intrigued? Here are just a couple places to change it up.

Use Fresh, Potted Plants

If you or any member of your family has a green thumb, then why not put it to work and start growing your wedding flowers early. Then, you can place the flower pots along the aisle you walk down, or use them as centerpieces for your reception. You do not even have to use flowers either. One popular trend is to use a cluster of several different kinds of good smiling herbs together on your tables, and giving them away as wedding favors.

Recycle your Wedding Flowers

Another great way to stretch your wedding flower dollars is to reuse them to get the most bang for your buck. Instead of having flowers for just the wedding or just the reception, why not use them for both? One great example of this is to use the bridesmaid's bouquets as the flowers on your centerpiece. If you have 5 bridesmaids then that is five extra bouquets that you do not have to buy for the reception centerpieces.

Reduce the Amount of Flowers You Use

Another great option is to just reduce the number of flowers you use for your wedding completely. Find something else to use as your centerpieces, and have your bridesmaids carry a large, single flower or two down the aisle.

There are lots of great ideas for making your wedding dollars stretch further and giving you more wedding for your money. The Internet is always a great place to find great ideas for wedding help and helps get the creative juices flowing.

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Source by Bridget Young