An Ikea Wedding

Today, I thought it was time to write something especially for budget conscious brides, and to prove that spending less does not have to compromise style.

And my word of the day is...

Ikea.

No, really! Ikea!

It's your local treasure cave of inexpensive candles, candle holders, vases, decorative stones, picture frames and much much more.

I was rather disappointed when, after a bit of research, I realised I was not the only person in the entire world to think of an Ikea wedding. But some of these pictures have captured the idea in a much bigger way:

So, having spent a lot of time picking out my favourite products, I'm ready to unveil my vision!

Take a look at the following centrepiece. Very romantic and pretty, isn't it?

Ikea can recreate this entire picture for just under £12.

Floating candle bowl £5.99

Set of 4 square mirrors to sit underneath £5.99

24 x floating candles £3.29

Box of rose petals £1.99

1 x votive candle £0.69

Put them all together and you have one beautiful centrepiece that won't break the bank.

But perhaps you had something like this in mind?

All you need for this kind of centrepiece is a set of different sized vases, some floating candles, decorative stones and artificial flowers.

Set of 3 vases £14.99

Decorative sand £1.39

Artificial flowers range from £0.59 to £3.99

What I love about the idea above is that you can mix and match what you want in the set of three vases. The large vase could hold a stem or two of orchids in water, the middle size vase could hold some floating candles and the last vase could hold a single flower bud held at the bottom in water.

If an eclectic mix of vases and single flower stems is more your style, then this is achievable too. The lowest priced vase starts at a jaw dropping 59p:

Small single vase £0.59

Now for some fancy table numbers. Like the ideas below?

Ikea sells the replicas! (Although I'm pretty sure the picture above is the actual ikea frame!)

Decorative frame £4.99

Set of 2 £0.79

I'm going to leave you on that note. But I couldn't resist sneaking in a few other products for your pleasure. If anyone else has other Ikea ideas or useful products, feel free to share :)

Decorative potpourri £2.79 ea

Chandelier £17.99

Decorative candles £2.99 ea