Observe the deciduous leaves turn yellow, and then to brown as they get blown into heaps of crisp, delicate foliage – it's autumn once more. If you were allowed to mix and match colors in the past season and get away with it, you can hardly go wrong in choosing fall wedding colors since the colors are staring you in the face.

When looking for a color motif to incorporate in your fall wedding essentials, choose the ubiquitous fall wedding colors reflective of the earth's hues this season (at least on the Western side of the world). Fall is the second most popular season to get married but don't get drawn to the popular colors – the colors should still reflect your personality and style.

Planning your fall wedding must begin with deciding the color palette you'll embrace for your decorations, bridesmaids dresses, flowers, favors, invitations, and the rest of the wedding essentials. Let your guests get a first glimpse of your wedding through the invitations you send out to them.

But how should you choose your autumn wedding colors?

When thinking of the season, what images would immediately come to your mind besides the falling yellow leaves? Does the season evoke some nostalgic feelings you had as a child? All these must be part of your fall wedding colors because they speak vividly of your personality and not the trend.

Autumn colors for a wedding can easily be drawn out from the colors of the surroundings – from the changing colors of leaves to the most prevalent natural hues of the season. In that case, your choices of fall wedding colors would consist of browns, reds, mustard yellows, oranges, or any similar hues in varying intensities like burgundy, rust orange, rust pastels, wine, burnt orange, chocolate brown, wheat, burnt umber, cinnamon, sangria, sepia, saffron, russet, and pumpkin.

The fall wedding colors for your theme would consists of rich golds, yellow, bronze, brilliant reds, burgundy, browns, and eggplant. The key to choosing fall wedding colors is to stick to monochromes accentuated with similar shades of higher intensity to give an extra vigor to your decorations.

When picking flowers for the floral arrangements, stick to the autumn blooms as they likely represent the colors of the season such as carnations, roses, chrysanthemums, gerbera daisies, marigolds, and sunflowers. However, pick flowers in a similar shade to your theme so you don't go wrong. You may, additionally, highlight the blooms with large dried leaves and browned branches.

The Site For Your Autumn Wedding

Outdoor autumn weddings are most preferred for this season to utilize the earth as backdrop when you exchange vows. Think of how homey it can be to smell the damp leaves covering the grounds. The site you decided on should have at least an interplay of your chosen autumn wedding colors.

Your wedding venue could be at the back of your home, your local parklands, country club, vineyard, an old manor, or at a barnyard. If it's not your home, check if the site has existing autumn decors that would only require minor makeovers. This helps you save on decoration costs, but let's you add a few personal touches.

Be creative with your fall decors. You may add some grapevine wreaths around the reception area and some candles in celebration of your theme. You can celebrate the fall harvests, as well, by placing in season fruits such as apples and pears, or a potpourri of nuts, herbs, and dried leaves as your centerpiece. Dried bouquets likewise evoke much of the feelings associated with the season.

Weddings are special occasions worth celebrating so preparing extra early for your fall wedding will ensure success in every way.