Cut Costs with Cheap Wedding Reception Decorations

There’s no denying that there are certain set costs for your reception. Usually, the venue has a price per hour, and the catering is going to have a minimum (which is usually over what you thought your maximum would be.) Luckily, there are a few things you can do to cut costs at your reception. Try these tips for cheap wedding reception decoration.

Confetti

One of the cheap ways to decorate for a wedding reception site is to use confetti. It comes in a variety of shapes and colors and is readily available at your local party discount store or on the Internet. Confetti can be sprinkled on all the tables and it helps to unify the colors or theme you have chosen.

For instance, if you are having a Hawaiian themed wedding, you can use confetti in the shape of hula girls or pineapples to bring life to the tables. Granted, by the end of the day it will be everywhere. When your guests get home and find it in their hair, they will have a chuckle and remember how much fun they had.

Photos

Try decorating the reception site with photos of you and your groom. Photo wedding decorations are not only memorable, but a perfect cheap wedding reception decoration. Pictures can be used almost anywhere.

For table identifiers, you can place a framed photo of the two of you with the family who will sit at each table. Guests can have fun roaming around the room looking at the pictures. It will also serve as a good conversation starter as guests talk about when the picture was taken and what happened on that day.

Another idea you can do with pictures is to have them enlarged. You can have your engagement photo blown up and hang it near the entranceway to the reception. Your guests can sign it and you will have a lovely reminder of your perfect day hanging on a wall in your new home. You can even have a groom’s cake decorated with a special photo of the two of you.

Maps

If you and your mate love to travel and want to incorporate this in your wedding decorations, try using maps. There are easy to find, inexpensive, and are a great way to decorate tables, name cards, walls, and centerpieces.

If you know how to use paper mache, you can turn almost any item into a decorated favor. Go to your local $.99 store and pick up candles or kitschy items, then use the maps to make them all match your theme. Gift and cake tables can have maps, and you can personalize them by placing a star by all of the places you’ve visited together.

There are numerous other ways to make the most of your budget and come up with cheap wedding reception decorations. Try making a trip to the thrift store or the local discount store to find things that inspire you and help to make your day fun and festive.