Brides who want a strong theme for their wedding often look to the seasons to provide inspiration. Fall (or autumn) is the most beautiful season in many areas and that natural beauty can translate into stunning fall wedding decorations.
Traditionally the two strong images of fall are the rich variety of coloured leaves as they fall from trees, and the bounty of the harvest. A simple and unified design for the whole look of the wedding would take one aspect of these and use it in all the decorations.
For example - a simple autumn leaf design could be used on the wedding stationary, including place cards and menus, be stencilled on table runners (even on the corner of good quality paper napkins) or napkin holders, leaf embossed candles could decorate the tables and fresh or dry leaves scattered about the wedding reception centrepieces and even down the aisle of the church. Choose colours drawn from the leaves themselves - browns, reds, golds and a bit of green, and the theme is complete. Other objects that could be used in this way include pinecones, pumpkins, grapes, apples or pears and bare twigs or branches.
A country theme is well suited to fall wedding decorations, and can be very useful if you have large areas to decorate on a small budget. Think of the possibilities of using bales of hay, sheafs of straw or wreaths of ivy or grapevines to fill up large areas. These would combine well with the use of garden or orchard produce - pumpkins or apples - as feature items, but could also be used with a more romantic approach using dried flowers, particularly lavender or roses, in the wedding reception decorations.
When choosing a fall theme for your wedding reception decorations, don't forget the strongest element of your decorations will be the colours you use. Fall colours are drawn from the many shades found in nature at this time of year, so offer options that will suit every bride and bridesmaid. For those who suit warm colours it is easy to choose from the reds, oranges and browns - from pale beige or ivory through to chocolate brown and deep gold. Brides who find that cool colours suit them better will need to choose more carefully, but can bring fall colours to their wedding theme by exploring dark pinks and burgundies, dark green and even apple red. Accents of silver or pale green in a cool wedding scheme will hint at the cold days of winter to come, while gold or copper will suggest the luxury of nights inside by a roaring fire.
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