Fall carries a unique magic. Do you envision pumpkins and gourds? Falling leaves? Turkeys and cranberry bread? It's important to let your accessories enrich your day with those aspects of fall that you most love. Miniature pumpkins and gourds make lovely decorations and centerpieces. Pumpkins can hold candles or be decorated to resemble bride and groom jack-o-lanterns.
Fallen leaves can be collected and distributed on buffet tables, a special cake table, or even on the floor. Just ensure that if you scatter real leaves on the floor they are used as border decorations so that no guests trip or slip on them. Foil wrapped chocolates shaped like maple leaves can be wrapped in tulle and distributed as fall wedding favors. The colorful foil will add festivity to every place setting.
Autumn garlands add whimsical beauty in a fairytale-like vision of color. Available at any craft store, their vibrant fall colors will enhance any reception area with breathtaking appeal. They are affordable and easy to work with. Just drape them over doorways, weave them onto the backs of chairs, lay them on special tables, or create your own garland-decorated lattice or arch. You can choose to use many garlands or just a few.
Decorating with berries, wheat, twigs, vines and raffia will bring a strong sense of autumn to your affair. Bowls of pomegranates and pears are also lovely and delicious fall wedding accessories. Wicker baskets filled with miniature bottles of maple syrup or apple cider would lend a strong feeling of fall, as would cornucopia and pumpkin pies.
Scented candles have become the rage, and there are so many fall scents available. The candles are subtle enough that you can arrange a variety of scents to be placed among the tables, and create a lovely smelling atmosphere that would shift as your guests mingle and move about. Consider homey, cooking smells, such as pumpkin, gingerbread, cranberry, vanilla cookie, and even chocolate. Guests will delight in naming the actual fragrances.
Consider autumn-themed hair accessories for the bridal party. Autumn tiara combs are beautiful and can serve as a constant reminder of the magic of fall. If you prefer a more subtle effect, a simple maple leaf barrette will add a classy enhancement to any hairstyle.
When choosing your accessories, remember those traditional fall colors. Orange, red, yellow, burgundy, gold and brown will carry a strong autumn feel, yet you can certainly enhance tradition with any other color that you like.
Fall wedding accessories let you bring your own sense of magic to a day already filled with promise and new beginnings. As the air gets brisk and the leaves seem to float from the trees in an ever-changing vision of color, you will be wrapped in the charm of promises and everlasting love.