One concern of many brides is dressing their bridal party. This is important because they are one of the most visible parts of the wedding. This makes it important to find clothes in styles and colors that not only match the autumn theme of the wedding but also help each member of the bridal party look their best. It is also a great opportunity for the bride to add unique touches to the her bridal party that will help make the ceremony look more spectacular and memorable. Here are some tips and ideas for doing just that.
The bridesmaids are the first people in the bridal party that the bride needs to focus on. They traditionally were dresses so their clothing is the most colorful and visible out of the entire bridal party. Since this is fall a bride should make sure the colors match the fall color palette such as oranges, reds, and yellows. Another way to approach the choice of colors is to go for deep and rich jewel tones. In either case take into account what suits each of your bridesmaids the best.
A creative solution is to use the variety in fall colors to your advantage and have each of bridesmaids dress in the color that best suits them. You end with each of them looking their best and your get the added bonus of the impression of many fall leaves given by the complementing colors of each dress. For dress style simple designs are always the best. Try to choose a simple cocktail dress or similar design that should look uniform on everyone and flatter each person’s figure.
The groomsmen also need some coordination but the job should be much simpler. The main concerns will be that everyone has similar style suits or tuxedos and that they fit. For the flare of fall color you should focus on the bowties, cravats, or ascots as well as the vests or cummerbunds. The same color palette that you used for the bridesmaids should apply. If you take care of these details then your groomsmen should be more than ready for their duties during the ceremony.
Now we focus on the flower girl. The flower girl is highly visible due to her role as the person who precedes the bride as she proceeds down the aisle. She will also have a couple more accessories than other members of the bridal party. The first thing to take into consideration is the age of the flower girl. Normally she will be in the age range 4 to 9 years old with some rare instance where she is slightly older. You want to choose a dress that is age appropriate and is easy for her to move in. Most children’s dress address these by making them come about at the shins or knees. The dress color should match that of the bridesmaids. Normally it is not unusual for a flower girl to wear a wreath of flowers. For a fall wedding used fall blossoms such as late roses and mums for the wreath. You should also use this rule of thumb for the bouquet if she carries one or for choice of petals if she is carrying the traditional basket of flower petals.
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The cookies are ADORABLE. But you talked about people not eating the directions and it made me laugh a lot. Because my dad's business is all about edible chocolate and probably about 85% of what we do are wedding favors. Wedding invitations, place cards, menus, etc. And I always wonder if people eat things BEFORE they get their food or after they've sat down and if they get lost when they get back up and have to find their seats again.
If Jon's mom, you and Jon, want to make small jars of strawberry jam for wedding favors, that would be special – add a special picture of the two of you – glued on to the top – tie ribbons in the color of the wedding into bows around them – and, voila – special wedding favors unique to you two. You could even have the ribbons imprinted with Jon & Vanessa Eisch – June 10th, 2010. I know there are places that do that. Let me know what I can do to help from afar…… We can research and buy in bulk the tiny jam/jelly jars. These would be more special than the M & M's.
This is a fantastic idea! I am doing some decorations for my daughters best friends wedding and I am going to suggest this to the bride to use them as wedding favors! I'm thinking lip balms, tubes for men, jars for women, Hummm… but there are so many other possibilities for her to choose from! I think it would be really nice with a picture of the wedding couple on the labels and their wedding date. A great momento!