How to choose October Wedding Flowers

Fall is a great season to get married, and October wedding flowers can finish off a great wedding day. With these easy steps and tips, you can have beautiful flowers at your fall wedding.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Fall wedding date
• Ceremony location
• Reception location
• Computer
• Spreadsheet application

1. 
   October Wedding Flowers - Apple Wedding Theme

   Choose your wedding colors and wedding theme. This will influence the flowers that you choose for your wedding, so choose your theme and wedding colors early in your wedding planning process.
   
   Theme options include apple, fall foliage and vineyard. Color options include earth tones and warm fall foliage colors.

2. Set a budget for your wedding flowers. This is a very important step, and the budget you set for flowers should fit in with your overall wedding budget.

3. 
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   Think about where you will need flowers on your wedding day, and make a list to help you stay organized. Do a complete inventory of everywhere you want to use or have flowers on your wedding day.
   
   Remember to include all bouquets needed as well as areas at your reception space like the bar, name card table and other open areas that could use some color.

4. Flower choices for October include roses, hydrangea, fall leaves, sunflowers and chrysanthemum ("mums").

5. Hire an experienced florist. A good florist can help you with determining where you need flowers on your wedding day as well as what flowers are available to you in October.
   
   Bounce ideas off of them for your centerpieces and bouquets. Tell them your theme and color ideas, and they should be a big help with determining what flowers you should use.

6. 
   October Wedding Flowers

   After you have met with your florist, research all of your October wedding flower options. Make a spreadsheet or written list of all of your ideas.
   
   Make notes of what flowers you would like in your centerpieces, bouquets and other arrangements.

7. Narrow down your choices in your spreadsheet based on what is available in your area and recommendations from your florist. Get it down to a final list of choices for all aspects of your wedding day.

8. After you have met with your florist and done your research, it is time to choose your flowers. This should be relatively easy at this point based on the work you have done in steps 1-5 above.
   
   If you have any last minute concerns or questions, rely on your florist or wedding planner for help.

Tips & Warnings

• When choosing a florist always ask for references.
• As with any vendor, read and understand the contract the florist provides before signing it.
• Be realistic when setting your budget for flowers.
• Choosing flowers that aren't in season in your area will increase your flower budget.
• Doing it yourself may be tempting, however you will most likely quickly find that you are better off hiring a professional to help.

Resources

• Wedding Flower Idea
• Wedding Theme Idea