How to Make Fall Wedding Decorations

If you are planning a fall wedding, there's no doubt you'll want to use decorations that reflect the season. The great thing about decorations for a fall wedding is that they are easy to make yourself if you want to save some money. Fall is a vibrant season that is full of lovely colors, including plums, golds, oranges and reds. With a bit of creativity, you can make some great fall wedding decorations. Here are some wonderful ideas to use for your wedding.

Things You'll Need

• Fall leaves Floating candles Glass bowl Small mirrors Corn stalks Fall flowers Pumpkins Votive candles Gourds Decorative bowls Wheat Vase Colored tulle

Instructions

1. Add fall leaves to floating candles. This is a beautiful decoration that you can easily make on your own. Take a decorative glass bowl, then fill it up with water. Add some floating candles to the bowl, then add some colorful leaves to the bowl as well. Place the lit candles over mirrors so that they reflect the light. They'll look lovely on tables at the reception or on the altar at your wedding ceremony.

2. Combine fall leaves, corn stalks, and fall flowers for a great centerpiece. Whether you need a centerpiece for your tables at the reception or the front of the chapel you are getting married in, this is an excellent choice. Making these fall wedding decorations is easy. Simply take a large vase, then combine together some corn stalks and fall flowers, and add some fall leaves. It will make a beautiful arrangement.

3. Create jack-o'-lanterns to decorate tables. This will take some time, but they'll end up making excellent wedding decorations for fall. Find similar-sized pumpkins, and then cut out jack-o'-lanterns from them. Add small votive candles to them and light them when you're ready. They'll make great table decorations for the reception of your wedding.

4. Place gourds and pumpkins in decorative bowls. Purchase some decorative bowls in fall colors. Then buy some small pumpkins and various types of small gourds. Arrange them artfully in the bowls and use for centerpieces or for decorating food tables. Consider sending home the pumpkins and gourds with guests as small wedding favors.

5. Design an archway with wheat, leaves, fall flowers, and corn stalks. If you want an archway for your wedding with a fall theme, this is one that's easy to make and it will turn out beautifully. Take an archway that is already put together. Weave corn stalks, wheat, and various fall flowers through the archway. You may want to use some colored tulle in the archway as well for a feminine touch. If you want a bit more color, add some fall leaves. No doubt this is will be one of the most beautiful fall wedding decorations at your wedding, and it will be a great background for your wedding pictures.