Weddings are back, and there will be more than ever to finish 2022. In fact, it’s expected to be 2.6 million weddings this year, a big jump from the average of 2.2 million each year.
With so many brides and grooms waiting through the pandemic, even postponing multiple times, wedding planning is now in full swing. The happy couples are finally ready to show their love and host a celebration.
So, what fall wedding trends should they include on their big day? If you’re in the process of planning a wedding, we have the wedding planning trends you want to make a part of your important day.
Knowing fall is such a magical time of year will make these latest wedding trends even more useful and unique for your wedding day. Read on to learn more.
Weddings With a Theme
In the spirit of having a truly fun wedding event, some couples are tossing out the traditional and going instead for themed wedding events.
What better time to include some themed fun into your wedding than fall? With all that fall has to offer and then Halloween, too. Your options for a theme are vast.
Consider an outdoor fall evening with a hayride and bonfire for your rehearsal dinner. How about a masquerade party as an ode to Halloween without getting too costume crazy?
Time to Go Big
2020 saw a drastic drop in the number of weddings, thank you (not) global pandemic. Only about 1.7 million weddings occurred that year.
As the country comes out of the pandemic and with vaccines in place, brides and grooms are ready to host their big celebration.
It seems big weddings are back. Those brides and grooms who had pandemic weddings were forced to host small affairs, not anymore.
Fall 2022 couples were big and lavish for their day.
Intimate Affairs
While this may seem contradictory to the previous idea, many brides and grooms are still opting for intimate affairs. They recognize the importance of special time with those closest to them.
Yet, even if your guest list is a little longer, you can still work towards intimacy. Consider how you seat guests and create spaces for your wedding celebration where people can sit and genuinely spend time together.
Destination Weddings
Another likely outcome of coming out of a global pandemic that kept us in our homes and on our sofas is the desire to travel.
Brides and grooms this fall are ready to celebrate the nuptials in exotic and romantic locations, and they want their friends and family to come along.
Again, with vaccines, safe travel is an option. Couples are choosing to celebrate their wedding day internationally again.
Weekend Wedding Events
Another boomerang of not seeing our friends and family during the pandemic is weddings with a whole weekend of events.
Why keep the celebration to just one day if you’re planning a wedding? Couples, instead, are opting to plan welcome parties for their guests’ arrival.
They are also planning daytime activities to keep their guests having fun, think golf and sunset boat cruises.
Before the wedding celebration is over, they are adding in one more event, a morning after brunch.
These extra events are a terrific way to include some of those theme ideas you might have already locked into in your head.
Home Decor as Wedding Decor
So many of these ideas already are about making the wedding celebration unique. This fall, brides are choosing to decorate their wedding day with the same things they want to use to decorate their homes.
Imagine a beautiful wallpapered backdrop for photos or behind the bride and groom’s table. Decor, such as outdoor lanterns, are being used for candles to add a high level of romance.
Is there a part of your special day outside? Don’t miss any detail; offer your guests soft, cozy throws to keep the fall chill at bay.
Specialty Bars
Consider a specialty bar or satellite food station if you want to add a memorable touch to your wedding day.
Want to kick it up a notch? How about an espresso martini bar? Use fall as your inspiration and serve a mulled wine or hot cider.
Donuts at weddings aren’t new, but can anyone pass up the warm cinnamon cider mill donuts at a specialty food station? How about a food station featuring everything apple, from apples and caramel to warm apple pie?
Do the Champagne Tower
Weddings this fall will focus on the celebration. What nicer way to have your dearest friends toast you than after grabbing a glass from the champagne tower?
Talk about a memorable photo op, too; the bride and groom pop the champagne and pour it together to fill the champagne tower. Follow it with toasts made by the best man and maid of honor for a moment your guests won’t forget.
Embracing Color
Fall colors are begging to be a part of your wedding celebration. Couples are choosing to move away from all-white or single-color affairs. Instead, this fall, watch for couples to embrace lots of color as part of their wedding celebration.
Color is about joy; you should embrace it as part of your fall wedding. Imagine all the shades of oranges, tangerines, golds, yellows, and greens that can make your fall wedding uniquely colorful.
Focus on the Tablescape
Prepandemic, wedding decor went skyward, and you saw lots of hanging florals and decor.
This fall, couples are instead opting to focus on the tablescape. After all, your guests will be at a table with those items in front of them all through the celebration.
Imagine using flowers, dishes, fabrics, and even fall items (think small pumpkins) as part of your tablescape.
Try These Wedding Trends for Your Fall Affair
Any wedding planning is exciting. But a fall wedding, with all the fall decor and color, makes these wedding trends come to life.
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