Budget-friendly elopement inspiration
Planning an elopement can bring a soon-to-be-married couple excitement and have them flowing with inspiration to plan their big day, however, the price can be horrifying when it comes to picking out big or little details. We want to help alleviate that pain in your bank account by helping provide some budget-friendly elopement ideas that will still guarantee a beautiful, meaningful day.
1. Wild Flower Bouquet Inspiration
Utah is home to many wildflowers that would make a beautiful bouquet for any elopement theme. An easy and cheap activity that the bride and groom can do is hand-pick wildflowers from their elopement location for their bouquet. The only thing you will need is a pair of scissors to cut the flowers, a rubber band to tie the stem together to maintain a structure, and a piece of ribbon to add a little detail and color to the bouquet. The best way to build your bouquet is to first pick the flowers that you desire and trim some of the leaves off. Second, start building the base of your bouquet then add in the focal flowers. Third, add smaller flowers or greens to your bouquet. Lastly, secure it with a rubber band then add the ribbon of your choice.
2. Wedding Cake Inspiration
The average wedding cake costs around $350 depending on the size, flavor, and design. But there is a cost-friendly and fun activity for the happy couple to do to create a cheaper elopement cake. The bride and groom can make a cheap and beautiful wedding cake on their own to help reduce their elopement cost. A simple cake recipe only needs sugar, cake flour, eggs, egg whites, sour cream, whole milk, room temperature butter, and if you are baking a two-tier cake some type of filling to layer in between the layers, such as vanilla buttercream. There are many other inspirations for cake flavors that you and your loved one can create for your special day but this is a quick and easy flavor. After baking and cooling the cakes, you and your loved one can spend the day decorating the cake to be perfect for your special day.
3. Have your Friend Officiate
The cost of hiring an official officiant can range anywhere between $300 to $500 based on what you request for them to do as well as the location of the elopement. An easy alternative to this pricey officiant is asking your person of choice whether it’s family or friends if they would be comfortable being the officiant for your elopement. This cheap idea will be a fun and sentimental way of personalizing the ceremony, due to having a closer bond with the officiant. Your person of choice will then have to get ordained, which lucky for them in the state of Utah you just need to go to getordained.org and take a free quick informational quiz and click the button “Become Ordained.”
4. Book an Affordable Venue
One of the most, if not the most expensive part of a wedding is the price of the venue. Couples typically spend 30% of their overall wedding budget just on the venue. Finding a venue that is right for you, while still being affordable, is a difficult thing. To help avoid this problem, we recommend a few things that will help bring down the cost, while still finding the venue fit for the wedding of your dreams! First, outdoor venues are usually cheaper than indoor ones and can be beautiful on a summer day! Many people also utilize their backyards, which makes things easy and accessible. But, if booking a venue through a third party, look at a time during the week. Weekends often skyrocket prices, especially during the spring and summer months.
