October is a wonderful month to plan a wedding. It is full of tradition history and a lot of ideas to make that special day even more special. Fall offers a wide range of choices from flowers, decoration and locations. With so many options there is something for everyone. There are also a lot of saying about weddings in October or October wedding themes. For example an October bride is pretty, coquettish, loving but can be jealous, or how October wedding themes carry with them the promise of love but not always riches. 

October wedding themes give plenty of options when it comes to colors. There are colors to suit any color scheme. Since October is a month that has so many rich colors picking the colors for your October wedding theme delves into the season of fall. From deep and vibrant reds, warm browns, brilliant gold colors and the majesty of eggplants and purple colors. Don’t hesitate to bring in the fullness of fall color into your October wedding theme. Also don’t forget that Halloween is also in October and can add a rich and interesting touch as your October wedding theme. 

Use colors, holidays and traditions in your October wedding theme to create a day and event that will delight the senses and remain memorable for years to come. 

October wedding themes also lend themselves to creative dress ideas. Here are some of the ideas that can be used with an October wedding theme to bring the season to life. If you still wish to go with traditional white, try finding a fabric that has fall leaves embroidered or beaded on it. They can also be in white, or in sequins, or other decorative additions. Another option is to pick a dress in one of the rich fall colors. For a really eye catching October wedding theme dress, try taking a traditional white dress and overlaying the skirt with fall colored gauze. For a fun loving and free spirited idea, try picking a wedding dress in a gypsy style and incorporate the fall colors to create a truly unique wedding dress for your October wedding theme. 

October wedding themes lend themselves to a wide variety of locations along with colors. 

October is also a perfect time of the year for an outdoor wedding, so take a look at having your October wedding theme location at a farm, vineyard, in a park full of trees displaying their fall foliage to have a natural decorative addition to your October wedding theme. Decorate the location with sets of dried flowers to accent the aisle. How about for your October wedding theme, intermixing fall leaves with the flower petals scattered by the flower girl. For the brides maids have them dressed in all the colors of fall, in single color dresses. Decorate the ceremony area with aesthetically placed bounty, for example a set of October harvest squash and gourds. 

There are a number of flowers that can be used in October wedding themes. Some of these are Amaranthus, asters, birds of paradise, calla lilies the miniature variety, as well as most other lilies, Chinese lanterns, cosmos, coxcomb, delphium, heather and lavender as well as marigolds and Narcissus to name a few. For the bouquet try surrounding a center of fresh flowers with dried flowers and incorporate the feeling of harvest and new life that is part of the fall season and show the feeling of nature similar to the nature of a wedding, where two people are reborn as a single entity. 

Carry your October wedding theme over into the reception. Have decorations of fall leaves, cornucopias, pumpkins carved out with various scenes. Fill the centers of the tables with wreaths of fall leaves and harvest, October scented candles such as pumpkin spice, to fill the reception room with a warm glow and even warmer scent. For place holders try a maple leaf shaped card or a leaf shaped votive candle holder. October wedding themes also have a wide variety of musical types, try Celtic or even old medieval harvests songs, as instrumentals as a background. 

Food also in an October wedding theme has a lot of variety. It is the month of the harvest so everything is bountiful. Try traditional fall dishes like pumpkin soup, warm baked butternut squash, with turkey and ham. Also there are a wide variety of vegetables like green beans, peas and corn that are harvested around this time. Bringing all these elements in will really add to your October wedding theme. For the after wedding favors how about hand crafted bags of freshly dried potpourri or small decorative cornucopias, or a framed fall leaf with the date and bride and groom names. 

No matter what you decide for your October wedding theme it is sure to be a bountiful and memorable experience.