How to Plan a Fall-Themed Wedding Shower
A fall-themed wedding shower is a perfect complement for a fall-themed wedding. This themed wedding shower will provide guests with a taste of the beautiful wedding to come, yet will not overshadow the wedding itself. Featuring fall-themed refreshments, autumn colored decorations and fall-themed wedding shower favors, a fall-themed wedding shower is simple to create, and is sure to be appealing to the bride-to-be, as well as her family and friends.
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Things You'll Need
- Fall-themed wedding invitations
- Fall-themed stamps
- Wicker laundry basket
- Faux flowers in fall colors
- Brown or straw floppy hat
- Fall-themed table decor
- Small glass vases
- Fall-themed refreshments
- Fall-themed drinks
Instructions
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Purchase or create fall-themed wedding shower invitations. These can be purchased at a card store, custom designed, or made in a computer program such as Microsoft Publisher. Address the invitations, and adorn each completed envelope with a fall-themed stamp.
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Build a fall-themed wishing well. To build a simple, autumn-themed wishing well, purchase a brown wicker laundry basket. Additionally, purchase faux flowers in fall colors. Deep burgundy, orange and pale yellow flowers will complement the fall theme and brown color of the laundry basket. Lace the faux flowers throw the wicker of the laundry basket in a random pattern. This will give the illusion of the flowers growing from the laundry basket.
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Buy a large, floppy brown or straw hat. As the bride opens her presents, she will wear this hat on her head. When ribbons are removed from each gift, they will be placed onto the hat. Once the hat is covered in ribbons, the bride-to-be must pose for silly pictures.
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Purchase table settings in autumn-themed colors. At a party-themed store, you will be able to purchase colored paper plates with coordinating napkins, cups and flatware. Also, buy tablecloths for each table in a color that will complement the color of your dishware. For example, you may choose to purchase brown tablecloths with green dishware, or pale yellow tablecloths with brown dishware.
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Buy small glass vases to use as centerpieces for each table. Fill each vase with fall-themed faux flowers that match the flowers in the wishing well. This will tie your wishing well into the rest of your autumn-themed decor.
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Purchase fall-themed drinks for the wedding shower. Appropriate fall-themed drinks include apple cider, hot chocolate, fall-colored cocktails and hot tea. You should also provide traditional drinks, such as water and soda, however, the fall-themed drinks will be a novelty and will fit well with the wedding shower theme.
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Make autumn-themed appetizers and food selections. Warm selections such as mushroom tartlets, sweet potato bisque, risotto, seasonal mixed vegetables and penne vodka are crowd-pleasing options.
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Offer guests an assortment of autumn-themed desserts. Pumpkin pie, pecan pie and apple pie make excellent options. Should you choose to provide a more traditional dessert, chocolate cupcakes or cake with orange colored or chocolate icing fit well with the autumn theme.
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Provide guests with fall-themed wedding favors. Inexpensive options include caramel apples, oatmeal raisin cookies or jars of pumpkin or apple butter. If you do not want to provide a food-related shower gift, fall-scented candles make an excellent option.
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Tips & Warnings
If you are unable to locate or create autumn-themed wedding shower invitations, select invitations in fall colors, such as warm brown, gold or green.
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- Photo Credit autumn image by Tatsiana Fedarenka from Fotolia.com
