Thursday 29 October 2015

October's Autumnal Wedding!

We are now fully in Autumn, the clocks have gone back, the leaves are changing to beautiful shades of orange, yellow and red and the weather has changed to bright, but a little fresh. So for this month’s wedding theme we are embracing this beautiful season, and are inviting you to “fall” in love with Autumn.


Let’s start with the colour scheme, we love the mix of autumnal colours, gold’s, reds, and oranges and think it would look lovely to have all your bridesmaids in different coordinated colours of the season.  For the room decoration we think a simple hessian sash and table runner would look fab, and really pull all the colour together.   


Now let’s look at the invite, after all this will be setting the theme of the day for your guests. These simple invites are £6 for 10, including your choice of envelope colours, we love the brown envelope, that will really stick out amongst the bills on the door mat! 


Next up, the table plan. We fancied a bit of a DIY table plan. If you invest in a nice frame to mount your table plan you can use this after the wedding to frame your favourite wedding photograph. We think it works pretty well, a bit of hessian, brown card and a few craft leaves. So easy it would take longer to decide on the seating plan than to make it!


And while we are looking at the table plan, what about the table names? How about trees? Oak, Chestnut, Birch, Larch, Beech and Ash. Oak is the traditional anniversary gift for 80 years, that has to be a good omen! 

Onto the post box. Why not use a picnic basket? With a bit of bunting reading “cards” it works perfectly, and at £12.99 for a medium basket, it’s cost effective too. You might even have one at home gathering dust, even better! 


And you will want a little something from your guests to help you remember the day. Maybe a bit of marital advice, or a sweet message of how much they enjoyed the day. How about, instead of a guest book you have a guest tree.


Wouldn’t it look lovely, watching the tree gain leaves throughout the day as your guests leave messages?! Autumn trees in reverse.


 Let’s look at the name cards now. These name cards that sit on the side of the wine glass are great for adding a bit of height to the table, pretty and functional. The leaf design fits in with the seasonal theme perfectly, and at £2.59 for 50 they won’t break the bank.
  

 For favours we love the idea of homemade jam. A favour made by yourselves just screams “jam packed with love” (sorry we couldn’t resist!) Small jam jars are pretty well priced online, after a quick search we found 56 for £22.40.


For the top table we think personalisedbunting would look lovely. And in hessian would match the table runners and chair sashes too. This would look great in your marital home, and is well priced for £13.49. 


The focal point of the room will be your table decorations, but you won’t want to spend a fortune on them, either, we know costs mount up quickly with a wedding! This table decoration is another DIY job (we are giving you a lot of work aren’t we?!) simple but effective, a wood slice (the bigger the better!), and seasonal flowers. Maybe add some candles now the days are getting shorter.

Don’t fancy it DIY? Woodenslices are available for sale online, and we are sure a florist would love to work with your theme; we all love a bit of a change after all!  


And for the final piece of the table puzzle, aren’t these wooden leaf decorations lovely?! They aren’t the cheapest, at £27.49 for 75, but you won’t need many. And we think it is the little personal touches like this that show how much thought you have put into your special day. 


Fancy taking a bit further, why not give your flower girl a basket of Autumn leaves to scatter down the aisle? 


And if you are worried your guests will get cold, don’t. Embrace the weather! Crates and baskets full of blankets will look super cute, and is a lovely thought for the guest that didn’t bring a coat ‘cause it didn’t go with their dress… a decision most would come to regret! 


We would love to hear any of your wedding plans, maybe you could inspire a future months blog. Get in touch with us on Twitter @WeddingBBF, on Facebook Crowhurst Park Weddings, on here, in a comment below or email us on events@crowhurstpark.co.uk. Or why not follow us? It would be a shame to miss out on future wedding blogs from Crowhurst Park!

Love,
Your BBFs x 

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