Fall Wedding Idea:
Colorful Autumn Leaves

This fall wedding idea picks up on the gorgeous colors and shapes of falling autumn leaves.

Choose 2 or 3 autumn shades... or use all of them in your color scheme!

What colors are suitable? Select from: Burgundy, deep reds, rusts, wine, burnt orange, orange-yellows, mustard yellow, yellow-green, cream and gold.

Dressing For The Occasion

The days are getting cooler and the nights shorter, so you'll want a wedding dress that is lightweight enough for a warm fall day, yet warm enough for a cooler evening.

If you or your bridesmaids will be wearing strapless gowns, be sure to also include matching stoles, wraps, or capes to drape over your shoulders for later in the evening or if the weather turns cooler during the day.

Great Location Ideas For a Fall Wedding Theme

Autumn is a time of vibrant colors... depending on where live that is. Obviously, those in the southern states won't have a backdrop of autumn colors like you would find in the northern states and in Canada.

For those that are lucky enough to live in an area where the leaves turn, you may want to consider having your ceremony outdoors amongst the trees.

Some outdoor locations that would suit this fall wedding idea would be: a rustic farm, a country inn, an apple orchard, a vineyard, or a nearby park. (See our article Fall Theme Wedding Venues and Locations for additional ideas.)

Whether you live in a area with fiery fall colors or not, you can still create a spectacular autumn wedding indoors as well. With colored accents and appropriate decorations, you can easily bring the outdoors inside.

Creating Your Fall Wedding Invitations

Get creative and make your own invitations!

Buy sturdy stock paper in a deep cream, light brown or dusky green color - in fact there are now many invitation kits available so you can easily create your own invitations at home. Not only will this save you money, you get exactly the invitation style that you want.

Use leaf motif rubber stamps and inks favoring fall colors and stamp the background of the paper. Using a computer, print out your invitation wording on off-white vellum paper and cut it so that it is at least 1/2" to 1" smaller than the stamped invitation paper and secure it with using a glue stick along the edges.

Wrap the invitation with a length of wired brown organza ribbon to finish it off.

Don't want to make your own invites? Then take a look at some of the ideas offered below. More design ideas are featured on our Autumn Wedding Invitations page as well.

Autumn Wedding Decorations

In keeping with the leaf fall wedding idea theme, decorate the ceremony and reception locations with colorful autumn leaves.

• Create pew markers with small grapevine wreaths. Lightly wrap the wreath with sheer, narrow organza ribbon. Attach an organza bow to the lower front of the wreath. Glue on fabric leaves in the spaces between the ribbon along the wreath.
• Fill fall colored balloons with helium and make large balloon bouquets. Place throughout the reception room in corners, near main serving tables, and on either side of doorways.
• Drape brown and deep green tulle swags in front of the head reception table. Secure each swag point with a fall leaf wreath or large ribbon bow. Add a small arrangement of colorful leaves and dried flowers to the knot of each bow.

Fall Wedding Table Decor and Centerpieces

Obviously, you'll want to stick with this colorful leaf fall wedding idea when choosing how you wish to decorate your reception tables. Here are a few suggestions to get you started.

• Use cream colored tablecloths with a Burgundy, rust or deep red topper for contrast.
• Place candles inside clear glass holders. Place it on a bed of autumn leaves in the center of each reception table.
• Fill woven baskets with fall leaves. Tie a pretty rust or orange-red ribbon to the handle for an inexpensive centerpiece.
• Buy leaf shaped hole punches (oak, maple, etc.) and punch out your own leaf confetti from autumn colored papers. Sprinkle the confetti on the tables.
• If you're crafty, make your own foliage arrangements using rustic planters, copper toned buckets or woven baskets as your container.

Fall Wedding Favors

• Melt in your mouth goodness. Give your guests some maple sugar candy... in a maple leaf shape of course! Or wrap some autumn colored ribbons around purchased bottles of pure maple syrup.
• Make or buy leaf shaped soap and nestle them in clear plastic boxes or cellophane favor bags. Tie and decorated with corresponding fall colored ribbon.
• As the weather takes on a bit of a chill, hot chocolate would be a perfect warm-me-up favor gift. Buy small sample pre-packaged flavored coffees and add your own fall-leaf sticker label to the front.
• Attach fall leaf wine charms to wine glasses as a classy wedding favor.
• Purchase mints in tins and make your own fall sticker label for the tin cover.

Here are some autumn leaf favors, perfect for this fall wedding idea. You can also have some fun exploring this page of additional fall wedding favor ideas.

Autumn-Inspired Place Card Holder Candle Favors

"Autumn Elegance" Laser-Cut Fall Leaf Favor Box (Set of 24) with Brown Accents

Autumn Magic Collection Leaf Design Bottle Openers

 

Fall Wedding Idea - Autumn Leaves by Rose Smith © 2005-2010

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