Fall Wedding Colors

Need more inspiration in planning your fall wedding colors. Choose two or three colors, mix and match or add in another one of your favorite colors. To get you started, consider some to the color combinations below.

Two-Color Combination Ideas

Red---Brown

Red---Orange

Brown---Dark Purple or Eggplant

Rust---Olive or Dark Olive

Taupe or Mocha---Dark Olive

Dark Purple, Dark Plum or Eggplant---Olive

Three-Color Combination Ideas

Red---Brown---Orange or Burnt Orange

Brown---Taupe or Mocha---Cream or Ivory

Sapphire or Royal Blue---Wine or Burgundy---Dark Purple or Eggplant

Olive---Dark Olive---Dark Purple, Dark Plum or Eggplant

Navy---Silver---Periwinkle

Forest Green---Cream or Ivory---Cranberry or Burgundy

Dark Purple or Eggplant---Gold---Cream or Ivory

Red---Mustard Yellow---Rust

Fall leaf or apple pattern candles, candle holders, soap, coasters, bookmarks salt and pepper shakers, place cardholders and keychains.

Embossed leaf or apple on photo albums, place cardholders, gift boxes, champagne glasses, voltive holders, picture frames, decorative plates and mint tin cans.

Other great fall favors include small jars of jam or preserves, fall colored candles, spice colors or leaf shaped cookies iced with fall colors, small potted seasonal plants, small rustic burlap bags and jute pouches in various fall colors filled with goodies.

Knowing what flowers are in season for the fall will save you a lot of time and frustration along with money. You may have a favorite flower or seen one at another wedding that you really liked but unfortunately that flower is out of season.

The following flowers are available all year-round.

Roses, Orchids, Lilies, Tropical flowers, Anthuriums and Gerber daisies. They can be mixed with Dahlias, Hydrangeas, Carnations, Iris, Lilies, Calla Lilies, Chrysanthemums and Red hot pokers.

Dahlias range in colors from bright yellow to bright red and some even come in two-tones shades.

Hydrangeas are large flowers that come in blue and pink.

Chrysanthemums come in a wide range of sizes and colors.

Marigolds come in yellow, orange and red.

Statice- comes in lavender or purple and compliments many neutral color palettes.

Zinnia- comes in red, orange and pink

Calla Lily- come in red or pink

Lily- is a very popular choice wedding flower that comes in thousands of varieties.

Baby's Breath- can be dyed to match your fall wedding colors.

Eucalyptus- is very aromatic and comes in brown, burgundy, green and can be dyed to come in other colors.

Red hot pokers look great in table centerpieces because of their bright yellow and red colors

Bird of Paradise are very tall flowers that are primarily used in table centerpieces

Other seasonal items to include with your wedding flowers are: dried hay and cornstalks, dried crab apples and other dried fruits, leaves, pods and pomegranates.

Traditional Fall Wedding Invitations- choose traditional paper and ink with an autumn colored envelope such as brown, deep red, dark green, gold or other coordinating color.

Decorating Your Invitations- Use colorful fall ribbons and bows, fall leaves and pine cones or tie with dried corn stalks. Embossed papers and envelopes in with flecks of autumn colors, regular and gold leaves, apples, pines cones and pine branches.

Papers to Use- Use a heavy weight paper with flecks or a ragged unfinished edge.