A Guide to Fall Wedding Flowers
Once upon a time, the marriage season hit its height in June, and wound down quickly after.But lately, plenty of brides have come to see the charms of a September or October wedding, with all its New England splendor.
After all, the colors are rich and the scents and spices are vibrant. Best of all? You can buy dramatic fall decorations cheaply at any one of a hundred farmers markets along the road. Perhaps for all these reasons, autumn is now one of the year's most popular times to tie the knot.
With all this enthusiasm comes some beautiful trends in bouquets.
First, we can probably safely say that the queen of the fall bouquet is the majestic mini calla lily, which combines pure elegance with an incredible range of colors to choose from. And it's especially strong in the burnt orange and flame hues that autumn brides crave in their flowers.
Hydrangea is another fall classic that looks great anywhere from swanky nighttime ballrooms to looming barns. Available in an incredible range of shades, hydrangea can also be easily "tipped" with an aerosol by a florist to deepen or control the shade. Another plus: hydrangeas are much cheaper than callas!
The rose in its deeper, more burgundy hues combines all that's classic romance with the special gravity we associate with autumn. Roses in coral shades, too, bring a special, unexpected grace note to the fall bouquet.
Finally, autumn offers an opportunity to experiment with creative and woodsy bouquet choices, including seed pods, hypericum berries, ryegrass and bittersweet vines. Some of the most charming (if unconventional) bouquets and boutonniéres use copper wire to gorgeous effect.
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Popular Fall Flowers, By Color
PEACH & PINKChloe or Mozart mini-calla, pink hydrangea, pink phlox, pink lisianthus, Gerber daisy, pink astilbe.
RED & FUCHSIA
Redsox mini calla, red hydrangea, Gloriosa lily, Deep Red rose, Black Beauty rose, Gerber daisy, red astilbe.
YELLOW & ORANGE
Chopin, Floret, Mango, Treasure or Sunrise mini-calla, sunflowers, Gloriosa lily, Pincushion Protea, orange Hypericum berry, Orange Unique rose, Gerber daisy.
BURGUNDY & PURPLE
Garnet Glow, Barbados, Calypso and Rubylight Rose, Picasso mini-calla, magenta peony, Blue Curiosa rose.
BLACK & NEAR-BLACK
Black Star, Purple Haze, Naomi and Schwarzwalder mini-calla, Black Magic rose.
BLUE & PURPLE-BLUE
Blue hydrangea, Agapanthus blossom, blue delphinium, grape hyacinth, blue phlox, French blue anemonie.
GREEN
Green Goddess mini-calla, green hydrangea, green Hypericum berry, green button mum, green Cymbidium orchid, Green poppy pod, green viburnum, jade or chartreuse rose.
WHITE
Gardenia, white and ivory calla, white hydrangea, Bianca rose, white peony, white delphinium, white lisianthus, Sweet Pea, white Gerber daisy, stephanotis.
hi, this is getting repetetive on the board but im getting married october of this year. I NEED SOME MAJOR HELP WITH COLORS! it will be a church wedding (still looking for one) but i picked out that color in the picture for my bridesmaids and the overall color for the wedding..i need help for accent colors besides ivory! i was going to pick a black sash for them to wear but definitely changed my mind. it is such a dark teal…i have never seen it anywhere else..
This is for mollie: I think that a could accent color might be like a brownish color… Just a thought..
Hi Mollie!
I see that gorgeous color and I think of the peacock hues that are winding through events right now, partly due to the east Asian influence in weddings, partly due to that mysterious love of purples and smoky colors from fashion collections last fall.
Take a look at this peacock mood board and see if it doesn’t give you some ideas at:
http://www.wedsmack.com/2007/06/peacock-blue-mood-board.html
In my mind that color in your gowns looks magnificent with combinations like red and gold, copper and amethyst, teal green and aqua. Great colors for fall, too — very regal. Take a look and see what you think! For flowers I see some sultry combination of orchids (green and creamy white) punctuated with dark fiddlehead ferns.
A friend of mine is getting married in August 2008. She is wanting to use champagne and latte. We are trying to think of flowers and ideas for the tables. Her and her husband to be love books. They met in a bookstore. any ideas email me at smilli1977@hotmail.com
I’m getting married in November 1, 2008…. My colors are Chocolate Brown & Champagne…. What colors should the flowers for the be??
November Wedding-
I and my Fiancee are getting married in October and our colors are Truffle (brown) and Ivory.. so similar to yours. As for my flowers i am using peach roses and White gerber Dasies for me, but my girl are using fall shades of gerber dasies..Deep red, Orange and peach.. Just a suggestion, but i would go with peaches and oranges and a deeper red, – it really does look nice with the brown…
Becky
To the Nov 1st Wedding person.. I think your flowers should be mangos, and yellows etc.. but your bms should have an ivory as well as the groomsmen, because of the choc. brown and the champaign. You could have your groom in an orangy boutenierre tho too! I think the oranges would really brighten it up, and give it that special, fall, splash of colour!
I am getting married in October 2008 on sweetest day. I love the tea rose color and it will be in my wedding dress. I have given the bridesmaid the option of length and style of dress and would like for them to stay in the pink family. I am just looking for ideas for flowers. My original thought was varies pinks and white flowers. Looking for ideas and pictures. Thanks in advance : )
Shawnacy
I’m getting married Sept. 08. I’m just starting to plan our wedding. My favorite color is yellow and the typical fall colors, but I don’t want it to look like thanksgiving. I’m trying to decide between a real brillant red w/ brown or yellow and brown.
Suggestions?
All my bridesmaid dresses are black strapless ones. I’m getting married in the fall. What colors do you recommend?
Melissa,
Thats the first time i heard of some one using black for fall.. but a nice accent color would be like a burgundy color.. as for even like flowers because there is a nice shade of gerber daisy that color.. My girls are using peah and orange gerber daisies with the brown and the burgundy with the black would be nice..
Check out this picture it might help? Let me know hope i could help
i am thinking about getting married this coming october but wondering if the colors of a sage bridemaids dresses and pink tulips are acceptable for the season??
Im getting married in October as well.. I think those color would be ok, its your wedding.. Be different..
Im using truffle ( brown) and peach.. 
Im planning in getting married in september but i really love roses and daisies. would like to know if its a bad choice or what would be a better choice
I was planning on having lavender and silver as my colors. The theme was going to be sort of country/western. And I wanted daisy type flowers. I was planning a spring wedding, but was wondering if these types of ideas would work in the fall or be better in the spring?? Please give me your input. Email me gwarthen@hotmail.com
Thanks
Hello! I am getting married mid-September and am still trying to decide on colors. It technically is not fall yet, and still summer like weather here in the midwest, so I don’t want to go with orange and brown, but am thinking maybe a marine blue or deep purple/grape? Any suggestions on what flowers to do? I am not the best at this! I was thinking maybe a cream color to go with the blue or purple?
i would love to have names of the flowers used here , somebody help. im having a wedding in May and am using burnt orange, bronze and ivory, anybody have ideas on decorations and colours for the guys. i would appreciate. please feel free to post some photos
We’re getting married next October in a small town called Frigiliana, Spain. I’ve been trying to find out what kind of local flowers will be in season around that time, but am unable to find out anything! Does anyone know of any websites that might have some information?
I am getting married in the mountains of New Hampsire in the end of September. I am doing the classic colors champaign and latte and really don’t want to add too much more for colors. Does any one have any suggetions for flower and centerpieces? I am deseprate!!!!!!!
I am getting married 10/11/08. My maid of honor is wearing wine, my bridesmaids are wearing chocolate and my jr. brides are wearing sage.
Any ideas of flowers that I can use and if do can you send a picture? I am trying to keep a hue of deep rich fall colors. Thanks, Ashley
I am planning my brother’s wedding. They’ve choosen sapphire blue and chocolate brown with a possible light blue accent color. They’ve really left it up to me. Any suggestions of flowers or has anyone been to a fall wedding with these colors??
Can you tell me what all flowers are in this?
Holley, I’m no expert, but you’ll have to make do with me until one comes along
In that bouquet I see Leucadendron (dark burgundy), pincushion proteas (coral), flame mini-calla lilies, orange roses (“Circus”?), red tipped hypericum berries, a few twigs, and what looks to me like Bells of Ireland. There’s another orange flower in there, but not sure what it is … maybe someone knows …
hope that helps!
Hello. Does anyone know a flower that will go with wine
color wedding (bridesmaids dress color)? I’m getting married on Jan 3,2009 & really prefer not xmas flowers.
Thank you for any help & God Bless in 2008!
Heather, check out winter wedding flowers … a modern look for that time of year is a dense hand-tied bouquet of white roses punctuated with dark burgundy or ‘black magic’ roses, which I think looks gorgeous.
Of course you can also use do this high-contrast look with casablanca lilies, tulips, mini-callas for starters … lots of options.
Please help!
Does anyone know of any kind of champaign, sandy coloured flowers (aka cashmere coloured, to venus bridal) that I could use for boutonnieres. I am having chocolate brown dresses with cashmere coloured sashes, and black tuxes with chocolate brown vests. I was going to use the boutinnieres flower to match the random >cashmere
I am geting married on September 12, 2009, Iam using the colors dark blue, merlot and eggplant, i would like to use gerbera daisies, most likely fake, any centerpiece ideas? the wedding and the reception are outdoors in our yard.
I love the bouquet you have with the bride above. I am getting married in October 09. Can you give me any ideas for pew bouquets and for center pieces for the reception? I am having a black and white wedding but want my flowers to be the focal point being arranged in fall colors.
Hello!!
My wedding is Sept. 2008 and my bridal party is wearing a wine color. What are some fall flower colors that would look good with my wedding party?
Thanks for your help!
In that picture of the brides bouquet, what is that beautiful dark burgundy flower!!!!!!!!!! I need to know!!!
Hi Kelsie, that awesome-looking flower is Leucadendron. You can see it on the winter wedding flowers page, here.
Hi I am getting married October 18, 2008. I am too trying to create a fall themed wedding. So far I have decided to print my own invitations that have fall colors leaves with the information printed on vellum paper with a gold ribbon to tie the two pieces together. Actually I am going dress shopping today. I am so excited. I want red roses and mango calla lilies for my bouquet. For my centerpieces very simply, candles and silk rose petals in fall colors and silk leaves. My colors are red, shimmering ivory, however i would like to incorporate a brown if i could, I was thinking of the tablecloths but i am afraid it wont look right. Any suggestions of what color linens I should use. I done want use too much red.
Hi everyone.. I am getting married 10/11/08 and am having burnt orange bridesmaid dresses and camoflauge tuxes.. My fiance is a big hunter/outdoorsman.. So we are incorporating alot of the fall beauty in our wedding HOPEFULLY with cattails,pussywillows,mums, and things like that since i’m not really a big flower person.. Does anyone have anyother ideas
Hello,
I really need help
My wedding colors are red,bronze,ivory
I need ideals about my wedding bouquet using old fashion flowers.
./growing love.
My dress is ivory with red trim
I have no clue how everything else should go
signed help
Tashia, for my wedding my colors are Ivory, Brown and Gold also for fall… but we are using peach and light oranges for accents because its fall there are so many colors to use. My bouquet is just roses, peach and white gerber daisies with brown baby brethe but my girs instead of baby breath in their arrangements are using dried flowers, with gerber daisies… It looks so nice. I dunnno what else do you need to know…..
Hi,
I am getting married Aug 2008 does anyone have any ideas?
Carmen, to me they look like Calycanthus (Carolina Allspice). They’re gorgeous. Anyone else?
What is the name of the burgundy flower in the arrangement the girl is holding in the picture above?
Hi all you girls!
I’ve just got engaged and it’s very exiciting to read all of your messages – congratulations to all of us!!
We’re getting married next October 8th on a tiny island off the coast of north devon. We’re going for a rustic/romantic theme with autumn cornicopia basket bouquets. I’m having a white taffata dress in the style of romantic heroine with fawn coloured bridesmaid dresses. Have no idea about anything else yet, but I’m sorted!!
Hi Gail:
I think mums are totally doable and your daughter’s flowers will be gorgeous. Here are a few pics of mums in bouquets. Mini-mums are probably what you see most today, especially the “Kermit” button mums, the small, dense and bright flowers that show up in a lot of contemporary style bouquets (attached). These aren’t the kind you normally find at the farmer’s market, though.
Garden mums are maybe not as common in bouquets, but just as lovely. As you know, they can vary a lot in color and how they look. Some are more gerber daisy/wildflower looking and some look more finished, like dahlias. I attached a pic of some mums in bouquets with hypericum berries, lilies, sweetheart roses and gerbers. They have a country/casual feel … I think they’re lovely. Hopefully this helps a bit.