What a perfect fall reception! What made it even better was that the first cold front of the year blew in the day before, so there was nice, cool fall weather. The colors were truffle (chocolate brown), burnt orange, and golden yellow. They were perfect for the fall season. If you are ever on the fence about having a fall colored wedding, this one would make you say, “I love it!!”
Delores looked beautiful in her white off the shoulder gown. She carried a bouquet of mixed fall flowers tied with a brown satin ribbon. The Bridesmaids wore brown satin floor length gowns in various styles and also carried fall floral bouquets. Steve wore a black suit with a fall floral boutonniere and his Groomsmen matched. The flower girls wore white gowns with brown sashes. Everyone matched perfectly and looked great!
Let me talk about all the accents of color throughout the reception. The tables were topped with little tin pails wrapped in a lone brown satin ribbon, filled with flowers of assorted fall colors. Surrounding each were small candles and miniature pumpkins. The chairs had brown chair ties over the covers. There were also pumpkins here and there for décor as well as pumpkins and flowers on the stage. They even had a pumpkin custom-carved with the newlywed’s silhouette surrounded by hearts and vines. There was also a candy buffet with assorted candies in brown woven baskets. The candy even matched the fall colors with M&Ms, candy corn, and others.
One really fun thing at this reception was a photo booth. With this photo booth, the guests immediately got their photos, and another copy went onto a page of scrapbook paper for an album later. Each guest got to write their wishes for the newlyweds on the page next to their photos. The guests loved it and it surely will be treasured by the Newlyweds for years to come.
After dinner and the toast, it was time to move on to the cake cutting. The Bride’s cake was beautiful: five white stacked tiers with edible flowers on each. It was so pretty and elegant! Atop the cake was a miniature edible fondant Bride and Groom. One was a donkey and one was an elephant. It turns out that Delores and Steve met at a political function and Democrat/Republican love followed. To top that, the Groom’s cake was awesome! It was a donkey and elephant facing each other, both in red, white and blue.
After bouquet toss (Delores has quite a throwing arm!) and more fun dancing, it was time to go. The Newlyweds stayed until the end of the reception to spend time with their guests, but finally climbed in their car and drove off to their new life together. Congratulations Steve and Delores!!
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