Budget Ideas for a Tipi Wedding

We have shared with you our advice for saving on your overall tipi wedding budget, today we share tips and ideas from those couples that have had a Sami Tipi wedding on where they managed to pull back on their overall budget;

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Naomi and Nicholas

You don’t have to buy everything. Wedding budgets sometimes feel like you’re dealing with Monopoly money as it’s so easy to lose sight of how much you’re spending on the day. We borrowed Nick’s stepdad’s car as our wedding car rather than spending loads of money on hiring something for the weekend. If you know someone with items you could use as props for the day, just ask them! And Facebook marketplace is a great way to find some bargains to get creative with.

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Sammy and Jake

Use What You Have. Over the years, we’ve accumulated lots of our own fancy dress outfits, so we put the fancy dress box out. This was so much fun, with everyone getting changed in to the different costumes throughout the night.

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Thea and John

Priorities your Budget to your important things. Choose the areas of your budget which are most important to you – ours were food, music, photographer, bar and the structure (Sailcloth tent!) itself – we saved money in other areas to allow spending in what mattered most, and to us made our day more enjoyable. Good food, wine and live music were important to create the atmosphere we wanted, so we prioritised spending in these areas. Our biggest budget saver was DIY-ing all of the flowers and decor, and you can source excellent supplies online and 2nd hand.

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Neil and Claire

Less is more. The tipi will look stunning on its own so only a few bits and pieces will be needed to add your own touch.

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Sophie and Ollie

Budget Busting Bunting. – You don’t need expensive bunting: we cut up old scarves and pieces of fabric to make bunting and it worked perfectly.

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Louise and George

Less is more. Less is more in all senses of the phrase. The tipis look so good anyway you don’t have to decorate them too heavily. The atmosphere they bring is amazing. Don’t worry too much about the little details.

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Tien and James

DIY BAR they built a rustic bar, that sat under the little hat tipi. As a gift to their guests, they had glass tankers engraved. This meant everyone had their own glass for the day and a beautiful keepsake to take home with them. A double budget-saving idea!

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Nicky and Chris

Kilner Jar Pre-Made Drinks with a warm summers day wedding, it was important to keep all guests hydrated. Kilner jugs that you can use again at home are great for dispensing soft drinks and pre-made cocktails. Buying something for the home, surely means it doesn’t have to come out of the wedding budget!

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Liberty and Joe

Favourite Food With 150 Guests to feed, we knew we wanted lots of delicious food. We pre-orderd a takeaway from our favourite Istanbul restaurant and two of our groomsmen fetched the food.

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Gemma and Ryan

Don’t Think You have to recreate a Pinterest wedding! If you’re on a tight budget, don’t get disheartened by things like Pinterest. I found I had to ban myself from Pinterest for a while as I was getting frustrated with myself for being so indecisive. Eventually, I learned to just go with my gut instinct, with a little bit of support from close friends who knew me, and it seemed to pay off!!

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Lisa and Fliss

Let the tipis do the talking – Do not over decorate they are beautiful on their own!

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Dan and Kay

Creating your own bridesmaid dresses was a big saving as they were so much cheaper than anything else we saw. I sourced the fabric I liked and spent the money on a local seamstress. This allowed the girls to choose the style of dress they were happy with too. They all looked beautiful.

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