Fall Wedding Flower Arrangements

Most people don’t realize the advantage of celebrating a wedding during fall at the onset of the month of October. Flowers are more abundant during this season and the colors of their blossoms are just breathtaking. Incorporating the season’s abundance into your fall wedding flower arrangements is one way of celebrating the occasion and the season.

Deciding on the design of your flower arrangements and choosing the best blooms are the most exciting part of the process. You can always ask your florist’s advice when it comes to the best options for flowers of the season. The colors of flowers during fall are simply dramatic and they will definitely help bring out the season on the wedding celebration.

The most common colors during fall are the reds, yellows, oranges, browns that simply add a touch of nature. Your choice of flowers in season is also important in creating the perfect color scheme for your fall wedding flower arrangements.

Roses are the most popular blooms. Choose from the wide array of colors of roses that are at their peak during fall. Black Magic, Hocus Pocus, Terra Cotta, Star 2000, Red Berlin, Leonidas, Mambo and Konfetti are quite abundant during fall and they are just magical as their blossoms with hues of orange, burgundy, yellows, tangerine, red, coral and brown.

Florists also love to use the delicate Montbretia and Hypericum because of their color. From yellow-orange to dark blood-red for Montbretias, and yellow, green, red, pink and orange for Hypericums, their colors are just perfect for the season.

A complete fall wedding flower arrangement that compliments the season, the theme of the wedding and the ambiance is one sure way to celebrate two occasions in one. The use of flowers in season is important as well as the accents that add texture to the arrangement.

Fall is when the colors of nature become more vibrant as the weather changes. Foliage help bring more fun into the fall wedding flower arrangement. Use dry wheat and rye and other grasses to accent your arrangement. Other choices like croton leaves, vines and copper beech are widely available.

If you wish to add some greens into your fall wedding flower arrangements, particularly for centerpieces and floral decor, you may want to use hemlock, blue spruce, Mrs. Robb’s bonnet, mahonia, senecio and ivy.

Fruits have also been very popular as part of fall wedding arrangements. Apples and pears are quite abundant during fall and they make great accents to centerpieces and decor. Branches of raspberry and bittersweet are also great as accents.

To add more color and texture to your fall wedding flower arrangements, you can use maple and oak leaves. You may use these colorful leaves to your centerpieces, bouquets and decor.

Some florists also use tropical flowers and blooms that are available all year round to add more color to the arrangement. Vanda and catleya orchids have vibrant earthy hues that compliment the color of the season.

Fall is such a great season to celebrate a wedding not just because of the changing foliage and cooler climate. Folks who want to have rustic and elegant weddings are sure to experience it during fall where the colors of the season are more majestic and earth-toned. And a compliment to the season and the celebration is best expressed through the use of fall wedding flower arrangements.