The fall season is one of changes and transition. This makes it an appropriate season for weddings even though it is not during the peak months for the wedding season. As a bride getting married in this month there are a lot of unique challenges you have to think about. For instance, you have to deal with a completely different color scheme. Also there are the challenges of not having the same selection of flowers you would during the spring or summer. However, you can use this opportunity to create a unique and extraordinary wedding that is as off the beaten path as the fact that you chose this time of year to be joined in holy matrimony with your groom. So as we get started think about not just the challenges, but the opportunities that you can take advantage of as you plan. The moment you begin to orient your thinking towards solutions instead of problems or obstacles you will immediately see the exciting possibilities and choices that await you as an autumn bride. Here are some suggestions to help you with planning the ceremony itself as this is the most important part of your planning.
The hall where you will have your ceremony is the first priority on your planning list. Since you are dealing with a fall theme, think about the color scheme you can use. The normal colors for the season are orange, red, brown, or yellow. In other seasons this particular grouping of colors would either seem too garish because of the bright oranges and yellows or in most cases completely exclude brown. The beauty of autumn is that these colors take new life because their association with the changing leaves of the season. A great place to start looking for hall decorations is those that are shaped like autumn leaves. This motif is excellent because it makes best use of the seasonal colors and is great when used in profusion. You can use as little or as many as you need to get the effect you desire. A great design scheme is a seasonal forest. Use this idea to create for your guests the feeling that they are witnessing the ceremony in a wood at the turning of the seasons. This will create a magical and unique setting to exchange your vows in.
Now you have to think about your bridesmaids' dresses and flowers. This another visible part of your ceremony especially since you will most likely pick dresses in colors and styles that match the theme of your wedding. As suggested for the decorations stick with the seasonal palette of orange, red, brown, and yellow. A good idea is to have your bridal party in each of these colors, repeating as little as possible. The effect will be subtle as people will realize the reason behind the color choices is the seasonal theme. The important thing to remember is that you match your bridal party with the colors that work best with them. Yes of course they are traditionally not supposed to outshine you, the bride but you still want them to look good. In the case of using brown as a dress color if it doesn't look good with the style of dresses you have chosen, try using more metallic variations like bronze, or copper.
The same sort of thinking goes for how you choose tuxedos for the grooms men. The majority of the color if you want the suits to look tasteful will be focused on the bowties or ties, vest, or cummerbund. Like the bridesmaids' dresses use different fall colors to reflect the theme. Also think of using seasonal plants for the lapel decorations. You can also do this for the bridesmaids' bouquets.
Finally there is your flower girl and ring bearer. In the end use the same judgment with some important additions that are unique to their roles. In the case of the flower girl make sure her accessories are fall oriented. For example a wreath made of fall leaves and flowers would be more appropriate the same thing for the basket of petals. You can put a twist on it with her scattering leaves instead of flower petals. For the ring bearer have his ring pillow be a fall related color or even have leave designs. Use your discretion. Overall the effect will be spectacular and you ceremony will have the look of an autumn wonderland. - 30544
The hall where you will have your ceremony is the first priority on your planning list. Since you are dealing with a fall theme, think about the color scheme you can use. The normal colors for the season are orange, red, brown, or yellow. In other seasons this particular grouping of colors would either seem too garish because of the bright oranges and yellows or in most cases completely exclude brown. The beauty of autumn is that these colors take new life because their association with the changing leaves of the season. A great place to start looking for hall decorations is those that are shaped like autumn leaves. This motif is excellent because it makes best use of the seasonal colors and is great when used in profusion. You can use as little or as many as you need to get the effect you desire. A great design scheme is a seasonal forest. Use this idea to create for your guests the feeling that they are witnessing the ceremony in a wood at the turning of the seasons. This will create a magical and unique setting to exchange your vows in.
Now you have to think about your bridesmaids' dresses and flowers. This another visible part of your ceremony especially since you will most likely pick dresses in colors and styles that match the theme of your wedding. As suggested for the decorations stick with the seasonal palette of orange, red, brown, and yellow. A good idea is to have your bridal party in each of these colors, repeating as little as possible. The effect will be subtle as people will realize the reason behind the color choices is the seasonal theme. The important thing to remember is that you match your bridal party with the colors that work best with them. Yes of course they are traditionally not supposed to outshine you, the bride but you still want them to look good. In the case of using brown as a dress color if it doesn't look good with the style of dresses you have chosen, try using more metallic variations like bronze, or copper.
The same sort of thinking goes for how you choose tuxedos for the grooms men. The majority of the color if you want the suits to look tasteful will be focused on the bowties or ties, vest, or cummerbund. Like the bridesmaids' dresses use different fall colors to reflect the theme. Also think of using seasonal plants for the lapel decorations. You can also do this for the bridesmaids' bouquets.
Finally there is your flower girl and ring bearer. In the end use the same judgment with some important additions that are unique to their roles. In the case of the flower girl make sure her accessories are fall oriented. For example a wreath made of fall leaves and flowers would be more appropriate the same thing for the basket of petals. You can put a twist on it with her scattering leaves instead of flower petals. For the ring bearer have his ring pillow be a fall related color or even have leave designs. Use your discretion. Overall the effect will be spectacular and you ceremony will have the look of an autumn wonderland. - 30544
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