Fall Weddings - The Magic of Autumn Celebrations

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.

Find even more Fabulous Fall Wedding Ideas here: from themes to favors to invitations to decorations that embrace nature's beautiful bounty of autumn colors.

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

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.

Awesome Autumn
$206 for 25 / $249 for 100


A unique invitation with colorful fall/autumn leaf design. Bottom card is a shade of orange/rust color, middle card is a shade of green and is where wording is printed, and top piece has the leaf design. Matching reception, respond and informal/thank you cards.




Under the Tree
$127 for 25 / $154 for 100


Fall themed invitations comes with 3 leaf pieces and a taupe ribbon, the color of the ribbon cannot be changed. Please specify wording to be printed on each of the 3 pieces. Invitation includes three different types of leaves.




Falling Leaves
$160 for 25 / $195 for 100


Fall themed invitation has sheer, ecru wrap with fall leaf design. Wording is printed on inside spice orange cardstock. Matching reception, respond and informal/thank you cards are available.




Fall Fantasy
$127 for 25 / $154 for 100


Such simple elegance is the perfect way to announce any fall event! Textured cream invitation has fall leaves design.

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."

Here are even more suggestions for Fall Wedding Venues.

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.

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.

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The Perfect Pear Candle Set Wedding Favor
A fitting gift for an autumn wedding, these mini candles are handcrafted to look just like the real thing. Two pairs are packaged together in an ivory organza bag and complete the look with a free custom silver and white favor tag personalized names and wedding date.

Fall Leaves Favor Kit
The beauty of these bite size pieces of milk chocolate is in the foil. You get an assortment of red, gold, green, brown and orange so your favors glow with different combinations of brilliant fall colors. Your kit arrives with step-by-step instructions so assembling your favor is easy, and your presentation is picture perfect.

Leaf Bookmark
Share the promise of a happy ending with this lovely leaf-shaped bookmark. The artistic, openwork metal design is enhanced by a rich burgundy silk tassel that perfectly complements the deep golden color of the leaf - the ideal place-keeper between the leaves of your guest's favorite book.

Foil Wrapped Chocolate Harvest
These mini milk chocolates look great from every angle because of their unique 3-D shape. Wrapped in assorted harvest colors of gold, orange and green to coordinate with your fall theme.

Autumn Mint Tin Favor
A tasty addition to your reception tables, this candy tin comes personalized with your names and wedding date, and can be filled with a variety of sweets including elegant white mints or fun sour candies. Each container is a high quality hinged box in your choice of colors.

Apple of My Eye Candle Wedding Favor
Good things really do come in small packages. Handpainted in deep red, the wick on this mini candle is cleverly disguised as the stem of the apple. Each candle arrives in a 2" gift box, tied with sheer ribbon and adorned with a matching gift tag.

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.