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Fall Wedding Season: Top Picks
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Fall Recap
Fall is one of the most beautiful seasons of the year to get married. Stunning foliage, rich colors and mild temperatures provide a picturesque backdrop. Over the past two moths we’ve showcased a variety of fall wedding ideas from wedding themes, DIY wedding projects, inspiration boards, trends and how to videos.
Out of these two months I’ve chosen my top picks that best capture and showcase the fall season.
fall, barn wedding
Wedding Theme
Picking a favorite wedding theme was a tough decision from the sunflower wedding, rustic wedding, barn wedding and outdoor wedding each had so much going for them. It came down to the barn wedding theme and the outdoor wedding theme.
Impart the barn wedding came out on top thanks to the fabulous inspiration photo’s from afloral.com’s fall photo shoot. A barn wedding is easy and affordable to style and customize. Decor items can be kept simple with attention paid to key details for the right wedding look. Pick and mix inexpensive wedding details for a country wedding with all the fixin’s, a styled country chic or simply rustic barn wedding.
The outdoor wedding theme was a close second. Fall might not be the first season selected for an outdoor wedding, but once you weigh what it has to offer it comes in as an immediate winner. Brides are offered a variety of options, venue choices can run from an open meadow get away, local gems such as a state park or garden or a charming orchard. Outdoor weddings provide beautiful backdrops for wedding day photos, they offer a dual setting for ceremony and reception, and they are the perfect fit for a few easy DIY wedding projects.
Inspiration Board
The fall season is alive, showcasing a beautiful array of rich, vibrant color. Color can be found in the right flowers, decor items and even bride’s maid dresses. Mindy started the season off right back in September, offering a glimpse of what fall had to offer in her Fall Wedding Colors Inspiration Board. Fiery reds, spicy oranges highlighted a few wedding options with a country chic dahlia silk flower bouquet, persimmon bride’s maid dress, tiered cake, invitations and gorgeous handmade crystal earrings.
Wedding food stations, weddingbee.com
Trend Alert
The fall menu guide post left our mouths watering for warm, rich and flavorful fall food while also hitting upon some of the hottest wedding food trends. Go green while helping your local economy and your wedding budget by using in season local produce. Eco-friendly food options are growing in popularity and are a must for modern, budget brides. Down sized meal portions are a big trend that allow guests to have a taste of a variety of flavorful food while still being able to mingle throughout the reception. Food stations are a huge hit mixing up your regular reception food choices with a soup bar, mac and cheese or baked potato station. Yum.
Once your menu is set the next thing in order is to have some fun. From Mindy’s Fun Fall Wedding Ideas Post; give your wedding a modern spin, have fun, get funky and remember grown ups can have fun too. Glitter and sparkle pumpkins, skip expensive tux rentals, serve some tasty childhood treats and don’t forget the games.
DIY Wedding Project
I hope you haven’t forgotten about our gorgeous dahlia fall centerpiece featured back in the beginning of September. Well I sure haven’t, it’s my favorite fall DIY pick. Easy, affordable and absolutely gorgeous a must for any fall DIY bride. Rich, vibrant dahlias in orange and plum, burgundy are accented by a burst of green moss and neutral grapevine balls. Assembly takes less than 5 minutes and a single centerpiece breaks down at a cost under $30. I love it, you love it and of course your guests will love it.
Sunflower Wedding
How -To Video Top Pick
In case you didn’t already know afloral.com has it’s own youtube channel with great how-to wedding inspiration videos, breaking down step by step wedding projects from centerpieces, chairbacks to bouquets. My top pick for the season is the cheerful sunflower centerpiece. Jane shows you how to arrange beautiful silk sunflowers and daisies into simple centerpieces that will bring plenty of warmth and happiness to any wedding.
Thanks for stopping in, I hope you enjoyed all that fall had to offer and all that afloral.com had to offer this wedding season. As we transition into the winter and the winter wedding season I hope you’ll be a regular stopping back. Afloral.com has some stunning winter wedding inspiration around the corner. Browse through the main site for new photos/ themes and a preview of whats to come!
DIY Fall Chair Back Ideas
lavender wedding theme, featuring DIY chair backs
Are you looking to dress up your wedding venue? Chair backs or chair covers can dress up any drab venue chair and provide a beautiful accent to your wedding decor. They are an easy DIY wedding project and inexpensive decor item.
Here is part two of afloral.com’s fall DIY chair backs, featuring a romantic, rustic lavender chair back and a gorgeous, bold dahlia chair back. From the ceremony to the reception.
Romantic Lavender
lavender chair back
Materials:
- From the ivory tulle bolt measure 1 – 1 1/2 yards of tulle. (Measure the height of your chairs and where you’d like the tulle to fall for an exact length) Off the bolt the tulle is folded in half, leave it this way.
- Gently drape the piece of tulle over the back of the chair, the top of the chair resting on the inside fold of the tulle.
- Measure 8-10 inches of chiffon ribbon, cut and set it aside.
- Going back to your draped tulle take each side of the tulle and fold it in at an angle to the center of the chair back. Hold it together with one hand.
- With your other hand take your cut piece of ribbon, tie and knot and bow tie around the tulle your holding in place.
- The last step is adding the lavender pieces. Take a small bundle of lavender, trim the stems by taking a few inches off with wire cutters. Secure the bundle by wrapping it with floral wire. Then slip the bundle into the bow tie you already tied, give it a little tug to hold everything in place and…..
Viola! a romantic, rustic lavender DIY chair back. A fabulous accent for your bridal table, pair it with lavender and wheat bundle centerpieces for a beautiful reception table.
Gorgeous, Bold Dahlia
dahlia chair back
Materials:
- From the bolt of tulle measure and cut 1 – 1/2 yards of tulle.
- Fold the tulle in half length wise, remember it’s already folded in half width wise. About 4 inches down from the top fold pinch the tulle together to make a poof.
- Next your going to take the jumbo dahlia stem and trim the length of the stem with wire cutters. Lay it over where you are pinching the tulle.
- Secure the dahlia stem with floral wire.
- To finish the piece take a few loose strains of natural raffia and tie around the tulle and dahlia. This will provide a great accent while also hiding the floral wire.
That’s it! Attach your jumbo dahlia chair back to your ceremony or reception chairs with a piece of floral wire. Give the tulle a few puffs and fan it out once it is attached to your chairs. This is a great DIY chair back you will be able to prep before, saving you time the day of your wedding. Don’t forget about our DIY gorgeous dahlia centerpiece to bring the whole look together.
Simple, affordable DIY wedding projects with a big look.
Deal Breaker
Now I’m going to bring it home with the price. Both chair backs total out at under $3 a piece. The rice they’ll throw as you’re leaving your reception will cost you more than one of these chair backs. You can make 26- 40 romantic lavender chair backs for $2.50 a piece (using 40 yard bolt of tulle, 25 yards chiffon ribbon and 5- 6 bunches of dried lavender). You can make 26-40 gorgeous dahlia chair backs for $2.75 a piece (using 40 yard bolt of tulle, natural raffia bunch, individual jumbo dahlia stems).
Another example of how DIY wedding projects can add style and savings to your wedding day. With a few steps and affordable materials you’ll have guest pleasing DIY chair backs that will leave them talking. Please keep the blushing to a minimum as your tell them all you did it yourself!
Easy DIY Fall Wedding Projects
Staying within your wedding budget is tough, often brides are left with trying to cut corners. Do It Yourself wedding projects combined with silk and dried florals are a huge budget saver. Wedding florals can consume a large portion of your wedding budget. Silks or dried florals offer a cheap wedding alternative that doesn’t skimp on the look. Cash in even more on savings when pairing either one up with an easy DIY project.
Now, some brides might shy away from taking on DIY projects because they aren’t crafty. So you’re not a DIY wizard or Martha Stewart, even if craftiness doesn’t run through your veins you can still utilize great DIY savings with the right resources and project how tos. Today we’re going to feature two easy DIY floral options any level DIYer can accomplish using pre-made bouquets and dried florals.
Pre-made silk bouquet, raffia in mason jar
Pre-made Silk Bouquets
Afloral.com’s fall photo shoot featured several eye-catching pre-made silk bouquets. Whether they are used for bridesmaids’ bouquets, larger bridal bouquets or centerpiece arrangements these pre-made bouquets will budget in at a fraction of the cost.
This vintage rose with silk bouquet creates a lovely country or rustic centerpiece placed in a rustic mason jar, tied loosely with natural raffia. The soft, muted pink of the vintage rose is a classic floral for any fairy tale wedding, given a nice vibrant accent with the golden yellow; berry clusters and rose greenery tie the whole arrangement together.
DIY breakdown floral centerpiece: 3 products, pre-made silk bouquet, mason jar and natural raffia, all easily and quickly assembled under $15 each. Simple, affordable and beautiful.
deep, rich tones, pre-made silk bouquet
Do you want a bit of drama in your wedding? Now I’m not talking about one of your bridesmaids running off with a groomsman. This is drama in style, with these stunning, deep violet/ burgundy silk bouquets. The rich, warm tones are a dramatic take on fall hues.
For a rustic bouquet pair the rich florals with loosely tied natural raffia. For a more polished or chic look consider wrapping your stems in an accenting color of satin ribbon. And for the finishing touches add a bouquet jewel.
Afloral.com offers several bedazzling options in their floral supply section, sure to catch anyone’s eye.
DIY breakdown floral bouquets: 3 products, pre-made silk bouquet, satin ribbon, bouquet jewel, all easily and quickly assembled under $20 each. Another easy, gorgeous, inexpensive DIY wedding idea.
natural wheat bundle, raffia
Dried Floral
Dried Floral: wheat, dried lavender, leaves, branches and mosses are fabulous fall décor selections. And you can’t get an easier DIY wedding project. Here are two uniquely fall dried floral projects, one will take you one step the other two to complete. It doesn’t get easier to style than this.
Preserved wheat with blackberry tips are a quintessential fall decor item, combined into a large bundle tied off with loose, colorful raffia they will create an eye-catching fall wedding arrangement.
DIY breakdown wheat bundles, two steps. Gather a large amount of wheat stalks. Holding them together tie with raffia, ribbon or twine about 3/4 way up the stalk before the wheat head. Tie them tight enough to hold them together, but loose enough to let them settle. Tip: You want your base to be wider than the top so that the bundle can stand on its own.
fall lantern spray arrangement
Chinese or Japanese lanterns will give you a distinctive fall arrangement with rustic branches decorated in a spray of ornamental color. Group different lantern sprays for an easy DIY project that captures the warm, burnt tones of fall.
DIY project breakdown, one step. Literally all you have to do for this project is place your lantern sprays in a select container. Afloral.com choose a ceramic jug, also consider galvanized containers, wooden crates or old milk jugs for a country, rustic look.
Cut out some wedding floral costs, saving your budget while not having to cut corners on your wedding look. Silk and dried floral options are great for any budget bride and as you can see any level DIYer bride.
