Hi jbrooks-
Our florist got our tobacco cloth for us! I know in KY it was quite easy to find at any farm supply store. Muslin cloth (which is also cheap) is a great substitute.
budgetsavvybride- glad you liked the post! TJ's wine is always a lifesaver. We would have clocked in at just over $10,000, but my mom insisted on using an incredibly expensive florist and then she wanted to spend the extra $1,500 on really nice port-a-pots (the trailer kind with A/C!). The band being inexpensive, having the iPod kick on after the band, providing our own alcohol, and not spending a fortune on wedding clothes probably saved us the most money.
To this day, I have no idea how much our florist cost, but I think that a local florist could've done something similar for much cheaper that would've looked great with our antique copper pots and kettles. Having the unique pots, etc. for the florals made them very unique and so even simple flowers arranged in them would've looked much more upscale than a typical floral arrangement. Lots of work to gather all the receptacles together from family for the florist and caterer (she arranged the food and drinks in antique copper pots and copper trays), but completely worth it for the whole look and free!
