Top Five Fall
Wedding Idea Guides

Fall is a great time to have a wedding, and choosing a fall wedding idea can be a lot of fun. In many parts of the country the bright colors of fall foliage offer the perfect backdrop for your wedding.

The hot days of summer have passed, so the temperature is usually just about perfect for an outdoors fall wedding idea.

Any outdoor location is the perfect option for a fall wedding. These include tented affairs on estates and vineyards, Inns and Bed and Breakfasts, barns and any other location that allows you to enjoy the foliage that fall brings.

Below are five fall wedding idea guides that represent our favorite ideas for autumn weddings.

Apple & Pear Theme

• Decorate your reception with deep reds, oranges and auburns to match the colors of the fall season.
• Candy apples are a fun way to tie a childhood favorite into your wedding. The candy apples of today are not the boring ones you might have had as a kid.

  Candy apples can be used to hold seating cards which can double as favors. You could also put several in the middle of the reception tables as part of your centerpieces.

• Have your florist use red or green apples and pears in your flower arrangements.
• Apple martinis make an excellent signature drink for your fall wedding.
• Carry the theme into your invitations, programs and thank you cards by choosing designs that include apples.

Fall Leaves Theme

• Gather a few trash bags full of leaves of all different colors, and use them to cover the aisle where you will be walking during the ceremony. This works great for outdoor weddings, and some churches may allow this as well.

  You can also use the colorful leaves as part of the centerpieces on the reception tables.

• For the invitations and programs, choose leaf themes. Many designers also have paper that is shaped like a leaf that they use for invitations and programs.
• Gold dipped leaves make an elegant wedding favor that is perfect for the fall season.
• Instead of a traditional guest book, have a tree (either real or wire) available along with paper leaves and pens. Guests can write their well wishes on the leaves and hang them on the branches.

Wine Theme

• Have a tented wedding at a vineyard or winery. Many vineyards have Inns or areas for tents, and you can usually get a great deal on their wine.
• Create custom labeled wines for your wedding party and guests. There are other wine related wedding favors to choose from including corkscrews and wine charms.
• Corks can be used as placecard holders.
• Have your florist use extra large wine glasses instead of vases for your centerpieces.
• Put several of your favorite wine choices on the tables for the reception.
• Have the caterer pair wine with each course of the reception meal.
• For more ideas visit vineyard wedding theme and vineyard wedding invitations.

Pumpkin Theme

• Use small, relief carved pumpkins with table numbers as centerpieces along with seasonal flowers. Or, use jack-o-lanterns as your centerpieces lit up with candles.

  You can also put larger jack-o-lanterns on the seating card table so guests see them as they enter the reception.

• Gourds are another fall season favorite for centerpieces and other decorations. They look great with leaves and other fall flowers.
• Tie pumpkin into your menu by offering pumpkin soup and pumpkin pie as dessert.
• Small carved pumpkins can also be used as favors with a pumpkin spiced candle.
• As with the other fall themes, tie pumpkins into your invitations and programs.

Fall Flower Theme

• Decorate the ceremony and reception with fall flowers like mums. You can even try to match the colors of the bridesmaid’s dresses and table linens with the color of flower you choose.
• Other fall flower theme possibilities include Dahlia, Hydrangea, Seasonal Berries and Sunflower.
• Visit our Fall Wedding Flowers guide for more ideas.

Fall Wedding Cake - The perfect ending to your reception.

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