{wedding wednesday: fall weddings}

You had to know it was coming eventually! I got married in summer, but I really think I would have loved a fall wedding. Not just because of the colors, which are only part of the season, but because of the comfort that come with fall. I love using elements of the season in your wedding, especially since I believe that a wedding is a reflection of where a couple are that that moment in their lives. To me, October evokes a deep, personal emotion, full of warmth and warm colors. Here are a few ways that you can use the season in your wedding without going overboard or too obvious (i.e. not just pumpkins!).

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As much as I love pumpkin patches, I feel like there is just something about getting married in an apple orchard {photo 1}. Picking apples is on my fall bucket list, so anything apple {photo 2} pretty much epitomizes fall for me. Fall isn't too cold to have a wedding outdoors, so I really love the thought of having a ceremony outside and the reception in a barn {photo 3}.

Rustic weddings in barns are super trendy right now, but I think they take a whole new meaning when you do them in the evening in fall. It really just evokes that warm, comfortable feeling that I get when thinking of the season, and there's just so much you can do in a barn! I'm all about balancing that rough, rustic feeling with lots of lights and romance. Can't you see it now?

One of my very favorite things about fall is the food, of course! So why wouldn't you include fall items on your menu {photo 4}, such as butternut squash, pumpkin, and lots of comfort food. 

Flowers {photo 5} are an obvious and beautiful way to incorporate the season into your wedding. Not just season blooms, but colors as well. Think warm colors, like reds and oranges and yellow. And lastly, my favorite part of any meal, is dessert {photo 6}. Once dinner is over, and it's time for something sweet, you know it's going to be cold enough for something warm. Try a hot chocolate or coffee bar, or warm apple crisp and ice cream. 

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What are your favorite fall wedding elements? What's your favorite season for weddings?

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