I love that Hannah's main color is her favorite color of yellow. Bright yellow in fact. And I love that she's going with a modern look. Very Hannah. My wedding was very vintage inspired. Melanie's was beach chic. I think Hannah's will be modern, semi-minimalistic, but colorful and with a lot of creative DIY decor.
Here are a few decor ideas that I recommended to Hannah (and I think she'll go with):
String chandeliers:
http://ruffledblog.com/diy-string-wedding-chandelier/
Pomanders or kissing balls:
With real flowers
Or make pomanders from tissue paper (and I love this black stand):
In addition to decor ideas, I offered the following budget-friendly ideas:
Don't hire a DJ - rent or borrow speakers that you hook up to an iPod. Have a great playlist prepared. Have a friend man the iPod for key moments like the arrival, first dance and parent dances.
Have a buffet style dinner vs. sit down dinner - you save a lot of money with the caterer
Use paper or fabric flowers - good way to save money, at least if you supplement this with real, in-season flowers. Make sure not to spend the same amount or more of money in supplies if you go with a crafty flower experiment. Plus, it has to look good.
The cake - for a large wedding (200 or more is Hannah's number), consider a small "show" cake but have sheet cakes in the back as extra. This may be cheaper than cupcakes. Another idea is a dessert buffet with an even smaller cake to cut. That way, your guests have a lot of variety and you can get the desserts at the supermarket.
Ceremony decor - since the ceremony venue, our hometown church, has a bare stage, use re-usable plants as the stage decor. Flower arrangements would be $200-300. Just buy $10 ferns or yellow flower bushes and it'll look both beautiful, natural, and match the color scheme.
That's all for now. I'm having fun suggesting these things to Hannah.
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