Creative and Fun Wedding Ideas Made Simple Creative and Fun Wedding Ideas Made Simple
Combine all the heartwarming elements of a couple in love, family to celebrate with, and the gorgeous season of fall. And you have all the ingredients for a perfect at-home wedding! Low-key, casual, and filled with love—plus decor touches courtesy of nature. You guessed it: maple leaves!
Whether conveniently gathered from your garden or while out on autumn strolls, maple leaves serve as instant decorative accents for the occasion. Not to mention, inspiration for a fall-themed wedding cake, signature drink, and guest favors, too. Come take a look! (*this post contains affiliate links)
Autumn Inspiration for a Cozy At-Home Wedding
Set the motif of your intimate fall wedding with Rustic Burlap and Leaves invitations (1), like these designed by Nite Owl Studio, showcasing autumn’s colors and textures.
Come your wedding day, continue the look at your at-home celebration with tablescape details (2) like linens in earthy and woodsy tones, centerpieces of fall blooms, and autumn-leaf accents on each place setting.
As wall decor or a buffet backdrop, hang a charming “Falling in Love” bunting banner (3), and for a unique guest book alternative opt for this Maple Leaves Memory Sculpture (4)—both available on Amazon.
A simple and sweet (literally!) wedding cake idea would be this Fall Leaf Cake (5) by Haniela’s. Paired with maple cider martinis (6) for your final wedding toast, recipe courtesy of
Fuller’s Sugarhouse.
And keeping in-theme right till the end, give guests a special treat of maple syrup favors (7) in lovely leaf-shaped bottles, like these from Pieces of Vermont.
More autumn-inspired ideas you can DIY for your at-home wedding:
Fall-themed Wedding Favor Tag Ideas: Customizable to DIY
Maple Syrup Favors in a Bottle: Ideas to Buy or DIY for Fall
DIY Chair Wreath Place Card Holder for Fall Weddings
More Maple Leaf Wedding Decor & Favor Ideas
Can’t get enough of this gorgeous season? Neither can we! So we’re back to update this fall wedding post with even more lovely inspiration for your wedding reception decor and wedding favors—all featuring maple leaves, of course!
Leafy Reception Decorations
Whether you use real leaves, store-bought or hand-crafted ones, decorating with autumn foliage creates that instant woodland look and feel. And here are 4 easy ideas to make that happen!
For starters, greet arriving guests with this charming alternative guestbook. Simply fill a wooden box with paper maple leaf cutouts (1) for writing out their greetings and well wishes. Proud to say that this is from one of our own fall wedding posts!
On each guest table, have a maple leaf candle wreath (2) as a seasonal centerpiece—easily DIYable, thanks to Rural Mom. Match these with gold-dipped leaf place cards (3) like these we found on Modern Glam. Just as easy and so pretty.
Finally, how amazing are these maple leaf cake toppers (4) on a simple Maple Apple Cake. Yes, they are edible, made from white chocolate! Check out the leaf tutorial and cake recipe from Bakers Brigade.
Maple Leaf-inspired Wedding Favors
To send guests off with more maple leaf love, here are 3 ideas for wedding favors you can DIY or buy.
From another of our fall wedding posts, consider this sweet option of giving maple syrup wedding favors (5). You can order them all ready to give in mini leaf-shaped bottles, then just add your personalized favor tags.
Want to give something handmade? One Little Project shows how to create these eye-catching mason jar leaf lanterns (6) using fabric leaves and decoupage. While for edible favors, why not bake autumn leaf cookies (7), like these adorable ones from Celebrate and Decorate? Toss in some candy acorns, too.
And this is why we keep falling in love with FALL!