Two Popular Fall Theme Wedding Ideas: Wine And Country-Western

Fall weddings bring thoughts of beautiful foliage, a little chapel wedding in a picturesque valley and wedding reception decor in beautiful jewel tones mixed with gold. There are many fall wedding theme ideas for the bride to choose from depending on whether her wedding is during the day or to be held in the evening.

A fall theme wedding idea may include a destination wedding to a vineyard or to a beautiful lake front property. Two popular fall theme wedding ideas are the wine theme and the country-western theme. With any luck the brides wedding day will fall on the day that the foliage hits its peak making it a beautiful and memorable occasion.

Planning a fall wedding can be a fun experience if the bride takes into account the holidays and weather that occur during the season. Don't plan your wedding day on Labor Day weekend, the first week your cousin returns to college or Halloween. Many people will not be able to attend your wedding on these dates and this would be disappointing. Instead, choose a date that is in between these popular dates and you are sure to have a good turn out at your celebration.

Once you have set the date, you are free to choose your own special theme. A popular fall theme wedding idea is the wine or vineyard destination wedding. This theme is easy to plan for, especially if you book an all-inclusive wedding at a winery. You may opt though to have a wine theme wedding at a reception hall. Simple decorations include garlands featuring grape bunches and grape leaves. A Bacchus-style backdrop can also be rented which could feature Grecian columns draped with gauze and grapevine garlands.

Decorate your reception tables with grape leaves and place a raised platter of cheeses and grapes for your guests to enjoy. Finish off the table decorations with bottles of wine dressed up with beaded bottle covers. The wedding cake can be simply decorated with small bunches of sugar-paste grapes and grape leaves.

If informal gatherings appeal to you then you would enjoy the country-western theme wedding celebration. Many brides use variations on this fall theme wedding idea, which can include a rodeo, square dance, barbeque and hayride. Choose the elements that best show off your own unique personality and your guests will have a celebration to remember. The bride and groom may choose to get married in their best country-western duds. Bridesmaids can wear denim dresses accented with red bandannas and the groomsmen can be wearing their best dress coat and Stetson hat.

Cute country western wedding decorations include gingham tablecloths, archways decorated with mini chili pepper lights and gingham curtains and table centerpieces made with galvanized buckets and filled with geraniums, roses or marigolds. The wedding cake could feature a cowgirl and her cowboy perched atop the cake or a set of horses galloping down the tiers of the cake. You can also choose to have a less traditional dessert such as strawberry shortcake or peach cobbler. Top off the days festivities with an old fashioned hayride. Dont forget to fill the hay wagon with lots of comfortable quilts for your guests.

Gaining in popularity as a fall theme wedding idea is the Halloween wedding party . Brides that love this time of year can take their cue from readily available seasonal decorations and candles. The bride can plan a wedding reception that is a masquerade ball so that even the grown-ups can have some fun. Decor can include reception table decorations that are trick or treat bags for each guest filled with the requisite candy or a plate full of individually wrapped candy, caramel, or chocolate covered apples.

Halloween wedding decoration can include pumpkins around the dance floor and garlands of fall colored leaves for wedding head table decoration. Mums are easily found this time of year and can be used as decorations both at the church and the reception hall. Plan some fun line dances for your reception and teach a few members of your wedding party the steps so they can lead the dances.

No matter which fall wedding theme idea that you choose your guests are sure to have a memorable wedding celebration. The vibrant colors and crisp air seem to heighten the senses this time of year. Use your own unique sense of style and add a touch of fun in the planning and you will create beautiful memories that will last a lifetime.