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Fall Wedding Ideas

Getting married in September, October or November?

There's no better time, in fact, when the planet seems to blaze a trail of warm fall colors in celebration!

As the trees begin to combine green with brilliant reds, yellows and oranges (in northern climes, especially), many brides take the cue from Mother Nature and incorporate these vivid colors into their fall wedding themes.

Popular Fall Wedding Color Combinations:

Rich browns, cream, terra cotta, eggplant purple or cobalt blue are included into the fall color palatte so popular with modern brides.

Although spring and summer are usually the best time for flowers, fall is no exception — offering a rich variety of nature's bounty including multi-colored mums, carnations, freesias, and other flowers paired along with bright fall foliage.

Deep red roses have also becomes popular at fall weddings and blend in beautifully with other darker hues. Cornucopias fit the bill for decorative accents, along with baskets brimming with colorful gourds, apples and pomegranates.

Fall Wedding Venues

If you're lucky enough to live up north, you can plan the ceremony and/or the reception around a location that takes natural advantage of brilliant fall colors.

Consider a local winery, a cozy bed & breakfast, an orchard or a country lodge. Early autumn also lends itself nicely to an outdoor ceremony in a gazebo, botanical garden or near a lakeside park setting. Again, depending on your location, wrap up your wedding with a breathtakingly beautiful fall foliage tour honeymoon.

Fall Wedding Favors

In keeping with the season, small jars of jam or preserves make flavorful favors for your guests to bring home and enjoy. Also think about fall colored candles, or autumn spice cookies wrapped in a ribbon of country calico. Small potted yellow mums make for a special 'thank you', as well, wrapped in colorful paper tied together with elegant gold ribbons.

More about Fall wedding ideas around the Web:

The Knot - Fall Weddings - A great grab bag of tips & suggestions for seasonal wedding favors, flowers, table setting & decorations, with related makeup and beauty tips.

Fall In Love with Fall Wedding Flowers - Excellent guide to seasonal flowers and color arrangements for a fall wedding, with additional tips on wedding and reception decor.

How to Plan an Autumn Wedding - Step-by-step guide including menu suggestions, tips on fall wedding favors, flowers & decorating, with related wedding how to's from eHow.com.

Fall - Autumn Theme Wedding Ideas - Nicely done feature article covering all the finer points of fall weddings with ideas & tips for wedding locations, receptions, decorating, fall flowers, favors, menu suggestions, and more about Halloween theme weddings.