Autumn Wedding Reception Ideas: Stacy And Mark At The Ferry Building, San Francisco
There are many autumn wedding reception ideas out there, and one that Stacy and Mark came up with was to hold their reception in an historic building that in everyday life is used to bring the bounty of harvests to the locals and tourist of San Francisco. That would be the Ferry Building, a farmers market venue. Elegant wedding reception decorations emerged from a medley of autumn decoration ideas, outdoor wedding decoration ideas, Asian wedding decorating ideas - even 1950s wedding decorating ideas. If you are looking for unique autumn wedding reception ideas, Stacy and Mark’s reception delivers them in spades.
One wedding decoration that hinted at 1950s style was the bride’s wedding dress. She wore a Monique Lhuillier fit-and-flare mermaid wedding dress constructed of heavy netted alençon lace with a bodice delivering a 1950s-style demure jewel-necked sleeveless front that found its counterpoint in a scintillating scalloped open back. Black onyx earrings complemented the simple chignon hairstyle of her dark brown mane, while an elegantly simple single-strand white pearl bracelet accented her left wrist for a lovely finishing touch. The bridal bouquet featured white and yellow dahlias tied with white silk ribbon.
While Stacy and Mark live in a megalopolis, they are outdoorsy at heart - Mark proposed to Stacy on a mountain top. As such, one of the outdoor wedding decoration ideas incorporated into the reception by Mark made use of the couple’s Schwinn bicycles, which wedding planner Mark Andrew decorated with colorful farmers market finds. These included a wicker basket filled with loaves of French bread along with bundles of cornflower-blue thistles and lavender, among others. Another of the outdoor wedding decoration ideas, which also fits into the category of Asian wedding decorating ideas, included escort cards held by bamboo sticks set in trays of moss.
The Ferry Building is a grand old structure with a tall arched ceiling and the artistry of century-old architecture; still, it is a warehouse. Transforming its spacious interior into something more agreeable with elegant wedding reception decorations started with vertically hung red velvet draperies. Then a dance floor bearing the Great Seal of California was added.
Next came the guest tables, covered with red linen; each accented with an autumn theme wedding accessory in the form of a centerpiece made of local fruits, branches, flowers, and herbs in autumn colors. Chargers were black, dinner napkins white, and seating was provided with elegant black Chiavari chairs. Their bamboo-style wooden backs fit in nicely with the outdoors wedding thematic framework.
Among the autumn wedding reception ideas to make the space feel intimate, this event offered a case study on how to decorate for a wedding with light. The fluorescent up-lighting built into the rafters of the Ferry Building set the reception area awash in a soft diffused radiance. Dramatic effect was added through the use of pin spotting reception table centerpieces by way of event flood lights, in addition to strategically-placed up-lighting along the outer perimeter of the reception area that added a real styling bonus.