Monday Eye Candy

Hello everyone and welcome to another installment Monday Eye Candy.
It's fall and there are so many ways to incorporate the season into your wedding. This past week's poll gave you, my readers, an opportunity to vote for your favourite accent for a fall wedding. And the winner is ... Leaves! So, as promised here is an entire post dedicated to using fall leaves as your wedding accent. Enjoy!

Table Settings:

You can use leaves all over your tables. Scatter silk leaves in rich fall colours in the center of your round tables or along the length of your long tables for a great effect. Or use them for smaller accents such as your guest favours.

Bouquets, Centerpieces, and Decorations:

There are so many great centerpiece and decoration ideas that use leaves! Try adding some to your floral bouquets and centerpieces or try hanging strings of silk leaves from the ceiling for some fall flair.

Stationary:

Most stationary companies will have great fall leaf designs for save-the-dates, invitations, place cards, and programs. However, there are some great DIY opportunities for the creative brides out there who want to tackle a fall leaf wedding theme.

Desserts:

There are a few ways that you can even work your leaf accents into your wedding desserts! Silk leaves in fall colours are a great accent to a tiered wedding cake but leaves cut from fondant icing are both fun and edible! Don't be afraid to add other things too such as pumpkins, gourds, berries, apples, or acorns. All of these can be made from fondant, modeling chocolate, or marzipan and can really help to tie your leaf accents into a fall wedding theme.

Accessories:

Here is where you can get creative and have fun! Using jewelry and hairpieces that are decorated with leaves in not only a beautiful fall style choice, but it can really polish off the look of your leaf wedding theme.

Leaf accented veil and headbands by etsy seller QuirkyBeauty

Leaf necklace on left by etsy seller ToniDesigns; leaf necklace on right by etsy seller RikiCraft.

This week is Halloween so all week long we'll be looking at some eerily beautiful inspirations that are perfect for a Halloween wedding!

A Weekend Wedding - Green & Orange

Good morning everyone and welcome to a Weekend Wedding in Green & Orange!

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This elegant organza and tulle wedding dress with empire bodice and stapless neckline by Lazaro is accented by an a-line bridesmaid dress in a shade of burnt orange. There ceremony takes place outside on a beautiful fall afternoon and each aisle is decorated with a green pomander that is tied with orange ribbon. Orange ranunculi, orange calla liliess, green hydrangea, and green hellebore are found everywhere from the bridesmaids' bouquets to the reception centerpieces to the groomsmen's boutonnieres. The ceremony is decorated in bold green and orange linens with white accents. The guests sip on orange martinits while they enjoy a beaufitul fall inspired chocolate cupcake decorated with green and orange fall leaves. At the end of the night, the guests go home with a beautiful favor in a white box tied with orange ribbon so that they can remember this beautiful and bold fall colour palette.

It's the Little Touches ...

Programs are great for your ceremony and allow your guests to follow along with anything special that you've added to it. Here's a very simple and cute way to both give them out and hint at the upcoming colour display.

Looking for some rustic touches to add to your fall wedding? Adding mini pumpkins or fruit creates a "harvest" atmosphere because several types of apples and pears are in season during September and October. They even fit the green and orange colour palette! These little pears are used as cute favors, but they could easily become place cards or stands for table numbers.

Here is a little touch that is sure to please! Cuff links with green and orange stones make a great impression and are an easy groomsmen gift.

Don't wait! There's only a few days left to cast your vote for next week's orange inspired colour palette!