It is a brave young bride who goes forth with a fall Halloween wedding theme. But never fear, because adding a few pumpkins and other Halloween tributes will not turn your wedding into an Adams family affair, and your event will not resemble a haunted mansion. We love planning and designing fall weddings at BobbyMarks Designs in Asheville, North Carolina. Our mountain location offers gorgeous, natural backdrops which lends itself perfectly to the magic of fall for our couples. So stay excited and let the planning begin! Contact us early for best availability.
Read the article by Martha Stewart. She explains how your Halloween wedding can be tastefully done.
The Halloween themed wedding:
This unique theme can be a marvelous choice for bridal couples. It can become an inspiration and provide a touch of fall mystery. This beautiful fall theme, can exude ambiance, elegance and sophistication. The right design and attention to detail should embrace the season with color and with creativity. Adding a small touch of the spooky is ok as long as it is done tastefully.
The venue for Halloween themed weddings:
If you are planning an Asheville Halloween wedding, what is better than to hold your nuptials inside an old building resembling a castle. One of our choices is a historic venue in Asheville known as “My Beloved Homewood.” If you choose this venue, your guests will enter and enjoy the drama of lofty ceilings, a majestic ballroom and grand chandelier. This choice can definitely fit the bill.
We would also want you to consider one of the top venues we refer to destination wedding couples. This venue is the famous Biltmore Estate. It is located in our sweet city of Asheville, North Carolina and is the oldest single family home in America. Our wedding planners love working at this great venue and there are several choices for both the ceremony and the reception festivities. Both indoor and outdoor weddings are beautiful in the autumn season.
Fall colors for the floral design:
It is so easy to personalize your florals for this season. The shades of autumn call for natural colors such as oranges, yellows and reds. We love adding wildflowers to our design concepts since they create the feeling of nostalgia, important for vintage brides. Incorporated within the floral designs you might also add elements of burnt orange. A mixture of these fall colors can be paired with elements of antique brushed gold for a dramatic flair.
If the venue of choice includes a fireplace, we can glam this up to fit with any fall theme. We might choose white dinnerware and gold chargers for the table setting. To add a touch of glamour, we could use various crystals to randomly place within the design. We suggest using gold or silver flatware. Adding a few glass candles throughout the venue also may add that a soft romantic touch.
Celebrate the day using pumpkins for the feel of Halloween:
There is magic in the night when pumpkins glow at moonlight !
Any Halloween event should consider weaving pumpkins into your ceremony and reception decor. They can be used in place of flowers to cut floral costs. Contrary to popular notions, pumpkins don’t have to be used as scary jack-o-lanterns. 
Use pumpkins on your welcome table, adding other fruits and vegetables of the harvest. Consider them for aisle markers, or add them to your reception dinner centerpieces. Above adding a pop of color to your Halloween wedding, pumpkins add function and creativity to any fall theme.
Avoid a darker vibe: Come up with new Halloween tricks:
We suggest that brides looking for wedding elegance should avoid a darker vibe by using the traditional orange color in a more subtle ways throughout the Halloween wedding theme. Use different sizes of pumpkins and spray paint them white, bronze, gold or silver. Glam up your Halloween wedding! Again, no scary vibes here!
There is no reason to go overboard if the darker theme for Halloween is not your style. You can easily avoid a moody, gothic theme. You can design and pull off a glamorous event, full of Halloween touches and fall colors. Add a subtle pair of Halloween themed shoes under your wedding dress, a cute orange colored garter, hidden from sight until just the right time.
Ideas for Halloween themed events:
- Add fall accents to your wedding invitations
- Add a bit of dark humor into the ceremony
- The ring bearer could carry a stone ring pillow
- Add a photo booth with fun dress-up options
- Consider dramatic bridal makeup for the day
- Dress up the four legged helpers (the lovable pets)
- Hand out Halloween wedding favors as you leave
- Decorate the getaway car for Halloween
Your wedding dress & the wedding party:
The wedding party can be the perfect way to showoff your Halloween themed fall wedding. You could choose fall wedding attire in the rich deep colors of burgundy, black, charcoal or plum. Suggest dark manicures for the ladies, or ask them to wear a chocker, or a colorful shawl. Caplets are also perfect for fall weddings. They can evoke a sinister look but keep with your style as well.
Dramatic makeup for your Halloween themed event:
When the big day arrives, unless you are planning on waring a full Halloween themed wedding dress, you probably won’t want your makeup to be too scary! Most of our Halloween brides wear a tasteful wedding ensemble. This calls for a few dramatic choices for makeup.
You might consider a darker, smokey eye or a deep plum lip color. It is popular for these fall events to highlight the eyes or the lips.
Greeting the guests for the Halloween themed wedding:
As the guests arrive, you might ask the waiters to be wearing black or white gloves and working attire which works with the wedding theme. Offer champagne as the guests enter. Consider creating a special drink for the guests which might be made up of different fruits such as raspberries, blueberries to honor the fall season.
Here is a pumpkin martini recipe to die for:
Pour the vanilla flavored vodka, Irish cream liqueur, and pumpkin flavored liqueur into a cocktail shaker over ice. Cover, and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into a chilled martini glass, and garnish with a sprinkle of ground cinnamon and ground nutmeg to serve.
Dessert and Dinner choices:
For dessert, you will want to have the baker create a fall cake design and pumpkins always add a special touch for the season. For dinner add items such as butternut squash soup and include cinnamon and nutmeg for flavoring. Ask the caterer to come up with a fall food menu to compliment your theme for the day. The sky is the limit for fall brides.
Thanks for stopping by and Happy Halloween to our visitors and friends.
Staff Writer
