You have your reasons for waiting until the deciduous leaves begin to fall signaling the arrival of autumn. Autumn is a great time to get married as couples are ensured of fiery, natural backdrops of orange, brown, red, and yellow hues. Finding colors and designs for wedding favors can be puzzling with the myriad of elements to draw inspiration from. But keep your mind intact, and begin with the most basic tip in choosing a charming wedding favor befitting to autumn.

The first European fall weddings were indications of how prepared (or rich enough) a man was to get married for a particular year, which was implied from the opulence of his harvest. Fall back then was a good time for nuptials with meat and drinks passed around, and people danced around bonfires that blazed all night to celebrate nature's bounty. We still seek that same scene although in a modernized setting by picking up elements that truly speak of fall.

What images immediately come into your mind when you think of autumn? Does the season remind you of long gone childhood days when you frolic on the piles of foliage recently raked by your grandfather? These images should serve as your inspirations in choosing autumn wedding favors because they speak much of your personality and what means most to you. After all, your wedding will be another chapter of your life and giving your favorite fall item lets your guests become part of that chapter, too.

Celebrating the autumn blooms and fall harvests for a bountiful winter are perfect themes for fall winter wedding favors. Think about honey, maple syrups and nuts; tea, coffee, or chocolate; and cheese and fanciful ornaments to use as fall wedding favors. Also imagine jars of currant jams preserved for the winter, cured meats in the cellar, or anything bottled for that matter would lead you to the very heart of autumn can be very delightful for your guests.

The first thing to do when choosing fall wedding favors is to have a list of your favorite items that keenly associate with the season. Such favor ideas could be maple syrup stored into small decorative leaf-shaped bottles, leaf-shaped candies, or leaf-shaped floating candles. Also think of jellies and jams enclosed in bottles with a bow tied around the neck. Honey also stands out as a nice wedding favor whether stored in small honey jars or elaborate honey spoons or honey straws that catch the fancy of your guests. You may also think of foil wrapped chocolate maple leaf, or chocolate maple leaf.

If you want to extend your treat up to post wedding, try edible autumn wedding favors that will be irresistible for your guests such as cider packets, cocoa cones, coffee packets, personalized tea, herb mixes for mead, loose tea leaves and tea balls.

Autumn is a season of family reunions and gatherings, so nice little fall wedding favors with a homey appeal will be adored by guests. Imagine those homey treats your mother used to make during Thanksgiving like apples (dipped in caramel, candied, or chocolate-coated) sugar preserved pears, hot chocolate in personalized mugs, autumn mulling spices, chocolate acorn, or autumn sugar cubes, popcorn balls, miniature tarts or pies (pecan, pumpkin, or apple), and marzipan.

You may also give out fall wedding favors that remind guests of their vintage ancestral homes like miniature brooms tied with your theme-color ribbons, stylish cookie cutters, or cute hand-shaped glass ornaments. You can certainly get more favor designs using these autumn wedding favor ideas, or better yet, make them yourselves. Simply go to a craft store and find which items would suit with the favors mentioned above.

Just as the autumn conjures many a memorable events, you autumn wedding favors should strike a nostalgic flavor.