Ladies -- My wedding is in late Oct. and my sister recommended a pumpkin/fall theme. I kinda like the idea and I kinda don't. My FH loves the idea. My wedding is during the day and I am afraid that alone will make it less elegant - I really want an elegant, beautiful wedding. I am afraid the fall theme may bring down the elegance a bit more. But, I like some of these ideas. I love the centerpiece-as-table-number, too --- less for me to have to do! I wouldn't put the placecards IN the little pumpkins, I would write the name on the card and attach it to the stem with a little raffia, etc. What do you think? Do you think it can be done elegantly, or does it make it too informal? I DO NOT want a halloween theme, either, and I am afraid of it looking like that.
TrueLoveIn2008
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bemyyoko
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I think Fall themed weddings are extremely elegant. You don't have to use pumpkins if you don't want to, but I've never seen a pumpkin centerpiece and been like 'Oh, well that's nice but it's not elegant at all'
I think Fall themed weddings are extremely elegant. You don't have to use pumpkins if you don't want to, but I've never seen a pumpkin centerpiece and been like 'Oh, well that's nice but it's not elegant at all'
I would love to do a non-floral centerpiece, both to save money and be different. I have thought of candles, but that can be pricey too, and then my sister thought of the pumpkin idea - she went to a wedding where they used the pumpkin as a plant holder - they all held mums - which I think is cute but again, brings the price up. Pumpkins would be super cheap and very different.
I think it can be done right, the fall theme - just not sure if I know how to do it right yet!!!
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i think the fall theme would be really beautiful. i'm not sure i'm so into the whole pumpkin idea. but if you do more of a fall folliage thing that IMO would be beautiful.
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Im Sept and people have been pushing the fall theme with me too. I think it all depends on how far you take it. A few accents are fine, but I think you just need to be careful not to go overboard. You want people to remember you and not the pumkins....
JMO.
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I am getting married in mid-Ocotber and have been very set on a fall themed wedding from the beginning, I think I just figured it gave me some kind of direction. I'm leaning a bit more towards the colors and foliage theme, butI think as you said pumpkins are cute and save some money. I recently saw a table centerpiece at a party in which they put a candle inside a small pumkin that they had cut the top off of and then put all of that inside a vase. I wish I had a picture, sorry!
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I am leaning towards going with a hurricane vase with a pillar inside of it as the centerpiece - maybe use some really colorful leaves around it - and then do the small pumpkin as a placecard.
Questions: 1 - Can we trust our RH to do the centerpieces the way we want them??? 2 - what are some other great fall colors for a BM dress? I wanted to use burgandy, but my FH nixed that idea the other day because he hates that color. I don't want to use orange or yellow - too bright I think - but it has to match fall flowers. HELP!
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i think the fall theme is gorgeous
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I am leaning towards going with a hurricane vase with a pillar inside of it as the centerpiece - maybe use some really colorful leaves around it - and then do the small pumpkin as a placecard.
Questions: 1 - Can we trust our RH to do the centerpieces the way we want them??? 2 - what are some other great fall colors for a BM dress? I wanted to use burgandy, but my FH nixed that idea the other day because he hates that color. I don't want to use orange or yellow - too bright I think - but it has to match fall flowers. HELP!
what about champagnes and browns?
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Hey Date Twin! I'm not going to follow the usual Fall color theme. I don't like oranges, browns etc. I am going to have white, gold, and champagne color scheme for the tables and centerpieces.
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My friend's floral CPs were in pumpkins instead of vases....just an idea...
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We are kind of doing a fall theme...but more with the dark browns, reds and wine colors. However my sister did fall foilage (which is why are aren't) and her wedding looked beautiful. I like the pumpkin as a centerpiece but I wouldn't carve the number it I would paint it on or something like that. Also if you do use pumpkin centerpiece try maybe a small tree with your table cards hanging off of it.
Another idea is to use the hurricane as the centerpiece and put a small wreath of fall flowers around it.
These are just my opinion -- talk to a florist you would be suprised with you can do for fall that is elegant and not too costly!
HTH
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Posted by jboothin2008
I am leaning towards going with a hurricane vase with a pillar inside of it as the centerpiece - maybe use some really colorful leaves around it - and then do the small pumpkin as a placecard.
Questions: 1 - Can we trust our RH to do the centerpieces the way we want them??? 2 - what are some other great fall colors for a BM dress? I wanted to use burgandy, but my FH nixed that idea the other day because he hates that color. I don't want to use orange or yellow - too bright I think - but it has to match fall flowers. HELP!
what about champagnes and browns?
I just walked to a store and was thinking about dress colors on the way -- and almost smacked myself that I didn't think of brown. I had, a while ago, and for some reason nixed it ... but I think brown would look great on my MOH, who has long chesnut brown hair .... or champagne, but I think my mom is wearing that color.
THANKS!
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Ok...I don't know how to put a link in here...my cousin did pumpkins at their wedding, and it was fantastic! I want to link the review...but I don't know how!!!
her screen name is BCTM33...I'm going to experiment....their wedding was gorgeous, and they even had preserved pumpkins carved with their picture...
hmmm...let me see if this is the right link to copy and paste...
Ok...if you copy and paste that link, it takes you to the third page of the review...and you can go back to pages 1 and 2 for more pics!!
Thanks!!! I loved looking at everything. And my date is very close to hers ... I was worrying about the color of the trees ... but now I do not have to!!!
Fall theme will not make it less elegant. You get to use gold and other rich colors. Don't stress I think it will be beautiful!
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Thanks!!! I loved looking at everything. And my date is very close to hers ... I was worrying about the color of the trees ... but now I do not have to!!!
Thanks again!
I'm glad you liked it! Thier wedding really did look so nice...they had leaves on their invites and the theme went all through the day, it was beautiful...and as you can see, thier pics in the park came out fantastic!
