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If a friend of yours has recently become engaged, congratulations to the happy couple, Now the real work begins, Whether it\'s finding the right DJ, picking the perfect venue or negotiating the social landscape that is the all-mighty seating chart, you\'re going to have to put out a lot of fires in the coming months as the maid of honor.

Many people have their perfect wedding already figured out, and that vision usually includes having an idea of what flowers they\'d like, Unfortunately, putting together a dream bouquet may wind up costing a pretty penny, This is where you come in, If you\'re able to convince your friend to compromise just a little bit, she can save a lot of cash on your blooms without having to sacrifice the picture in her head, Here are a few tips to help bring down the bottom line.

Understand that it can be easy for a bride to get caught up in the minute details of her wedding, which can lead to tunnel vision in terms of what she\'s willing to concede (or not concede) for the sake of saving money, As the maid of honor, you need to be ready to bring some pragmatism to the proceedings, Explain that paying less doesn\'t mean her wedding won\'t be perfect, When she sees how much money you\'re helping her save, she might realize the occasion may be even better than she thought it\'d be.

Your main objective should be to try and limit the bride to flowers that are currently in-season, beach wedding guest dresses beach wedding guest dresses A lot of the more expensive bouquets are priced as they are because florists have to order the flowers from elsewhere, You can bet she\'ll be adding those delivery costs to the invoice, cheap summer dresses plus size cheap summer dresses plus size If the wedding is taking place in the spring or summer, there will be plenty of options available.

A lot of flowers can easily be substituted for others that look similar, beach dresses summer beach dresses summer Orchids are a good example, There may be slight differences between blooms, but with a keen eye, you can find a species that\'s notably less expensive and is reasonably priced.

Lastly, try and keep the bride from overindulging, It might be nice to hand red roses to every guest as they make their way in, but it\'s going to cost a lot to set that up, And chances are, many of those flowers will just end up getting left behind, anyway.