Best outside fall wedding ideas in 2017
With fall comes magnificent autumnal leaf, cool, crisp weather, along with an ideal opportunity for throwing a seasonal wedding. Formal or casual, modern or rustic, fall favorites are versatile enough for almost any wedding—but how do you best adopt your late-September to late-December wedding date? If these real weddings are any indication, opportunities abound for the autumn-loving bride- or groom-to-be. Creative suggestions that will help you place a memorable spin on the season—not to mention perfect fodder to your personal genius notions.
RUSTIC PLACE CARD NAPKINS
For Melissa and Adam's October affair, they integrated decorations that celebrated the season and the natural landscape. The bride crafted these wood tags tagged with her guests' names and stamped with an autumn division icon to tie across the napkins.
KEEPING SNUG
At Giovanna and Schuyler's California nuptials, shawls were set out with a calligraphed tag reading "cuddle up and remain warm" so guests could keep cozy as temperatures dipped.
WEDDING GIFTS
To keep using a comfy fall motif, the guys in Maria and Robert's wedding received some of comfortable leather slippers and bridesmaids were given plaid blankets.
AUTUMN LEAF DISPLAY
Leaf designs in a flattering amber colour were projected onto the tent ceiling at Caroline and Keating's tasteful wedding reception in Charleston, South Carolina.
FALL LEAVES EMBELLISHMENTS
Abbie and Marc recited vows under a chuppa decorated together with the paper leaves that brought out the fall wedding theme as well as featured felicitations from their loved ones.
FIG PLACE SETTING
Each place setting at Dana and Quinn's reception in Jamestown, Virginia, was emphasized having a fresh fig.
CEDAR WEDDING PROGRAMS
Maria and Robert's programs jump by brown taffeta ribbon and were festooned with cedar twigs.
WHEAT WEDDING CAKE
Spencer's wedding celebration and the cake at Cara sat atop a wooden pedestal surrounded by stalks of wheat, which fit the colors as well as feeling of the setting.
AUTUMN WEDDING INVITATIONS
Guests were requested to write well-wishes on paper to Marc and Abbie leaves sent together with the invitations.
PINECONE DECORATIONS
Pinecones wired to some tree marked the entry in Twain Harte, California to Lena and Joshua's wedding site.
GREEN GARLANDS
CHOCOLATE DESSERTS
Instead of one big wedding cake, Robert and Maria offered a number of seasonal alternatives in Sunriver, Oregon for guests at their reception. A square layered tiramisu decorated with Woman apples dipped in chocolate and caramel was served as well as a chocolate sour-cream pound cake with raspberry filling, mini cupcakes with apricot filling and topping, and a round layered spice cake with cream-cheese frosting.
EARTHY TOUCHES
A moss-filled, brass-trimmed glass ring box brought the outside in at this New York City wedding.
S'MORES
Melissa and the pal of Adam packaged s'mores kits as favors for his or her autumn wedding. Each featured Hershey's chocolate bars, graham crackers, and homemade marshmallows. "S'mores" was stamped in white woodgrain lettering on each tote.
FALL LEAVES CENTERPIECES
Susan and Trevor enjoyed the notion of having all their guests seated at one table, so a very long king's table was set up in the barrel room of a California winery. Autumn leaves were featured in the tall centerpiece.
MUFFLED AUTUMN COLORS
A large arrangement of dusty miller Queen Anne's lace, and succulents anchored the tavern at Joey and Jeff's September wedding reception in California's wine country.