{Guest Post} Add Simple Fall Elegance To Your Wedding with Inexpensive & Easy Autumn DIY

September 5th, 2012 by Emily

Today we?re handing the reigns over to one of our favorite ladies in the wedding blog biz ? Maggie Lord ? Founder and Editor of Rustic Wedding Chic, and author of a brand new book, aptly named:?Rustic?Wedding Chic! She?s got 3 fabulous DIY ideas to share with you that are absolutely perfect for fall weddings. (BONUS: Tell us which one is your favorite in the comments, and instantly enter to win a signed copy!)

Image courtesy of EE Photography

The natural beauty that is alive in the fall is just one of the reasons why this?season is perfect for rustic chic weddings. In my new book, Rustic Wedding Chic,?I have several inexpensive wedding d?cor ideas that play into the fall season?effortlessly. These projects are not only budget-friendly, but they?re also low on?DIY effort, which allows every bride the ability to pull them off.

When I first started to gather ideas for the ?Get The Look? section of the book I?went back to my archives of the Ask Maggie section on the Rustic Wedding Chic?website to see what advice brides where looking for when trying to design the?right fall look. Most of the brides were hoping to incorporate the fall season into?their wedding but wanted to stay away from the traditional path of pumpkins, fall?leaves, oranges and browns. It was from these cries for wedding d?cor help that?I came up with three fall wedding looks that are both easy on the budget, DIY-friendly, and rustic chic.?

Burlap Table Runners With Hand Sewn Hearts & Initials

Burlap table runners are very trendy right now in the wedding world but I believe?that by adding a few small hand-sewn details this look goes from trendy to?classic country. In the Rustic Wedding Chic book this image of a long wedding?table with the couples initials in this standout red color is one my favorites.?There is something so simple and homemade about this project, like something?that we would see in another place and time. If you can sew, then this should?be an easy weekend project. If you can?t sew then I suggest you try these three?strategies:

1.?Head over to Etsy and check out a crafter like Antique Linen Store to help?you obtain the look.

2.?Ask around. You might be surprised that a friend, your aunt, the local craft?store or even your dry cleaner can embroider your ideal pattern.

3.?You might be able to get the hand-sewn look without actually having to sew?it. Head to your craft store and look for iron decals, which can allow you to?execute a rustic wedding idea with the latest technology. Use a computer to?you can design an image, print it out and iron it on.

Apple Cider In Hollowed Out Apples

Image courtesy of Kate Holstein Photography

The warm feeling of hot apple cider warming your body as the crisp fall air settles?in is a delightful thought! Treat your wedding guests to a warm drink (can be?alcoholic or nonalcoholic depending on your preference) of apple cider as they?enter your cocktail hour. Your?guests will be charmed to not only have a warm?seasonal drink but they will love the fact that they are served in hollowed out?apples. The apples are an inexpensive vessel and eco-friendly as well; it?s just up?to you to transform them from a snack to a cup.

This project may seem like a lot of work, but after you see the Fall Harvest?Inspiration in the book, you?ll be taking on all sorts of projects to bring the autumn?look to your wedding day. My tip for making this project easier on the bride is?to contact a local apple orchard, buy the apples in bulk and ask them to hollow?them out for you since many orchards have this sort of machine on hand.

Hay Bale Seating Option

Image courtesy of EE Photography

Whether your wedding is on a farm, in a barn, at a vineyard or just in your?backyard, you have the option of using hay bales as seating for your ceremony.?If you are worried that this look might be ?too country,? add a vintage twist by?adding faded tablecloths, mismatched lace and even muted colored blankets?help to dress up the hay bales. Many times farms have more hay on hand then?they have a use for, so reach out to local farms to see if you buy the hay from?them or go right to the source and work with a hay farm and have them delivered?to your wedding site.

About Maggie Lord:

A self confessed wedding junkie since the age of 13, Maggie Lord loves the?romance and beauty of weddings. Passionate about the rustic style and eager?to share her discoveries and ideas while planning her lakeside wedding at?her family?s summer cabin in Northern Wisconsin she started blogging. Now?RusticWeddingChic.com has become the number one online resource for?rustic & country weddings. In addition to being the editor of Rustic Wedding?Chic, Maggie is also a contributing author for various other online and print?publications and is sought after as an expert on rustic & country weddings.

Maggie is the author of Rustic Wedding Chic, the book, and a contributing writer?for DIY Wedding Magazine.

The Rustic Wedding Chic book is now available at all major bookstores and?online. Signed copies can be found at?Whispering Pines Catalog.

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