Find an autumn wedding favor that warms your reception's ambiance.

to counteract the potentially chilly and gray weather outside.

Cooler days, chilly evenings, football games, hot cocoa and cider, turning leaves blown by swirling breezes - autumn is just about upon us.

As the weather starts to become a little less comfortable outside, we look forward to the things we know will comfort us - hot coffee, crackling fireplaces, flickering candles, snuggling together to stay warm...

It's not overstating to say that these are some of the things to look for in your autumn wedding favor planning. After all, your wedding day may be chilly, windy, and gray. But that doesn't mean you can't bring to your wedding reception all the elements that we look forward to during this time of year. As you consider these autumn wedding favor ideas, think about how they'll meet those needs - how they'll provide light, warmth, and the flavors that you love to your wedding guests.

• Baskets filled with gourds/pumpkins/jams/potpourri/spices. You can also do this for a centerpiece.

• Spice or apple scented candles in tins or mason jars.

• Caramel-covered apples in glassine bags.

• Coffee cups with specialty coffee packs
  
  
• Tea cups with specialty teas

• Candles that are made to look like pies

• Incorporate pressed leaves in your do it yourself designs

It goes without saying that coffee and tea favors are an easy pick for a good autumn wedding favor. Inviting aromas and gourmet flavors coupled with classy presentation are a perfect fit with any reception style and a big hit with guests. Loose teas in silk sachets can be presented alone on your tables or in personalized tins that carry your theme with different motifs. This concept can be expanded with candles and place cards that use the same motif.

For lots more on this subject including an exercise to help you come up with autumn decorations and details that appeal to the five senses, see our page on fall wedding ideas.