The fall season is all about gorgeous color as the leaves on deciduous trees turn rich gold, orange and blazing red. Incorporating autumnal themed items and these rich fall colors is an important aspect of creating fabulous fall wedding favors. Here are some affordable ideas that will get rave reviews from your wedding guests –
Flower Bulbs - Fall is the time to plant spring blooming bulbs like tulips, daffodils or hyacinths so you should be able to find great deals on bulbs. Just purchase loose bulbs at your local home improvement store and place groups of at least 5 bulbs in tulle that is gathered and tied with a ribbon for an elegant presentation. Or you can buy the bulbs already bagged if they will look good on your reception tables. Be sure to have a hang tag that reads ‘Love Is Blooming’ and include instructions for planting inside the bag.
Leaf-Shaped Items – Look at local party supply or craft stores like Michael’s for leaf-shaped items such as soaps, candles, photo frames, etc. For those of you who are computer savvy, you could design leave shaped hang tags that you can hole punch to hang on the favors. Use a clever saying like ‘Fall in Love’.
Miniature Bottles of Maple Syrup – At Sam’s Club or Costco, you can by enormous jugs of maple syrup. Then buy some small glass or plastic jars at a craft shop that you can fill with the maple syrup from the larger jug. Add a ‘Thank You’ hang tag and place one at each of the place settings on the reception tables.
Fall Colored Gourds & Miniature Pumpkins – Gathered in groups as a centerpiece or individually set at each place setting, these little gourds are affordable and will definitely add a fall color scheme to your autumn wedding. You could even cut slits in the miniature pumpkins and use them as place card holders.
Caramel Apples – A few days prior to the wedding, gather a small group of people to help you make homemade caramel apples for your guests to play on an ‘Apple of My Eye’ theme. Just buy some crisp apples such as Granny Smiths along with a caramel dipping kit. Dip the apples and then coat them in nuts or candy sprinkles that incorporate your wedding colors. Then wrap each apple in cellophane and tie with a color-coordinating ribbon. To save time, you can buy caramel apples in bulk at the grocery store or Sam’s Club to wrap in cellophane and ribbon.
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