One of the most glamorous and touching theme weddings is the rural fall wedding. It invokes the best memories of the American heartland creating a ceremony beautiful in its simplicity and tradition as well as richness and drama. It is like drawing a piece of history into your nuptials. The rural marriage ceremony and reception relies on the hallmark motifs of the farm, country living, and the general motifs of the fall season. A bride needs to know what will work best to bring out the best in the venue and how decorations are displayed to bring out the true beauty of the theme rather than just get hitched in a dingy old barn. The exciting challenge is in making the old or mundane into something extraordinary and beautiful.
The location where you are holding your wedding is important. If you live in a rural area it should be normally be a simpler matter to find a local farm to rent out for the occasion. The basics are that the barn or location where you have the ceremony should be serviceable and reasonable affair. Don?t get all romantic seeing a rundown barn and dreaming of renovating it for your wedding. First of all, there are safety concerns. Second, it will likely be quite possible and you will end up wishing you just bought the whole farm instead. If you choose to hold it in a field outdoors make sure that you get all the appropriate items needed for a wedding.
Decorations are going to follow the harvest theme for the ceremony location and the reception. Use harvest and rural themed items to give a genuine look to your nuptials. Some great ideas I?ve come across is to use commonly used country fabrics like cotton in its various forms such as calico or muslin. A really unique idea is to use sheaves of wheat as candle stands. This way you can use the warm intimate light of traditional candles for the ceremony and still emphasize the sense of autumn. This is a great idea for the barn venue or for a night time wedding outdoors. Make sure that you follow all fire safety precautions if you are using candles. You can also mark the aisles with bunches of wheat or corn at each row of seating
Use the reception menu as an opportunity to give the best that country cooking has to offer such as ham, bacon, roast chicken, succotash, beans, fruit preserves and pies. This is simple but rich food that will satisfy your guest?s appetites and give them a taste of the heartland that they will be dreaming of long after the end of the festivities.
Use simple country style dinnerware for the reception tables and use harvest or rural themed place cards for accents in your reception. For your favor gifts, use harvest themed edible favors in food trays. Great suggestions are sausage and cheese sets. You can also give unique gifts like apple butter or jars of honey. Then of course, use the standard fare stationary, pens, magnets and cups. You just need to make sure they have a harvest theme to theme.
The end results of your preparations will be spectacular. You will bring the simple goodness and genuine old fashioned beauty of the country in fall to your wedding in a unique and special way. - 30544
The location where you are holding your wedding is important. If you live in a rural area it should be normally be a simpler matter to find a local farm to rent out for the occasion. The basics are that the barn or location where you have the ceremony should be serviceable and reasonable affair. Don?t get all romantic seeing a rundown barn and dreaming of renovating it for your wedding. First of all, there are safety concerns. Second, it will likely be quite possible and you will end up wishing you just bought the whole farm instead. If you choose to hold it in a field outdoors make sure that you get all the appropriate items needed for a wedding.
Decorations are going to follow the harvest theme for the ceremony location and the reception. Use harvest and rural themed items to give a genuine look to your nuptials. Some great ideas I?ve come across is to use commonly used country fabrics like cotton in its various forms such as calico or muslin. A really unique idea is to use sheaves of wheat as candle stands. This way you can use the warm intimate light of traditional candles for the ceremony and still emphasize the sense of autumn. This is a great idea for the barn venue or for a night time wedding outdoors. Make sure that you follow all fire safety precautions if you are using candles. You can also mark the aisles with bunches of wheat or corn at each row of seating
Use the reception menu as an opportunity to give the best that country cooking has to offer such as ham, bacon, roast chicken, succotash, beans, fruit preserves and pies. This is simple but rich food that will satisfy your guest?s appetites and give them a taste of the heartland that they will be dreaming of long after the end of the festivities.
Use simple country style dinnerware for the reception tables and use harvest or rural themed place cards for accents in your reception. For your favor gifts, use harvest themed edible favors in food trays. Great suggestions are sausage and cheese sets. You can also give unique gifts like apple butter or jars of honey. Then of course, use the standard fare stationary, pens, magnets and cups. You just need to make sure they have a harvest theme to theme.
The end results of your preparations will be spectacular. You will bring the simple goodness and genuine old fashioned beauty of the country in fall to your wedding in a unique and special way. - 30544
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