If you are looking for a warm and intimate wedding reception, consider a fall wedding. It’s a romantic time that offers many opportunities for rich colors, cozy foods and comfortable outdoor temperatures, though it is not the most popular or obvious time of year to have a wedding.
A fall wedding can be held in storybook settings like an inn, 18th century churches and meeting houses, old mills and even barns. You might also look at an apple orchard, a vineyard, or any place that will have a view of fall foliage. Horse and carriage can take the bride to the wedding site. A fireplace also adds an extra touch.
Look to nature and use beautiful warm colors that are earth tones such as chocolate brown, red, gold, burnt orange and olive, which can be found in many accents that you can easily buy or create right in your own home for a fall wedding decorations. Choose colorful candles in warm shades and spicy scents with a fall theme such as pumpkin, maple and apple. These candles add depth to table decorations when arranged in varying heights.
For a relaxed atmosphere use baskets filled with seasonal fruits such as apples. A mix of red, yellow and green apples is stunning, or use just one color that complement your bridal party colors. The smell of the apples will be better than scented candles and less offensive to those with allergies. You can also fill a glass bowl with clear decorative stones with an apple nestled in amongst them. Hollow out a space in the top of an apple for a tea light. You’ll have a delicious smell of fresh apples as well as some soft mood lighting for your reception, all in one easy to take home bowl.
There are a wide variety of creative options to complement a fall wedding decoration. You can find oak, maple and aspen leaf shapes of pewter, sterling silver or brass made into picture frames, votive candle holders, wine glass charms or ornaments that can be added to your guests’ holiday trees a few months down the road. Delicate porcelain leaves are also lovely and come in many shapes and sizes. Scatter turned leaves and acorns on tables. For candlelight, carve floral patterns into small pumpkins and place tea lights inside.
Fall reminds us of sturdy, slow-ripening fruit and treats from the hearth. Caramel apples, home-baked cookies and nuts are popular candidates for sharing this exquisite face of fall with your guests. Tie off caramel or candied apples with personalized ribbons. These favors are so beautiful, they double up as décor with luxurious Midori ribbon and silk leaves to the sticks for a special finish.
You don’t have to go traditional to have a perfect favors. A beautiful favor box in chocolate brown or burnt orange, filled with tongue-in-chic treat such as Jelly Bellies in fall flavors like cinnamon or green apple, or mellocreme candy pumpkins are chic indeed. Wrapped simple votive candle, teal light votive, or a designer leaf ornament in an organza bag or fabric gift wrap, and cut out leaf-shaped tag, or use pre-printed tag with gold borders for a personalized favor.
You can also use wraps or similar soft packaging material for a convenient way of packaging odd-sized objects that may include candies, autumn fruit such as pomegranates and persimmons. You can wrap delicious treat such as walnut, pecans, almond or even honey jars. Other party favors ideas include handmade green tea soaps with beautiful gingko leaf charm and beautifully crafted floral place card holder.
Chrysanthemums are to the fall what tulips are to the spring. Florists have long relied on chrysanthemums because of their long life span of up to two weeks. Mums can be very easy to work with, and fall pumpkins make exciting accessories for mums. Create an arrangement of fresh flowers, place them in a jar of water, and place this jar inside the pumpkin. A pumpkin can also be hollowed out to be used as a vase.
A cake topper is what many couples scour the earth for. It must be perfect because it’s a representation of who they are and they will keep it forever. Some couple may opt for the traditional cake topper but why not go with the season’s ambiance? A cute one for the season would be a tree that has lost most of its gorgeous colored leaves that are now scattered on the ground around he bride and groom underneath it.
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