Wedding Confetti on a Budget!

Wedding budget

Planning a wedding can be an expensive endeavour, especially when you've got you've got a vision for what you want your big day to look and feel like. After the wedding venue, the catering, photographer, cake and of course the very important wedding dress, all ticked off your list, it can all feel a bit overwhelming.

The first exercise on your wedding planning journey is to agree a budget. It might not sound super exciting, but by creating a budget you won't be hit by nasty surprises and as with most couples planning 12-18 months ahead gives you priorities to save up for too. Some aspects of your wedding you might want to go all out for, where as other areas you might not feel as precious.

Create a spreadsheet, or even write something down in your wedding planner, either way, make sure you have a budget for each part of your wedding. If there does happen to be something on your must-have list, but your running short on wedding funds, it might be time to get crafty with some DIY. 

Saving money on your wedding confetti 

Luckily for you we have plenty of suggestions to help you save a few extra pennies when it comes to your wedding confetti!

As I'm sure you all know we love to see your wedding and confetti shots so it's just great when our wonderful couples send them in to us! We were recently sent this beautiful picture of our biodegradable petal confetti, displayed in adorable little handmade cones. This wonderful couple wanted to make sure their confetti was natural, biodegradable and eco-friendly, so they ordered one of our 10 litre confetti bags, and made their own cones!

Homemade Confetti Cones 

This got us thinking If you're wanting to get the ultimate confetti shot and are willing to get the craft box out, then why not make your own confetti cones at home too? You can still order our bulk loose confetti (the larger the bag you order the more discount per litre you get), and get your bridal party together to make some homemade cute confetti cones. 

This couple opted to make their cones out of paper doilies which are readily available online and give a vintage charm to the presentation. You could also use leftover card or paper that you have hanging around at home or if you want you get really resourceful, why not use that old roll of wallpaper that's been hiding at the back of a cupboard for years. If you have a favourite book your could use the pages to make literary cones, or if you're a music buff, why not use musical sheets instead?

We recommend ordering either our 5 litre bag of petal confetti for 50 standard cones, that's enough for 50 guests to throw. Alternatively if you've got grander plans, go for our 10 Litre confetti bag, that's enough for 100 handfuls, or 100 cones. 

And here's the all important confetti shot in action!..

Saving money on your wedding 

Reusing old things you may have forgotten about is a really great thing to do every little bit of recycling helps after all. And who says it needs to stop at confetti If you're going for a traditionally country garden theme at your wedding, why not make some bunting out of old curtains and other material?

Hiring instead of Buying

Instead of buying your wedding dress, or grooms attire, take a look at hiring as a much more affordable option. Plus it's more sustainable and environmentally friendly when you think of all the resources that have been saved by simply hiring instead of buying new. You could even use hired or borrowed items, as your, 'something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue'. After your big day you could also sell on any purchases you no longer need, or rent them out too. Here's a few place to start: Sell My Wedding, or Rock My Wedding's Recycle. 

Consider a week day wedding

Did you know you could save a lot of money when it comes to what date you choose as your, 'I Do' day? The most popular day to get married is on a Saturday, and the most popular month is August in the UK. Consider a mid-week wedding out of season and you could save yourself a lot of money, that could be spent in other areas of your dream wedding. 

Who needs wedding favours

If you speak to a wedding planner they usually tell you, you don't need to provide your wedding guests with favours. So many people forget to take them on the day, and you are left with alot of waste afterwards. Save yourself the hassle and expense of wedding favours, I'm sure your guests wouldn't even notice!

We hope you've enjoyed these tips, we love to hear your thoughts and useful advice too. Get in touch via our social media, Facebook, Instagram or via email too. 

Love as always SP xx