Fall Wedding Flowers Utah: Colors, Flowers in Season, Budgeting

Are you planning a fall wedding in Utah? The autumnal season brings about stunning landscapes, including the Wastach mountains with canyons and valleys transforming into golden maple hues. Overall, Utah is idyllic, offering a picturesque setting for a wedding in Salt Lake City. While planning your fall wedding in Utah, there will come a point when you’ll need to select a color palette and fall wedding flowers to bring the vision for your best day ever to life. Through the details below, we’ll touch on some of the rich colors of the season to inspire you, discuss which flowers are available and considered in season, and talk about ways to help you make the most of your floral budget.

Inspiring Colors for Fall Wedding Flowers

Undoubtedly, there is no rule book when it comes to selecting the colors for your fall wedding flowers. Some of our favorite color combinations are ones that draw on inspiration from the season, while incorporating earthy yet whimsical tones. Below are a few of our favorite colors to work with when creating fall wedding flowers in Utah.

Blush
Brown
Burgundy
Burnt Orange
Deep Cherry Red
Mountain Green
Mustard
Terracotta
Toffee
White
Wine

Fall Wedding Flowers for a Wedding in utah

Salt Lake City Wedding Florist Wild Earth Designs

Fall Wedding Flowers in Season

In order to get the most out of the floral budget for your fall wedding, you’ll want to select in-season flowers. This will help keep costs down by avoiding any import fees associated with using out-of-season flowers. Fall wedding flowers that are easily accessible include:

Amaranthus - dense with a cascading effect
Asters - charming and delicate, great for bud vases
Calla Lilies - sculptural and elegant
Chrysanthemums - whimsical, available in a variety of colors
Cosmos - light, whimsical, and vibrant
Dahlias - voluminous, available in a variety of colors
Marigolds - golden in tone, great for a quintessential fall color palette
Ranunculus - dense with a delicate appeal
Roses - available year-round in a variety of colors

Unexpected elements to add to your floral arrangements

Want to add a unique pop to your floral installations? Here are a few unexpected elements that pair well with florals and add a variety of texture, depth, and structure.

Mushrooms - readily available and adds a dash of fantasy
In-season fruit - pears, cranberries, figs, or pomegranate- all offer rich color and added density
Dried florals - wheat, bunny tails, curly willow, or eucalyptus; each of these adds a natural, earthy element
Mini Pumpkins - a fun, in-season element that will help create an immersive fall wedding day experience

Using Mushrooms in Floral Arrangements Utah Wedding

Making The Most Of Your Budget For Fall Wedding Florals

Determining the budget for your Utah wedding flowers is one of the first steps in working with a chosen florist. Once our couples have their budget in place, we then begin discussing color palettes, available florals, and the types of arrangements and wearable flowers that are needed for their wedding. If this process happens in reverse, it's very easy to go over budget, which then removes the excitement and anticipation from the planning process.

Selecting flowers for your wedding is the fun, creative part of planning that allows you to envision your dream wedding day take shape. We understand that couples value the floral experience of their wedding, but also that they have a budget to be respectful of.

Therefore, we work with our couples to create wedding flowers that can be repurposed throughout their day. For example, the arrangements you choose for your wedding ceremony can easily be moved to your reception. A deconstructed wedding arbor becomes a focal point for your sweetheart table, and aisle arrangements are moved to your welcome table, bar, and other areas of your celebration.

Fall Wedding Flowers in Utah, Working With Wild Earth Designs

Wild Earth Designs is a Utah wedding florist serving Salt Lake City, the Utah Valley, and beyond. Our approach to fall wedding flowers focuses on selecting locally grown flowers and creating arrangements that can be repurposed throughout your wedding day. If you’re dreaming of a Utah wedding filled with luxurious yet whimsical florals evoking the atmosphere of the season, you can find more details on our packages when you follow this link.

Or, navigate the links below for guides to wedding flowers throughout the seasons: