Fall Wedding Decor Ideas and Planning

Fall is a beautiful and romantic time of year to have your wedding. The leaves begin to change, the days are still warm and sunny, and people are beginning to spend more time with one another in preparation for the upcoming holiday season.

Location
Where to have your fall wedding is a very important decision. Because fall weather is really beautiful, many brides-to-be choose to exchange their vows outside amongst the vibrant fall foliage, and fallen leaves. An apple orchard or vineyard can be a perfect backdrop for a beautiful outdoor fall wedding. However, indoor locations can also work for fall wedding. Indoor locations perfect for fall include historical romantic inns, old barns, or in any building rich with dark wood and a fireplace. If you choose to have an outdoor wedding, take into consideration that fall evenings can become rather cool, so either way make sure that there is a place where your guests can go to warm up and carry on the celebration.

Colors and Decor
Traditional fall color schemes include reds, oranges, yellows, and browns. A more modern fall wedding decor uses more chocolate browns with light blue accents. Whatever color palette you choose for your fall wedding decor, there are a lot of options available for decorations. Many brides choose to use sheaths of wheat or corn, apples, carved pumpkins, acorns, gourds, and cornucopias.

Flowers
The flowers for a fall wedding can include richly colored mums, roses, yarrow, daisies, amaryllis, chrysanthemum, fuchsia, statice, sweet william, and tallow berries. Centerpieces can be made from carved or hollowed out pumpkins with a few fall leaves and acorns scattered on the tables. Dry grasses such as rye and wheat, can be used in your bridal bouquet. To save money and carry on the fall wedding theme, choose flowers that are in season and local.

Attire
For your bridal gown, cream colored or off white gowns accented with gold are perfect for a fall wedding. Your gown and bridesmaids dresses can be strapless, but because fall weather can be a little cool you want to consider using wraps, stoles, or shawls. The outer layer can easily be removed during warm hours, but will not leave you or your bridesmaids shivering when the day turns cold.

Food and Drink
When planning your fall wedding meal, choose a hearty meat that will compliment heavier side dishes, such as mashed potatoes or squash. Roasted turkey with pumpkin pie for dessert is a very common choice, but for something different consider roasted quail or rib roast. Some brides choose to begin the meal with a hearty soup served in a hollowed out pumpkin, whole grain rolls, and warm apple cider in glass mugs with a cinnamon stirrer to warm up their guest and fit the fall theme.

Cake
Some brides-to-be choose to use a spiced cake or spiced chocolate cake for their wedding cake. Pumpkin pie, apple and pecan pie, pumpkin bread, or a baked apple dessert can all be nice alternatives too.

Whatever choices you choose for your fall wedding, remember make it your own, relax, and enjoy!