The Bride's Heart

Nature is at the peak of its beauty in autumn, and selecting the right fall wedding flowers can make your special day all the more beautiful.

You may want to use dried or silk fall wedding flowers . But if that is not the case, you have to think what blooms are in season, as you plan the look of your bouquet, centerpieces, and other floral trinkets. If you want off season flowers, they will have to be flown in from other parts, and that can be expensive.


Availability does vary from region to region, but statice, sweet William, yarrow, amaryllis, chrysanthemum, fuchsia and zinnia are most easily bought in the autumn months. Classic favorites like roses, lilies, and orchids are readily obtainable all year round. You can consult your florist for additional information.

To most people, the conventional image of a bride is a pretty young girl in white, carrying a huge bouquet of roses. But if you have decided to marry in September, October or November, go for vibrant shades of sunny yellow, bronze, orange, pink, burgundy, rust, copper brown, royal purple, and maybe even green or tan. Autumnal verdure strikingly complements the crisp weather with their rich hues.

We have here some suggestions of autumn wedding flowers you can use to be a touch different. What you need to keep in mind is that flowers should go with the bridesmaid’s dresses.

If you want to go the refined way, you can pick Montrose, and arrange it like a comb (small tube-like florets over a slender stem). This comes in a range of shades from yellow-orange to brick red.

Daisies are common, but very pretty, and can be chosen in a variety of shades to set off the bride’s look.

Big, brilliant yellow flowers with dark centers are appropriate both for the general décor as well as for the fall wedding bouquets.

Traditionally, hypercium is also used for fall weddings, raisin brown being the color that most people choose. They also come in yellow, green, orange, red and pink.

You can decide on chocolate brown Leonidas, Terra Cotta in burnt orange, Star 2000 in coral orange, Black Magic in dark burgundy, the spotted Hocus Pocus, orange Mambo, Konfetti in shades of bright yellow and fiery red-orange, Red Berlin (in chilly red) and Saris in apricot orange.

However, the best option for you is the wonderful mini calla lily, which comes in an astounding range of shades. You will be spoilt for choices which to pick, but the most charming are the ones that come in burnt orange and flame hues.

Hydrangea is one of the finest fall flowers to choose. It is versatile enough to suit the ambiance of any place, from a classy ballroom to a rural barn. Your florist can tip it with aerosol to modify the shade to match your taste. Although it is so stunning, hydrangea comes much cheaper than callas.

Darker roses spell a fairytale romance. They also lend to the occasion the gravity and seriousness we normally connect to autumn. Roses close to coral in color define an ethereal grace and elegance.

Autumn is are the perfect time to try artistic, woodsy bouquets, including seed pods, hypercium berries, ryegrass and vines. Some of the most stylish bouquets and boutonnieres entwine copper wire with the fall wedding flowers to achieve a tremendous end product.