Best fall wedding ideas in 2017

With autumn comes the right opportunity for throwing a seasonal wedding, stunning autumnal leaf, and cool, crisp weather. Formal or informal, modern or rustic, autumn favorites are adaptable enough for any kind of wedding—but just how can you best embrace your late-September to late-December wedding date? If these real weddings are any sign, opportunities abound for the fall-loving bride- or groom to be. Creative suggestions to assist you set a memorable spin on the season—not to mention perfect fodder on your personal genius notions.

CANDIED APPLES

Veneer labels attached to red-hot candied apples served as place cards for the kids at Liesl and the Southern wedding reception of Kevin.

APPLE CIDER

Attendees as of this wedding selected from cold hot, and hard cider to sip on during the service.

CAMPSITE PLACE

The gorgeous fall leaves of Seven Arrows, a California state park campsite, provided a great backdrop for Abbie and the wedding of Marc.

AUTUMN LEAF EMBELLISHMENTS

Marc and Abbie recited vows under a chuppa decorated with all the paper leaves that brought out the fall wedding theme and also included felicitations from their nearest and dearest.

SEASONAL DÉCOR

The autumn elements were subliminal at Adam's reception and Melissa: dried greenery and blooms, figs, and warm candlelight. The one overtly autumnal ornamentation was a pair of heirloom pumpkin displays. The bluish gray skins were carved together with the couple's initials, showing a soft orange flesh that complemented the color palette perfectly.

BREATHLESS AUTUMN BACKDROP

Newlyweds Melissa and Adam model for portraits before an oak tree filled with autumn colors in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania.

PASTORAL PLACECARD NAPKINS

For Adam's and Melissa October event, they integrated decorations that observed the season as well as the natural landscape. The bride crafted these wood labels tagged with her guests' names and stamped with an autumn branch icon to tie across the napkins.

FALL BOUQUET

Bride Fraser's bouquet is a fragrant mix of white majolica roses, Scabiosa, sage, basil, rosemary, and lily of the valley and took a clue from the season.

APPLE SEATING CARDS

For Minhee and Truman's fall wedding, a desk on loan from a nearby school had apples for the teacher (actually seating cards). The placard on the table paid homage to Mrs. Cogan, the bride and bridegroom's fourth grade teacher.

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AUTUMN WEDDING INVITATIONS

Guests were asked to write well-wishes to Abbie and Marc leaves sent together with the invitations.

FALL CENTERPIECES

Green napkins and also a cream -and-brown custom-made silk dupioni complemented the hues at the reception of Matthew and Fraser. Centerpieces united fall-coloured flowers with tree branches.

LEAF MOTIF

This bride calligraphed exquisite leaf-shaped name tags, which place against an energetic china backdrop and were tied with blush silk ribbon to cotton napkins.

FRUIT-AND-VEGETABLE CENTERPIECES

Vegetables and colorful fruit graced the center of a long table at the fall wedding of Christopher and Jocelyn.