Fall Weddings - The Magic of Autumn Celebrations

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Fall Weddings: Planning a Beautiful Autumn Wedding

Autumn is a season that is filled with vibrant colors - and when it comes to fall weddings, there are a lot of beautiful color combinations to choose from. Just think of it - blazing reds, brilliant and burnt oranges, chocolate browns, muted greens, and radiant golden yellows surround us everywhere.



But... what if you don't live someplace that actually has a real "fall season?" Don't worry, you can still create a spectacular autumn wedding indoors by using colored accents and appropriate decorations. It's easy. Read on for ideas, suggestions and resources to help you plan the fall wedding you've always dreamed of. You can also find lots of fabulous fall wedding ideas here.

Lavish Autumn Leaves

An elegant fall wedding theme idea

Autumn is a season of vibrant and beautiful colors... depending on where you live that is. Plan your wedding around the browns, reds, oranges and yellows of the wonderful fall colors for a celebration that's as dazzling as the leaves adorning the trees around us with this
Autumn Wedding Idea - Lavish Leaves.

So Many Wedding Theme Ideas To Choose From

This e-book by Kari White features an exclusive collection of 19 complete and unique wedding themes that you can choose to plan your marriage celebration around.

You'll receive loads of decorating ideas, favor suggestions, step-by-step invitation designs that you can make, cost-cutting tips, plus lots more to provide inspiration while you plan your dream wedding. She even explains how to pick and choose elements from different themes and then change them so that they match the theme wedding that you want to have.

It's definitely a great resource to have on hand. For example...

  • There's over 181 original decorating ideas - pick and choose what works best for your celebration


  • Over 110 photos to help inspire creativity


  • 19 unique wedding theme ideas, such as: a Green Wedding Theme, Urban Safari, Something Sporty, Storybook Fantasy, Uptown Affair, Movie Premier and 13 more interesting themes


  • I highly recommend it... but see for yourself. I'm sure you'll be delighted => Unique Theme Weddings

    How Are You Planning Your Fall Wedding?

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    September, October & November...

    Should you plan for an outdoor wedding or an indoor one?

    As you've probably noticed, I've sort of designated September as a fall month and I've left out December. Mostly because December is just too "wintery" to be a classified as an autumn month, in my opinion. Even the fall months have their "mini" seasons

    As we get into fall, the days are getting shorter and the air is getting cooler. Late September until mid-October are the best days to capture the vibrant colors of autumn in an outdoor wedding. The weather, while cooler, isn't freezing cold yet. However, if you do decide on having an outdoor ceremony and/or reception during this time of the year, plan on putting up large party tents and renting outdoor space heaters, just in case. The weather can become somewhat unpredictable at this point.

    By the way, a Halloween wedding theme has become a very popular choice for the end of October. With all the Halloween items available, you won't have much problem planning out your décor or selecting favors.

    The month of November can be a bit more "iffy" in terms of cold weather and possible snow flurries, especially in the northern regions. It's best that you go with an indoor venue for your wedding and reception at this time of the year.

    Beautiful Fall Wedding Invitations

    Stylish ways to invite your guests to your autumn celebration

    Pumpkin Spice: 100 Personalized Invitations / Announcements

    Spice orange invitation is wrapped with espresso brown satin ribbon. Invitations come assembled. Layout will be as shown unless otherwise specified. Matching spice orange reception, respond and informal/thank you cards are available.



    Autumn Breeze: 100 Personalized Invitations / Announcements

    Shimmering mocha invitation has a gorgeous gold ribbon with golden leaves floating on front. Invitation opens from both sides to reveal main wording decorated with another golden leaf. .


    Green Apple Delight: 100 Personalized Invitations / Announcements

    Invitation has green base with circle die-cut window to view monogram printed on ecru invitation. Satin ribbon further accents window, which is framed by a decorative embossed border. Please specify initials to be viewed through window.

    Choosing a Location For Fall Weddings

    In the early part of the fall, holding your fall wedding ceremony outdoors is a truly beautiful setting if you live in an area where the tree leaves turn color.

    Think of places such as apple orchards with their colorful leaves and bright, red apples for contrast. A vineyard is also a popular choice as is a local nature park.

    18th century style churches, Tudor style inns, historic villages, or a large barn provide wonderful character for an indoor ceremony and reception. These places lend themselves to being decorated in fall foliage and decor. If possible, choose a location that provide warmth to the rooms with rich dark woods, wood flooring and fireplaces."

    Autumn Fall In Love Wedding Ideas

    A nice short video featuring a variety of fall wedding accessories. These should spark some ideas of what you can do for your own celebration.
    Autumn | Fall In Love Wedding Ideas
    by favors4weddings | video info

    1 rating | 5,931 views
    curated content from YouTube

    When It Comes to Fall Weddings - Think Rich, Warm Colors

    Incorporate the rich colors of the fall leaves within the décor of your wedding. Here are some beautiful color combos that may work for you:

  • Dark brown paired with a deep orange-red color would be a stunning combination.

  • Dark green, light green and golden yellow with accents of red capture the colors of the leaves just as they begin to turn.

  • Consider a soft autumn color combination in muted yellow, light brown/tan and muted green.

  • Other colors that are perfect for this season: Bronze, Dark Pink, Burgundy, Rust, Purple, Egg Plant, dark & light green.
  • Flower Choices For A Fall Wedding

    What flowers should you pick for your wedding bouquet and flower arrangements?

    Montbretia, Roses (like Black Magic, Red Berlin, and Terra Cotta), Hypericum, Amaryllis, Shrub Honeysuckle, and Carnations are just a few of the flower selections that are popular for an autumn wedding.

    Dried and silk flower are available all year round, but if you wish to use real flowers, then it's important to choose flowers that are in-season, otherwise you will substantially increase the costs to your flower arrangement.

    To learn more about what is available, check out the following articles:

    Fall Wedding Flowers - Like all other seasonal weddings, fall weddings have their popular flower choices. Discover some wonderful choices for your autumn wedding flowers this year.

    Fall Wedding Flowers from Love To Know Weddings - Choosing the right fall wedding flowers can add a touch of magic to your special day. This article lists many popular autumn flower suggestions along with floral accents such as small pumpkins, ornamental berries, etc.

    Wedding Flowers Guide: Ideas for Fall Wedding Flowers - Provides you with ideas on seasonal fall flowers, along with autumn fruits and unusual plants that can also be incorporated into your arrangements.

    Fall In Love With Fall Wedding Flowers - The autumn months of September, October and November provide a brilliant array of bright flowers and abundant foliage. Here are just a few of the fall wedding flowers that are in season, including a listing of beautiful berries, special leaf and branch cuttings, and autumn accessories from nature.

    Step-by-Step Video on Creating a Flower Arrangement in a Vase

    If you are going to be making your own table flower arrangements, here is a great video that explains how to choose your flowers and how to arrange them in a way that is pleasing to the eye in a large vase. Although this video is more for home decorating, it's a great lesson for any type of flower arrangement, including those created for weddings.
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    Create Your Own Delicious Fall Wedding Cake

    It's not as hard as it looks...

    Get a membership at this fabulous web site and you can download their featured e-book - Dream Cakes Made Easy.

    You'll discover step-by-step detailed instructions how to make 25 magnificent celebration cakes, over 100 cake recipes, and can check out 1500+ cake pictures! New pictures, instructions and recipes are being added all the time.

    And you don't need to stop at only wedding cakes; this is a lifetime membership, so you can go back again and again to find great ideas for birthday cakes, anniversary cakes, and many other special occasions.

    Personally, I LOVE the Photo Wedding Cake they feature on their web page. What a wonderful way to honor family members at your wedding or to feature your childhood years up until present day. If nothing else, be sure to check out their web page and scroll down about half way to see this unique wedding cake. The color is perfect for an autumn wedding.

    Colored Bottle Place Card Holders

    Here's an awesome idea for place card holder favors.

    This video shows you how to make colored bottle place card holders for a Thanksgiving dinner. However, you can use this same idea to create favors for each of your guest table settings instead! Just use fall graphics or photos of yourselves in place of the child photos shown.
    Thanksgiving Table Setting: Colored Bottle Place Card Holder
    by 1800flowers | video info

    4 ratings | 11,988 views
    curated content from YouTube

    Planning Your Menu

    For simplicity's sake, you could just plan a menu that follows the traditional Thanksgiving dinner. However, no matter how much people like turkey and/or ham, it gets pretty old pretty fast when you eat too much of it. Instead, make your choices from hearty autumn fair. Here are some ideas of seasonal foods that are popular during the fall season:

    Roast beef, squash, potatoes, apples, a variety of breads and butters, plums, blackberries, pears, walnuts, pecans, pumpkin, hot soups, rich cream-based sauces, Yorkshire pudding, shrimp, turkey, pork, baked pasta dishes, eggplant, spiced cakes and cookies, preserves (jams, jellies, etc.), pickles, and chutneys.

    For drinks choose richer wines (especially reds), apple cider, and spiced rums.

    Beautiful Fall Wedding Cake Pictures

    There are some pretty amazing autumn wedding cakes that have been created. Have a look at some of the photos found here to get your own ideas. All images used are under the Creative Commons license from Flickr.com

    6-108 by Tracy Hunter
    6-96 by Tracy Hunter
    6-92 by Tracy Hunter
    vivis kitchen 013 by Vivian's Kitchen
    Our Cakes by sgs_1019
    6-99 by Tracy Hunter
    automatically generated by Flickr

    Fall Wedding Videos - Ideas, Flowers, Decorations

    Looking for more inspired ideas for fall weddings? Take a peek at the following videos for lots of additional inspiration.
    Autumn themed wedding flowers
    by tipierce | video info

    8 ratings | 13,866 views
    curated content from YouTube

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    • dustytoes Mar 16, 2010 @ 8:27 am | delete
      Great ideas! I'm linking this to my fall wedding colors lens.
    • JerryB Nov 5, 2009 @ 6:41 am | delete
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    • KariAndersen Sep 11, 2008 @ 1:23 pm | delete
      I started a group All Things Autumn. I would love to have you join! http://www.squidoo.com/groups/autumn
    • JJNW Sep 9, 2008 @ 1:38 am | delete
      5 Stars for you from a fellow Anything Food Group member! I would LOVE to have a medieval wedding! Fun, Fun!
    • KimGiancaterino Aug 21, 2008 @ 11:40 am | delete
      Gorgeous lens! I like the maple syrup party favors. One of my friends had a fall wedding in Pennsylvania while the leaves were turning. It was so beautiful!
    • FallWeddingFlowers Aug 18, 2008 @ 6:19 am | delete
      Lovely lens with so many great ideas. I particularly like the favor suggestions. I'd never considered taking the fall theme to that extent. I tend to obsess over the flowers :-) Check out my Fall Wedding Flowers blog - you'll see what I mean.
    • sokrato Mar 10, 2008 @ 6:51 pm | delete
      A Wonderful lens on weddings... so much work gone into it... lovely photos!

      I'l strongly tempted to move my wedding from Spring to Autumn!

      Antoni Sokrato
      Property in Turkey
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      Great lens! Thank you for joining the Let's Party group. :)
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