| Autumn, what a romantic, wonderful time to get | | | | foe centerpieces, favors and decorations. |
| married! Whether you want your autumn wedding | | | | Tables |
| to be very formal, most casual or somewhere in | | | | Instead of numbering your tables, name them. For |
| between, you have an enormous variety of | | | | example: |
| possibilities. It is harvest time. The summer heat is | | | | Fall, Autumn, Acorn, Horn of plenty, Cornucopia, |
| gone. Yet the days are still warm and sunny. The | | | | Maple, Oak, Apple, Pear, Pumpkin, Cranberry etc... |
| leaves are turning into an incredible array of colors | | | | To add more interest and make it easier to |
| and as they fall off the trees, create a soft, lush | | | | remember give your table addresses. Just add |
| colorful carpet. Halloween and Thanksgiving are | | | | Circle or Square depending on the shape of your |
| here and can serve as wedding themes or be | | | | tables and you send your guests to Fall Circle or |
| incorporated for a most unique personalized fall | | | | Autumn Square etc... |
| theme wedding. Can you see the possibilities? So, | | | | Use fall color linens. |
| put on your thinking cap and get creative. | | | | Ideas for Centerpieces |
| Following are ideas to help you plan a fall wedding. | | | | Before placing a centerpiece, you may strew fall |
| WEDDING LOCATION, LOCATION, | | | | leaves and or wheat on the reception tables and |
| LOCATIONFollowing are traditional and not so | | | | on the cake tale. |
| traditional locations that will enhance your autumn | | | | Place A Horn of plenty, a basket or a hollowed |
| wedding and make it unique and special. Picture | | | | pumpkin lined with fall leaves or popcorn and filled |
| your wedding at a: | | | | with fall fruit, berries, nuts, gourds, mini-pumpkins |
| Park | | | | and-or acorns as your centerpiece. |
| Bed and Breakfast | | | | Pumpkin Ice Sculpture |
| Country Inn | | | | Carve out the inside of pumpkins and place |
| Winery | | | | candles in them. If you plan a buffet, you may line |
| Ranch or on a farm, | | | | hollowed pumpkins with foil and using them as |
| Barn | | | | serving dishes. |
| Gazebo | | | | Fall floral arrangements in a straw basket or |
| Open Field | | | | hollowed pumpkin. |
| Orchard | | | | Place 3 or 4 fall color candles of various sizes in |
| Nature Preserve | | | | hurricane lamps. The candles may be cinnamon, |
| Botanical Garden or in a private Garden | | | | cranberry, spice or apple scented. |
| Wooded area | | | | Place leaf or pumpkin shaped floating candles in a |
| Riverbank or Lakeside | | | | bowl, set it on a layer of fall leaves or straw. |
| Or anywhere where nature presents its glorious | | | | Paint or spray mini pumpkins and gourds and |
| backdrop. | | | | group them together. |
| ATTIRE | | | | A real plant with real blooming flowers makes a |
| Bride and her attendants | | | | great gift for guests. Chrysanthemums of many |
| Fall weather is unpredictable. It may get chilly so, | | | | colors are pretty, very reasonably prices and you |
| consider heavier fabrics and at least some sleeve | | | | can get them everywhere; Wal Mart, Home |
| for the gown and dresses or top them with | | | | Depot, Lowes, etc... |
| matching boleros, stoles or shawls that can, but | | | | Display b bales of hay |
| do not have to be worn. The wedding gown can | | | | If you have children, let them participate. Ask |
| be white, ivory, champagne or gold. The gown | | | | them to string cranberries, candies and popcorn |
| and or veil may show embroidered leaf motif or | | | | and add them to your table decorations. |
| dainty gold embroidery. | | | | Display balloons in fall colors |
| Bridesmaids may wear either the same color or | | | | Large chocolate or ice sculpture Turkeys |
| to really represent the autumn theme, have each | | | | Favors |
| bridesmaid represent a different fall color. See Fall | | | | Fruit shaped candles |
| Colors List. The bride may wish to wear a fall | | | | Favor boxes or bags filled with candy corn |
| theme garter and carry a matching hankie. | | | | Caramel Apples |
| Bridesmaids and flower girl will look great adorning | | | | The Perfect Pear items |
| garlands of fall flowers and leaves. | | | | Garden in a bag or box |
| The groom and his attendants | | | | Fall theme cookies |
| To reflect the season, the men and boys could | | | | Fall theme chocolates |
| wear tan, beige and brown attire instead of the | | | | Fall theme lollypops |
| white, black or dark blue. Their ties should be of | | | | Maple candies |
| fall colors matching the bridesmaids dresses and | | | | Reception Decorations |
| their boutonnière should be a fall flower. | | | | Fall theme ribbons and bows, garlands, paper |
| FALL COLORSwhite, ivory, champagne, muted | | | | lanterns or luminaries with amber light bulbs, |
| gold, tan, beige, various browns, hunter green, | | | | balloons, chains of stringed popcorn, cranberries, |
| burnt orange, rust red, deep red, burgundy, | | | | candies, paper chains, bales of hay, ivy, garlands |
| cranberry, wine, navy blue, sky blue, eggplant | | | | etc... |
| purple, pewter, silver, pale yellow, pumpkin and | | | | Accent the doorways and tables with tulle and |
| orange. | | | | ribbons in your wedding colors. Adhere leaves and |
| INVITATIONS AND STATIONERY | | | | silk flowers for inexpensive, elegant displays. |
| Accent your invitations and wedding stationery | | | | Cake |
| with your chosen fall color. If you print your own, | | | | Decorate your cake with leaves, fall flowers, mini |
| you may add fall graphics such as leaves, acorns, | | | | pumpkins, mini apples, marzipan fruit etc... |
| fall flowers, seasonal fruit, or a horn of plenty. If | | | | Flavors: Spice cake, pumpkin cake, dark chocolate |
| you purchase fall theme print your own invitations, | | | | cake, nut cake. |
| fall theme is available. Cut the place cards to look | | | | Food items you may wish to consider |
| like a fall theme item leaves, pumpkin, turkey | | | | Nuts |
| siluettes etc... | | | | DRINKS: Apple cider, Sparkling cider, you may |
| FLOWERS | | | | add: for adults, port or brandy to the cider and |
| Chrysanthemums, roses, daisies, dahlias, lilies, | | | | for the kids cinnamon sticks. Wine is very popular |
| yarrow, orchids, hydrangeas, sunflowers, baby | | | | for fall weddings both as beverage and as part of |
| breath, fall leaves, tallow berries, natural or dried | | | | a centerpiece.. |
| wheat. | | | | MAIN DISHES especially if close to Thanksgiving: |
| CEREMONY | | | | Turkey, stuffing, corn, potatoes, cranberry sauce |
| Decorate the ceremony site with fall flowers. | | | | etc... |
| Instead of aisle runners spread fall color real or | | | | DESSERTS: Pumpkin pie, Apple pie, Pecan pie |
| fake leaves, in the center aisle. If your ceremony | | | | HALLOWEEN WEDDINGS |
| location does not allow spreading petals or leaves | | | | Wedding colors white black and orange |
| directly on the floor, glue leaves on aisle runners. | | | | Treat or trick bag for bridal purse and or as |
| This is a great activity for kids as the love to glue | | | | guest favors |
| and can be creative. So, if you can engage kids, | | | | Costumes or masks |
| whether they are yours or not, they will be proud | | | | Jack O'lantern ice sculpture or actual pumpkin as |
| to help with your wedding. | | | | centerpiece |
| Instead of rose petals, fill the flower basket with | | | | Jack O'lantern favors |
| colorful fall leaves. | | | | DO NOT display ghosts at your wedding. You do |
| Make pew bows from ribbons in your wedding | | | | not want to start your life together with "ghosts |
| colors and embellish them with fall silk flowers, | | | | in your closet". |
| leaves, fruit, wheat, Indian corn etc... | | | | FUN IDEAS |
| RECEPTION | | | | Hay rides, Horse and Buggy rides, blowing soap |
| General | | | | bubbles, Harvest the rewards of your Autumn |
| Use mini pumpkins, gourds, berrirs, Indian corn, | | | | Theme Wedding planning and have a super event. |
| apples, grapes, wheat , bales of hay and leaves | | | | |