What decorations should I use for an Orange, Black, and White wedding?

[nicki25]

I am doing a bridal shower next week for a girl getting married in Oct. and the wedding will be orange, black & white. I always take decorations for my table for a bridal shower and I am at a loss for what to get this time. I also normally make indiviual flowers in the wedding colors to put the brides wish list on so I can pass the flowers around and people can take the one they want to and then add a note to the back. Should I do orange flowers or pumpkins this time?? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks!!

 

[pampered.chris]

I like the idea of the flowers and pumpkins. But you could probably still do just the flowers. If you have a Michael's near by they have about 17 different looking flowers in about 700 colors. okay...slight exaggeration, but they have a huge selection.
I think it is awesome that you try to match their wedding colors, what a great idea and so personal to them!!

My sister had a Halloween wedding and they asked everyone to dress up at the reception...my daughter the flower girl became a princess and my mom wore cats ears and a tail...I didn't dress any different...I came as a bridesmaid. I am just not the dress-up in a costume type, her in-laws came as Mr & Mrs Claus...

 

[IAmChefJ]

Unless you know that pumpkins or Halloween is the theme of the wedding, I'd stick with flowers.

Around these parts, an orange wedding might mean they're just Vols fans.

 

[pclinskie]

how do you handle showers? espeically check out?

 

[christy_c]

Around these parts, an orange wedding might mean they're just Vols fans.

That's right....my best friend's wedding was orange & white, as well as her nursery, because they are big Vols fans!

 

[buckeyefan08]

That's right....my best friend's wedding was orange & white, as well as her nursery, because they are big Vols fans!

Thats funny our son's nursery is done in Ohio State!
Sorry for the hijack!


I would maybe do fall colors and tie in the black with ribbon. If you wanted to you could add in pumpkins. They would look cute in orange tone mums!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

If pumpkins are part of their theme, then I would think you could do pumpkins!

I was married in October (9 yrs this year!) and Our colors were purple and cream - but with fall accents. Our centerpieces were Baskets decorated with leaves and fall vines, and filled with Mini pumpkins & gourds, and bags of a Fall Candy mix - Candy Corn, Candy Pumpkins, Peanuts, and M&M's in Fall Colors.

 

[thecougchef]

My sister had a Halloween wedding and they asked everyone to dress up at the reception...my daughter the flower girl became a princess and my mom wore cats ears and a tail...I didn't dress any different...I came as a bridesmaid. I am just not the dress-up in a costume type, her in-laws came as Mr & Mrs Claus...

HIJACK. thats totally hilarious. i love it.

 

[SassyCook]

My Hubby and i were married Oct. 23 and we did Halloween theme. Just ask! The cake was supposed to Halloweeny but was no where near. I'm sorry a normal wedding cake with 2 fondant ghosts on it not halloweeny.

 

[scottcooks]

You can do a lot with just white Simple Additions - some confetti and ribbon. Keep it simple - you're not doing flowers or decorations for the wedding, just enhancing a bridal event. Keep it about PC, where the couple has fun - not about fitting precisely into some mold or format. The thought of craigslist in various communities that have orange/black teams comes to mind for unique small enhancement items. Good luck!

 

[jillbean]

About the Vols thing...my hubby went to UT when Peyton Manning was there...Peyton was a year ahead of DH. Anyway, they got to know each other fairly well because they were always seated next to one another in banquets. So, DH asked him to autograph some things for a friend that was doing her nursery in UT (a whole garbage bag full!). Peyton was very nice about it and autographed everything! He thought that it was great that they were such huge fans! Of course, it was his senior year and they lived in Knoxville so what did he expect? Did the dumby, hubby not Peyton, get anything for himself? NO! We weren't dating at the time so I couldn't talk some sense into him! He doesn't like sports and didn't care but my brother-in-law is sick over it to this day!! Not only is he a huge fan but the nursery for their first 2 children was UT and it was during the same time period!!

Back to the shower! I would ask about the pumkins. I love fall decorations so, if it were me, I would want to do them! I think that the flowers and pumkins to be passed around would be great! And candy corn in tiny treat bags could serve as giveaways and decorations.
I always swore that I would do a fall wedding and I wanted a very casual reception with hay rides for the kids. I wanted a fire to roast hot dogs and marshmellow. That kind of thing just brings back so many memories of childhood and I love it!! But it didn't work out that way. We actually had a VERY formal wedding and reception!

 

[Christ Follower]

I have been to an October wedding where they had pumpkins as the vases for flowers. They were gorgeous! They had some orange and some cream colored pumpkins hollowed out with beautiful flower/fall arragements in them

 

[pampcheflisa]

small hijack here........I got married Oct 19 and it never even occurred to me to use Halloween or fall as a "theme". Duh!! My colors were navy and ivory and we had our reception at the Ballpark where the Texas Rangers play and had a baseball themed reception (it was very elegant though).

I think I agree with Scott, I would keep it simple with SA pieces and use confetti or candles, etc.