31 Fall Wedding Ideas You'll Want To Try Immediately
Crush these details like leaves under your shoes.
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1. Add fall leaves to your bouquet.
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The foliage provides a nice color and texture contrast.
2. Go bowling in a hay-lined alley.
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3. Throw on a cozy sweater over your wedding dress to stay warm.
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4. Or a glittery jacket, which will warm you up and make you look like a ~rockstar~.
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5. Accent a stunning, long-sleeved gown with a whimsical topper.
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Those feathers!
6. Stick some autumn leaves into your hair.
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7. Or top off your updo with some cream and plum flowers.
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8. Dress up your bridesmaids in marsala-colored dresses.
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Marsala is the Pantone color of the year!
9. Give them flannels as a cute and practical bridesmaid gift.
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10. Or have them pair patterned tights with shorter dresses.
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11. Time to suit up? Get creative by mixing patterns and textures.
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12. Pin on these perfectly autumnal boutonnieres.
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Find out how to DIY these here.
13. Set out blankets for guests to keep them warm.
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14. Or offer up hand warmers to help them stay nice and toasty.
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Super-easy DIY instructions here.
15. Deck out your entire ceremony with candles and twinkly lights.
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Those chandeliers are a gift from above.
16. Seriously, go all out with candles.
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Because ~romance~.
17. And get downright leafy with your decor.
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18. Make a pretty (and cost-effective) ceremony backdrop with burlap.
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DIY this one with some fabric paint, burlap bolts, greenery, and logs.
19. Dress up your tables in trendy tweed.
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This tablecloth is A+.
20. Paint leaves gold for a show-stopping ceiling decoration.
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21. Offer guests a yummy snack with a popcorn bar.
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22. Serve deliciously seasonal doughnuts and apple cider.
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Display them on a wood-block holder, while you're at it.
23. Go all out with fall-y figs.
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24. Toast with festive apple cider mimosas.
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Get the recipe here!
25. Or wet your whistle with a maple bourbon cocktail.
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Click here for the recipe.
26. Sip drinks out of birch-print straws.
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Buy them here.
27. Whip up these pumpkin hand pies for favors.
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Recipe here.
28. Have guests sign a pumpkin guest book.
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(Hint: Use a faux pumpkin so it will last forever.)
29. Work in unexpected fall colors, like hot pink.
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Find out how to make this cute and easy centerpiece here.
30. Use kraft paper for disposable (and pretty!) placemats.
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The brown paper pairs nicely with rich red tones.
31. And when the weather gets chilly, move the party into a tent.
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Happy fall!
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